as democrats reflect on their election loss, ballot counting continues, with control of the us house of representatives still in the balance. attacks on israeli football fans in amsterdam leave at least five people in hospital, with world leaders condemning the violence. hello. i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome i'm azadeh moshiri. to the programme. we begin with an alleged iranian plot to assassinate president—elect donald trump. the us government has charged an afghan national, alleging he was tasked with providing a plan to kill donald trump before the presidential election. thejustice department unsealed the criminal charges on friday that allege an unnamed official in iran's paramilitary revolutionary guard instructed the man to create a plan to surveil donald trump and carry out the plot. this was back in september.

officials added that the man has not been arrested and is believed to still be in iran. the department says it also charged two others who were allegedly recruited to kill an american journalist. masih alinejad, who is an american—iranian, says the fbi arrested two men on friday for attempting to kill her. she said the alleged killers came to the front of her house. our correspondent nada tawfiq has more details from florida. a spokesperson for the president—elect, donald trump, says he is aware of the alleged assassination plot and nothing will deter him from returning to the white house. now, the fbi and the department ofjustice say that an afghan national, who actually emigrated to the united states as a child, but then spent time in prison and was therefore deported to iran, that he came forward with intelligence, intelligence which he said was based on his conversations with iranian officials who had hired him to assassinate donald trump. now, he says he was told

by officials in the iranian national revolutionary guard that money was no object and they wanted him to come up with a plan and recruit others in his criminal network to assassinate donald trump within seven days. they said if he wasn't able to do it within that timeframe he should, allegedly, wait until after the election, because they presumed that donald trump would lose and he would be easier to kill. now, this afghan national again at large, allegedly came forward with this information to the fbi because he was seeking a lighter sentence for his friends who are imprisoned in the united states. but, look, donald trump is someone who has had a tense relationship, to say the least, with iran, he entered relationship, to say the least, with iran, he ended the nuclear deal with iran when he was in office in his first term, he ordered the killing of the iranian top general, qasem soleimani, so us officials have been concerned that iran would seek

to retaliate in the department ofjustice today saying there are a few other state actors that poses such a grave threat to us national security as iran. the bbc�*s nada tawfik there. earlier, i asked abbas milani, who is the director of iranian studies at the hoover institution, how the iranian regime views donald trump. the iranian regime view donald trump is a serious enemy and they have repeatedly threatened him. after donald trump took the decision to kill qasem soleimani, who was probably the most proper person in iran, and thought of himself as unhealable, and the iranian regime has repeatedly made threats to punish those who have ordered the killing of qasem soleimani. given the context is not completely unbelievable they would do something so foolish. abbas

milani there. _ meanwhile, it's been a week for the history books in the world of us politics. donald trump will make a return to the white house after sweeping tight races in battleground states to win decisively against kamala harris. and republicans are celebrating victory in other key political institutions. the party now has control of the senate and is just three seats shy of a majority in the house of representatives. donald trump's win also has implications for the legal cases against him. on friday, thejudge overseeing his 2020 election interference case agreed to cancel court deadlines on the request of special counseljack smith. smith requested more time to assess the "unprecedented circumstances" as a result of donald trump's election. samira hussain shares why the justice department is winding down the cases against the president—elect. what the justice department is now struggling with is there is a long—standing precedent that you don't pursue these kinds of charges against a sitting president. mrtrump charges against a sitting president. mr trump is going to be a sitting president in 72

days. so now, by asking for this pause, it is becoming abundantly clear that really what they are trying to do is just shut it all down because of what has actually happened. reality is he is to be the next president. reality is he is to be the next president-— president. samira hussain there. donald trump is now working on his list of key appointments. the president—elect made a big one on thursday, selecting his campaign manager susie wiles to be his chief of staff.as the first woman appointed to the role, wiles will help inform future personnel and cabinet choices and drive trump's agenda. so what might that agenda be? on the campaign trail, the president—elect repeated promises on immigration, trade, and foreign policy. for example, he's called for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, saying on thursday "there's no price tag" for carrying out the plan. trump has also proposed for a 10% tariff on all foreign goods. and he's claimed that he can end conflicts in the middle east and ukraine quickly — without revealing specific details. republican strategist denise grace gitsham explains what donald trump's victory

