Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Iran has promised severe revenge for the assassination of its Top Nuclear Scientist blaming israel for his murder. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died in hospital after gunmen attacked his car outside tehran. Israel has previously accused him of masterminding a covert Nuclear Weapons programme, though it hasnt commented on his assassination. Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has more. The scene of an ambush. The highway where gunmen targeted a vehicle carrying one of the most important figures in Irans Nuclear programme. Mohsen fakhrizadeh was a scientist and Senior Defence official. But western Intelligence Services have long believed he was the Driving Force in irans quest for a nuclear bomb. Iran has always said its Nuclear Programme was peaceful but its been claimed fakhrizadeh was leading work on project amad to develop a weapon. In 2018, he was singled out by israels prime minister. This is how dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of project amad, put it remember that name, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. So here he is, right here. And he says, The General Aim is to announce the closure of project amad. But then, he adds, Special Activities you know what that is. Irans Foreign Minister quickly responded to his death with this tweet. Israel is widely assumed to have been responsible. But why now . Irans Nuclear Programme was constrained under an International Deal signed in 2015. But in 2018, donald trump pulled the us out of the deal and iran has been growing its stockpile of nuclear material. President trump is reported to have looked at and then decided against a Military Strike just two weeks ago. But israel may now be seeking to take advantage of the window whilst hes still in office. This is very clearly timed in order to impede restoration of the iran nuclear deal. Trump has made it very clear hes wanted to kill the deal, he hasnt succeeded in four years, he has two months left. And this is an effort to do so in order to provoke irans own hardliners into resisting diplomacy. The killing is already causing anger in iran, but its not yet clear how it might retaliate and what that would mean for attempts to resurrect the International Deal. Iran has been under economic blockades for the last few years. It is a country of 80 Million People facing the most severe covid pandemic in the region under sanctions in which it cannot access basic medicines and health care, and medical equipment for its people. It is important to bear that in mind, and the iranian government surely is aware of the extreme pressures its facing at home. Emergency vehicles were still at the scene hours after fakhrizadehs death. The struggle over Irans Nuclear programme has been going on for close to two decades. But, in the midst of an american president ial transition, this looks set to be a moment of tension and uncertainty. Gordon corera, bbc news. The United States has now recorded more than 13 million cases of coronavirus just six days after the country reached 12 million infections. More than 264,000 americans have now died after contracting covid 19, and experts are warning that thanksgiving weekend could lead to a steep rise in cases over the coming days. And los angeles hasjust announced new stricter measures as our North America correspondent david willis told me. They have issued what is called a Safer At Home Order. This prohibits public and private gatherings with anybody outside of your immediate household, and its in response to an alarming growth in the number of coronavirus cases in la county. As well as the city of los angeles, which is the second largest city in the United States, la county also includes a population in total of around 10 Million People, its the most populous county in the United States. It has seen an alarming rise in the number of coronavirus cases and people here are very concerned. This new Safer At Home Order comes into place on monday, and was announced todayjust a couple of days after officials here announced a ban on outdoor dining. So, restaurants will only be able to offer takeout or delivery. Let us look at the approval of potential vaccines. How is that getting on in terms of approval and distribution . It is interesting because we have to wait until the 10th of december, a couple of weeks from now, before the Advisory Committee of the food and drug administration, the federal body which regulates such things, meets in order to consider whether to license and allow any of these vaccines. Assuming that they do, and there are three that are in contention for distribution here, then, it is likely the first doses could be administered in the month of december if not within a couple of weeks. So, the hope of medical experts here is that about 70 of the American Population will be vaccinated by the springtime, by the end of may. But that is a long way away, and of course, a lot can go wrong in the meantime. That is the hope, anyway. Let us turn to politics, donald trump lost the election, we all know that. But from what we can understand, his Legal Campaign to challenge or even overturn the result goes on. He has racked up another legal loss in pennsylvania, is that right . A federal appeals judge roundly rejecting the contention by mr trumps legal team that he was unfairly treated in pennsylvania. That swing state which joe biden won by more than 80,000 votes. The judge rulling today that calling an election unfair does not make it so, charges require specific allegations and proof and we have neither here. That follows a lower courts rejection of the trump administrations earlier lawsuit in pennsylvania in which the lawsuit was famously called a frankensteins monster of a case that had been haphazardly stitched together. The Trump Campaign is saying it will take this even further to the United States supreme court, all the way to the top. So, it is not over yet. As europe battles a second wave of coronavirus infections, theres been some encouraging news for the uk. 0fficial estimates suggest the all important r number has fallen below one for the First Time Since august. But its a varied picture across the country. