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People were there because the state hospitals had closed. there used to be a lot more state mental hospitals. now there are five taking care of 7,000 people. there are 90,000 people in jails. of those 90,000 half have severe mental illness and not getting treated in jail. the state of california says we don't want people incarcerated anymore. i don't blame them. work release programs get them out of jail. but again with all the percentage of mental illness they get out without the care. dr. raven, ucsf head at the emergency room saying they come into the e.r. the other part the police officer ...

That made you fall in love with them? >> part of it is the way el paso people have risen to rise to this crisis. >> today brian divides his time between the e.r. and el paso university medical center and clinics where he sees migrant patients. like this one. >> this patient, she fell from what is called the train that iran's threat to mexico and transports migrants. she factory or to be law. >> i come from a privileged background >> i have a responsibility to give back and to serve. >> medical student -- feels that same sense of responsibility. the stories of the migrants she cares for resonat...

Finally easing up, it is all raising concerns over whether dangerous air could be the new normal. anne thompson reports. >> reporter: the ominous hue that dominated skylines in the northeast today finally dissipated. the washington monument soars again. new york's empire state building, now gleams, and the city of brotherly love breathes easier. a day after smoke from the canadian wildfires smothered the city with the worst air quality in the world, anxious philadelphians breathed a cautious sigh of relief. >> and the air feels a lot cleaner. i don't feel as uncomfortable. >> reporter: as a pr...

Tv but everyone with underlying problems to be really, really careful and if you have a question, call your doctor. you are not feeling well, burning in the throat that john talked about, eyes are itching, you feel trouble breathing, call the doctor and don't hesitate. we are seeing a lot of e.r. visits on the uptick, that is definitely going to continue. >> john: just go to the airnow.gov website, it has the air quality of any city you plugged the zip code into. new york city, unhealthy. syracuse, new york, doc, it's off the charts. says hazardous. what is the difference, if folks are saying ...

Studies showing emergency visits to the e.r. go up on days like this. how dangerous is it really to be breathing this air in? >> well, erin, thanks so much for having me on the show. this is an extraordinary event. those of us who study this topic, study particles and the health effects, the health limits about 12 microgram per cubic meter. we get excited if we see 50 or 100. it hit 700 today. that's like the worst air pollution day in beijing. that's like you can't see down the end of the runway. never seen anything like this. i'm from new york, too. and when these events happen, certainly pe...