means for the republican party. donald trump has realigned constituencies like nobody ever imagined they would in either party, really, he has done something that nobody else has ever been able to do. and i think the sentiment i feel, that gut reaction i feel as a republican is that americans like me are tired of being looked down on by coastal and washington elite untold we are racist, sexist, dumb or other condescending things. for simply looking out for our own financial and voting for trump as a result of it. we are tired of being silenced for exposing what we think and feel. they also know that all americans express they were really hurting financially. again, i is 67% of americans were living pay cheque

to pay cheque. we all think the broken border should be fixed. i just think there is a sense that republicans kind of nails, at least donald trump, i'm not cywka zetas of all republicans, but donald trump tapped into a sentiment that americans express with their frustration and democrats seem to want to double down, they seem to want to go one of two ways, either doubling down going further left with a progressive agenda would either give a using strategy, or trying to figure out how they listen to rather than just tell people what they should think. while republicans celebrate their win, democrats are facing the reality of their loss. their presidential ticket performed poorly among key demographic groups, suffering drops among latinos, voters without a college degree, and women. nevertheless, democrats have been urging supporters this week to not give up the fight, while committing to a peaceful transfer of power. presidentjoe biden urged the party to "get back up" in a speech on thursday. that's amid blame from some within the party who suggest the 81—year—old should have withdrawn from the race earlier. kamala harris's running mate tim walz delivered his first

remarks on friday since the democrats' loss and reflected on the campaign. look, folks, ijust want to acknowledge the moment, but it's hard, it's hard to lose. it's hard to understand, while so many of our fellow citizens, people that we have fought so long and hard for, wound up choosing the other path, it's hard to reckon with what that path looks like over the next four years. so if you're feeling deflated discouraged today, i get it. take some time. take care of yourselves. take care of your loved ones, take care of your community. there's a million ways to make a positive difference and get back in this fight when you're read. democratic strategists joi chaney and hyma moore considered what the democrats got wrong this election, and the future of the party.

this was an indictment with how some democrats and some republicans interacted with working—class and non— university educated people. for the part of the economy that is feeling like i've worked really hard and i'm not seeing a return on my investment, i don't feel access to the american dream, that is a challenge for all parties — republican and democratic. unfortunately, because we did not handle that over the last couple of decades we had a place of weakness.- couple of decades we had a place of weakness. there are many things _ place of weakness. there are many things we _ place of weakness. there are many things we have - place of weakness. there are many things we have to - place of weakness. there are many things we have to look| many things we have to look inward — many things we have to look inward and sort of think about, but to— inward and sort of think about, but to the _ inward and sort of think about, but to the point, there are specific— but to the point, there are specific things we have got to do make _ specific things we have got to do make sure that the fight continues. when we come back to the campaign in two years and tryto— the campaign in two years and try to represent our case will make — try to represent our case will make sure we have direct messaging, make sure we have resources — messaging, make sure we have resources that are going to allow— resources that are going to allow us _ resources that are going to allow us to talk to people that

thought— allow us to talk to people that thought they were left behind by a party but, in reality, we have — by a party but, in reality, we have been— by a party but, in reality, we have been talking to them for so long. — have been talking to them for so long, just in the wrong way. joi charm— so long, just in the wrong way. joi chaney and hyma moore there. we mentioned at the beginning of the programme that while the race for the white house is over, more than a dozen races are still being decided in the us house of representatives. democrats have currently secured 208 seats in the house, while republicans control 215 seats. 218 seats are needed in order to have the majority. republicans already have control of the senate. winning a majority of house seats will make it easier for the party to advance president—elect donald trump's priorities. erin covey of the cook political report shares the impact that republican control of the house, senate, and presidency might have on trump's time in office. he will have a much easier time passing legislation through, particularly because the members in the house are much more in line

