Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting back into U.S.

BURNING ACROSS 3000 ACRES. RESIDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION ORDERS. >>> SMOKE FROM CANADIAN TIRES IS MOVING ACROSS THE BORDER AGAIN, IMPACTING MORE THAN 8 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. THE BELOW AVERAGE AIR-QUALITY CONDITIONS ARE PROMPTED TO BE BEACH CLOSURES AS WELL AS CALLS TO STAY INDOORS FOR JOINING US NOW IS AND RAMOSE. A REPORTER FOR THE CHICAGO STATION CBS 2 NEWS. I KNOW YOU ARE

IN A HARD HIT AREA. IQ AIR HAS RANKED CHICAGO AS ONE OF THE CITIES WITH THE WORST AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION IN THE WORLD. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY LIKE THEIR.>> I WILL SAY THAT IF THERE IS ONE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IT IS UNPLEASANT. WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE GRAY AND HAZY SKIES OVER CHICAGO AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. IT ALSO, THE SMELL WHAT WHAT

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY WAS LIKE A BURNING CAMPFIRE, OR IN MY CASE, IT IS LIKE WHEN YOUR FATHER FORGETS TO SHUT OFF THE GRILL BASICALLY THAT SMELL AND NOW WE ARE DEALING WITH THE SUN. YOU ADD IN ALL OF THOSE MOVING PARTS, AND IT IS A VERY UNPLEASANT SITUATION. WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW 80s TODAY. ANOTHER MOVING PART INTO A SITUATION THAT

IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF RESPIRATORY ISSUES LIKE ASTHMA OR COPD. IS WHAT IT REALLY DOES LOOK MORE SMOKY TODAY AND THE PICTURES WE WERE JUST SHOWING. HOW HAS IT CHANGED SINCE YESTERDAY? >> ASKING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN CHICAGO, I THINK THE ONE BIG DIFFERENCE ABOUT TODAY VERSUS YESTERDAY IS THE SMELL. IT IS NOT AS BAD. THE BURNING SMELL, IT HITS

YOU AS SOON AS YOU WALK OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR YESTERDAY. NOW IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A FAINT BURNING SMELL. AS FAR AS THE HAZE AND THE GRAY SKIES, THAT IS STILL WITH US ONE THING THAT WAS NOT WITH US YESTERDAY, THE SON. NOW HEAT WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE SITUATION. OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF HEALTH AILMENTS, TO

STAY INDOORS. HEED THE WARNINGS. >> OUR CHICAGO RESIDENT RESPONDED QUICK? ARE THEY STATE ARE THEY WEARING MASKS AND STAYING INSIDE? SO I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK BECAUSE WE SPENT A GOOD PART OF THE DAY OUT YESTERDAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING THE MASKS, HEEDING THE WARNINGS. WE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE AS MANY PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT YESTERDAY. WE TOOK A STROLL DOWN THE

CHICAGO RIVER WALK. A LOT OF TOURIST ARE STILL GOING ABOUT THEIR DAY IGNORING THE WARNINGS. AND WE SPOKE TO A DOCTOR YESTERDAY WHO SPECIFICALLY SAID, YOU MAY NOT FEEL IT IMMEDIATELY, BUT 24 HOURS LATER IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. YOU MAY HAVE WATERY EYES OR A COUGH THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHO YOU SPEAK WITH. RIGHT NOW WE ARE HERE AT A

LATER TODAY IS VERY UPSET THAT HER SON'S LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT MOVE ON, ON SCHEDULE TONIGHT AND SHE FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION BETWEEN HER CHILD'S HEALTH AND WHETHER OR NOT HE PLAYS IN THIS BIG GAME. YOU SEE A LOT OF THINGS GOING