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berman. >> nice to have you. i'm zoraida sambolin. up first, the shooting rampage in tucson, arizona, takes a dramatic step this morning. jared lee loughner now facing a lifetime in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that killed six people and almost killed a former member of congress, gabrielle giffords. under the plea deal loughner will be sentenced to life in prison with no parole but will avoid the death penalty. the u.s. attorney prosecuting the case says loughner's mental state was a big factor in this decision. >> the doctors who have treated and observed mr. loughner ...

United states excited about soccer, seriously? nobody is as excited as richard roth joining us from new york. so excited to talk to you. i know you are a soccer guy, but i'm really into the world cup and i appreciate your excitement on this thing. >> reporter: i haven't said anything yet, but, yes, my passion is duly noted. we're always supposed to be neutral and impartial when covering stories, so we root for all of the teams left in the world cup. we are approaching the elimination round, the knockout phase. the u.s. will play ghana saturday afternoon new york time, and if the u.s. loses, th...

Given the result in the last game against ghana four years ago in the world cup, they're going to be looking to change that result. >> reporter: for those who may not be awake in the last two weeks, the u.s. will play ghana in the elimination knockout phase of the world cup. is the u.s. team possibly tired out? >> certainly emotionally, they have to be spent a little bit. there are two options, either play ghana or play against germany. we know how tough mentally the germans can be on the field. this is a good match-up. mentally, i think this game just matches up better on the field. and they ...

Team usa? what is going on. >> it's a kick in the gut. >> it's something that is part of the game, but i have to give this team credit and i have to give bob bradley credit because it's tough to come back from that. >> speaking of bob bradley, the coach for team usa is on the phone with us. we have a little delay, i understand. hi there, bob, how are you? >> i'm very good, how are you? >> congratulations. i have tony meola out here giving you props on the amazing victory and the success your team has had. how do you feel about saturday? >> well, we're very excited. obviously, our first goal wa...

Today. so that kind of proves that maybe the europeans are a little bit better than algeria. like we said earlier, you never know in a world cup. by then algeria may have to pick up points as well. the whole -- the whole playing field changes. what's important for the united states right now, to make it to the next phase, is get three points against slovenia so then they can go into that last game against algeria with momentum and confident that they can make it through. that's where this competition really starts. when it's the knockout phase. that's when everybody gets into it. i've actually...