city's. full margarets your platform for reliable information. this is d w news live from berlin poland bid farewell to the popular liberal mayor of dance who died monday after being stabbed at a charity event killing over pawel adam overage sent shock waves around europe today he'll be laid to rest we'll go live to dance as mourners prepare to pay their final respects also coming up u.s.

special counsel robert miller disputes an explosive buzz feed story implicating big u.s. president a buzz feed's report says president donald trump order his former lawyer michael cohen to lying to congress about his ties to russia now miller says the story is inaccurate. and byron munich kicked off the second half of apprentice leaders season with a strong statement against hoffenheim byron are hoping to get back on top of the league by season's end. i mary and i haven't seen it's good to have you with us we begin in poland where mourners are gathering for the funeral of murders of dance mayor jim of which the fifty three year old liberal politician was stabbed at a charity event last week in front of hundreds of onlookers the killing has stunned

poland with many and blaming politicians for inflaming a toxic political climate. could dance as a city overcome by grief. thousands of residents braced freezing temperatures to join mayor pavel adam over to scoff and on the final journey. past the schools he attended and the childhood home grossed parents still live. winding through the streets of a city he went on to govern for over two decades. sadness here equaled only by horror horror at the killing of a man celebrated by many for his liberal values and criticism of the conservative ruling law and justice party. everyone homosexuals refugees

everyone could come here who's for president is a nice a source everyone mourns together and then the accuse each other or. the mayor was stabbed on sunday while in stage of the children's charity event and he died the following day. the twenty seven year old former convict with a grudge against an opposition party that adam overaged once belonged to was charged with this murder. now poland's toxic political climate is under the spotlight with many blaming politicians for riling up hate speech but. the murder is also political in a certain sense when the perpetrator has been listening to aggressive political talk over a long period and when he feels like he is representing a political group. pavel adam ovid's will be buried here at the sun mary's basilica later today it's

a place where many notable residents are interred the service will be broadcast life across a mark of respect for a man whose progressive voice will be deeply missed by many. and joining us now from to downscale is d.w. correspondent monica. monica so there was quite a turnout yesterday evening with thousands of people accompanying adam overtures coffin was expected at today's funeral. also today it's also thousands or even hundreds of thousands are expected people are coming to deice from all over the country but also from other countries among them our polish prime minister and polish president who are x x x spectacle here during the funeral ceremony. there are also foreign guests like the former president of durham and the mayors of durham and cities and many many other people

from. poland and other cons preschool want to take the final far aware of the mayor . monica dam of which is killing is being blamed by many on the hateful political climate that's been fostered by paul ince current ruling party but is the government likely to change its tone in the wake of this violent murder . while there is a big fear in poland right now the hateful climate even will even increase after this strategy that was a political crime the more there are wanted to take to take a political revenge on a liberal politicians and. you know during the morning time different political group blaming each other for this. speech of hate which is increasing in the media in the end in the politics in poland so that's the reason why the deep

divisions in poland which exist the political and social divisions even increased after this project. while we also must mention that this tragedy in poland has sent shock waves far beyond the country's own border shocked many people throughout europe what do you think is the broader significance of what's happened and done. what this political crime is kind to warn you could be a warning for the whole of the whole of europe because the political divisions are existing not only in poland but also in other european countries so maybe this is a warning. and a call for less coats with and more understanding and tolerance in europe.

correspondent monica get us cover porting from done many thanks indeed. in mexico at least twenty one people died and dozens more suffered burns when a ruptured fuel pipeline caught fire the blaze has in the meantime been put out but local officials say the death toll could still rise as rescue services examine the site. hundreds of people could not resist the temptation of free gasoline the fuel was spraying from a pipeline connected to a nearby refinery run by pay mix mexico's state run petroleum company it says thieves had illegally tapped the pipeline people soon crowded around the front to fill their pails and jerry cans. a couple of hours later a fireball and explosion in gulf the scene. an official says two dozen people died instantly dozens more suffered burns as they fled for now it's

