it was too late to save for children. good afternoon. >> we welcome our viewers watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. judy wang is live in the roseland neighborhood with more on the fire investigation. >> neighbors have been coming by some of them have left stuffed animals outside the front of the building. two boys and two girls were killed in this fire. tenants say they recall hearing their mother screaming for her children before she jumped out of a window to escape the fire. relatives identified them as seven year-old, 12 year-old, 13

year-old and 16 year-old. their mother is coleman. there is a man also hospitalized that is her boyfriend. nothing suspicious so far as they go through the rubble for clues. they found the children in the third floor bedroom two of them in the closet. based on the positions of their bodies firefighters think one of the older kids was trying to shield a younger sibling. >> they were lovely kids. they used to come over every day and play with my kids after school. >> the fire at the courtyard building broke out at about 330. when crews arrived they found a woman the children's mother and a man lying on the ground both for rushed in critical condition to christ medical center. >> first chief the pulled up here approximately three minutes had heavy fire blowing out the second and third floor windows.

he immediately requested more help and ems. he knew he already had people on the ground and there was a chance that during our search he would find more. >> suspected started in a second-floor unit and spread to the stairwell up to the third floor. 30 others to live in the building made it out on their own. they see the smoke was so thick they cannot see and glass was flying everywhere. >> when i ran out of the ceiling get out. the lady next door she opened her door and i said get out of the house. >> seeing two people jump is an image many residents say they will not forget. >> they were in the window yelling get out and all of a sudden you saw them come flying out. the kids never came. i am praying to god that they died from smoke inhalation and did not suffer. >> city records indicate the city has cited the landlord of this building several times in

the past for building code violations. one complaint not enough smoke detectors. firefighters say they did not find a working smoke detector in the unit where they believe it started and did not find a smoke detector in the apartment where the children were found. also the apartment for the children lived in this information comes from the father of the youngest child he says the back door the lock was broken on the back door so instead of fixing the lock management just bolted the door shut so the kids were trapped. they had no where to go. they could not what the front door and cannot escape to the back door. some of the neighbors and family friends planned a vigil outside the building for this evening and that is set to begin at 6:00. >> tonya francisco continues our coverage of this tragic fire. >> as i christ medical center where the injured victims were taken. >> very emotional scene here at

the hospital as dozens of family members had gathered including the father of three of the children to mourn their deaths as well as pay for the mother and her boyfriend were forced to jump from the third floor window. dozens of family members gathered in the parking lot across the street from the emergency room to pray. the father of three of the children who were killed identifying them as 16 year-old clark preferred teeher 13 and 14 year-old sibli. their mother is komen. as news began to spread family members began showing up at the emergency room offering comfort and support to the father. he was too emotional to speak on camera but his brother says his nieces and nephews were great kids and they will be missed. >> she went to phillips high school. she ranked at 3 in her

class. he was in eighth grade. getting ready to graduate. he was on his way to the military. my brother just signed him up to go to military school. he just loved to dance. the other little baby she was just a sweetheart. >> 8 traumatic event for a repair the eli fault. i am just asking the public to pray for our family. my sister has lost four of her children and we just need prayer's. >> her sister tells us her sister will be okay despite the severe injuries she suffered as she jumped from the window. as for her boyfriend no information has been released about his condition or his name. family members tell us they do not want pictures of the children released they would rather their privacy been respected. >> a rare virus attacking

children is spreading throughout the midwest including right here in the chicago area. while it is not fatal health experts say it is more severe and widespread than in years past. andrew spencer has details. >> hospital in kansas city is treating dozens of children every day and every day children's mercy hospital put several of those kids in intensive care. to blame is an uncommon virus. >> it causes respiratory illnesses and among them are illnesses that are more serious there require hospitalization. particularly if they trigger serious asthma attacks. >> small clusters of 25 or 30 patients in the past and we were seeing that many patients in a day. >> along with 500 cases in kansas city missouri hundreds of kids in denver colorado dealing with the same respiratory symptoms. >> full of patients with a

pretty severe respiratory distress. >> the good news is it usually is not fatal. some >> of them have more severe illnesses such as children who have developed asthma and hospitalized but they should all get better. >> in terms of severe illness the cdc says hospitalizations may be the tip of the iceberg. similar symptoms also reported in illinois and ohio. they're waiting on test results to see if it is a regional albright. >> a woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire during an argument with harrison. this happened last night in a parking lot of north broadway. a police report says a 66 year-old man poured rubbing alcohol over his wife's head and left a match. the sixth year old woman is at the hospital with third degree burns. the husband is being held he has not yet been charged. >> the woman is charged with the