with his agenda than the members of the house back in 2016 when he first won the presidency. he also had a republican majority in the house at that point but there were more members who were more anti—trump and willing to go against him at that point. whereas many of the new members of congress who have been elected to the house since then a much more in line with his agenda. erin covey there. a committee of global food experts has warned that there's a strong likelihood of famine in areas of gaza, as israel continues its offensive against hamas. the international famine review committee is a multinational body tasked with declaring when a famine is taking place. its experts said immediate action is needed from all involved to avert what it called a "catastrophic situation". under the body's classification, a famine means at least 20% of households face an extreme lack of food. since the start of israel's offensive against hamas last year more than 211,000 people in gaza have been left with life changing injuries — from severe burns to lost limbs. that's according to emergency medical data from the world

health organization. injured people face difficulties accessing rehabilitation services, but now technology is helping some with their recovery, as our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. two sisters fit in one wheelchair, sharing their pain. hanan and misk lost their mother and their legs in an israeli strike on their home in central gaza two months ago. it's thought their father, a policeman, may have been targeted. he's in intensive care. misk, just a year and a half old, tries standing, but hanan, who's three, has more severe injuries. she's unrecognisable from the happy, carefree girl she was, her aunt says. translation: we try to distract her, but she always returns - to asking about her mother. and then she asks, where are my legs?

deah, aged 15, still dreams of being a famous photographer. he's one of more than 3000 gazans known to have had limbs amputated in this destructive year—long war. now he tries to manage with his feet. in august, deah was playing a computer game in a coffee shop when israel bombed it. translation: when i woke up, i tried to get up but my - hands were gone. deah had onlyjust bought his prized camera, using all his savings. now he relies on his sister aya to take his photos and tries to stay positive. translation: i try to get close to her so she can help me - with the photos. if she is not there, i sit and think about the picture i would like to take and ijust save it in my mind. the human cost of this war is measured notjust in lives lost, but in lives changed forever. one in every 100 gazans

now has a major injury, according to a un study. if you look at the number of people injured, 94,000—plus, and based on this analysis, one quarter of these injured, 211,000 people, they have lifelong injuries. they will need lifelong assistance, assistive therapies, rehabilitation. right now, gaza's shattered health system can only give limited help and very few can leave for treatment outside. but this mobile clinic was able to enterfrom jordan with specialist doctors to fit prosthetic limbs. they use state—of—the—art technology from two british firms that's fast to assemble. within an hour, rizek tafesh is standing on his own two feet again.

he lost his work and self—esteem after he was wounded by israeli tank fire. translation: i could go back to my job or get - a different one. now i have my new limb. just getting back my leg is also giving me back my smile, that i want to share with everyone. and there are tears as well as smiles from his mother and wife. rizek is just one among many learning to cope with a new serious disability. but he's taken a step towards getting his life back. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. there have been more explosions in beirut on friday night. explosion this blast happened in the past few hours as israel continues to attack what it says are hezbollah positions. in the south, the country's health ministry says at least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in strike on the city of tyre.

meanwhile, lebanon is accusing israel of committing a war crime by destroying its cultural heritage, after an archaeological site in the country's east was damaged in israeli strikes on wednesday. bbc arabic�*s carine torbey reports from beirut. just metres away from the biggest complex of roman temples in the world — destruction. an israeli strike damaged this historic house. the idf claims it was targeting hezbollah operations in the area. it isjust hezbollah operations in the area. it is just next to the citadel of baalbek, listed as a world heritage site by unesco. this is the second time israeli sites have hit close to the majestic temple in the east of lebanon. elsewhere in the south israel hit another listed sites

in tyre. israel hit another listed sites in t re. ~ israel hit another listed sites int re. ~ ~' ., , israel hit another listed sites int re. ~ ,, ., , in tyre. we know the site has not been _ in tyre. we know the site has not been targeted _ in tyre. we know the site has not been targeted as - in tyre. we know the site has not been targeted as a - in tyre. we know the site has not been targeted as a direct| not been targeted as a direct hit, as an indirect hit it as damage. another thing taking place as the continuous vibration of the soil, so any construction that is normally anti— seismic, infrastructures are normally anti— seismic, but how long can they hold with this level of vibration of the soil is something that is going to be very difficult to address and assess now.— to be very difficult to address and assess now. across lebanon there are lots _ and assess now. across lebanon there are lots of _ and assess now. across lebanon there are lots of roman - and assess now. across lebanon there are lots of roman ruins. . there are lots of roman ruins. it has been warned that ancient sites are in deep terol of being left in ruins and that lebanon's cultural heritage must not become yet another casualty in this devastating conflict. other sites have been left in ruins by israeli bombs, religious places with cultural and historic value. here is a 300—year—old mausoleum in high deep. this mosque goes back to

