know where there is a record store. i have no idea. >> and you live in new york. >> between new york and miami. i don't know any here or there. i'll have to look. >> the show may be over, the conversation continues on the website >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. going after the captain of the sunken ferry as officials try to determine the cause. no dea deal with the peace n in ukraine. they won't move until the government in ukraine quits. >> the effects of the bp oil spill four years later.

>> the captain of that capsized south korean ferry may face criminal charges. today prosecutors asking the court to issue arrest warrants for the captain and two members of his crew. the official death toll from wednesday's tragedy now standing at 28. 260 others listed as missing. harry fawcett is in jindo, south korea. where too despite odds, they are still searching for survivors. >> emerging out of the gloom, dozens upon dozens of vessels and at the top of it all, the sewol breaking the surface. approaching the period where when rescuers say the tides would be right for trying

another dive. upturned hull. the day wore on and the ferry became completely submerged divers went down on ten spras se occasions. they began securing a line, and were forced back by fast-moving currents. preparation for four floating contemporaneous to be used to move the wreck to calmer waters. south korean's minister, official attempt to get underwater access had failed. then a friendly chat from the man from the maritime industry and back saying that divers had been down and attached a guide rope. we tried to establish a reason why, yesterday, oxygen being pumped in, but it wasn't, some

families feel lied to, others for all activity too little effort is being made to get into the ship, age are too to the captain and crew. >> translator: if the captain acted proper reply many kids could still be a-- properly many kids could be alive. it hurts, it really hurts. >> exclusive footage of the captain as he came ashore. lejohn suk was one of the first who left the ship. prosecutors say he left the helm in charge of a 26-year-old officer with less than a year's experience. arrest warrants for captain and the two other officers. police made another awful discovery. the 52-year-old vice principal on the school trip with 325 of his students, rescued from the

ferry had handing himself near the gymnasium housing the residents. deepening the fact that the parents accepted their children were dead and others refusing to give up hope. as the waters rise over the ship those hopes are ebbing away. harry fawcett, jindo, screa souh korea. the sem search for malaysiar 370 is unsuccessful. 129 school girls kidnapped on tuesday were not rescued. reports say that only 20 managed

to escape. parents and school officials say the girls had not returned home. boko haram is being blamed for many attacks in the country. politicians say they have a deal but on the ground armed protesters aren't budging. jackie roland has more, erin ukraine near the russian border. >> deeply skeptical about the agreement reached in geneva. in fact some of them feel they've been sold out by russian huz. russia. they say they're going to stay in these public buildings that they're occupying until their demands are met. they wand a referendum on

greater autonomy. there should be an amnesty for government buildings and the government in ukraine have drafted an agreement that people could leave buildings and not facing prosecution. people here say they are not going to leave these buildings until they see the pro europe demonstrators vacate central independence square. but they have committed to remaining in the square until presidential elections in later may. there seems to be a stalemate in implementing the agreement reached in geneva. >> that's jackie roland reporting. the reluctance has the deal on shaky ground. jerald tan has the story. >> protesters insist they are not going anywhere.

the barricades are still up and pro-russian activates say they do not recognize the international deal to end the crisis. >> translator: we are going to stay herin here until the very . even the people on the outposts. we have decide we want it. we want a referendum and we want the people to vote themselves and to make their choice without the presence of russian troops haveyone else. occupied buildings in ten towns and buildings, including here in donetske. aan agreement signed by ukraine, russia, eu and the united states, agrees for people to leave withou with amnesty. >> we feel these people should be given amnesty. >> the ukrainian government says its military-backed operation to

flush out rebels will continue and confidence in russia holding up its end of the bargain is shaky. >> our strong preference would be for mr. putin to follow through on what is a glimmer of hope coming out of these geneva talks. but we're not going to count on it until we see it. >> reporter: the crisis in ukraine has exposed the nation split between a future under european influence versus one dominated by russia. this new agreement tries to calm supporters of both camps. but there's still no guarantee of what's to be done in the long term. jarrod tan, al jazeera. >> police have arrested a suspect in connections with a series of shootings on kansas city highways. the still unidentified plan was arrested in his home in grandview, kansas.

ash-har quraishi is live, ash-har. >> good afternoon. del. police are being very car caref. it seems like a number of tips, physical tips plus eyewitness testimony may supercaused the break in the case. the situation may have end it at this house. >> we have apprehended what we believe is the suspect in grandview, missouri. >> the house is located in a suburb just south of where at least six of the reported shootings happened. >> two shots fired into his vehicle. >> reporter: more than 20 shootings and so far, investigators believe 12 of them are linked.

the man seen here in police custody has not been officially charges. the shots men assed drivers, chris asks us to share only his first name. he veered off annal exit ramp going home. >> i was still going 70 miles an hour when the window shattered in my face. >> reporter: the bullet lodged in his right leg. >> that's where it is, still is. >> ten minutes after he was shot just miles away tom was also targeted. >> i know there was a vehicle over my right back shoulder and that's exactly where the bullet came from. >> reporter: kansas city police working with the fbi and atf say they might have flushed the suspect off the roads for good. >> i can't say this is the only suspect.