murder of her daughter. waukegan police say she admitted she had torn 11 year-old daughter last week. she was found unresponsive and died on friday. an autopsy revealed her stomach tour from blunt force trauma. her other two children are now with relatives and she is due back in court september 30th. >> u.s. war planes have carried out more air strikes against islamic state militants in western iraq. five airstrikes over the weekend drove isis fighters away from the dam. this dam is iraq's second biggest hydroelectric facility and provides millions of people with water. defense secretary said the strikes out on the suny muslim insurgents were carried out at the request of direct shiite muslim-led central government in baghdad. president obama will outline the game plan for dealing with isis when he addresses the nation wednesday one day before the anniversary of the september 11th attacks. in an interview yesterday on

meet the press he said the action will include military diplomatic and economic components but that he would not be announcing u.s. ground troop involvement. he will meet with congressional leaders tomorrow to discuss the administration's strategy and that lawmakers debate the plan. >> his plan to put immigration plan on hold until after midterm elections is causing a backlash. president obama announced over the weekend he will delay executive action so the issue cannot be used by republicans in the november election. control of the senate is on the line and it could help democrats in tight races in arkansas and north carolina and iowa. republicans slammed the president from making what they say is a political calculation and immigration reform advocates say he is putting politics before the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in united states. immigration reform is on the docket as congress heads back to work today after its summer recess terrace however lawmakers are not expected to get anywhere on the issue. also

need to pass a temporary spending bill to defend a shutdown and fund government agencies into mid december. many leaders alike have a few weeks, held before hitting the campaign trail for the midterm elections. all 435 seats in the house and one-third of the senate seats are up for grabs on november 4th. >> coming up next a fast-moving wildfire forces visitors to evacuate yosemite national park. >> a big royal announcement from kate middleton and prince william. >> liberties pack a new york senate on for a final goodbye senate on for a final goodbye joan rivers

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hundred people rescued after wild fires broke out in yosemite national park. the blaze spread around 700 a. since it started yesterday afternoon. hikers were airlifted. helicopters also picked up visitors at nearby campground and hiking trails. hundreds of firefighters are still trying to put out another fire that started nearby on friday. no injuries or damage to their reported. cause is still under investigation. >> in mountain lion attacked a six year-old boy in northern california. he was hiking with his family when the non mayan struck him from behind. it counts on the child and tried to drag him away. the parents thought the line and off. authorities have closed all

trails in the area while the search for the emerald. the boy is a possible lies with moderate injuries and expected to survive. >> former new orleans mayor is now a federal prisoner. he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking payoffs from contractors. he had until noon today to report to a minimum security prison. he was a cable executive before his surprise may world victory in 2002. three years later he helped guide the city through the katrina hurricane disaster. >> mourners attending the funeral for joan rivers remember her with laughter and tears and some story is not quite appropriate for a religious service. just the way she wanted. the private service was held yesterday in manhattan. her own directions were taken from her 2012 book i hate everyone starting with me. she wanted a

big showbiz affair hollywood all the way with no rabbi rambling on. friends say she got just that. howard stern delivered the eulogy and other celebrities in attendance included whoopi goldberg and rosie o'donnell. >> kate middleton and prince william announced they are expecting their second child. buckingham palace made the announcement today on twitter. she is suffering from extreme mornings sickness similar to her first pregnancy. the baby's due date has not been announced. the new prince or princess will be fourth in line for the throne behind prince george who turned 1 in july. fear of racking of debt to the surprising groups saying no to credit cards. >> a bad start to the bears' season opener at soldier field. we are reliving it. >> you know her from top chefs season 9 she is here to tell us

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credit card. analysts say sluggish economy and student loan debt scare younger americans away from opening credit cards and said they are turning to debit cards but experts say while it may be the responsible thing to do for boeing credit cards means losing out on the chance to build a credit profile and boost your credit score. twitter is testing a buy button that allows users to purchase items through a mobile application. users will get offers it right on the twitter act. an entire purchase could be completed in a few seconds. facebook has also been testing it on its website allowing consumers to buy advertised products. twitter will not say if it will receive a profit from any of the purchases. >> time for sports the same problems that plagued the bears last year carried over into the season opener. hosting the bills on the lakefront. they overcome a 10 point deficit but jay

cutler throws a bad intersection. buffalo scored 13 points off of three bears turnovers. it is tied it 20 in overtime. 38 yd run. the bills when it with a short field goal. the bears had 427 yds of offense but still lose the opener 23-20. >> you guys are going to be as negative as possible we understand that we have a lot of games left. obviously we made mistakes today but we have to clean them up and keep going. >> no one knows exactly what we're doing out there. >> they will both have an mri on their ankle injuries today while jeffrey left the game with a strained hamstring. game no. one of the wnba finals in phoenix the sky down early. she pulls up for a short jumper but that would be her only point of the

game has back problems kept out again. the mercury pulling away in the second half. the phoenix wins the opener 83-62. the cubs tried to avoid a sweep against the pirates said wrigley but once struggled from the start. he gave up three home runs and nine hits and did not make it out of the second inning. the cubs lose 10-4 and get swept for the first time since july 20th. the sox trying to avoid a sweep in cleveland. no score in the first. the sox managed just four hits. the sox getting shut out 2-0 as they scored just two runs in three games. coming up next a personal health crisis sends one man on a mission to help kids battling the same disease. a new study links a specific brain injury to autism.

