>> AS >> WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CITY IS BRACING FOR A WINTER STORM BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING OF THE MORE THAN 30,000 MIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO CHICAGO FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

MORE THAN 200 LIVING AT THE CITY'S LANDING ZONE USING CTA BUSES AS TEMPORARY SHELTERS.

VOLUNTEERS SAY THEY ARE NOW SCRAMBLING TO FIND WAYS TO GET MIGRANTS, THE SUPPLIES NEED.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ARE MELISSA DEMING VOLUNTEER WITH THE POLICE STATION RESPONSE TEAM AND FOUNDER OF SEA EAGLES.

THEY ONLY GOT A VOLUNTEER WITH THE POLICE STATION RESPONSE TEAM AND ALDERMAN JASON IRVING OF THE 20TH WARD, WHICH INCLUDES THE LANDING ZONE.

NOW WE DID REACH OUT TO THE CITY'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION AND NEW LIFE CENTERS.

SCHOOL ORGANIZES A LANDING ZONE AND BOTH DECLINED OUR IN OUR INVITATION.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

I'M ALYSSA.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

TAKE ME TO THE LANDING ZONES.

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS LIKE FOR THE MIGRANTS WERE LIVING THERE AND STAYING THERE?

THE CONDITIONS ARE TERRIBLE.

>> FIRST OF WE WEREN'T INVITED IN AND WE HEARD A VOICE AUDIO THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MORE THAN 4 DAYS.

BUT 500 PEOPLE ONLY BARELY GETTING ONE MEAL A SO WE STEPPED IN THIS WEDNESDAY AND BROUGHT LOTS OF SUPPLIES.

PEOPLE NEED GLOVES THEY NEEDED THEY NEEDED NEW THEY BEAT JACKETS.

THEY HAVE TO SLEEP ON THE AT NIGHT WITH THEIR KIDS.

AND SO IT'S.

REALLY IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A PLACE WHERE THEY SLEEP, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S BECOME.

WE THE STATIONS WERE BAD.

THIS IS MUCH WORSE.

IT'S MUCH MORE AS I WAS ABOUT TO ASK BROUGHT YOU GUYS.

I'M GETTING WAS WORK TOGETHER.

>> WE WORKED A DIFFERENT DISTRICT.

SO I WAS A VOLUNTEER LEAD AT DISTRICT 7.

VERONICA DISTRICT 12, 12 RIGHT?

SO TALKING ABOUT THAT WERE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE STAYING AT THE POLICE STATIONS AND THEN PEOPLE STAYING AT THESE BUSES.

IT'S MADE REALLY BECAUSE AT LEAST POLICE STATIONS, WE HAD SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR VOLUNTEERS.

>> WERE THERE OR ON CALL BE READY TO RECEIVE THEM AND BRING THEM ALL OF BASIC NECESSITIES YOU KNOW, SCREEN THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

WE MAKE SURE TO, YOU KNOW, GET THAT FOR THEM.

AND IT'S JUST NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

>> YOU KNOW, AS HUMANS, YOU KNOW, AS WHAT WOULD YOU SAY BOTHERED YOU THE WHEN YOU WENT TO THESE LANDING ZONES AND YOU STARTED TO WHAT WAS GOING ON.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

DID YOU >> STEPPED FOOT ONE OF THE BUSES ON MONDAY AND IMMEDIATELY I MIGHT BE A MOM AND HER CHILD SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE PEOPLE JUST THE BUS TO SCHOOL.

OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SITTING DOWN PEOPLE IN THE BACK SLEEPING ON THE BUS AND I START TALKING TO PEOPLE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS, ASKING THEM HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN THERE.

WAS GETTING 3, 4, 5, DAYS.

ASKED THEY'VE GOTTEN ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THEY SAID NO ASKING, YOU KNOW, HALF AND THEY'RE EATING.

THEY'RE SAYING ONCE I SAID, HAVE YOU GOTTEN SHOWERS AND ACTUALLY I DIDN'T EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO ASK IF YOU'VE SHOWERS.

THEY WERE ASKING ME WHERE THEY COULD SHOWER BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR 5 DAYS WITHOUT SHOWERING.

CAN IMAGINE.

YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

ALDERMAN URBAN GOING TO THE LENDING DO LANDING ZONE IS IN YOUR WARD.

