black smoke poured from a seventh floor unit this morning on the south side of chicago. it reportedly took some 200 firefighters nearly an hour to put it out. officials investigating the cause. california. rescuers yesterday saved a surfer stranded on a rock off the san francisco coast. he says the rip tide was so strong. he feared it might drag him to some islands nearly 30 miles offshore. >> started getting sucked out to the bay. climbed on to the rock because i didn't want to go out to the fairlawn and get eaten by a shark. >> sat on a board on a ridge until coast guards arrived. >> two coast guards braved the current to jump this-to-reach him. he jumped into the water and they guided him to the rescue boat. saved another surfer from the same spot last friday. also in the golden state a dog that reportedly saved a puppy from cota is looking for a new home. its previous owners say the dogs were playing outside their san diego home when they heard a bark.