welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: fierce fighting as turkey continues its offensive against kurdish areas in northern syria — in the us there are bipartisan efforts to launch sanctions against ankara. fears that the chaos could mean escape for thousands of islamic state fighters imprisoned in the region. two businessmen are charged with violating campaign finance laws in the us. it's reported they have ties to rudy giuliani. japan braces for the strongest typhoon this year — the authorities warn of severe weather and widespread destruction. and the iranian women attending a men's football match for the first time since the islamic revolution.

around 60,000 people have been forced from their homes in north eastern syria, on the second day of a major air and ground assault by turkish forces. there've been several civilian deaths. turkey's president claims at least a hundred kurdish fighters have been killed. they are long—time american allies in the fight against the extremist group, the so—called islamic state, but the turks regard them as terrorists. turkey is trying to push back the kurds and seize land just inside the syrian border, to create what it calls a "safe zone" to resettle some of the millions of syrian refugees who sought shelter in turkey during eight years of war. our international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this from near the border. turkey says it's creating a safe zone in syria

but take a look at 5—year—old sara. she's just lost one of her legs in a rocket attack that killed her 12—year—old brother. sara is one of many casualties in hospitals in the kurdish town of qamishli today. victims of a new chapter in an old war. her uncle mohammed told the bbc there was no military base nearby. "the military base is this child," he said. but president erdogan is making no apologies for his offensive — far from it. as his party rallied around him, he threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union.

get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again — if you described our operation as an invasion again, we'll take the easy road. we'll open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. his forces are now moving deeper into syrian territory. here, rebels backed by turkey occupy a border village, one of several they've captured. president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. and here are his targets — syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato‘s second—largest army. they led the battle against is. now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hit back today,

causing terror and casualties as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale, a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area after what appeared to be mortarfire. well, we've just had two major explosions here in the space of only a few moments. the blast seemed to be inside this building. but then we were moved back amid fears of more incoming fire. turkey's offensive across the border in syria is now hitting home. this amateur video appears to show some of the casualties today. child screams. 0fficials here say three people are confirmed dead and two of them were children. well, we were expecting a response from the turkish authorities

and it hasn't taken long. we've been hearing explosions in the last few minutes and on the horizon, you can see the dense black smoke. that is the aftermath of a series of airstrikes. syrian positions just across the border are being pounded now and there are announcements being made here on loud hailers telling civilians to take shelter and get off the streets. airstrikes continued through the afternoon. on both sides of this border now, there are families grieving and the offensive is only in its second day. at the local mosque, a special prayer said in times of war and times of mourning. turkey's assault on syria has been met by a chorus of condemnation but here, we found staunch support for the military offensive.

translation: we are sending our soldiers there is if we are sending them to a wedding. we're so proud of them. we set off fireworks last night to celebrate. but this is the night sky inside syria. towns and villages under fire, and the un says hundreds of thousands of civilians are in harm's way. 0rla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. more on that later in the show. two american businessmen connected to president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, have been arrested on suspicion of campaign finance violations. igor fruman and lev parnas — seen here with donald trump last year — are both born in the former soviet union — and are accused of being part of a scheme to funnel foreign money to us political candidates to buy influence. here's the bbc‘s chris

buckler in washington. they were both seen as being very important donors to the republican party, that was by the leaders donald trump himself and they were given access to the white house and indeed mr trumper‘s resorted florida. they were seen as influential and important for all the cash they brought with the big questions are about me exactly this contributions came from prosecutors have no rest of them and charge them arguing the money came from foreign sources. and that they were essentially boarded the energy company that the tube and set up in florida. that has raised a lot of concerns and president trump has been saying as far as he is concerned, they have limited access, playing that down and he said yes they did know under photograph with him and were also associates of his

personal attorney stop but he says he's done nothing wrong. personal attorney stop but he says he's done nothing wronglj personal attorney stop but he says he's done nothing wrong. i don't know this gentleman. it's possible i have a picture with them because i have a picture with them because i have a picture with them because i have a picture with everyone, i have a picture with everybody here, but somebody said they might be a picture or something at a fundraiser oi’ picture or something at a fundraiser or somewhere. but i have pictures with everybody. at this time in particular there is potentially quite a headache here for mr trump. and the republicans. you mention of course that he came from the ukraine, it's very clear that this is going to be one of the questions of the democrats to ask about what the lengths of this. that is not to focus on the president ‘s personal attorney because he is been pushing and trying to talk about the potential ofjoe biden, the project presenter candidate and certainly one of mr trumper‘s big gravels in 2020, having being involved or his