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym reports on some very different approaches to tackling the spread. Empty streets in belfast today, with Northern Ireland beginning a two week Circuit Breaker lockdown to try to stem the spread of covid 19. Nonessential shops are closed, apart from click and collect services. And pubs, restaurants and cafes can only do takeaway and deliveries. We are asking people, for two weeks, to please abide by the Public Health advice so that we can then come together in and around that window at christmas. As Northern Ireland enters a new lockdown, england prepares to leave one next week. And already, theres intense debate about the introduction of tiered restrictions. The government has set out how it decides which areas should go into which tiers. First of all, looking at case rates across all age groups, then rates amongst the over 60s, how rapidly are rates going up or coming down, and how many tests done come through positive. Finally, how much pressure is there on the nhs. But questions have been raised in some areas about the decisions. Newcastles in tier 3, for example. In northumberland, a local conservative mps had to respond to complaints from people about being lumped in with newcastle. In east sussex, which is in tier 2, Officials Say that with cases, the trend is increasing in several areas. But with local hospitals, things are fairly stable. In neighbouring kent, in tier 3, they say there have been big Case Rate Increases and those in people aged over 60 are a particular concern, and Hospital Admissions are increasing. For cumbria, in tier2, cases in some areas are said to be increasing, but some of this is likely due to a large school outbreak. And in neighbouring lancashire, which is in tier 3, Officials Say case rates in over 60s are very high, and there is still pressure on the nhs. At present, the levels of covid within the community is still very high. And that will drive admissions coming into hospital. If people are mixing in the community, that means that after christmas, if people dont follow the rules, we may see a further surge. In newcastle, a specialist Intensive Care Unit has been created for covid patients, though the latest r number for the north east of england, showing how much the virus is spreading, is, like the north west, below the overall uk figure. London and the south east are higher. Hugh pym, bbc news. A number of French Police officers are being held for questioning after a video showed them beating up a black music producer in paris. The footage has sparked outrage president macron says france has been shamed by the incident. The three officers identified in the video have been suspended. Mark lobel reports. Pursued by the police for not wearing a face mask, then, set upon in the Reception Room of his music studio by those he thought were meant to protect him. Caught on this cctv footage that has struck a nerve in france, The Black French music producer Michel Zeckler is brutally punched, kicked, hit and allegedly racially abused. Pursued by the police for not wearing a face mask, then, the three officers seen here, two in uniform and one plainclothed, have been suspended and questioned in Police Custody. The violent scenes continued for around five minutes until michels colleagues emerge and push the police out. Frances president Emmanuel Macron said, the images shame us, france must never allow racism to prosper. Those who apply the law must respect the law. I ask the government to quickly make proposals to reaffirm the bond of trust between the french people and those who protect them, and to fight against discrimination more effectively. Anger at the treatment of the a1 year old, who was released without charge after being held for 48 hours, was felt by several members of frances world cup squad. Kylian mbappe wrote this. Unbearable video, unacceptable violence, say no to racism. Antoine griezmann said this. My france hurts. And Benjamin Mendy asked, without the videos, what would have happened to michel . We would have preferred to believe the version of the police under oath . Ever since the death in us Police Custody of george floyd in may, and as the black lives Matter Movement has grown, tackling Police Conduct has been under the spotlight. I certainly think accountability would be a great first step to Rebuilding Trust in the community. When you first admit and acknowledge there is a problem, then, we need to next fix it, accountability. There should be a disciplinary process that is commensurate with the crime or misconduct conducted by Police Officers. Emmanuel macrons condemnation is also intended to quell ongoing protests across france. Demonstrators are critical of a Police Crackdown on migrants and proposed reforms to restrict Publishing Images of the police they say jeopardises freedom of expression. After this latest incident, there will be even less appetite among protesters for more anonymity for the police. Mark lobel, bbc news. A Funeral Worker has apologised after taking a selfie by the open coffin of the Argentine Football Legend Diego Maradona who died on wednesday. Claudio fernandez was standing alongside his son in the photo next to maradonas body. 0ur south america Correspondent Katy Watson has been to meet some of his team mates who Knew A Young Amateur Foootballer destined for superstardom. In death as in life, maradona was feted by millions of argentinians. Theyve marked his passing these past few days, and the country is still officially in mourning. So this news that Funeral Workers posed for pictures next to his body has angered many here. In the poor neighbourhood where Diego Maradona was born, people are still paying homage to the Football Player at