>> WELL, ROB, THE MAYOR IS PUTTING ON PAUSE THAT CITY NEW POLICY THAT KICKS MIGRANTS OUT OF SHELTERS AFTER 60 DAYS. HE ALSO SAYS THE CITY IS TRYING TO MOVE MIGRANTS OUT OF THE LANDING ZONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO SHELTERS. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THERE WERE CLOSE TO 400 PEOPLE LIVING ON BUSSES. >> NOW THAT NUMBER HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GONE DOWN IN GYM SHOES ARE JUST A HOODIE. >> NEW ARRIVALS COMING TO THE CITY'S FIRST POINT OF ENTRY, THE LANDING ZONE ARE IN FOR A CHICAGO WEATHER. REALITY CHECK IS THE RAIN, SNOW AND SOON TO BE FRIGID TEMPERATURES BEAR DOWN. THERE ARE NOW LESS THAN 150 PEOPLE LIVING ON CTA WARMING BUSSES. >> AS FAR AS THE LANDING ZONE IS CONCERNED, UM, YOU KNOW, NO, IT WAS NEVER DESIGNED TO BE A SHELTER. >> BUT FOR MANY MIGRANTS, IT HAS BECOME A SHELTER. SOME ARE SPECIFICALLY SINGLE MEN HAVE BEEN LIVING AND SLEEPING ON BUSSES FOR A FEW DAYS WITH LIMITED MEALS AND NO ACCESS TO SHOWERS. MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON SPOKE ABOUT THE MIGRANT CRISIS AT HIS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE IN THREE WEEKS. >> THIS IS THE BUS SITUATION ACCEPTABLE THAT IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A TEMPORARY I MEAN, LOOK, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. >> YOU KNOW, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE GOVERNOR TO CONTINUE TO JUST SEND PEOPLE TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO. BUT WE'RE MEETING THE MOMENT TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS BEEN SENDING HUNDREDS OF BUSSES AND PLANES TO CHICAGO TODAY. >> GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SENT A LETTER TO ABBOTT HOPING TO APPEAL TO HIS HUMANITY IN PART, PRITZKER WRITES, QUOTE, YOUR CALLOUSNESS, SENDING BUSSES AND PLANES FULL OF MIGRANTS IN THIS WEATHER IS NOW LIFE THREATENING TO EVERY ONE OF THE ARRIVALS, AND, QUOTE, MEANTIME, THE HARSH WEATHER IS PUTTING THE CITY'S 60 DAY MIGRANT SHELTER EVICTION POLICY ON HOLD RIGHT NOW. >> WE'VE REALLY PAUSED IT THROUGH THE 22ND TO UNDERSTAND THE COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHAT WILL COME NEXT. >> THE FIRST GROUP OF MIGRANTS WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE SHELTERS NEXT TUESDAY. >> WE'RE NOT EVICTING A NEW ARRIVALS OUT IN THE COLD THIS WINTER. OUR MISSION IS TO CONTINUE TO LIVE UP TO OUR VALUES. UM, AS WE WELCOME NEW ARRIVALS. >> AND ON TUESDAY, THE MAYOR IS HOLDING A MEETING WITH MUNICIPAL LEADERS FROM CITIES AND VILLAGES ACROSS THE CHICAGO AREA. HE SAYS HE WILL ASK THEM IF THEY CAN POSSIBLY TAKE SOME MIGRANTS IN. EVEN