son being involved in dealings in the ukraine. and they have been unsubstantiated allegations made by both himself and mr trump, mr trumpet asked the ukrainian president to lodge an investigation intojoe biden president to lodge an investigation into joe biden and president to lodge an investigation intojoe biden and it seems that rudy giuliani was involved in talks with ukrainian officials, and they you can imagine democrats are going to be asking lots of questions about these men who were arrested as they try to board a flight to the ——on a i—way ticket. however, they are not expected to appear in court again next week. we have to be spring to the chief white house ethics lawyer as soon as we can re—establish communications. japan is bracing itself

for what is predicted to be the biggest and most violent typhoon of 2019. strong winds, rough seas, and heavy rain are forecast as typhoon hagibis gets closer to the capital tokyo. safety concerns have already forced the cancellation of two matches in the rugby world cup and saturday's practice and qualifying for the formula one grand prix has been abandoned. 0ur weather presenter darren bett has the latest on the typhoon‘s predicted path. this is the type and, it is a very strong preference are very dangerous and very large. extending a distance of over 1000 kilometres, it will impact many parts ofjapan, it is heading northwards expected to be the sixth typhoon this year to make la ndfall the sixth typhoon this year to make landfall in japan, where the sixth typhoon this year to make landfall injapan, where in the peak of typhoon season, this is the forecast which hasn't changed very much. landfall expected around the tokyo area later on saturday. while japan is that it prepared for typing is the most, there will be further

airand rail is the most, there will be further air and rail cancellations. most people will be staying indoors button down the hatches to ride out the strong. that is because late on saturday the winds will be gusting over 100 mph, just over 200 kilometres, that could be as much as half a metre of brain, that is goodly to flooding at baby some landslides and along the south coast, the waves could be 6— nine metres. as you can see, it is moving very quickly. it should be running away from japan during sunday. while that has been direct there has been spotting cancellations, the rugby match between japan spotting cancellations, the rugby match betweenjapan and scotland should go ahead on sunday but it all depends on how to much —— how much damage has been called by the —— caused by the typhoon. so what might the impact of the storm be? matthew cappucci is an atmospheric scientist. it has had two bounces ago to revive her can, but it rapidly intensified

and distracts an hour into my mnemonic, 2a hours it went from a 120 kilometre palace tom to 265 kilometres palace of the trip at the rate of what we need to classify as a rabbit intensification which is extremely impressive. it is a somewhat weakened state, wind 230 kilometres per hour as moves was to go. this was not to wind down over the next couple days but togo because of his sons —— wins gusting, about 715 centimetres of rainfall, ina about 715 centimetres of rainfall, in a storm surge of what happened to be. they're otherwise about togo, those high buildings for the not funnel the winds, they could increase windspeed? very much so, thatis increase windspeed? very much so, that is what they were worried about. we have to give in mind this is all within the eye wall which is about 80 kilometres wide back now, if the track shifts further west or east, that i will could spare down to tokyo the worst of the impact but it is going with its forecast radar, they could see the worst of it right

in downtown, and like you said the wind could have a funnelling effects through the skyscrapers, is good for the glass, storm surge, all that stuff in the downtown area with 9 million people, a recipe for bad news. just briefly, what factors are at play here, there is a climate change issue, the intensity of storms increasing much faster than it used to? exactly. more storms undergo rapid intensification, that means it is increasing 55 kilometres an houror means it is increasing 55 kilometres an hour or more means it is increasing 55 kilometres an hour 01’ more over means it is increasing 55 kilometres an hour or more over 2a hours. this strip of that so we are seeing more. the songs were seen with climate change are not necessarily becoming more frequent but the strongest times will become even stronger thanks to the added moisture, the warmer waters and of course, thanks to changing wind dynamics in the abbotsford. —— atmosphere.

we can talk more on this issue with richard payton who was the ethics lawyer for richard payton who was the ethics lawyerfor president richard payton who was the ethics lawyer for president george w bush, his know a law at the university of minnesota, good to good to talk to professor, you have operated as a lawyer at the very highest level, i don't remind you nothing is proven here, people have been charged was a bunch of people care about this development? he is the president's personal attorney, his working for the campaign, he tried to help get their ownjoe biden the campaign, he tried to help get their own joe biden and the campaign, he tried to help get their ownjoe biden and persuade the queen in government —— uganda government that president trump has threatened to withhold united as government aid to the ukraine that is in order to get the average to get the jump on joe is in order to get the average to get thejump onjoe biden but they have been accused of foreign distracts funnelling foreign money into the united states elections and political action which is a

