my name is axil fernandes.m 15 years old, and i am from honduras >> we first met axill when catholic bishops from around the u.s. held a mass and cross-border communion honoring migrants who have died in the desert. the journhe and his cousins were about to undertake >> i want to see my dad and study. the journdidn't get to me. i feel good but they tell me the hardest part coming. we will see if it's hard in a moment >> after the mass, axill lined up for a free lunch, a sandwich and a coke. he had little more than the clothes on his back. >> i left with about 700 honduran limpera, about $40 >> his home is one of the most violent cities in the world. after crossing illegally through guatemala and into mexico, axill and his cousins made their way to puebla where they climbed atop one of the freight trains collectively known as the beasts. a dangerous and dusty ride more than 1400 miles all the way to the border in nogales. the trip wasn't easy because we came on the day. when you don't have water or food, you get

axill was so rattled, he was thinking about turning himself in to u.s. authorities hoping they would send him home. they were going to spend another day or two in the hotel wondering what happened to their dreams stolen in the desert. >>> join us tonight for the second episode of our series, "borderland" tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. archeologists say they have discovered a secret part of an ancients italian city. ruins in the roman city date back to the third century bc when researchers found the building with a boundary waum and defensive towers. >> indicates the city was actually 40% larger than previously thoughtll and defensive towers. >> indicates the city was actually 40% larger than previously thought >> security for this year's boston marithon and how one amputee gateway using his tragedy to change the lives of last year's bombing. you are watching sashings. . >>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i am morgan radford live in new york. and here are today's headlines: the death toll rising in south korea as divers continue t

that's a real longshot for a kid in axil's situation.t's most likely to happen is he will have an expedited return, be processed and eventually returned to honduras. >> he is not the only kid crossing the border without his parents. where are these children coming from? >> that's right, jonathan. the numbers of unaccompanied a of alien children from mexico is down but the numbers from central america, from some of the most violent kuntz trees in the region, really in the world, guatemala, hon did y honduras. they are vulnerable to traffickers, criminals, the kind of things that happened to axil and his friends, they sale they will look out for them as the summer approaches which is the peak season for border crossing. >> thanks to palm beeban. you can see al jazeera's critically acclaimed series "borderland" at 9:00 p.m. eastern. it follows six strangers with different points of view who experience border problems. >>> more states are arming first respondsers with medication that can save lives. science technology correspondent jacob was

the head of the group, colonol axil snyder, he insisted they are in the region for diplomatic reasons along and not spying for nato and that they are not being mistreated. >> we have not been touched, and we have been treated as the maximum extent which is possible under the circumstances. our presence here in slovyansk is for sure a political instrument for the decision makers here in the region and the possibility to use it for negotiations. >> be sure to stay with al jazeera america for the latest development in ukraine, not to mention the reaction to two new saints and the rest of today today's top stories. you can also like us on facebook by simply searching al jazeera america. south korea's prime minister resigned today over his government's handling of the deadly ferry sinking. he is the highest-ranking official to lose his job in the wake of that disaster and his resignation comes after relatives of the victims say the government mishandled that accident and they really didn't do enough to rescue or to even protect their loved ones. >> the right thing for me to do is to take r

joining us to talk about this is axil merck, a global investment form. axel, welcome. >> great to be with you. >> how are the markets responding to all of this? >> well, they have beensponding gradually with your previous guest pointed it out, the rubal as weakened, the russian stockmarket has not' been doing so well. access to credit has been difficult. this latest announcement of sanctions, i haven't seen any particular response. it's been widely anticipated and in my view, it's mostly cosmetic. >> which sectors of the russian economy have been affected so far? >> well, you don't see it on the street at this stage. what has been effective is the access to credit. both western banks but, also, asian banks are very reluctant to extend credit. and that is ultimately a problem in the medium term. it's not something you notice right away. so clearly, the russians or russian banks have learned how to conduct business, but you run an economy that needs to borrow money, then you have a few issues, a few challenges. and so these are challenges that are in the m