>>> THINGS FOR JOINING US.

IT'S A HAZY DAY IN CHICAGO.

HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

>>> JUNE 18th OF THIS YEAR, MY LIFE CHANGED.

>>> A MOTHER SUES THE CITY AFTER DROPPING MURDER CHARGES AGAINST HER.

>>> WE HAVE SMOKEY HAYES IN CHICAGO, HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?

>>> INTENSE FIGHTING AS UKRAINIAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE CONTINUES .

>>> INFLUENCING THE ARTWORK IN CHICAGO.

>>> MORE ON OUR TOP STORY, TONIGHT.

>>> THE MOM ACCUSED OF ORDERING HER SON TO KILL A MAN IN A RESTAURANT , AND THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARRESTED HER.

THE MURDER CHARGES WERE DROPPED AGAINST HER AND HER SON AFTER ATTORNEYS CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS RUSH TO JUDGMENT.

>> NEVER WOULD I HAVE IMAGINED BEING BEATEN , BEING ARRESTED .

>> AND MASTERSON JOINS US NOW .

PLEASE REMIND US WHAT HAPPENED THAT LED TO THAT ARREST.

>> HOOD WENT THERE TO GET FOOD WITH HER SON WHEN SHE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH JEREMY BROWN.

COOK COUNTY PROSECUTORS ARE SEEING SOME OF THAT FOOTAGE NOW.

WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THE 14-YEAR-OLD SHOT BROWN AND TRIED TO FLEE FROM THE RESTAURANT.

BROWN DIED OF HIS INJURIES AND THEY TURN THEMSELVES INTO POLICE AND WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK.

>> THE VIDEO DOES SHOW THE VICTIM PUNCHING HOOD, SEVERAL TIMES.

HERE'S THE ATTORNEY, SPEAKING TODAY AFTER FILING AGAINST THE CITY.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A LAWYER TO APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WAS AN ATTACK .

>> WHAT DOES THE LAWSUIT CLAIM?

>> ALLEGATIONS OF FALSE ARREST .

HOOD'S ATTORNEYS ARGUE THAT SHE IS ACTUALLY THE VICTIM IN ALL OF THIS.

MANY OF THE CLIPS HAVE GONE VIRAL HAVE SHOWN THAT SHE WAS PUNCHED IN THE HEAD.

AFTER THAT HAPPENS, POLICE OFFICERS HAVE REVIEWED THIS FOOTAGE .

>> THIS CAME AFTER THE STATES ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED DROPPING THE MURDER CHARGES.

WILL THEY FILE ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS?

>> YES THEY DO EXPECT TO FILE ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS , SAYING THAT THEY DID DROP THESE CHARGES BUT ARE ARGUING THAT THIS WAS A MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.

>>.

>>> AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN READ MORE OF THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> NOW, WE HAVE SOME MORE STORIES.

>>> GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER AMY TO GET MORE ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE .

THIS WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO HAVE MORE CONTROL .

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT A FUTURE CONGRESS MAY WANT TO TO DISMANTLE OBAMACARE.

>> THIS IS FROM FUTURE ADMINISTRATIONS , AND FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIONS AIMING TO TAKE AWAY PEOPLE'S HEALTHCARE RIGHT.

>> THIS IS THE ARGUMENT BY BLACK AND LATINO RESIDENTS AGAINST THE CITY.

SEVERAL CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND SEARCHED WITH NO CITATION ISSUED.

THEY WANT TO BAR THE USE OF TRAFFIC STOPS IN ILLEGAL SEARCHES AND FOR MORE ON THE STORY, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

>>> $200 BILLION WORTH OF COVID RELIEF FUNDING, STOLEN.

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS 17% OF ALL OF THIS FUNDING WAS DISPERSED , INTENDED FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP SURVIVE SHUTDOWNS.

>>> UP NEXT, STAYING SAFE IN THIS HAZY, SMOKY WEATHER, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" BROUGHT TO PART BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS .

THE POPE OTHERS FOUNDATION , AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER .

IT ACCURATELY DESCRIBES HOW IT FELT IN CHICAGO TODAY.

A SMOKEY HAYES FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES , MAKING THIS AIR QUALITY THE WORST IN THE WORLD.

THE ILLINOIS EPA ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR RESIDENTS.

HERE TO TALK ABOUT STAYING SAFE AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IS AN ALLERGIST SPECIALIZING IN ASTHMA CARE AND IS A NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON .

THE DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER AND IS A PROFESSOR OF METEOROLOGY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE TERMS, WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> WELL THERE'S A NUMBER OF FIRES UP IN CANADA .

A LOT OF THAT SMOKE HAS BEEN MAKING ITS WAY DOWN AND SOME HAVE BEEN AT HIGHER LEVELS .

THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN MUCH LOWER , COMING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WITH BASICALLY CLEAR SKIES.

WE SAW THIS IN NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WE CAN'T PROJECT THAT TRAJECTORY, THOUGH.

>> CHICAGO'S AIR QUALITY REACHED HEALTHY LEVELS TODAY , SO HOW CONCERNED SHOULD WE BE?

>> ONCE WE GET INTO THIS ORANGE LEVEL , WE BLEW PAST THAT INTO RED , AT THE STATE LEVEL, TO THE PURPLE LEVEL, WHICH IS VERY UNHEALTHY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FINE PARTICULATES AND WE WILL ALSO SEE SOME HIGH OZONE LEVELS WITH THIS GAP BY AIR POLLUTION, PARTICULARLY SUNLIGHT , AND WE'VE BEEN SEEING THIS A LOT .

WE'VE ONLY HAD TWO GREEN AIR-QUALITY DAYS , BOTH FOR OZONE AND PARTICLES.

>> SO HOW DOES THIS AFFECT US?

>> YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT.

IT STARTS ENTERING THROUGH THE NOSE.

THE POLAR HAVING SOME IRRITATED EYE ISSUES.

IT ENTERS INTO THE LUNGS, PEOPLE EXPERIENCE COSTS AND INFLATION AND IT CAN GO INTO OTHER ORGANS.

IT CAN ALSO CAUSE PREMATURE DELIVERIES AND PREGNANT WOMEN , WHICH IS WHY WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE PRONE TO LUNG DISEASE STAY INDOORS.

>>> AS WELL IS WEARING MASKS OUTSIDE, RIGHT?

DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVERED PANDEMIC, THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS OVER WHICH MASK IS MOST EFFECTIVE.

>> IF YOU ARE GOING OUTDOORS, USE AN AND 95 MASS.

IT'S 1/10 THE DIAMETER , THAT SMALL, SO WE WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL FILTER IT OUT.

IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA OR ANY UNDERLYING LUNG DISEASE , MAKE SURE THERE'S NO EXERCISING , NOTHING SIGNIFICANT AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT SYMPTOMS.

>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT AIR QUALITIES INFORMATION.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO TO TRUST?

>> THE BEST ONE TO TRUST IS THE GOVERNMENT ONE, WHICH WILL GIVE YOU UPDATED INFORMATION, YOU CAN SEE OTHER AIR MONITORS AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY , AND THIS WILL GIVE YOU A REALLY CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU CAN SIGN UP THERE TO GET AUTOMATED RELATES WHEN AIR QUALITY GETS BAD , SO MAKE SURE YOUR LOVED ONES ARE TAKEN CARE OF .

IT CAN AUTOMATICALLY SEND THAT INFORMATION.

>> BEFORE THE SHOW, YOU SAID WE HAD QUITE A FEW OF THESE ISSUES , BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE FIRST DAY WHERE A LOT OF US ARE ACTUALLY NOTICING IT.

>> IT'S GOOD TO CHECK, IT'S GOOD TO KEEP UP , ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS VULNERABLE.

CHILDREN, WHO BREATHE MORE AIR PER POUND OF BODY WEIGHT , FOLKS WHO MAY HAVE OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS ARE ALL POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE.

>> SO, WHAT HAS CHANGED ?