IS A CITY COMMUNICATING WITH YOU?

>> AS WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE LANDING ZONE IN WHAT CAN BE DONE TO BETTER THE CONDITIONS.

I KNOW RIGHT NOW THE STATE IS IN THE PROCESS OF ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MORE OVER.

I WILL CALL IT A PERMANENT FACILITY WAS SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER THAN HAVING SOMEONE ON THE BUS FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE WAITING TO BE PLACED AGAINST.

WHAT IS YOUR MINDSET WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE LANDING ZONE AND >> YOU'RE READING THESE ARTICLES IN YOUR READING, YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES THERE.

WHAT IS YOUR IT'S JUST IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

COORDINATION DOES NOT EXIST BETWEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

>> IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, IN THE AREAS, I MEAN, TO SEE PEOPLE JUST GET DROPPED OFF THE METRO STATIONS FIND A WAY TO THIS POINT WHO IS DISHEARTENING.

HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, ONE THING WE TALK IT TREATMENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT BIT OF WE LOOK AT THE STORY.

WE'VE GOT 30,000 MIGRANTS FROM UKRAINE AND YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THEY WERE HERE AND TO ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER OF PEOPLE COME FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER TO CHICAGO.

AND YOU HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE BOTTOM IS FALLING OUT OF EVERYTHING.

SO WE REALLY NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP DO WITH THE SITUATION SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE WITH UKRAINIANS HAVE BEEN THE ONGOING MESSAGE TO KNOW HOW LONG PEOPLE ARE IX.

THE ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY THERE AT THE LANDING ZONE.

>> INITIALLY, THE IT'S IT'S IT'S A LANDING ZONE AS WASN'T GO THERE SERVICE, GET PLACE TO MOVE FOR.

BUT THE CHALLENGES WITHOUT THE RESOURCES FINDING LOCATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS IS IS TOUGH.

>> THAT THAT 10, 0, YOU KNOW, 5 TON OUR STATE MAY BECOME A DAY OR 2.

AND THEN SOME IN SOME EXTREME CASES HAS BEEN 40.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE 60 DAY LIMIT THE CITY HAS IMPOSES PEOPLE.

WHAT YOU GET TO WANT TO GET INTO SHELTER ME, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BO, YOU KNOW, GIVE PEOPLE STABILIZE THE MOVE THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

SOME PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND IT'S NOT PROVIDING THE NECESSARY MOTIVATION TO MOVE PEOPLE TO SOME SENSE APARTMENTS.

>> GOING BACK TO YOU ARE MENTIONING YOU WERE AT THE SHELTER YESTERDAY TO HELP ORGANIZE SHOWERS.

HOW DID THAT GO?

>> IT DIDN'T GO VERY WE HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES TELLING PERSON ABOUT THE PLANS I WAS WE WERE TRYING TO COORDINATE DONATIONS ALONG WITH THE SHOWERS WE SHOWED UP AND HE SAID, OH, I WAS WE HAVE NO PERMISSION TO BE HERE.

SO AT FIRST IT WASN'T ABOUT AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT WAS THE HOOKUP.

SO ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES NOT TO TREAT OUR NEW NEIGHBORS WITH DIGNITY.

I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SHOWER.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE BEST MEAL OF THE DAY.

THIS IS JUST SO THEY CAN BE CLEANED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF BEING THERE AND THE CITY'S RESPONSE INITIATIVES THEY'VE BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE, RIGHT?

SO THE CITY KNOWS THAT THESE ARE VOLUNTEER LEAD GROUPS.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST FRUSTRATION HERE?

DID YOU MENTION THAT?

>> I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE IN THE BUS, BUT WHEN YOU WERE THERE FOR THE SHOWERS, ARE YOU ALLOWED TO GOAL AND?

>> WELL, WE COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE.

WE WERE TOLD MOMENT I STEPPED IN, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEER MEET SAID, OH, WE TOLD NOT TO GO IN THE BUSES AND HE SAID, OK, THEN MORE ORGANIZE, YOU KNOW, ON THE SIDEWALK.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE'RE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR US NOT TO BE.

I MEAN, I'M ONE OF THEM SEND THEM A GRANT TO SO I I DID, YOU KNOW, GOING AND AND AND AND CHATTED WITH THEM.

