>> it was supposed to be a fun weekend event but participants at mud were saying it was just thatanything about that. but that. >> the race made big promises but by all accounts it was a big mess leaving many wondering was this a scam. it promised a hell of an experience and we got a hell of a waste of time. tonya says the deal popped up in her in box from living social, $35

for a 5 k race this is due to a video from the event uv 6000 people showed up and had to pay up to $75 to register but dodd said it was nothing close to what she expected there were long lines no water and poorly constructed courses the man in front of us when he was climbing the monkey bars he reached up grabbed one of the bars into it literally fell down to the dirt. she said shoes that were supposed to be donated to charity ended up in the trash the next day and it didn't take long before complaints started hitting facebook. most of it directed at the organizer joe the website went inactive and he deleted his facebook account. leaving the question is did he take the money and run. he made between 200-$2,000 where's the money going joe. >> he was in tears when we spoke

to him today. >> there was no scam or anything of the sort i wanted to have a great event it just fell short of expectations and a way short of mine. >> this was the first time this day at home that planned an event like this, he said everything that could go wrong did, volunteers did show up and volunteers were late. he said just as promised to checks for a few thousand dollars have been mailed to two charities. although he wouldn't tell us exactly how much money was made. they said: we have no current or prior affiliation with mr.

bizari. .. >> it was a live from day one he put that information out there to get people to contribute. the brother who is a chicago attorney said they did reach out but they didn't get anything in return they expected about 6000 people and they had three times that amount those sites are not refunding customers and the chicago park district says the area will likely face fines for damage left behind in for violating permits. >> police are looking to the public for help in tracking down a suspect in as many as 15 sexual assaults. three of them happened to just today. life at the area north police

headquarters tonight. >> police have been taking a lot of calls with information about the suspect but also with more possible victims. after a long string of attacks our first look at the suspect, black in his 20s over 6 ft. tall with dreadlocks and either a scar or a small tattoo possibly a teardrop under his right eye. he is targeting women who are walking alone none of our victims have been in the company of anyone else. the attacks cover all lot of time and a lot of rounds, the first investigators know what was on july 11th when a 29 year-old woman walking alone confronted by a man with a knife demanding cash later that same night a woman found a man with a knife in her kitchen she screamed and he ran into police say it's the same guy. women in the affected

area are well aware of the attacks by now and a very much on edge but it's the three latest attacks suggest today that have a lot more people worried tonight between 1240- 1:40 a.m. this morning there were actual or attempted sexual assaults in wicker park from the 2000 block of west pierce. watch where i'm going watch if anybody is coming towards me or walking behind me and i try not to walk around here at all. if i could drive i will drive. residents are definitely on alert. keep your eyes open in george doors closed. the area he works then, a very good description into more leads are coming. anyone with additional information call policedetectives here at area north. a man accused in

the call greta feeder shooting has made his second court appearance today no cameras were allowed in the court room. he is facing two counts of first-degree murder for each of the 12 people killed 116 counts of attempted murder. and one count of committing a crime of violence. he seemed more alert to that he did during his first appearance he will be back in court august 9th. tomorrow morning drew peterson goes on trial for murder. why this cta is hiring hundreds of new bus drivers, how you can become one of them. tom skilling is not ruling out the possibility of an overnight storm.

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>> true peterson's attorney has said that his client is com confident and is sleeping well. tonight he took a break and a smoke at the chicago cigar club. inside the cigar lunch monday night hours before opening statements the attorney puffed on a cigar in talked strategy.

crafted of cross-examination, preparing dealing evidence, the lead defender of the accused murderer tells me his opening statements will lay out his client's story and presumed innocence. he's been accused of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife kathleen saw the note, tonight the former police sergeant is calm and confident. he thought he would be much more nervous and have trouble sleeping but the opposite is true. on monday the defense team filed the motion to keep prosecutors from talking about here say evidence and opening statements. the judge decided he would decide on which of the eighth here since statements would be allowed during a trial on the case by case basis that includes testimony from the pastor of his missing fourth wife stacey.

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cumulus clouds here broiling up in our 35th 90 degree day we close the books tomorrow night on the warmest july in 57 years. the warmest goes back to 1928. these thunderstorms are the ones producing hale. that is the cold front these things are blowing now as the front marches southward look at the hill with it. the storms are still undergoing development they will be in here within the next several hours so we will keep an eye on that. look how the storms consolidate into something of a

broken their up in southern wisconsin by 1030 and here they come marching across the city by about 115 in the morning they continue southward and are out of here by morning. mostly sunny tomorrow. these are thunderstorm warnings in divisors for rip current along lake michigan. be careful swimming will probably have issues here as well. the 35th and 32nd consecutive day the greatest number of 90 degree temperatures ever for so early in the season if we were to continue at that rate we would have 5490 degree days. 54 90 degree-days.

later in the week the heat and humidity develops back in and by thursday could have 90 degree heat index is back in the area but the department of agriculture came out with its report on conditions today these are the corn and soybean reports that are poor or very poor. over half of the soybean crop has been devastated by drought. you see the numbers, they are off the charts bad. i was looking at every single corner of this

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headline is the last day of july until tomorrow we are technically in the last two days. one more day in july and midnight tomorrow night, it's all over. our 7 day forecast

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still nibbling all the time. they were on their way up in minnesota tonight. now the sox are playing catch up just coming off two out of three down in texas and a great start tonight. going away deep in the first inning all the way to the upper deck 83 run shot for a change in the for-nothing starts. the sox are hanging around but they are down at 6-5 in the fifth. darwin makes up a three run homer 4-2 c.. anthony rizzo and there it goes again, three more. the cubs got nine runs in the inning.

read johnson was taken out of the game, it looks like they got on the trading board. olympic medal board looks like this it's been a huge night for misty franklin the 17 year-old want gold. meant graver wins gold in the 100 backstroke. he did show up in boston harbor. a 64 hologram shows him diving into the water there. this is an all that newsworthy but it sure looks cool. they should do that right off of lake forest. congratulations. we invite you to stay tuned in to my investigator special coming up in a moment.