early metropolis of crime. starts january twenty ninth on t.w. . this is day to the news line from the poland bids farewell to the popular liberal america dons who died on monday after being stabbed at a charity event. mourners remembered pub a low down of it choose murder sent shock waves around europe is being laid to rest in the city where he was born and government also coming up. the death toll from

a gas pipeline explosion in mexico rises to sixty six the blaze north of mexico city engulfed people who gathered to fill up containers with fuel. plus millions of women around the world take to the streets to protest a quote you know quality but controversy is threatening to overshadow the third annual women's mob. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program leading figures from poland and the european union are in get drunk today paying their respects to the city's like mayor pavel low down the village was fatally stabbed while on stage at a charity event last sunday the murder of the liberal politician is believed to have been politically motivated at some of it is being remembered for his civic engagement and for his willingness to speak up. for what he believed in. a way not

even the cover innocent midis church could provide enough space for the mourners and get done sk thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to pavel adam over their former mayor and a man who embodied liberal values at a time of political rancor in poland some wept as they watched the service on specially erected big screens amid desoto there was fear for the future. it's very sad that we come together here under these circumstances we can't a lower society to be divided the assassination last sunday shoulders exactly where that leads. and he has to take a stand against aggression in our society and because they want to honor the men who was our mayor for twenty years. that we're going to. visit. the site is rife with aggression nationalism and then if i see it every day. inside

the church the polish prime minister looked on as the archbishop of danske echoed the calls for unity seeing the move which is death was a bell calling for alarm. the presence of european council president and ex polish prime minister donald tusk himself a good native was a reminder too of other move which is continued belief in the european union. going to he was a good dancer but also a european who believed in european values above all freedom and solidarity. the movie which was laid to rest on saturday in the city and whose service he had spent his life many hope that his violent death allegedly at the hands of a political opponent will prove a catalyst in healing the country's divisions. and our correspondent monica. downs can sent us this from the memorial the funeral in the di schools a moving event for thousands of poles they are still in shock after the brutal

attack on the popular mayor part of which they see it as an act of political revenge made possible by political divisions in poland and by the hague to it which is the politicians and the media the presence of senior european politicians shows that this is not a local problem but something that affects much of europe the message is that deep divisions bring risks it is up to the media and to the political establishment to make sure that existing divisions don't grow even more. turning to mexico now where at least sixty six people have died and dozens more have been injured after a few pipeline exploded the disaster happened about one hundred kilometers north of mexico city officials say residents from the town of twelve were collecting fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline when it exploded in a huge fireball. the blaze has been put out but rescue services are continuing to

examine the site. forensics covering the burnt remains after the deadly explosion but has left those affected in shock and the whole country devastated many people are still missing. my brother was there when the explosion happened and nobody saw it he came and sure not we don't have any information about him inform us in then. a large group had gathered unable to resist the temptation of free gasoline the fuel was spraying from a pipeline connected to a nearby refinery run by pemex mexico's state run petroleum company crowd soon came to fill their pails and jerry cans. a couple of hours later an explosion and fireball engulfed the scene witnesses said many of the victims were covered with flames as they ran for their lives. for now it's not clear what triggered the explosion but a single spark is all that it takes. there were hundreds of

people collecting gasoline which was coming out of the pipe on the one hand they needed it but it was also bad judgment. we know the risks of gasoline it is very explosive. the tragedy to comes just weeks after mexico's newly inaugurated president and the race manuel lopez obrador launched a crackdown on theft from the country's vast network of fuel pipelines visiting the scene he vowed to prison head with that policy. is going to mean a bit unfortunately what this shows is that we have to end this practice which is led to this tragedy. the government says thieves often driven by poverty drilled thousands of illegal taps last year those taps often lead to fires and loss of life though this tragedy is the deadliest in recent years. now into some of the other

stories making news around the world u.s. president almost trump says he had a very good meeting with north korea's nuclear envoy is if the two sides had made a lot of progress during talks in washington on friday trump is set to hold a second summit on didn't theorize ation with north korean leader kim jong un in late february. thousands of hunger ariens have come out across the country to protest prime minister viktor all bans government they're furious about a new labor law allowing employees to ask workers to do up to four hundred hours of overtime a year critics say the law effectively introduces a six day workweek. french police have again clashed with so-called yellow vests protesters in paris security forces used tear gas and water cannons against against demonstrators burning rocks and bottles it's the tenth consecutive weekend of anti-government protests in france president emanuel macron her. launched a nationwide listening to to address the protesters grievances. well across the