violation of the night is as well. this will have to be investigated by the other problems we have with president trump. we got some kind of interference on the line which is cutting right across what you are saying, were going to re—establish the link and come back to you, if you don't mind, we'll be back in just a moment. thank you for being with us. there is much more than that to come including this... female fans celebrate history and run attending a football match for the first time in decades. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded

and a group of soldiers jumped from a military truck taking part in the parade, and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeleton ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but, even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the turkish offensive against kurdish fighters in north—eastern syria is continuing, with more than 60,000 people now reported to be fleeing the danger. japan is braced for the strongest typhoon this year. the authorities are warning of severe weather

and widespread destruction. there is international concern about the onslaught against the kurds, and moves from both parties in the us congress to put pressure on turkey, by imposing economic sanctions. there are fears too that the turkish offensive could lead to captured islamic state fighters escaping and regrouping. the kurds are holding thousands of extremists in prisons in north—east syria, with theirfamilies in separate camps. in one prison, our correspondent, quentin sommerville, has been speaking to british men accused of fighting for is. the islamic state group was born in the shadows. prisons were its breeding ground, its recruitment centres. thousands of its supporters are now jailed in north—eastern syria. as turkey advances, they are still locked up but in harm's way. the conditions are appalling but these are the best

prisons the kurds have. for years, they've told the west to take back theirjihadists. few countries did and now the prisons are overwhelmed. escape is a growing threat. in one crowded cell, we were told we would find ishant mustafi, from east london. he is part of a gang thatjoined is from westminster university. he is accused of being a committed jihadist, who fought with is until the very end. he claims, like others, to have been tortured in prison. we have demands, demands as humans. there's, you know, stuff that needs to be provided as rights as a prisoner. we are under the coalition, true? we are under the coalition. but british and american troops are pulling back to avoid clashes with their nato ally, turkey. so the men and boys of the islamic state sit and wait. the kurds are left to contain this threat alone, while fighting for their lives.

the prisons, now undermanned, are a secondary concern, they warn. some of these jails will fall into turkish hands. one has already been shelled. in another prison is ibrahim akbal from bradford. facebook posts show him armed and dressed for combat. he came as a teenager. his uncle was killed fighting for is. 18 members of his family joined the cause. he wants to go home, but says is is still waiting to strike. i think they will come back, to be honest with you. they will come back. they have enough territories till now. they have territories. they are in the deserts in iraq and, i believe, whenever they have a chance, they are going to come out and probably do something even worse. outside the prisons are camps for is women and their children. allahu akbar!

this is al hol. extra guards were sent here this week, after a number of women escaped. some were recaptured but others are still on the run. it took an international coalition and thousands of kurdish and arab lives to put these men behind bars. but the west has abandoned them. this is a counterterrorism crisis. these men aren'tjust prisoners, they are an islamic state army, waiting to rise again. quentin sommerville, bbc news. lets ta ke lets take you back to the story about two businessmen connected to president trump's personal lawyer arrested. a law professor at the university of minnesota joins me.

foreign interference in the 2016 campaign and a ready serious concerns, dismissed by many people, certainly by president trump but at this particular time, this could be a headache for mr trump, this particular time, this could be a headache for mrtrump, mr giuliani and other senior republicans?m certainly could be. it is clear there was russian interference in there was russian interference in the 2016 election. that is undisputed and laid out clearly in the first part of robert mueller‘s report. the question is whether the collaboration with the tram campaign was criminal or not and robert mueller conclude that no criminal charges will be brought against americans in connection to what happened in 2016 but donald trump claiming he is exonerated in the russian investigation turned around and did the same thing with ukraine. he is now approaching the ukrainian government and he had really

giuliani contact the ukrainians and others to try and get dirt onjoe biden and then he has withheld aid to ukraine as a trap or a quid pro quo which is a very serious offence and an abuse of official position. this is a violation of campaign finance laws and it might even violate bribery laws in the us and a really giuliani is in the middle of it and we see two of his associates are now being arrested. looking at packs and super packs associated with the tram campaign. to be clear, nothing is proven. the two people charged are trump donors, one born in ukraine and one in belarus. how

