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piece of data is that in 2020, for only the second time in 35 years, household debt in the u.s. decreased. so people saved money, which makes sense. a lot of us weren t spending money. but it may be that more people than ever have saved enough money that they can take a chance on following a hobby, an entrepreneurial passion, stay at home with their family for a while, or retire early. so experts say the question now becomes how will employers respond? they say they are going to have to offer better packaging and more pay. alex. erin mclaughlin, thank you. m. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. a big week in washington ahead as the battle for two of the president s central legislative goals is coming to a head. on monday the details of the bipartisan infrastructure proposal will be revealed. will it receive enough support from the progressive democrats? what is in the bipartisan bil ....
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hello and welcome. president biden has set out his plans for dealing with climate change, describing it as an existential threat. he said the us must lead the global response, having already waited too long to tackle the climate crisis. mr biden has signed a raft of executive orders marking a sharp contrast with the policies of the trump administration. among the measures are a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on public land and making climate considerations a part of us foreign and national security policy. our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt reports. if ever america needed a warning of what climate change could mean for the country, it got it last year, with record wildfires and an unprecedented series of hurricanes. there is no time to waste, president biden said today. we can t wait any longer. we see it with our own eyes, we feel it, we know it in our bones, and it s time to act. and by appointing one of the country s most senior politicians, john ....
adding the recommended isolation time and have for infected americans. that s feeling a public debate about whether a negative test should be required. trace: getting that test is easier said than done. americans are standing in line for hours and of the time for results as long as four days. dana: we have team box coverage for you. i know max like cancellations. mark has reactions. let s first go to washington where kevin is standing by. great to see you. lots of moving parts in this story and from the white house perspective, probably not necessarily a good thing. you may recall the president said back in april of last year that covid deaths and cases were way down, and we are making great strides in the fighting as the pandemic. now several months later, cases continue to surge. there is growing frustration over what appeared at least to some to be a lack of messaging consistency with respect to retesting recommendations. even as the country struggles with t ....
yesterday s job report came as a pleasant surprise for the biden administration. expectations were low given omicron-related job absences. take a listen. as a result, the month s jobs report may show job losses in large part because workers were out sick from omicron. reporter: well, instead, the labor department revealed 467,000 jobs were added last month, the largest gains found this leisure and hospitality showing a return to social activities despite the ongoing pandemic. the president credits the rebound to the resilience and grit of the american people. our country is taking everything that covid has thrown at us, and we ve come back stronger. i m pleased to report this morning, and many of you already know, that america s job machine is going stronger than ever, opportunity for hard working men and women all across this country. america is back to work. reporter: while the report also showed wages climbed 5.7% in january, those gains have been canceled ou ....