>> police may have been watching this house in grandview, missouri for several days. it's interesting that the last shooting that may have been linked was april 6th around the same time they began posting more police officers around the grandview triangle where many of these shootings were concentrated. we have spoken to one of the victims tom mcfarrland who you saw in the peace, he says i'm thankful and relieved and feel more confident driving on the highways now that they caught him. >> thank you very much. following breaking news, a strong earthquake has been registered in mexico city. rachel levin, any kind of earthquake in that part of the world is deadly and dangerous. what are you seeing?

>> so far, we don't have any pictures of what might be happening but it is in a rural area. guerrero is a state like the city of acapulco, which many viewers may have visited at one time. we are watching to see what kind of reports may have been coming out about the damage here. here in mexico city we felt that quake. it was very strong, it probably lasted about 30 seconds, my house started shaking, i saw people running into the streets. now things are calming down and returning to normal in the capitol for a moment. >> rachel, because we are talking about acapulco, the newer buildings are built to withstand buildings like this but many of the rural buildings are not. is that where the concern lies or is it too soon to tell? >> reporter: i think it's too

soon to tell. you're right to point out, in a lot of these rural communities the materials used to build these homes would probably not withstand the pressure. the numbers have been revised to 7.5 on the richter scale. we'll see what scope of damage was done in the next few hours. >> and rachel, before we let you go, you said you felt it. what exactly did it feel like? >> i'm actually from san francisco so i grew up with earthquakes. usually they don't tend to occasion me too much but -- tend to scare me too much but this time i felt the ground moving quite a bit, the lamps were swaying and the ground was swaying, i have to admit it was quite a jold. friends and colleagues fend it and we were using social media

to update, saying okay, et cetera, so it was quite a scare. but thank god there's -- so far, so good. >> i was going to say rachel thank you very much for being with us and as always please stay safe. >> reporter: thank you. >> rachel levin for us in mexico city. four years ago, an estimated 4 million gallons of oil spilled into the gulf. now bp is ending its active cleanup of the coast of louisiana. but the lives of those who live there still are being affected. robert ray, how are the people faring four years later? >> reporter: good afternoon, del. let me just say this: bp has ended the active are cleanup on the gulf. as they mentioned earlier this week. but the coast guard says it's hardly soever the cleanup. they're proceeding and

monitoring the gulf as weeks and years go ahead. the livelihood of folks here is still being impacted and many people are still concerned. in the french quarter of new orleans it is p and j oyster company. >> we're the oldest continually operating oyster processing and distribution company in the united states. >> reporter: on april 20th, 2010, a blowout at a bp run oil rig, up the louisiana coast, killed and injured others. more than 1700 barrels of oil gushed into the water before the gush was stopped. today it's operating at 30% of the business it had before the spill. >> thinks have not gotten -- things have not gotten better. the oysters are not reproducing.

>> reporter: 50 miles south of new orleans is the bay wrm oysters grow. we took a boat ride into the bay. >> i can't believe how much of this land is gone. >> also riding along, david muth, the director of mississippi delta restoration. >> this is cadda island. several pairs of brown pelicans nesting, rosy spoon bills rezaing, there was a healthy forest of mangroves here. oil spill got into the colony and it was underneat the mangroves. >> the birds are gone and the island is now considered dead. >> it's sick thing. i mean, this was a beautiful, beautiful place. >> and it's patches of marsh

land that took the brunt of the oil as it washed ashore, affecting the ecosystem and the livelihoods of fishermen. >> mark lost thousands of dollars of business, in 2010 and says the business is not the same today but he did say bp helped him in the aftermath. >> the money pretty much helped make up for our losses. >> back in new orleans at b and p, the opinion is different. al would like to see bp spend more to building up the fisheries on the louisiana coast. >> bp has band-aided and promoting all the good they do rather than doing what they are supposed to do. >> reporter: meanwhile research continues on the environmental impact. the state has a plan in place to help save thed a roading coast. built new barrier island for the

wildlife. an help surviving wildlife. >> bp has paid several billion to the businesses that have been affected by economic losses. also plaintiff attorneys say that there is a possibility that over 200,000 millio 200,000 medd be filed for those who are cleaning up the oil spill in the aftermath in 2010. del. >> robert ray, thank you very much. still ahead on al jazeera america: >> i was really a mess. my palms would get sweaty my face would get hot. >> a unique theater program that is helping children with autism find their voice and improve their social skills. also, an amazing first evidence that earth like planets do exist beyond our solar system.