his old childhood home. People here feel particularly protective over him. Norberto has lived next door for most of his life. Hugely proud of his former neighbour, but he pitied him too. Translation he said to me one day, ill swap a week of my life with a week of yours. Lets see how long you last being Diego Maradona. I have lots of money, i can buy what i want. But im not in charge. I cant even control buying t shirts. I go in, and outside is a sea of people. Down the road, i meetjuan. He played on these dusty pitches with maradona as a teenager. This was the ground that the worlds best footballer learned to play on before moving on to the professional pitches. Yes, he was talented, but the team we played in was also pretty skilful, he tells me. He was just one more. We never imagined he would be number one, or even the best Football Player on the planet. Diego maradonas Humble Beginnings inspired millions here in argentina. He was one of us, the people say, he understood us. That level of recognition, though, even he struggled to cope with at times. He was loved to the point of obsession here an obsession that will only continue to intensify with his passing. Katy watson, bbc news, in buenos aires. You are watching bbc news, our top story. One of irans Top Nuclear Scientists, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, has been assassinated by gunmen who opened fire on his car. Lets speak to henry rome, a Senior Analyst focusing on iran and israel at the eurasia group. He joins me from washington. This scientist is the second key figure killed this year. How does his killing compared to the assassination of general Qasem Soleimani in january to the assassination of general Qasem Soleimani injanuary in terms of impact . Thanks for having me today. In terms of comparing the two men, they lived in different worlds. Fakhrizadeh was the leader of the Nuclear Weapons programme in iran and Qasem Soleimani was responsible for iranian operations overseas, special operations. Qasem soleimani had a higher profile than Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. They both contributed significantly to their parallel fields. I think their parallel fields. I think their absence as iran heads into 2021 will be quite missed. If this was israel, what is its Long Term Strategy here . The israeli goal is twofold. I would say it is more short term than long term. There are two time periods. The next two months while President Trump is still in office. The goal is when you have a Us Administration that is as strongly by your side as President Trump is, from the israeli point of view, you want to get as many things, as many operations going as possible, and try to degrade as significantly as possible the iranian Nuclear Programme. You saw that over summer with the attack with the bombing at the nuclear facility, and today with the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. I think, over the medium term, shall we say, when preparing for president Electjoe Biden to ta ke president Electjoe Biden to take on this, the israelis are quite concerned that joe take on this, the israelis are quite concerned Thatjoe Biden will move to re enter the nuclear agreement, and are trying to do their best now to kind of poison the well, to make it more difficult should he decide to take that route. The members ofjoe bidens Security Team have largely been appointed, how would they react to this . I think right now they are in wait and see mode. 0ne president at a time. They have another two months before they are in control. I would imagine there is a rising amount of concern about what might happen over the next two months and this potentially could be the beginning or the start of the additional such operations. I imagine they are paying quite close attention to what they will have to be dealing with on january the 20th. Thank you so much. After trying to prevent protesters from entering delhi for two days, the indian authorities have now allowed thousands of farmers to march against new agricultural laws. The government says the reforms will boost the income of the farmers and rid india of antiquated laws but farmers are worried this will leave them vulnerable to competition from big companies. Sergi forcada reports. Coming from neighbouring states and braving tear gas and batons, thousands of farmers have been trying to reach delhi to protest against reforms which they say will leave them worse off. 0n the second day of clashes, officers used water cannon to try and hold them back, but eventually allowed the farmers, some of whom threw stones and broke barricades, to enter the capital to stage a demonstration. Translation the farmers were in large numbers and many of them were young. We had limited options and we did whatever we could to stop them. But some of the protesters forcibly removed the barricades and clashed with the police injuring some officers. Farmers in Northern India are protesting against three new agricultural laws passed by the government. The reforms seek to loosen regulations that have protected Indian Farmers from the free market for decades. But protesters argue bigger rivals will force down prices and put their livelihoods at risk. Translation we have come here to make the government reverse its three laws. 0ur protest has been going on in haryana and punjab for the last three months. But the government wasnt paying any attention. We decided to come to delhi to pressure the National Government to take these laws back. Translation We Farmers Of Punjab will not step back. Like oursikh guru, we are always ready to die. Dying for what we believe is what we have always learned. We dont care if we die. Protests have led to massive trafficjams on some of the busiest roads in the country, and farmers unions say they are prepared to hold a sit in for weeks or even months. Sergi forcada, bbc news. Lets get some of the days other news. A Suicide Bomber has blown himself up in a Popular Ice Cream parlour in the somali capital, mogadishu, killing at least seven people. Rescue workers said ten others were wounded in the explosion near the international airport. The Islamist Group al shabaab stages regular attacks in the city. 13,000 employees of Sir Philip Greens Arcadia Group are waiting to hear whether the retail giant is going into administration. The group, which is owned by sir philip green, is said to be just days away from collapse. If it does, it would be the biggest british corporate collapse since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. 