welcome to bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: syria's government says it will send troops to "confront turkish aggression" as turkey continues its military operation against the kurds. new tactics from hong kong's hardcore, pro—democracy protesters attacking pro—beijing targets while dodging the police. japan deploys thousands of troops and rescue workers as the true scale of typhoon hugibis becomes apparent. and we talk to one of the most acclaimed directors of all time, martin scorsese, about his latest film, the irishman. it's about power, love and betrayal and, ultimately, the price you pay

for the life you lead. the united states is to withdraw all its remaining troops, up to 1,000 soldiers, from northern syria as turkey's offensive against the kurds intensifies. the us defense secretary said kurdish fighters would now be backed by syria and russia, and america could not be caught between two opposing armies. tonight, syrian government troops are said to be heading towards the border after agreeing a deal with the kurds. the turkish operation is aimed at creating a so—called ‘safe zone‘ in that area. the un says more than 100,000 people have been fleeing. and families of is fighters are said to be among those who've escaped from a camp that was guarded by the kurds. aleem maqbool reports from inside northern syria.

the anguish that only comes from loss. this brother and sister mourn theirfather, who was killed in the shelling by turkey of their residential neighbourhood. the kurds here have already suffered so much, and every day of turkey's offensive brings new chaos. these are thought to be just a handful of the hundreds of women and children who, as turkey's attacks got closer, escaped a kurdish camp that held them. most were relatives of islamic state group fighters. it's not the first massive security breach brought on by the turkish aggression. five captured is fighters escaped from a prison here too after it was shelled. we found it abandoned, the remaining prisoners moved into other already

overwhelmed facilities. the authorities here say they are already struggling with the resources to hold many thousands of what are among the most dangerous prisoners in the world from the so—called islamic state group. what they warn is that with any further destabilisation caused by this assault from turkey, many more could escape, potentially regroup, undoing the massive effort it took to capture them and take their territory back. already, is says it was behind this car bomb that killed three people. the fear is that far worse is to come. all the while, turkey's offensive goes on. this evening, a convoy travelling close to the border was attacked with more kurdish casualties, and with us troops having now been ordered to leave this part of the country,

and syria saying it is sending troops into kurdish areas, more turmoil is on the horizon. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. wa'el alzayat is ceo of an organisation that promotes muslim american civic engagement and political mobilization. he told us a deal between the kurds of northern syria and president assad's government would be significant. it's quite significant, potentially, because it would enable the syrian regime to move into areas it has long sought to reclaim its control over. and, quite frankly, it hands the regime the areas on a silver platter because those are the areas that the international community and other countries fought very hard to liberate from isis. now, we've heard from the commander of the kurdish—led force, saying that a compromise was preferable to the genocide

of the kurdish people. but how likely do you think a genocide could be? from the perspective of the ypg, these kurdish militias, one can sympathise with their views that this could be a genocide against them, their fighters, their families. certainly, iwould be worried if i were them. if turks and the allied arab militias were moving against them, these particular arab militias were actually evicted by the ypg in an ethnic cleansing campaign a few years ago. so there's some bad blood between them. but i do not accept the statement that there is an impending genocide against all kurdish syrians, kurdish syrians account for about 10 to 12% of the population. the turkish operation and the syrian allies of theirs are not interested in annihilating all the syrian kurds. they are specifically going after ypg. and in terms of isis in northern syria, how worried should we be about what's happening

now and its impact on isis fighters that are there? we should be worried as well. this chaos, this fighting between a nato ally and isis partners and the possibility of the regime and the russians benefiting from it, it creates a vacuum, clearly, there are some prisoners who have already been attacked and some people who have escaped from them. so, this group can easily merge into the local population, go underground and recruit again. and so i would be concerned, though i don't assess this to be a major crisis yet, because the caliphate, as it was called, was defeated physically. and it's going to take a lot of things happening for it to come back to the strength that it was before. it is certainly a security challenge and they have the capacity and the willingness to carry out suicide bombings and other violent attacks against "soft targets" in europe and elsewhere. in terms of the united states

and its role in all of this, how do you view the last moves by the united states? how big a mistake do you think it's made here? well, it was a major mistake by the trump... well, it seems it was mainly trump himself who made this decision, arbitrarily, without notifying his pentagon or other key cabinet officials. we really need to go back to 2014 and ask ourselves whether it was prudent for the 0bama administration to bet its entire counter—isis strategy on the ypg, knowing fully well that the turks would never accept them on their southern border, and a lot of the syrian people don't identify with the ypg. but what alternatives... they are a minority within a minority. but what alternatives did the 0bama administration have at that point? it could have supported the moderate syrian opposition and be fsa fighters who were in aleppo and throughout the country, against the syrian regime and the russian air force. but that was going to be your most reliable,