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>> their smiles are big and their positive attitude infectious but these kids aged 8-16 are living with cancer. >> are fighters. and i really think honestly i think that can help them. >> is the man behind the camp. instead of roughing it in the woods their living it up at the ritz carlton hotel in downtown chicago. they transformed upscale hotel rooms into a makeshift campground with the beds and all. the first-ever camp for young cancer patients in an urban environment. >> an opportunity to kids that could never go to camp because they were too fragile. we were a little nervous going into it because of the kids and health conditions.

>> a trip to the museum of science and industry was one of the many activities planned during the special camp. art therapy was a favorite. and one other thing. >> swimming and a swimming. going on the boat and seeing the fireworks. >> he was not always a crusader against cancer. with a background in business and ministration he lived and worked around the world for various companies but then his life changed. 12 years ago he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. >> it was a scary time. >> be the deadly disease and left the hospital with a mission. >> made a hospital to see my i would give back to kids one day with cancer. i had no idea how i would do it. it all started with going to idaho and volunteering. >> after volunteering at camp

magical moments in idaho he came back to chicago and started forming his brainchild with volunteers from around the country. >> i thought this is crazy there is no way this will work in no way we will be able to plan a camp across the u.s. >> but it worked. he organized in just 13 months and in its first year 26 kids from chicago took part in the unforgettable experience. >> we would not have this camp without him. no one could put this together in the year. when it has never ever been done before it is a monumental feat. >> it is all about the kids. >> when i sit around a lunch table with the kids and one kid says this is the best day of my life and another kid says this is done the best two days of my life and another kid says this is done the best week of my life and another says this cannot be

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after a perfect weekend a lovely day today. >> daytime highs may be close to the '50s certainly in the low 60s by the end of the week. we have some chilly air coming but a couple of warm days before it

gets here and there may be a way to transition about the middle of the week. gorgeous day out there. look at our time lapse. lots of sunshine. there are some thunderstorms out in iowa. these high clouds are blowing out there. we expect a gorgeous day. this has been a good september. we are running about 4.1 degrees above normal for the month. even warmer than last year. the big story will be on seasonably cool weather that comes in later this week. temperatures will only be in the '60s. that starts on thursday with wet weather in the middle of the week. here is how it will play out. warm air surging yen. a storm that

develops and tracks through the upper midwest between the school larra outbreak and are warm air. it retreats by thursday and friday the wind is blowing from the north around a canadian high pressure. the first of several over the next two weeks. gorgeous day yesterday. 80 degrees at o'hare. here is the cool air gathering up to the north. low pressure up here in montana will develop into a big storm that could soak us and the middle of the week. that is the reservoir of cool air. current

temperatures. beautiful temperatures. dewpoints are spectacular in the low 50s. they will surge to marron into the '60s so it will feel more humid. heat index is the same as the temperature. low grass pollen and moderate weed pollens. here are the sunburn times. you can still get sunburned. across the metro area all warm. moderate

wind blowing. here is the view from edgewater beach. buffalo grove picture in the northern suburbs. here is what is going on around the midwest right now. some thunderstorms. big rain with a monsoon being reinforced by tropical moisture coming in from the west. flood advisories in the mid-atlantic. flood advisories all through the southwest where rain is coming into that area. moisture coming in off the hurricane norbert which has faded away fast in the cooler waters by descending moisture all the way up into california and southwest. we look for a mix of sun and clouds

today. tonight a couple little showers developed. peas pass in the south of us tonight. the action in our area will start out west tomorrow evening. here is a broader view. keep your eye on this. this will open up the gulf. expanding shield of showers and thunderstorms will be in here by late tomorrow night and wednesday morning and during the day on wednesday. huge canadian high pressure. that will dump the cooler air in here. this is a midwest you. we have a good soaking on the way. not the best timing. farmers want to get out in the field over the next several weeks. pretty heavy totals are possible