not clear what triggered the explosion but gasoline and its fumes are highly flammable a single spark is all it takes this tragedy comes just weeks after president lopez obrador launched a crackdown on theft from mexico's vast network of fuel pipelines the government says the use drilled more than twelve thousand illegal taps in the first ten months of last year those taps often lead to fires and loss of life. the last night's tragedy is the deadliest in recent years. let's get you have to speed now in some of the other stories making news around the world. violent protests have erupted in the sudanese capital khartoum police clashed with hundreds of mourners following the funeral of a man shot during a protest on thursday witnesses say officers fired live ammunition and used tear gas against demonstrators who threw rocks deadly anti-government protests are now in their fifth week. colombia has really activated arrest warrants against leaders

of the leftist guerrilla group land living in cuba this comes two days after a deadly car bombing in bogota which left at least twenty one people dead the government blamed the rebels for the blast it said peace talks would not presume unless the group stopped its attacks. germany's c.s.u. party is due to elect a new chairman mark as you said to replace german interior minister horsy who for at the head of the party chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats are closely allied with the c.s.u. who suffered heavy losses late last year in state elections. to the united states now and the latest twist in the russia investigation special counsel robert muller's office has disputed a bombshell buzz feed's story implicating u.s. president donald trump the story alleges that the president directed his then lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about his business ties to russia the

report cites two unnamed law enforcement officers. the story made headlines across the world following its publication on thursday but then came this denial from the special counsel it reads buzz feed's description of specific statements of the special counsel's office and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office regarding michael cohen's congressional testimony are not accurate miller's office is investigating alleged russian interference in the u.s. election and whether any trump campaign figures were complicit the statement is a rare intervention from miller's office which is known for being extremely tight lipped well the buzz feed report claims that trump ordered cohen to lie about plans to build a trump tower in moscow and last year michael cohen pleaded guilty to lying to

congress about the russian real estate plans president trump for his part has repeatedly denied any collusion with russia here's his press secretary sarah huckabee sanders speaking earlier. that's absolutely ridiculous i think that the president's outside counsel addressed this best and said in a statement earlier today those categorically false that one statement those two words sum it up better than anything anybody else can say and that is categorically false. well buzz feed in the meantime has responded and says it's sticking by its story editor in chief ben smith tweeted that he stands by their reporting and the sources who informed it he's called on the special counsel to make clear exactly which fact disputing. all right some soccer news now in defending been as league champions by

a new nick traveled to hoffenheim on friday to kick off the second half of the season byron trail league leaders dortmund and had lost on their last two trips to hoffenheim. hoffenheim had beaten by on here in both of their most recent attempts and the hosts were hoping to make it three home victories in a row against the champions but by and had a point to prove in the thirty fourth minute the own gorecki pounced on a power each had to make it more new a smart finish from the germany international. just eleven minutes later direct score scored again this time he latched on to the end of a tough it out of a cross. it's the midfielders first ever does need to brace. posts hoffenheim came out with guns blazing in the second half and early counterattack culminated in this brilliant strike by making shoots his first league goal of the season once remember. but the hat trick of home wins against by and

wasn't to be over never dusty put the champions beyond sites in the eighty seven minute. job done for by and they've returned from the winter break looking shop and they've got dortmund in best sites. all right some by and moved within three points of league leaders door opened but that is up against life think today after an impressive first half of the season top and reckons they can finally and buying the next run of six consecutive bundesliga titles. there's plenty of anticipation in dortmund for the second half of the season. sitting atop the league where their biggest rival may be complacency and today his is going to lose it's a good situation to be in but we know there are seventeen more games and that it's still a long season ahead pressure to perform dortmund dominated the opening half of the

season with fast paced entertaining play they'll have to hit the ground running though against their first opponents of the second half of the season fourth placed leipsic. dampening the mood somewhat is the recent illness through captain marco reuters and castor is only just coming back from injury together they scored twenty three goals in the first half of the season more than half of dortmund's total to the team looked a bit shaky in recent friendly matches enough for the final you've got the christmas season then new year's eve then you spend time at a sunny beach in dubai or somewhere and you look at the table and everyone is passing you on the back of your model so perfectly normal for the tension to lessen them but we can't let that affect us. statistics point toward a successful second half of the season for dortmund a club that has led the league three times at the halfway mark and each time won the title. all right to tennis now and the australian open where

naomi osaka is looking to challenge first second straight grand slam tournament victory she's the reigning u.s. open champion now through to the round of sixteen in melbourne thanks to a comeback win over taiwan's shea su way. match was just ahead here up to date on the w. thanks for watching. earth . home use of species. we're saving. you those are big changes and most start with small steps but global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world.