>> A NUMBER OF FIRES ARE STILL CONTINUING.

RIGHT NOW, THOSE WINDS ARE MORE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND WE WILL GET SOME MITIGATION AGAINST THESE PARTICULATES AS YOU START TO GET RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND START TO DEAL WITH THAT AIR.

THE BASIC IDEA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS THAT MOST OF THE SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER SOUTHWEST MADE THIS WILL RETURN, SOMEWHAT , BUT IT GETS WASHED OUT AND WE SHOULD START SEEING IMPROVING CONDITIONS.

>> SO NEW YORK TURNED ORANGE WHEN THIS HAPPENED , TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

>> WELL, THAT ORANGE SKY , WE HAD SOME SPECTACULAR SUNSETS, PARTICULARLY AS THAT GOT HIGHER IN THE ATMOSPHERE WITH THAT VISIBILITY AND THAT HUMIDITY , SO THAT IT WILL BE COMBINING.

AS WE SAID, THE OZONE AND THE COMBINATION OF THAT AND STRONG SUNLIGHT , AND THAT BROWNISH HAYES THAT WE SEE.

>> ALSO MAKING A CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS AND POOR AIR QUALITY, RIGHT?

>> THESE ARE SORT OF TWO BASIC THINGS , AS THESE LEAD TO FIRE, WHICH HAS BLOCKED THE AIR THIS ENTIRE SPRING FROM MAY INTO JUNE, AND IT'S THE COMBINATION OF THAT AND THAT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW, THOSE TWO THINGS ARE RELATED.

WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME, THAT'S NOT FOR SURE, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A SIGN OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

>> ARE THERE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS?

>> MAKING SURE THAT YOU DON'T GO OUTDOORS IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO, IF YOU ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED , BEING AWARE OF THOSE CONDITIONS , GET A GOOD MASK, AND AND 95 IF YOU ARE GOING OUTDOORS .

>> WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF RACE CARS ZOOMING AROUND IN CHICAGO THIS WEEKEND, WILL THAT HAVE AN IMPACT?

>> IT WILL.

OMISSIONS WILL ALSO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE POLLUTING , AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> OUR THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

>>> UP NEXT, MORE AIR QUALITY ADVISORY'S TO LOOK OUT FOR.

>>> RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE AS FORCES LAUNCH COUNTER OFFENSES ACROSS CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY.

A CHAOTIC , THREATENING MUTINY FIZZLED OUT AND IMMEDIATELY PUTIN APPEARS TO HAVE RECEDED FOR NOW, BUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR?

AS A LAWYER WORKING IN UKRAINE, THIS CAN'T BE EASY.

WELCOME HOME FROM UKRAINE .

WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?

>> I WENT THERE TO REALLY MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BUT TO ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE AND WE GATHERED ATTORNEYS FROM ALL OVER.

I CAME AWAY WITH THREE IMPRESSIONS .

THE FIRST HAS TO DO WITH UKRAINIAN UNITY , AS THE COUNTRY IS UNITED AS THEY'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE .

WERE YOU HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOME OF THE EASTERN CITIES , FOUR YEARS AGO, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO ME IN RUSSIAN, BUT NOW THEY SPEAK TO ME IN UKRAINE.

>> DO THINK THAT THIS HAS DRIVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE SYMPATHETIC TO RUSSIA TOWARD UKRAINE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE SECOND THING HAS TO DO WITH UKRAINIAN FLEXIBILITY.

THOUSANDS OF BUILDINGS, CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE, HOSPITALS .

SOME SAY THAT MOST PEOPLE CARRY A WALLET BUT MANY UKRAINIANS NOW CARRY TOURNEY CATS.

>> I WAS JUST READING ABOUT THAT.

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION ?

>> SO WHAT YOU DO?

WELL, WE'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT, WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.

I THINK THIS IS WHEN MOST OF THE ATTACKS TEND TO COME.

>> SO THEY JUST KIND OF GET TO A BOMB SHELTER, THIS IS A NORMAL PART OF LIFE.