>> around the world? crirchts archristians are celebd friday. marking this procession that goes through the old city, they carried wooden crosses to the ancient church of the holy sepulcher. where jesus was crucified. thousands are allowing them to be nailed to crosses, while others watch. the conflict churc cluct churcht approve of the process. appears to be helping the kids improve their social skills.about. >> reporter: its a big night for 14-year-old jake. >> it's been amazing seeing how

it comes together. >> reporter: and 9 yearly ra --en. >> i feel it's a good chance. >> a good chance that it will go well? >> yeah. >> reporter: both boys have autism and after weeks of rehearsal they're taking the stage with others who have the same disorder. part of research being conducted at vanderbilt university. >> we are looking at a number of different things, social behavior, communication, interaction and play and their stress levels. >> founder of sense theater, the program uses a theater setting to study and improve social communication skills among children with autism. but the research starts several months before hitting the stage. first, with a series of visits to vanderbilt where researchers monitor each child's interaction on a playground with two kits they've never met, they're also

tested how they perceive faces. is saliva tests are made. expert models for communication and behavior and to help them create a character. when they go home the children with autism practice modeling the behavior they're learning in the theater by watching a video. >> and i'm amazing aden. >> things like role playing, interaction. >> reporter: while the research is ongoing and will be conducted again this summer with a different group of children dr. corbin sin says preliminary levels are encouraging. >> i was really a mess. and now it is, i feel like a

star. i feel amazing on stage. >> researchers say they've also noticed a significant improvement in most children's ability to remember faces and their overall social awareness. corbin says treatment can happen in unconventional ways. the goal is to use the research as a model for other programs helping children with autism improve the skills they need most. jonathan martin. al jazeera america. >> the planet kepler 186, roughly the same size as earth but 500 light years away, scientists feel it has the right conditions for water which means it might be able to support life.

>> we continue to follow breaking news. a strong earthquake has hit southern mexico near acapulco. centered in guerrero state, south of mexico city. the commander of the south korean ferry could face arrest warrant. the official toll, 28, 268

missing. protesters in eastern ukraine are rejecting yesterday's deal. protesters say they won't step down until the government in kyiv steps down. our new critically acclaimed series borderlan borderland con. following six immigrants wanting to make a new life in america. >> retired u.s. marine randy and brooklyn artist alex have arrived in salvador's capital, san salvador. >> we'll learn about her life that is going to be revealing as well as cool. >> what i'm here to do is find out why she was maybe in the situation she was in. and so we're here to hear the story.

>> like many undocumented salvadorans, myra was deported back to a country almost unrecognizable to her. in the 1990s, the united states began deporting members of street gangs back to el val virginisalvador, now consideredf the most dangerous places on earth. somewhere between 10 and 15 people are murdered in the capitol every day. within hours of arriving, randy and alex are confronted with the reality of the shocking statistic. >> two hours in we come upon a body. and apparently got taken out by gang violence, something like this. but yes, right there in the street. >> knowing this is the kind of violence that is so prevalent in the culture, are you telling me

that it's okay to just open the borders and let them all run into the united states? >> i wouldn't say it's the violence of the culture and i wouldn't coming putting this on the backs of the people trying to live a better life. >> it is a part of this culture to the point that people can just walk by like, and they keep on going. >> you don't have a right to look at a situation and make judgments about it because up to this day you are building up justification. >> i understand it's the result of a system that has so totally failed these people but it has so affected them that it's in the culture, and that we're talking that these people who have committed such violence are going to be across the border -- i understand there's going to be -- >> no no no, that's fine. >> at the same time, there are people that are coming there that is just slult absolutely disploshes absolutelabsolutelyv.

>> we're going to bring in more? >> thank you for watching al jazeera america, i'm are dancing with the stars in nedel walters. the clashes between authorities were rising in violence and consequences. people were starting to die, russia, ukraine, the e.u. and the u.s. stepped back from the edge of the cliff? it is the inside story.