credible ground force. and, unfortunately, that was not the decision that was taken. that was a little bit earlier. now, there's been more violence across hong kong for a 19th consecutive weekend with protesters smashing buildings and clashing with the police. disturbances were not on the scale of previous pro—democracy demonstrations, but still, dozens of arrests were made. in a highly symbolic move, a group of protesters have dragged a large statue depicting a masked demonstrator onto a famous outcrop overlooking hong kong. the 3—metre tall lady liberty, a key fixture of the huge anti—government protests, now rests on lion rock. the authorities say one officer was injured during sunday's protests when he was slashed in the neck. a warning — you may find some details in nick beake‘s report distressing. with no organised mass rally in hong kong today,

the hardcore took matters into their own hands, trying to add fuel to a protest movement, which feels like it's losing momentum. although they will tell you their so—called fight for freedom will not stop. as the battle lines were drawn, the police held back. and soon, government buildings, including this post office, were being targeted, as well as chinese businesses. well, these hardcore protesters were aimless for a long time, but basically, they are snaking their way through the streets, and when they spot a place that they deem to be linked with the mainland, they attack it. in this case, it's a chinese shop, we imagine they will disperse pretty soon before the police can arrive and they will keep on going through the streets. this area, tai po, was one of many across hong kong where mobile mobs roamed while they could. well, the inevitable has happened — the police have finally

turned up in numbers, the protesters have already left and this is a game of cat and mouse that is playing out across this part of hong kong. once again, thousands of police had to be deployed to keep the peace and found themselves under attack. this was the moment one officer was slashed in the neck, the assailant was detained and the officer taken to hospital, conscious. hong kong police have been stretched for four months now and have been forced to deny repeated accusations of heavy—handedness. they're now trying to find protesters, but to be honest, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, they're running through the streets. but it seems a lot of the hardcore protesters have simply melted away into the night. all the while, life goes on, but it's far from normal. this week, the city's leaders will say more about how they intend to tackle its deep—rooted problems. it is an almighty task.

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. emergency teams injapan have been working through the night as the true scale of the damage caused by typhoon hagibis becomes clearer. huge swathes of land in several prefectures remain under water after record rainfall caused rivers to break their banks. more than 30 people have died and many others are missing. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes travelled north of tokyo where rescue efforts are still under way. this is a town in the japanese alps, much of it enveloped by brown, dirty floodwater. on saturday night, the levees burst, unable to withstand the onslaught from typhoon hagibis. all day, the military has been racing to pluck those stranded from roofs and balconies. it is a story that has been repeated over and over. this afternoon, we made it to kawagoe, an hour north of tokyo. here too, the rivers have burst their banks. what's truly remarkable about this typhoon is its scale. there are floods and rescues

like this going on in at least eight different prefectures right across the main island ofjapan. people we talked to are shocked and numb. translation: i have lived here 32 years. this the first time i've seen anything like this. i was shaking with fear last night. translation: i watched the live camera with the river, and i could see it coming up and up, getting closer and closer to the top. i never thought something like this would happen in my neighbourhood. i was so surprised. japan is just starting to count the economic cost of this single storm. 0utside nagano city, a line of shiny bullet trains swamped by the floodwaters. each one of these trains costs us$29 million. let's get some of the day's other news. the eu's chief negotiator on brexit, michel barnier, has told diplomats

that both sides have offered concessions on the contentious issue of the irish border. officials say they are prepared to keep talking until the eve of the eu summit on thursday despite previously saying a revised deal had to be ready a week in advance. tunisians are celebrating on the streets of the capital, tunis, as exit polls predict a landslide victory for the independent candidate, kais saied, in the presidential run—off election. mrsaied campaigned on what he called the values of the arab spring uprising. his rival, the media magnate, nabil karoui, was only released from prison days before the vote. talks have begun between the government of ecuador and indigenous groups aimed at ending almost two weeks of anti—austerity protests. they are taking place behind closed doors in a school outside the capital, quito. the discussions were delayed for a few hours over security issues and requests from indigenous groups

that they should be broadcast live. gareth barlow has more details. quito, a capital in chaos. despite a military curfew to control the crowds, police and protesters are still fighting. for days, indigenous ecuadorians have been enraged that the government will and fuel subsidies. in return for a $4 billion loan from the international monetary fund. translation: we rightly went out to protest a nd translation: we rightly went out to protest and reject those measures because we are starving. we have been repressed in the national media are saarland. police have thrown teargas at us, they have shot at us and nobody knows about it. human rights are being violated. petrol prices have soared and clashes have turned increasingly violent. leading

to deaths and thousands of people being injured. a two—month state of emergency is in force and the government has moved its operations outside of the capital. now, the two sides are talking for the first time. the government has international creditors to appease, but it also has to manage a powerful indigenous movement and has toppled three presidents in the past few decades. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the parents of harry dunn, the 19—year—old killed in a fatal car crash, take their search forjustice to america. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed.