>> PEOPLE HAVE KIND OF GOTTEN USED TO IT AND I THINK THE THIRD THING WOULD BE THE BRUTALITY OF THIS WAR , THAT THEY TURNED INTO A TEMPORARY CEMETERY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THESE PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED IN UKRAINE , IT'S THE BEST THAT UKRAINE HAS TO OFFER .

UKRAINE IS LOSING ITS BEST AND BRIGHTEST.

>> IT'S A TRAGEDY, OBVIOUSLY.

YOU HAVE THE MERCENARY LEADER , TURNING BACK AND ALLEGEDLY ACCEPTING SOME KIND OF EXILE.

>> I THINK THAT THERE IS THREE KEY THINGS WITH HIS PERSONA THAT HE'S BEEN PUSHING AND THIS PROPAGANDA.

YOU HAD IN GETTING WITHIN 200 MILES , SO CLEARLY ALL IS NOT WELL.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE A HUGE BOOST BUT IN THE SHORT TERM, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH OF AN IMPACT.

I THINK THAT THEY ARE NOW LARGELY DEFENSELESS.

>> SO HOW MUCH MORE I'LL THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY HAVE?

HOW LONG CAN IT WITHSTAND A TOUGH COUNTEROFFENSIVE BATTLE?

>> 40 MILLION PEOPLE, HE TRIED TO FREEZE TO DEATH , THOUSANDS OF BUILDINGS, HOSPITALS WITH THESE SIGNIFICANT ATTACKS.

THEY ARE MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER.

FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIMBS, ET CETERA , IT'S ABOUT RESILIENCE, FORTITUDE .

>> THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME DEBATE IN THE U.S. FOR THESE ROLES.

HOW DO YOU SEE ALL OF THIS?

>> THE KEY QUESTION NOW IS WHAT DO WE DO TO ENSURE THAT UKRAINE CAPTURES AS MUCH TERRITORY AS THEY NEED?

WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR SUPPORT AND ALLOW THEM TO REACH DEEPER INTO RUSSIA , COME CLOSER TO CRIMEA AND I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE AT THIS POINT.

WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AND WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THEM WHAT THEY NEED.

>> IS KIND OF A DAY TODAY OUTLOOK.

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS .

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

>>> UP NEXT, CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FROM PUERTO RICO.

>>> A CHICAGO BASED ARTIST , TALKING ABOUT HER HOMELAND, PUERTO RICO.

MAKING TEMPORARY PUBLIC MONUMENTS TO ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE.

MARK VITALI GOT TO CATCH UP WITH HER.

>> THE GARAGE DOORS OF THE HYDE PARK CENTER , SPEAKING TO AN IMMERSIVE STRUCTURE WITH THESE PATTERNS SEEN ON HOUSING FOR THIS HAND FABRICATED DOMINO TABLE , AS WELL.

PHOTOGRAPHS, EMBEDDED IN THE WORK.

NOT THE POLITICAL KIND, BUT A TRANSPLANT.

>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR DAYS.

THIS COMES OUT OF MY NECESSITY TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS MY MIGRATION.

IT AFFECTS AND INFORMS AND I THINK IT MEANS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.

WHAT IT MEANS NOW IS AFFECTED BY MIGRATION.

>> THIS REVEALS VIEWFINDERS WITH TINY PHOTOS OF PUERTO RICO.

>> THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE EXPERIENCE .

THIS COMES WITH GRIEF AND LOSS AND NEGOTIATIONS OF THAT JOURNEY.

>> SHE MOVED TO CHICAGO 25 YEARS FROM THE SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE.

SHE REUSES MATERIALS , LIKE THESE THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IN A POND.

>> I DESCRIBE IT AS ARCHITECTURAL.

I KEPT THINKING ABOUT IT AS AN ACCURATE WAY OF REPRESENTING MY SENTIMENTS FROM PUERTO RICO.

>>> THIS WILL BE AT THE HIGHMORE ART CENTER .

>> INTERESTING.

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FROM ALL OF US HERE AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT" , THANKS FOR WATCHING.