do you see this impacting on the impeachment enquiry and next year's election? the impeachment enquiry is going to continue and the us representatives will want answers on this but, at some point, they need to inside are they going to impeach president trump or not. they need to have a trial in the senate. we already have the obstruction of justice in the russian investigation, we are ready have president trump taking profits and benefits in violation of the constitution from foreign governments and now the ukraine scandal. the number of scandals is mounting, obviously but the democrats cannot spend all their time investigating. they need to start impeaching and have a trial and let the american people here the evidence and the senators heady evidence and the senators heady evidence and the senators heady evidence and the senators will decide and the american people will decide and the american people will decide in the election. we should

stress nothing has been proven. for the moment thank you very much. thank you. women in iran have been allowed to attend a football match, in large numbers, for the first time since the islamic revolution a0 years ago. authorities in tehran have been under some pressure from fifa, the governing body of world football. more than 3,000 women, sitting in segregated areas, saw iran demolish cambodia 14—0, in a world cup qualifier. gareth barlow reports. it was a historic night on the terraces of tehran‘s azadi stadium. female football fans attending a match for the first time in four decades. the ban, clerics arguing women should be shielded from semi—clad men, hit the headlines after a woman set herself on fire after being refused

attendance to a match. tragedy was replaced with joy. translation: we're very excited. we have been wanting to go to the stadium to on our country for years. this is the first time women are able to enter the stadium in four decades. translation: we're here to see iran play, we have waited so long and feels absolutely great. over 3,500 women were in the stadium that seats over 70,000, a "token number and a cynical start" according to amnesty international. football's governing body says it will stand firm on equal rights. until then, a win on the pitch should be a win for women. gareth barlow, bbc news. briefly, that main news again. the turkish offensive against kurdish fighters is continuing. at least 60,000 people have now had to flee their home to get away from the

danger. in washington, dc, legislation to be introduced to put sanctions against turkey. that is it for now. thank you for watching. hello. so far 0ctober has been a very wet month for some of us. now, as you can see in this forecast, it takes us all the way through the weekend, we're not done yet. and during friday there will be more heavy rain across parts of england, wales and scotland, especially in the west with heavy showers here mostly to the north of glasgow. let's take a look at the big picture, the set—up takes us through the weekend. this weather front, hanging around parts of england and wales for much of the weekend. a feed of showers running into western parts of scotland. then we go on through into sunday, this weather front will eventually start to pull away, but we'll see more heading in from the atlantic. yes, it is staying unsettled even into next week, as well. this is how we start friday, you can see the areas of heavy rain into parts of england and wales, further heavy showers

than into western scotland. a dry start to northern ireland with some sunshine, very blustery up there as well. i just want to focus in on some of the wetter areas, greater risk of disruption and the met office has yellow weather warnings in force for rain for much of wales, the peak district into the pennines, higher totals here to higher ground, quite widely15—30 millimetres, difficult driving through that. and the showers rattling into western scotland, north of glasgow, giving fairly high rainfall totals again, especially for the higher ground, some difficult travelling conditions. giving an indication of where we're going to see some of the stronger wind gusts as well, this area of heavy rain feeding further south across england and wales, quite squally in nature as the day goes on. brightening up for some, north wales, northern england as the day goes on, sunny spells, the odd shower for northern ireland, one or two reaching into eastern scotland, it's not a washout everywhere! this is the picture friday night into saturday morning, still the cloud and some outbreaks of rain. the further south you are in england, still the chance of a shower in northern ireland, or especially in northern and western parts of scotland. the lower temperatures will be where you do have some clear spells.

now, as saturday begins, we still have this weather front close to parts of southern england, but elsewhere, there will be some sunny spells to be had, yes, there's a chance of catching one or two showers, but it's not going to be a disaster of a day. there will be lighter winds than we have had recently, temperatures mostly in the mid—teens, but it looks like later some of this rain towards south—west england, maybe south wales as well will begin to turn heavier, certainly more persistent, too. so that's how saturday is shaping up. as we go into the second half of the weekend, overnight heavy rain across parts of england and wales, rain falling into the north sea. it looks like another area of raining cloud was spreading from the western zone more of scotland wetter on sunday. some uncertainty about the detail, though, so keep on checking back if you've got weekend outdoor plans. that's your forecast.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the turkish offensive against kurdish fighters in north—eastern syria is continuing with more than 60,000 people now reported to be fleeing the danger. efforts are getting under way on capitol hill to introduce legislation threatening sanctions against turkey — there's been widespread international condemnation. two foreign—born men who are associates of president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, are charged with violating campaign finance laws. they are reported to have helped mr giuliani in his attempt to investigate the family of former vice president, joe biden. japan is braced for the strongest typhoon to hit the country since 1958, with the authorities warning that there could be widespread destruction, particularly over the weekend. japan airlines is set to cancel more

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