globe millions of women have been taking to the streets to protest against inequality violence against women and sexual harassment the women's march began two years ago in washington the day after donald trump's ignore gratian but this year the u.s. movement has been overshadowed by controversy our reporter far alex forrest whiting joins me in the studio five thanks for joining me so where people been protesting today well in at least thirty countries around the world and we're going see pictures now of the u.s. where. that's been in washington when the very first march was held in twenty seventeen and as you said it was just a day after president trump was sworn in and as well as some marching against trump activists this year have said that the democrats are also a chance to say the demonstrations are also a chance to celebrate the wins women had in the congressional elections this year and they were proud about that and on social media we've got pictures of

a march in the zambian capital lusaka they were shouting justice for women and there was also a big turnout in central london where women have been demonstrating against a variety of issues including measures which they say unfairly impact women so really a global event again this year but it's not going to a straight forward in the u.s. this year no that's right there's been a big controversy actually about those involved in the official women's march those at the very top and one woman in particular who is accused of being anti semitic she's called to mika mari and she's the co-chair of the movement she's been criticized for having links with the very controversial leader of the nation of islam louis farrakhan and now he has a history of making anti-semitic and homophobic remarks but is when is that in a t.v. interview to make a malory was also criticized for refusing to refer israel's right to exist now but has. huge anger within the us not just within we women but also with men and it's

been so toxic that there have been splits within this march other ones have been set up any even i counted demonstrations have been held in various cities across the u.s. and anger about this now the global march for those involved in that to distance themselves from this saying that you know they don't want to be tarred with this brush it's nothing to do with them so i think it has been very difficult for those involved in the washington marches in particular it sounds like it all right thank you alex for coming in and sharing that with us. in berlin demonstrators have been calling for reform of the german government agriculture policy although germany has a reputation for promoting environmentally friendly policies it lags behind other e.u. nations when it comes to organic farming the protesters want the government to promote environmentally friendly practices by directing more you subsidies to organic farmers then to fear has this report. in our usual side in the german

capital organic farmers and their tractors fish spindler drove a truck to for six hours to get to berlin. i'm here to stand up for what i do think this is the best moment to do that because we're all here to make our voices heard we're never all in the same place at the same time and hope. this is for you spinless farm in north germany a couple of days before the demonstration she bought the farm five years ago along with twelve peaks and twenty five dairy cows the cows spend their days grazing in the pasture at night there in the bar hm. the milk is turned into organic cheese and yogurt. couldn't call. because summers are coming in telling us they've switched to organic products that's because they're aware how the animals are treated if they've questioned us and seen t.v. reports harking back to flavors they remember from when grandma made cheese at home

or something like das has every cent fish been learns is invested back into her farm like most organic farmers she struggles to stay in business for growing the use of pesticides means less profit humane treatment of animals requires space there's no way she can compete with big farmers. the next caller so most of your if you knew messy i'm cold we organic farmers provide added value we accept that we will spread that we'll make less profit that's not a value that's not totally paid for would you know. that's why organic farmers from across germany came to berlin one hundred seventy one tractors. here everyone agrees e.u. money. is not this protect the environment and the climate to make

this massive target these farmers have come to life you know i took us nine hours to get here because we wanted to demonstrate and finally show what we want when they let in the last decade one hundred thousand farms have shut down it's not right that we're not working that this is going to convict him given we can treat and care for animals humanely we can farm the land in a sustainable way without using poisonous. fish been low once germany's politicians to listen to organic farmers demands if they don't she plans to return to berlin again next year. well time for some sport news now and the saturday bundesliga games are done and dusted so let's take a look at the results in the late game dortmund held on to a six point lead at the top of the table by beating leipzig snuck past live kusa in and. out frankfurt dominated freiburg downed. braman

one against one of by a new nick a big hoffenheim on friday night and on sunday nuremberg will take on her to burn in. battle. well no two in winter in the northern hemisphere means every imaginable competition for those who can quickly and stylishly get from the top of a mountain to the bottom free riding is one such competition for skiers and snowboarders who make their own way down all kinds of terrain and without any serious rules this is from the open event of the free ride world to it today in the heart of what's called the japanese house it's known among free riders for heavy snowfall and conditions were perfect for this year's event. i think i'll give that a miss we leave you now with some dutch flower power amsterdam has been celebrating its national chill of day in honor of the occasion the city's a famous damn square was decked out with the traditional flowers creating

a chill in a huff thousands and hundreds of thousands of colorful shoe loops lined the streets and visitors were invited to make their own view case for free and the lungs is of the world's biggest chill it produces. well we'll have more coming up for you at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's definitely dot com i'm rebecca riches thanks for joining me. how do you want to. discover your concept discover it with so close. to one hundred years the

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