cries for justice can be heard around the state of vera cruz. mayor's death happened only days after an armed attack at a party that left 13 dead, including a 1-year-old baby. a brother-in-law of one of the victims said he had been threatened months before the shooting. vera cruz, located on the gulf of mexico, continues to be plagued by a wave of violence. according to government figures, there were nearly 700 homicides in the state between january and march. the state's governor is asking for support from mexico's newly-created national guard. the federal government has responded by sending soldiers and increasing security in state highways. reacting to the violence, mexican president an dre violent crime and the corruption of past governments that robbed the mexican people. he took office in december, promising among other things a reduction in crime. but in the first three months of this year, nearly 8,500 people were murdered in mexico, an increase of just over 10% compared to the same period last year. veracruz has been for years the epice

after demanding an apology from spain for colonizing his country our correspondent man reports from vera cruz. it's been five hundred years since spanish conquistadores arrived in what is now modern day better clues. and the residents of one of mexico's most valuable port cities the stupidities are in order to commemorate even. more so we've seen a lot of participation from our community which understands the difference between commemoration as celebration and this context the city has prepared a series of activity has. been a truce was founded by the spanish conquistadores if this is a rival signal the downfall of a thriving empire by way of european diseases and the enslavement of native peoples . officially the first township on the american continent modeled after european customers he's been accused became an invaluable port. city to the vice royalty of new spain over the centuries the city has maintained its economic and cultural importance. to so you don't. favor crees deserves a starring role in history because the city has been a gateway in every sense of the way a gateway for peak w

one of them is in the land, not sea, it's land in vera cruz and it has a lot of reserves, but also the quality of the oil is quite good, actually. very light. almost gasoline. you know, we won't need refineries, anymore. and oil as well. so i think that the future, the new future for pemex is actually quite bright. let me give you another thing. you will have over here, but the one i like most is this. that perhaps you will -- you m may-- can you see it? you know, do you see bars, there are very huge and then small bars, well, that is-- daily, and that's the-- one in november, there were-- they were stealing 81,000 barrels a day. remember the barrel is something like, would be like 0157, 58 liters, so multiply it, a day. and now it's like [inaudible] >> this fight against what you ca call-- help to reduce crime and helps pemex because it has a new flow in the order of an extra flow in the neighborhood of 30 billion pesos, more or less. there are interesting things happening and i'm saying this because everybody say, well, the hacienda is helping pemex in a mindless way and that won't w

are found in burial pits cannot even be identified one of the hardest hit areas is the state of vera cruz and here is a group of mothers searching for their sites. they drive on rolled into the. the center will tell them if a body is buried here this time it doesn't smell death just promise. but you know. it was christmas eve two thousand and eleven when they saw his son that about a book at a loss for the last time he's been missing since three years ago she found the. other mothers. to look for their loved ones who disappeared. we need. to move we saw that together we're able to put pressure on the authorities . we haven't come very far yet but together we'll go on with our investigation. people are murdered disappear every month in mexico's drug war some because of their links to the drug cartels are this we're just in the wrong place at the wrong time. tens of thousands are missing but the true number is unknown often relatives don't report cases because they don't trust the authorities about two thousand clinton graves have so far been found in mexico hundreds of them and better grow

of fear and hearts that are armoured by political calculation" in spain, members of the la santa vera cruznual tradition of self—flagullation. the worshippers beat themselves with tied rope as an act of penetance, in order to mark the suffering ofjesus christ on the cross. in bolivia the celebrations have taken a more creative form. this art collective in the western town of oruro have created a huge sandscultpure depicting noah's ark. both students and teachers are involved in transforming the sands into an elaborate artwork throughout holy week. and on a more secular note, a new canadian business has begun to address what what it says is a significant spike in rabbits being abandoned after easter. in the last week the us state of california moved to ban sales from pet stores in order to prevent impulse buys, but this alberta rabbit farmer is giving peope the chance to rent a bunny, and lower the abandonment risk. this month, the singer—songwriter billie eilish became the youngest person to reach number one in the uk album charts. the video of her single "bad guy" uses one of the fastest

