scotland we are looking at clear skies and a frosty start. in southern scotland, england and wales, a cloudy start with rain, but brightening up later from the west. i will have the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday the 5th of december. the home secretary james cleverly is on his way to rwanda this morning. he s due to sign a new deal which he hopes will mean that the uk government will then be able to send some be able to send some asylum seekers to the the east african country. the visit comes just hours after mr cleverly announced a series of measures to reduce the levels of legal migration into the uk. our political correspondent peter saull has the details. immigration has long been a tricky issue for the government. successive conservative prime ministers have promised and failed to bring the numbers down. the new plan a ban on foreign care of workers bringing family members with them. an increase in the minimum salary for skilled workers of almost 50% to
President trump short on legislative wins, still claiming that he beats all his predecessors. We have signed more bills and im talking about through the legislature, than any president ever, for a while harry truman had us. Now i think we have everybody. I better say think, or they will give you a pinocchio. You wouldnt want those pinocchios. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington where Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is running out of options, falling back on a 2015 plan for a straight Obamacare Repeal now that the first two senate bills are dead. The Trump White House stunned by monday nights tweets from republican senators jerry motra and mike lee, minutes after the president wrapped up a dinner with senators who were already on board with the legislation. The president tweeting, pushing for full repeal, blaming democrats, calling on senators to let obamacare fail. Joining me now is casey hunt on capitol hill and Kristen Welker at the white house. Welcome, both. Casey, wh
Requiring dat on social media use and family connections to terrorism. Rich is at the state department. The government wants more information for those looking to come to the United States. Another step in implementing a campaign promise. I call it extreme, extreme vetting. The trumped published a proposal to require those that apply for a visa to tell the social media identifiers like they use on facebook and it will require 5 years of phone numbers, and email addresses and International Travel and if family members have been involved in terrorists activities. One security expert points out these new standards could create for paper work and could lead to delays in issuing visas. There is information on the social media that could help to determine if they should come to the United States. The aclu says the proposal will infringe on the rights of immigrants and u. S. Citizens. The state department expects this will affect 15 million travelers. Millions come to the u. S. Without a visa
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