I'M NOT GOING TO ASK THEM TO STEP OUT IN THE COLD SO I CAN GIVE THEM GLOVES.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE A NEW OF RESTRICTIONS.

I MEAN, THEY THEY FINALLY SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S YOU CAN BE IN THE PUBLIC AREAS SO WE CAN BE ON THE SIDEWALK.

BUT ISSUE IS WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH CITY OFFICIALS.

WE'VE GONE TO THEIR MEETINGS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MORE TO BE TOLD THINGS THAT COULD BE MENTION IN EMAIL.

SO WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT WE.

SHOULD HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

WE'VE WE REALLY PARTNER A LOT OF US WITH OFFICERS THAT REALIZE PARTNERING WITH US MAKE SENSE TO THEM.

YEAH, IT MADE THEIR JOB EAST HERE.

YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WELCOME THEM.

THAT WAS IT AND WANT TO CAME IN.

WE SPOKE SPANISH TO THEM.

WE GAVE THEM BLANKETS WITH EVERYTHING IN FOR FREE.

THESE EXACTLY INTERIOR GOING TO RUN WAYS.

WHY DO YOU DECIDE TO VOLUNTEER WAYS IS PERSONAL FOR YOU?

>> COME FROM A FAMILY OF YOU KNOW, MY MY GRANDPARENTS MIGRATED HERE IN THE 40'S.

WILSON THEN WAS MAINLY EUROPEAN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN IT CHANGE OVER TIME IT STILL MAY HOME.

AND SO IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO HELP TO GO AND ALL MEN ARE BEING SO MANY VOLUNTEERS.

IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO USE?

>> THEIR HELP?

I KNOW WORKING WITH THE WILLIAM C TRYING TO COORDINATE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON TODAY IS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE COORDINATION, WHICH IS SEES JOB.

>> TO HEAR THE POINTS THAT THAT WOULD BE A WASTED DAY, OF COURSE, A DISHEARTENING.

AND THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE BETTER COORDINATION.

AGAIN.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO RESOURCES AND WE'RE TAKING THIS ON THIS DOES BURN OIL, WHICH IS A VERY HEAVY IN BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR ALL OF WOULD DO IN A SHUNT.

LOOKS LIKE.

WELL, SHOULD LOOK LIKE OR NATION WILL LOOK LIKE ON THE COMMUNICATION WITH OUTSIDE INTO TEAMS IN REGARDS TO AND GET SUMMIT CITIES THAT ARE PAID TO WORK THROUGH SO PEOPLE OUT OF THE KINDS OF THE HEART TUNE FOR THIS ONE A HARNESS, ALL OF THE RESOURCES BECAUSE TODAY WANT TO HELP MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE POSITIVE POSSIBLE.

>> WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S SO HARD TO CONNECT BOTH TO GIVE THE CITY AND VOLUNTEER?

YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN'T COME TOGETHER?

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE GET WORRIED ABOUT LIABILITY AND SAFETY AND THEY THINK THAT IF WE GET TOO CLOSE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THINGS THAT WE SHOULDN'T SEE.

THE REALITY IS WE ARE ALREADY CLOSE.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO TELL US WHERE THE GAPS ARE.

KNOW THEM.

SO IT'S BEST TO JUST PARK IT WITH US.

WE KNOW IT'S A CRISIS.

WE THINGS AREN'T PERFECT, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED THE ONES THAT HELP.

I MEAN, ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS IS NOT THERE ON THE WEEKEND.

SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP ON THE WEEKEND AND THERE SAYING?

BUT WE NEED TO WAIT SO CURRENTLY WE TRY TO WORK OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM MAKES A REALLY HARD SO FOR.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A SHOW LIKE US TO FIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE ARE VOLUNTEERS TO FIND OUT WHEN YOUR RIVALS ARE.

WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT FROM NEW NEIGHBORS.

WE HAVE LONG WE'RE NOT TOLD WHAT COOL IS NEW.

SO SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF GUESSED HE HAVE ENOUGH.

SO THEY JUST TOLD US, LOOK, THERE'S A NEW ARRIVAL.

WE WOULD BE THERE WITH A WELCOME KIDS.

JUST LIKE WE DID AT THE STATIONS WILL JUST TOLD THEM WHAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL OF FOR JOINING US.

IS THAT