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country. as the summer travel season heats up, the average price for gallon of gas hits $5 for the first time ever. i'm pamela brown, you're in the cnn newsroom. hello, every one. great to have you along with us on this saturday night. more than 20 million americans tuned in thursday night as the house select me investigating the january 6th capitol attacks opened the hearings in prime time. the narrative that former president trump was at the center of wide ranging conspiracy to stay in office. the members used dramatic footage and chilling testimony to make their points. capita...

in immigration on record. but what would a cut of 300,000 mean for everything from care homes to construction? good evening. there's to be a tightening of restrictions on legal migration into the uk — which will affect people on work and student visas, and their dependants. the government says it will mean a reduction in numbers of more than 300,000. at the moment, foreign workers must earn a minimum of £26,200 to get a skilled worker visa. that will nowjump to over £38,000. people working in health and social care — who make up the bulk of visas — will be exempt from the min...

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has announced its plans to reduce legal migration, promising the biggest reduction in the number of people invited to the uk — either on work or student visas, as their dependants, or for humanitarian reasons. the plans include raising the minimum salary for skilled workers, except for health or social care workers, which make up the bulk of visas. and the number of family members that can be brought here will be further limited. last year, overall net migration reached a record high of around three quarters of a milli...

or more if the going rate for theirjob is higher than that. now, from next spring, as we've been hearing, that minimum salary threshold will rise to £38,700. but there are exceptions in what are called shortage occupations, jobs where there are lots of vacancies which can't be filled by local people. well, not easily, anyway. and since last year, the sector which has seen the most workers come in by that route is, of course, health and social care. the numbers are remarkable. in the year to september, 66,000 people got a conventional skilled worker visa, but in the same period, 144,...

Region 54 million americans under winter warning and advisories from oklahoma to new england. new york officials preparing for the first potential snowfall of the season. >> we will have over 725 pieces of equipment. we also have 318,000 tons of salt on hand >> reporter: back in chicago, outside work carried on, despite the conditions >> he loves it >> reporter: the mood here, mostly jovial. what do you think about the snow >> it's a little unexpected this early, but, you know, just trying to deal with it >> reporter: a day that had some people bracing for the worst. ron mott, nbc news, chicag...