in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken, democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then, bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: syria's government says it will send troops to ‘confront turkish

aggression‘ as turkey continues its military operation against the kurds. hong kong democracy protests employ new tactics as they attacked probating targets while dodging the police. poland‘s governing law and justice party looks set to stay in power following a general election. exit polls give the conservative nationalist party 44 percent of the vote, enough to take a majority in the lower house of parliament. kasia madera is in the polish capital warsaw. an election that is being described as one of the most significant since the fall of commonness hasn‘t really brought about any surprises. the ruling lot and justice party was i was doing very well in the opinion polls. the question was whether they would get a majority. according to the exit polls, they have, that

could all change when the little committee finally brings out its official results. but regardless, there will be an awful lot of soul—searching amongst the opposition parties. this has been a really divisive election campaign with minority groups such as the lg bt with minority groups such as the lgbt community coming under attack from supporters of the ruling law and justice party. this election really matters in poland, the turnout speaks for herself, historic high of 61%. a black woman in the usa or texas has been shot dead by police to a bedroom window of her home. a neighbour had requested that officers check on 28—year—old tatiana after noticing her door was left open in the early hours of saturday. footage from her body

mounted camera showed to does not show it off around the property before spotting a figure out the window. after demanding a figure out the window. after demanding the best and put up their hands, he fired through the glass. police said the policeman who was white has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. the pa rents of pending an investigation. the parents of harry don‘t have arrived in the us where they hope to raise awareness about the case. the driver and —— that the uk shortly after the crash in august. a correspondence was on the plane with harry ‘s pa rents was on the plane with harry ‘s parents and sent this report. harry dunn‘s parents left heathrow in what has now become a transatlantic search for justice. harry died last august after his motorbike collided with a car.

the car was driven by anne sacoolas, who left britain for the united states shortly after the accident. she has now issued a statement through her lawyer, which says: but speaking to me on board their flight to new york, charlotte and tim said while they want to meet mrs sacoolas too, it‘s the british police she should be talking to. we felt like we‘ve really got a breakthrough, we finally had confirmed that the immunity that we didn‘t think she had has been confirmed, that she doesn‘t have it. certainly since she absconded back to the usa. the statement from her lawyer is promising, that we we may be able to hopefully get a meeting put together. i am unsure, if i am honest.

i'm more shocked. but hopeful that something can come of this. at the place where harry died in northamptonshire, new signs have been put up to warn motorists to drive on the left. it‘s alleged that mrs sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat at a nearby base, was driving on the right at the time of the accident. finding out what happened on that road in northamptonshire is why harry‘s parents have come to new york. yes, they want to meet anne sacoolas to hear her explanation face—to—face, but most of all, they want her to return to britain. charlotte and tim didn‘t want to come here. but they say they have to do something for harry and will go any distance to honour him. duncan kennedy, bbc news, new york. he‘s one of the most acclaimed

directors of all time — with films including taxi driver, goodfellas and raging bull. martin scorsese‘s latest, the irishman, is about organised crime in post—war america. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to him about it — and about the technique he used to turn the clock back on his actors. management can only fire a driver on very specific charges, so, do you ever show up late? no. drink on the job? no. do you every hit anybody? 0n thejob? yeah. i don't think so. it‘s about power, it‘s about power, love, betrayal, and then ultimately, the price you pay for the life you lead. i'm here to defend you, right? right. we could not get any financing from the hollywood studios. what do you want? like, do you want to know if i did it or not? nobody was interested in making a film with me and bob any more. i just don‘t think they thought the audience was there.

the biggest theme going through the whole thing is, of course, it‘s about old age. old age. yeah? it‘s about the ageing process and looking back on our lives. the ageing process, yes, the ageing process, ultimately. without scaring an audience, saying, we don‘t want to go and see a film about old age! the way around that problem was to go high—tech and digitally de—age, by several decades, the three septuagenarian male leads, al pacino, joe pesci and robert de niro. are you happy with the de—ageing? yes, we had started out one way, we ended up redoing shots that we did originally in the first week. six months later, we redid those shots because the technology was better. the issue, i thought, with it, wasn‘t the facial expressions so much, but the bodies. so, bob de niro, a 70—something—year—old man, de—aged around his face but his body is still a 70—year—old man and it moves like a 70—something—year—old man? at times, probably, yes, at times. you make him climb over some rocks to chuck away a gun. oh, well, that...

