and, in the 1960s, with the advent of cheap vacacion packages to sunny spain, thehe o sides met againttle recommenced over the seemingly innocuous lounge chair. >> the germans were getting up very early in the morning, 6:00 sometimes, prebreakfast, laying down their towels, reserving territory. >> reporter: now, 40 years later, look closely. they aren't all germans claiming territory. trust me, i can spot them from a distance. there are brits there, too. these days, brits returning from a night of drinking, dancing and ill considered coupling, will reserve their morning lounge chairs before they even stumble into bed. there's talk of brits sneering german towels with honey to attract insects. a brit sued his travel agent because his hotel was full of germans. he won $1,000 compensation. >> we've become more german than the german. >> reporter: but now, for the brits, the jaws of vick the tory have vomited defeat. thomas cook, the behemoth travel agent, majority owned by germans, just issued this devastating blow to every british lounge chair lover. as part of a promotion to holly take

out towards the west, it's sunny in spain and portugal. it will be sunny for you, and 22 in london and 21 in paris, and looking cooler in vienna. all right. here is your extended forecast now. >>> japan has advanced to the first ever final in fefa world cup in germany after a win on wednesday. the united states won the other semifinal against france, 3-1. japan scored in the first half of the semifinal, nine minutes after the team allowed sweden a goal. 15 minutes into the second half, japan's captain netted a goal, putting the team in the lead. and they clinched the scoring again four minutes later. that put the national team into the final securing a first medal for the country. japan will have to beat the united states on sunday to win its first ever world cup victory. the united states is gunning for its third title. >> yeah, it was a very good game. we hope japan gets the word championship. >> it was fantastic. i have to root for the usa now. yes. but i hope it will -- both teams have a good game. >> should be a good game. that conclud

sunny for you out there. we'll be seeing temperatures rise in southwest spain and also portugal.nd also ankara, we're looking at about 37 degrees. so the heat is rising in the west. but moscow, finally, the heat is cooling down. we're in our 20s. so that's all for me for today. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in