3d printing is becoming an increasingly useful tool for many people around the world. In theory, almost any object can be recreated and size isnt necessarily an obstacle. In germany they are thinking big using a 3d printer to build a block of flats. Tim allman has more. Building sites just arent what they used to be. Here, in the appropriately named town of wallenhausen, a Potential Revolution in construction is taking place. A ginormous 3d printer which uses concrete rather than ink. Translation this machine automatically applies layer upon layer of concrete, it is like using a piping bag to ice a cake. Building up the layers step by step. At 380 square metres, this will be the biggest residential building constructed in europe using this technology. Once the walls are up, the cavities will also be filled in with concrete. Gaps will be left for wires and pipes. The printer cannot be used when temperatures fall below freezing, but the team behind it says it is faster and more efficient. Translation for a building like this, we would normally have five people on site. But for this building, we only need two or three. It took two people 25 hours to print the ground floor. In comparison, it normally takes five people five days. This is what it may end up looking like, a similar Building Made using the same process in belgium. With a rapidly growing population, the demand for housing is insatiable. Perhaps these 3d printers can make a crucial difference, and you never need to worry about a replacement cartridge. Tim allman, bbc news. A reminder of our top story. Iran has promised severe revenge for the assassination of its Top Nuclear Scientist and blamed israel for his murder. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died in hospital after gunmen attacked his car outside tehran. Israel has previously accused Mohsen Fakhrizadeh of masterminding a covert Nuclear Weapons programme. Hello there. Friday was a decidedly chilly day, particularly in those places where fog lingered. The weekend promises something just a little bit milder, but it will often be quite cloudy, that Cloud At Times will produce the odd spot of rain and some quite murky conditions as well. Low pressure to the southwest, High Pressure to the east of us, that is driving a fairly gentle southerly flow across the British Isles. You can see a few different weather fronts moving through bringing some patchy rain, but with that southerly flow we are importing some slightly milder air. Weve still got some pretty chilly conditions, though, across the northern half of the uk, and a frost to start off across the far north of england. Parts of Northern Ireland and scotland, a bit of fog through the central belt. Any rain in scotland becoming increasingly confined to the far north, but at the same time this big lump of cloud pushing up from the south across much of england and wales producing the odd spot of rain through the day. And some quite misty, murky conditions in places as well. Perhaps something brighter into the far southeast, certainly some sunshine for the channel islands. Highest temperatures in the south at 13 14 celsius. Now, as we head through saturday night, this big lump of cloud with some mist and murk, and some spots of rain will all continue to drift its way slowly northwards. Clear skies in northeast scotland, we could see A Touch Of Frost here, but elsewhere temperatures on Sunday Morning will be above freezing. Sunday, though, does look like a pretty cloudy affair. There will be the odd spot of rain or drizzle here and there. Best chance of any sunshine through the channel islands, Far Southwest of england, maybe west wales, and also northeast scotland. The cloud breaking up here as the winds begin to pick up a little bit. Top temperatures 8 10 celsius. Maybe 12 in the Far Southwest of england. A bit of a change into the start of the new working week, because we will see a frontal system pushing in from the north. That will bring outbreaks of rain quite erratically southwards across the British Isles through the day on monday. That rain likely to be quite light and patchy, certainly as it gets down towards the south. Some brighter skies following on from the north, but with the winds coming down from the north, itll start to feel quite chilly once again. Temperatures in most places 8 10 celsius. Tuesday should be a dry day for most, and then later in the week, temperatures will take a tumble. Well see some rain at times and perhaps something wintry over high ground. This is bbc news. The headlines the United Nations has urged restraint after the assassination of a top Iranian Nuclear scientist. He died after gunmen fired on his car. Western Intelligence Agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the countrys Nuclear Weapons programme. Iran has accused israel of being behind the killing. The United States has now recorded more than Thirteen Million covid cases just six days after the country reached 12 million infections. More than 264 thousand americans have been killed by covid 19 and experts are warning that the long thanksgiving weekend is likely to lead to a further rise in cases. Three French Police officers have been suspended after an online video showed them beating up a black music producer in paris. The incident has sparked outrage across france. President macron described the images as bringing shame to france. The Police Officers are being held for questioning