south bay, head to rookie sports lodge or gold on gratamia. stephanie chuang headed to the britt right now, live report in the next half hour about how that bar is preparing for the big day. what a tough assignment for her. >>> hey, if your boss needs an excuse to watch the game, look at this, u.s. coach tried to help you out. he wrote an excuse note. he tweeted it out. it says in part, you're missing work for an important cause, quote, being in full support of the nation to help the u.s. move on to the next round. the coach posts some businesses will allow fans to take the day off and lend their support. might seem tame to other nationings. they call it a national holiday when their soccer team is playing. >>> so rain may be delaying the match there. >> it may. >> we had a little bit of rain, as promised, christina loren, you called it just right. >> you know it's a tough call to make in the summer time because it's highly unusual to get this much rain in one day. i can tell you right now, we're looking towards breaking some records for the d