city has been a gateway in every sense of the way a gateway for peak with the trends in fashion and vera cruz became a door to the rest of the well. the founding of it also marks the birth of a new nation but not all ceremonies commemorating the event are the same we're at an archeological site just outside of it i could use that was once home to the told to knock up people it's been said that it was from this mountainside five hundred years ago that eleven large ships were first spotted aboard were more than six hundred soldiers and sailors all under the command of it and then caught this. at the ruins of yell we saw the members of the various indigenous groups from across mexico are holding a ceremony of their own. here indigenous activists are hoping to shine a light on a different version of the historical narratives on this is given to sign us today to commemorate those five hundred years that an ongoing existence that would not let our traditions die remembering our ancestors who gave their lives to keep ancient ways alive for many the spanish conquest is five hundred years in the past

in spain, members of the la santa vera cruz brotherhood can be seen taking part in the annual traditionippers beat themselves with tied rope as an act of penitence, in order to mark the suffering ofjesus christ on the cross. in bolivia, the celebrations have taken a more creative form. this art collective in the western town of oruro have created a huge sand sculpture depicting noah's ark. both students and teachers are involved in transforming the sands into an elaborate artwork throughout holy week. this month, the singer—songwriter billie eilish became the youngest person to reach number one in the uk album charts. the video of her single "bad guy" uses one of the fastest growing trends on the web. known as asmr, it involves sounds and whispers recorded into a microphone, which stimulate tingling, relaxing feelings in many users. earlier this year, an asmr advert played during the super bowl, more proof the trend has gone mainstream. our media editor amol rajan has this story. whispering: let's all experience something... ..together. nearly 17 million people have seen this ad on yout

society sunny i have zero zero thirteen people have been shot dead at a family party in mexico's vera cruz state seven men five women a child died in the attack the motive isn't yet known it's one of the worst attacks this year in mexico where murder rates are at a record level. a remembrance ceremony has been held twenty years since the columbine high school shooting in the u.s. people gathered nearby in denver to honor the victims of the attack on offer support to the survivors columbine became synonymous with things in the u.s. after two teenagers killed twelve students and a teacher and wounded more than twenty others. this is to weaken the falls on the first anniversary of mass protests in the country and people rallied for social security reforms but it became a broader movement against the government of president daniel ortega as it was john home and reports. it's in the specially somber easter weekend. those here are remembering not just the events of two millennia past but those more recent far more local. in this town a bastion of the opposition during the first months of naked i

a thirteen people have been shot dead in the family party in the mexican city of minuteman in vera cruz state seven men five women and a child died in the attack the motive for the killings is not known but the gunmen are said to of asked to see the owner of a local bar before opening. fire it is one of the worst attacks in mexico so far this year murder rates in the country remain a record levels. and police in southern mexico or have intercepted a group of migrants making their way to the united states we sent hundreds of them to an immigration center that's according to witnesses they say mexico is backpedaling on promises a better treatment for central american migrants under pressure from washington more a burden many reports. and this truth in southern mexico people find any way they can to escape the police. many have been traveling for weeks or months some by foot some with children or in such the better life in the united states military leaders having a joke witnesses say people have been forced on to police buses and taken to an immigration center almost one hundred kilometer

has been a gateway in every sense of the word a gateway for peak with the trends in fashion and vera cruz became a door to the rest of the world. the founding of it it also marks the birth of a new nation but not all ceremonies commemorating the event are the same we're at an archeological site just outside of it i could use that was once home to the told to knock up people it's been said that it was from this mountainside five hundred years ago that eleven large ships were first spotted aboard were more than six hundred soldiers and sailors all under the command of it and then called this. at the ruins of yell we saw the members of the various indigenous groups from across mexico are holding a ceremony of their own. here indigenous activists are hoping to shine a light on a different version of the historical narratives on this is given the sign us today be commemorated this five hundred years have been ongoing the distance do not let observations die remembering on sisters who gave their lives to keep ancient ways and i for many the spanish conquest is five hundred years in the past but

could hard to remove complex markers through three gear in brussels it is cloudy a summer cocoa vera cruz venezuela's ambassador to the european union put a recorder in the cooling given our interview says the missile module is the true story and offers. of conflicts a. thirty minute spot c.w. . were. all on. my first vice like i was a sewing machine. where i come from women are bound by this notion for even something as simple as learning how to write a by side those isn't. since i was a little girl i wanted to have up by say the lost my home and it took me as the bible. finally they gave up and mentioned by me and i say this but returned because sewing machines sewing i suppose was more apropos really for those than writing advice as now i want to reach out to those woman back home who are volatile by their duties and social norms and inform them of our dead basic rights my name is dave out of the home and i work at the them. this is d.w. news live from berlin sudan's new interim leader says the country will have a new civilian government dressed nation saying a government will be in pl