the 19th century. but israel is also doing these destinations which wipe out entire areas in the villages in the south —— what israel is also doing. what is exploded along the way our people's houses, belongings, and memories. the people's houses, belongings, and memories.— and memories. the level of destruction _ and memories. the level of destruction that _ and memories. the level of destruction that the - and memories. the level of| destruction that the villages in the south of lebanon are witnessing could be called, definitely, totally so —— examination of the village, and its urban and social fabric and its urban and social fabric and its history and collective memory. its history and collective memory-— its history and collective memory. israel says it is targeting _ memory. israel says it is targeting hezbollah's - targeting hezbollah's infrastructure and fighters in lebanon. but in a war that hasn't spared mark heritage could be at risk. carine torbey, bbc news, beirut. police in amsterdam have boosted security around jewish institutions after violent attacks on israeli football fans. young people on scooters chased down and assaulted supporters of maccabi tel aviv

who were in the dutch capital for a europa league match with ajax. five people were hospitalized and more than 60 arrests were made. amsterdam's mayor described it as an "explosion" of anti—semitism. the attacks followed earlier reports of violence and anti—palestinian chants from israeli supporters. us presidentjoe biden called the attacks �*despicable' and said the assaults "echo dark moments in history "where jews were persecuted". bbc verify�*s nick eardley has been looking at what we know about how the violence unfolded. some of the sound has been removed because of offensive language. that match was in amsterdam last night at 9pm, local time. we've been looking at footage across social media to try and build up a picture of what happened before and after. now, the match was at ajax's stadium, down here, but a lot of the unrest we verified was in the city centre, like here.

we can't be certain exactly when this happened but it was uploaded before the match, so maybe from wednesday night. you can see someone taking down a palestinian flag from a building. next, dam square. a verified video which appears to be in the run—up to the game. the man with the bike is shouting insults about israel. there's a confrontation with maccabi fans. one throws food, police intervene. so there was some tension pre—match, but the violence breaks out after the game. this is back at central station. we've highlighted this footage to show you what's happening. it appears to show fighting. you can then see a man being chased. car horn blares we can't be certain about who's involved. more unrest took place here. this man is being dragged across the road. there are clear chants about the gaza conflict in this video, too. does gaza... passport. and this verified video shows a man walking the streets, being stopped, told to say "free palestine", then asked where he's from. when he says "ukraine," those filming demand his passport

to prove it. amsterdam's mayor said this all shows an outburst of anti—semitism in what she called a "dark night" for the city. nick eardley there. thick smog has been engulfing pakistan's second biggest city, lahore, for a week. schools are closed and people are being urged to work from home, because the smog contains pollution levels which are hazardous to health. many hundreds of people have been admitted to hospital with pollution related conditions. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies reports from the capital islamabad. the bitter haze of thick pollution — cloaking the buildings... ..choking the roads... ..hanging over homes.

smog is inescapable in lahore. for over a week, the air quality index here has been registered at record highs — over 1,000, when anything above 300 is considered hazardous. translation: if you use your bike in the afternoon, - your eyes start to burn and you have difficulty breathing. translation: smog hurts the throat, causes cough i and flu. we get sick and can't breathe properly. masks are mandatory. schools in some districts have been told to close and give lessons online. parks and other public areas are shut, too. hospitals have seen numbers rise, as the smog seeps into lungs, eyes and throats. translation: more than 900 patients, including children - and the elderly who have sore throats, respiratory diseases and difficulties in breathing, have been admitted to hospital. if you don't want to get added to those more than 900 people, then i appeal to you — for god's sake, don't come out of your houses.

the smog is not contained to lahore — it hangs in the air across other cities in pakistan, too. here in islamabad, you don't just see the smog around you but you can taste it in the air as well. but in lahore, they've been registering nearly five times as high on the air quality index as they have done here in the capital. but what's really shocked people is seeing how high these numbers have already reached so early in the season. the world health organization estimates that globally, air pollution caused 11.2 million premature deaths in 2019 alone. transport, industry and agriculture all contribute to pollution. the punjab authorities have created a smog war room to manage the situation. they have plans like introducing electric buses and regulation on farmers and industry. so far, nothing has cut through to lahore's gloomy grey streets.