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a brain injury that occurs and the will more early in a child's growth may help determine whether the child develops artisan. greece's study concluded damage to the part of the brain known as the cerebellum may contribute to the disorder. most experts associate that area of the brain with motor skills but the lead researcher argues that it plays a much larger role in the child's early development. the study is published in the journal maron. along with cakes and cookies baker's running high risk of cooking up a case of work-related asthma. researchers in france say flower is the culprit. it may irritate the respiratory system and enzymes and flower can cause allergy related symptoms. a study was presented at the european respiratory society

international congress and also found people to work and food manufacturing are of greater risk for food working in. researchers hope their study will help inform asthma prevention efforts. if you want to live longer a new study says keep those inches from piling on your waist line. researchers have come up with a simple formula to predict how waist measurement impacts life expectancy. as long as your waistline is no bigger than half your height you should live the average life expectancy. currently around 81 years old but for every few inches over you could use months or years off of your life. the study will byou're all doing your calculations i'm sure. americans are watching more television than ever that is the finding new research from nielson. they say americans still prefer live tv but others are getting

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we're getting a preview of one of the recipes she will be preparing on board the celebrity cruise infinity sailing through europe for top chefs at sea. it will stop in france spain and portugal and england. some wonderful destinations. >> i am really excited. i usually go to italy but this time i get to see the other coastal european countries. really excited. >> or you going to try to do more seafood inspired recipes? guest >> and i am also redoing some of my flops from the show. just kidding. this recipe was in the finale when we had to crush all the big blocks of ice open on the mountain because that is what people do. we cook frozen things on a frozen mountain. not easy. but luckily i have been able to tweak it and have some fun with it.

>> and we can make it at home and a lot easier. it smells spectacular. >> this is a cold soup. i love it peas. fresh peas are hard to get perfect. one vegetable that i think is ok to be frozen is peas. they freeze them right at their peak. >> they keep all of the health benefits and everything. >> s. we just have some butter and shallots and some of vegetable stock. what i like is that the peas are frozen when you put it and so the suit does not get too hot. you want to keep the green color. if you boil it in turns brown. no one wants brown piece suit. i have savory. have you ever had it?

>> no. it is kind of like rosemary needs time. you can get it at your grocery store. also some basil. when we were on top chef we had to put in a cool ingredients or to get the judge's attention. i had found a chile's and the ice block and omens. and to correct. tugrik is a spice usually done in indian cooking i rehydrated the peppers and all men and 2 rick end cooked it all down and put it in my food processor. now it is like a paste. if you put that in their the soup will be brown. a lot of shops now we're having fun with plating. you could do this at home. because it is a cold soup and you want to show off your main ingredient crab i like to build to the soup in the

bowl. take your chilly and spread it on there. then cut your crab. this is king crab. the best. you ever watch those crab shows? kind of crazy. also some peas in here. crab is something that comes already cooked. a lot of people think they have to cut a long time. most of it is steamed and shipped to wherever you are apt. >> so it is very quick. >> here is the super ready to go. a beautiful green color. when you pour the soup are around you will have different shades and the ball. now the ground is not look gross. >> it looks like an art project. there we go.

>> the chilly adds a little earthiness which balances out with the sweet peas and richness of the crab. this is one of the dishes we will be making on the ships. we're doing a celebrity chef nightwear it is a full menu from the show. >> is in the competition? >> we will probably make it a little bit of a competition. there are two other top chefs going on the cruise with me. all three of us are going to cut and have a good time. >> and people still sign up for it? >> is there still some tickets available. at will be a lot of fun. >> and you so much. if you want to learn more about the top chef

at cs assailing go to celebrity cruises website. go to our website and we will put everything on there and leave you right up.ffss

for the answer to today's trivia question. the answer california became the 31st state in 1850. louisiana in 1812 and nevada and 1864. >> we will be looking for these sweaters. >> later in the week. maybe winter is too harsh. low 60s. that is pretty cool. thirties' and that some parts of illinois and iowa later this week but we have warm weather first. high temperatures tomorrow close to 80 degrees. we are still warm on wednesday. watch the cool air

and what happens between wednesday afternoon and thursday morning. temperatures in the '40's. scattered 30's within their. here is a closer look at our temperatures which by morning drop down to the '60s. low 80s tomorrow. probably low 80s again on wednesday when showers and thunderstorms will come into the area. a cluster of storms may brush the southern suburbs tonight but more general shower and storm activity will develop later tomorrow out in iowa and that comes in here tomorrow night and continues off and on that during the day on wednesday. canadian high pressure comes into the area. here is an updated rainfall forecast. very heavy totals in the area. tomorrow and our night could see some severe weather out to the west. wednesday we

make the transition. did canadian high pressure indicating a sprawling air mass. 80 on tuesday. 76 wednesday and '60s thursday friday saturday and sunday. we're doing some research to find out how many years by september 15th have had 60 degree temperatures. we will report back to you on that. >> this is one big air mass. >> this is one big air mass. >>

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