that was, well, it was early in the morning. i mean, give him a little leeway. hello. is that frank? yes. hiya, frank, this isjimmy hoffa. do you like the idea of more and more technology coming in? anything new, as long as it doesn‘t take away the heart and the soul of the picture. the human element, that‘s the key. but you wouldn‘t go all the way and make a comic book movie? i don‘t know how to do that. i‘m also not... it‘s uninteresting, why make it? it‘s really more of a theme park ride. it‘s not cinema, really. it's going to happen. either way, he's going. that shouldn‘t take away the value and the power of true cinema, real films. for all its digital de—ageing, there is something old school about the irishman. it‘s a 3.5—hour mob movie spanning half a century, not backed by hollywood, mind, but by a streaming giant, stepping in where the traditional studios fear to tread.

it‘s what it is. what it is. will gompertz, bbc news. ido i do love those classic actors, looking forward to that film. let‘s show you some really lovely pictures from new mexico. take a look at this. there‘s a lot of notes as you can see of hot air balloons ascending into the sky, very early on sunday. absolutely beautiful, some of them quite interesting as well for stops some of them obviously advertisements for certain companies but anyway it is a final day of the international balloon fiesta. it takes place in albuquerque in new mexico. and it is voluminous from all over the blood, not just from voluminous from all over the blood, notjust from america, voluminous from all over the blood, not just from america, they voluminous from all over the blood, notjust from america, they gather in america to show off their balloons but it‘s an annual event, it is now in 47th year. i do love hotair

it is now in 47th year. i do love hot air balloons as well. a lot of love today from me. that‘s it from me. you can reach me on twitter — i‘m @bbcmaryam. goodbye, thank you for watching. hello. the weekend brought us a pretty unsettled spell, quick changeable weather. many places saw some rain, particularly on sunday. this was the scene as the sun set on sunday evening over london. so, fairly dramatic skies and big shower clouds around. we are going to be seeing more of that unsettled weather over the next week or so. things remaining unsettled through the week ahead. further spells of rain at times, but it‘s not going to be a washout this week. and there will be some sunshine on offer too. so, what we‘re going to have today, we‘ve got low pressure moving in from the west, bringing some rain to northern ireland, and also a waving weather front heading in towards the south—east. so to start off your monday morning, that means we could well have heavy showers from the word go across the likes of kent,

perhaps sussex as well. these showers in the south—east push their way north through the day. they‘ll be hit and miss, not everywhere seeing them, but if you do catch these showers, they could be heavy, bringing thunderstorms with quite a lot of lying surface water as well. there will be some fairly persistent rain for northern ireland, pushing into western scotland later in the day. the wind is not too much of a feature for most places, but could be quite blustery with some of those heavy downpours in the south and the east. i think northern england and parts of northern and eastern scotland should have the best of the dry, bright weather through the day, with temperatures between about 13—17 degrees. into monday evening now, and this batch of heavy showers moves further northwards across england. we‘ve got the showers gradually fading away from the west of scotland. so actually, things are drying up into the early hours of tuesday, perhaps just a bit of rain lingering for the north—east of england perhaps eastern scotland as well. quite a murky start with quite a bit of low cloud and perhaps a mist and fog around as well first thing on tuesday. but tuesday will bring us a bit of a respite. a short window of slightly drier weather. we‘re in between weather systems during the day on tuesday. so once that rain does clears away from the east coast, quite a bit of dry weather to be seen.

any morning mist and fog breaking up to leave some sunny spells. quite light winds, the next area of rain waiting in the wings. but that won‘t arrive in the west until much later on in the day. before it gets there, temperatures fairly typical for the time of year. around about 12—15 degrees, light with some sunshine, shouldn‘t feel too bad. into wednesday, this front first thing across much of scotland and england, it gradually clears towards the east. more sunshine working in from the west but also a few scattered showers, particularly for northern ireland. temperatures 12—16 degrees in the sunshine. so not too bad. the winds should ease after a bit of a blustery start to the day. and then further ahead, low pressure, often in charge. an unsettled theme, with sunny spells and blustery showers. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the kurds of northern syria say they‘ve done a deal with president assad‘s government in attempt to stop the turkish invasion of their territory. syria‘s government has confirmed it will send troops to "confront turkish aggression" as turkey continues its military operation against the kurds. china‘s president, xijinping, has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in hong kong. several rallies, which began peacefully, have descended into clashes between riot police and protesters. some of the demonstrators are now using the new tactic of attacking the territory‘s pro—beijing businesses. rescuers have been working through the night injapan to try to reach people affected by floods and landslides triggered by typhoon hagibis. japanese emergency services say at least 35 people were killed by the storm, which brought wind speeds of over 200km/h.