this in the coastal state of vera cruz and hit with a wave of deadly violence.nths of 2019, almost 700 murders were reported there. the latest victim a 25-year-old mayor of one small town. our rafael romo has this report. >> reporter: a candlelight vigil for a woman whose untimely death has left an entire town in mourning. she was shot to death as she was traveling on a highway near a small town in the mexico state of cruz where the 25-year-old was the mayor. her husband and their driver were also killed. cries for justice can be heard around the state of veracruz. the mayor's death happened only death after an armed attack at a party that left 13 dead, including a 1-year-old baby. a brother-in-law of one of the victims said he had been threatened months before the shooting. veracruz continues to be plagued by a wave of violence. according to government figures, there were nearly 700 homicide in the state between january and march. the state's governor is asking for support from mexico's newly created national guard. the federal government has responding by send

has been a gateway in every sense of the word a gateway for peak with the trends in fashion and vera cruz became a door to the rest of the well. the founding of it it was also marked the birth of a new nation but not all ceremonies commemorating the event are the same we were at an archeological site just outside of a dr who is that was once home to the told to knock up people it's been said that it was from this mountainside five hundred years ago that eleven large ships were first spotted aboard were more than six hundred soldiers and sailors all under the command of it and then called this. the ruins of yell we saw the members of the various indigenous groups from across mexico are holding a. money of their own. here indigenous activists are hoping to shine a light on a different version of the historical narratives. today to commemorate those five hundred years that an on going to distance not let our traditions die remembering our ancestors who gave their lives to keep our ancient ways alive for many the spanish conquest is five hundred years in the past but for a culture born of a m

in the mexican city of vera cruz where people are mocking five hundred years since the spanish conquest despite a diplomatic dispute. and the pain and the nori a tough day in the saddle here has the details in sport. hello there the weather is changing for us across europe has been glorious in the northwest but we've had a lot of what weather in the south and that's now pushing its way further northwards we'll see those showers creep their way over parts of france across italy as well on tuesday and then gradually will see things go downhill for the northwestern parts as well so a maximum temperature in london just of seventeen degrees and it will be rather wet and gray as well we're also see a few showers over parts of denmark that will be working the way to norway and sweden say things turning a bit so good to hear the northeast though should be fine moscow will have a warm day with a temperature of around twenty one degrees for the other side of the mediterranean where you can see the winds here working their way out through libya picking up a lot of sand and dust as they do say so r

. >> what does that mean we ship a lot of our products and they come out of the port of vera cruz.ean taes going to have an impact on shipping what we want is keep the flow of commerce, between two countries and that's what we feel should continue to happen. >> quickly, how do you feel about the market right now where volkswagen is positioned >> i feel better after march march was pretty good. april is looking okay. >> what's changed? >> springtime. americans get optimistic. >> that's it they get optimistic when they go to the dealership. >> march is about 20% bigger than february so it is the month you want to keep an eye on in general i think we need to be cautious as i've told you the market's plateaued and i don't see big growth coming. smart with inventory and supply. i like the fact that we have new products in the market and we had a good march. >> scott the man who runs volkswagen usa joining us in new york city. back to you. >> all right nice sideline interview. phil lebeau, thank you very much >>> netflix and ibm gearing up to report earnings after the bell up next we wil

was good news for the home fans in barcelona screams david ferrer cruz into the second round the thirty seven year old saw off mischa's vera of of germany six three and six one for has already announced he will retire after next month's madrid open. former middleweight boxing champion again the gold of kin says he's excited about his return to the ring at madison square garden in june because that fighter known to his fans as triple g. will face canada's steve rolls as he looks to bounce back from his first career defeat to canelo alvarez go often is looking to reestablish himself as the top of the middleweight division. i've been doing a lot of reading lately and a couple things i keep coming across is who is this guy this isn't a tune up i'm coming to fight and with everybody just getting to know me now up to june eighth you won't forget me i've got much respect for it cannot be glove can but i'm coming to shock the world. well that's it for all of your sport we'll have more for you later. and that's also it for me anastasio tale but in this problem we'll be here in just a few minutes with more of the day's news. i'm a p