New York City has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the country. In the South Bronx, it’s even worse — more than three times that of other neighborhoods in the city. Soledad O’Brien speaks with a mom about her son’s asthma, and with scientists who are studying how heat and humidity in polluted areas are making respiratory problems so much worse.
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