a change in weather may at some point bring relief but long—term changes and enforcement are needed to stop this pattern repeatedly smothering the region year after year. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. let's turn to some other news around the world. the health ministry in nigeria says it will be offering free caesarean sections to women who need them in an effort to help reduce the country's maternal mortality rate — the fourth highest in the world. health officials say the initiative is for poor and vulnerable women but would apply only to emergency cases — not all caesarean sections. the irish prime minister has called a general election for the 29th of november. taoiseach simon harris says the "time is now right" for a vote, and added while his fine gael party did not always agree with its coalition partners, they'd worked together for the good of the irish people. the political parties have already started to set out their stances on housing, immigration and childcare with just three weeks

to compete for votes. the bells of notre—dame cathedral rang out over paris for the first time since a fire devastated the world heritage landmark in 2019. bells ring there is that sound again. there are a total of eight bells mounted in the two main bell towers. the cathedral is due to reopen to the public in a month's time after five years of restoration work. stay with us here on bbc news. there is plenty more on our top storiesjust in a there is plenty more on our top stories just in a few moments. good evening. the fairly grey, gloomy but largely dry theme to the weather continued

on friday and for many of us, it will continue through the weekend as well. not everywhere — we've got a few showers moving in on sunday. that marks the start of something a little bit clearer into next week. but certainly, the next 2a hours or so, most of us keeping this blanket of cloud. this is how we're going to start saturday morning — a few clear spells across northern and western scotland. it's here that we'll have some mist and some fog around through the first part of the day, slowly clearing away, and then there'll be some sunshine across the north and west of scotland but elsewhere, any sunshine in short supply once again. it'll feel rather cool under that cloud in the east — around 8—10 degrees — whereas further west, we could see 12—111. through saturday night, some clear spells again in the north but then we'll start to see some of these showers working in through the early hours of sunday across western scotland and northern ireland, too. ahead of that, another fairly cool night. frost—free as we start remembrance sunday. temperatures down to 4 or 5 degrees for some in the east. so, sunday, then. many central and eastern parts of england keeping quite a bit of cloud, some brighter spells. as showers move their way in from the northwest, pushing across northern england and wales, a return to some

sunshine by the end of the afternoon for much of scotland and northern ireland, so a marked change here compared to what we've seen of late. a bit milder than saturday, so we're looking at about 10—15 degrees. moving on into monday, and that's when this clearer air mass starts to move in behind this cold front, sinking its way south, so a different feel to the weather — at last — as we head through monday. early cloud and perhaps a few showers — that's the remnants of that cold front in the south first thing — clearing away. winds coming in from a different direction now, in from the north or the northwest. perhaps a little bit more cloud across parts of scotland and northern ireland but certainly, england and wales much more sunshine than we've seen of late. still relatively cool — around about 10—15 degrees. moving through to tuesday, then. well, high pressure with us but this frontal system may just move in from the east, so a bit of uncertainty about the detail on this. but potentially on tuesday, parts of eastern england could see a bit more cloud, a few showers around as well. but for much of the uk, i think another predominantly dry and settled day. temperatures between about 10—12 degrees for most of us,

so a little bit cooler and fresher than it has been. but a lot of dry, settled weather through much of the week ahead and compared to the last week we've seen where there's been a lot of cloud, there will be more sunshine around.

this is bbc news. we will have the headline for you at the top of the hour. straight after this programme. hello, i'm katie razzall. this week, were the press blindsided by donald trump's us election victory? this is a magnificent victory for the american people. from polls to legacy media outlets, the results were predicted to be on a knife edge. we ask what went wrong? also, a new investigation into how the british royal family makes its money. that's all coming up on the media show. on wednesday, donald trump declared victory once again in the us election. it's prompted some soul—searching from pundits and pollsters who failed to predict the result. to talk about the media's role in the election, i wasjoined byjames harding, former head of bbc news, and now boss at tortoise media,

and max tani, media editor at semafor.