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We have got a good bit of world cup fever here on world news now, especially when it comes to team usa. Last night completely psyched when we saw them beat ghana. Boy, a decisive win or what. Second into the game, team usa scored its first go. And Karen Travers has got to be one of the biggest sports fans on the abc news roster. She breaks down the game for us. Reporter it was an exciting start and finish for team usa. But in the middle, a tense physical game that was a nail biter for american soccer fans. The game winner came from an unlikely hero, john brooks, a 21yearold sub, who came in of...

We got to go out for dinner. >> darn. >> they have a couple beers. all right. brian gets the rose. >> really? >> really. >> wow. >> he's still in there. >> to wine and dine. >> he might be short for the whole thing. put it that way. kiss count. kiss count. roll it. there it is. andi, making up for lost time. kiss count stops at -- six. >> whoa, is that a record? >> no. i think that was her high. but nonetheless, andi is making up for lost time when it comes to the kiss count. there was for -- for book keeping purposes there was no cocktail party last night. three guys got ousted. patrick, marc...

Are away from home and you forget to turn it up or off. and within seconds -- oh, awesome. >> it's off. >> reporter: so it's completely free and it's going to save you money. >> and it was easy. >> reporter: why give these devices away for free? during peak times the energy company can remotely raise the temperature on your ac by up to 3 degrees. helping them manage demand and prevent blackouts. and if you don't like it, you have the ability to override it. patrick. >> hello. >> reporter: patrick vick has been using the gadget on an ac unit in his bedroom as well as another system called nest ...

♪ it's too darn hot ♪ it's too darn hot >> ella fitzgerald had it right when she sang that song. millions of americans will feel too darn hot this week when temperatures soar into the 80s and 90s. >> and if you're getting ready to flip the ac on, here's a fact to keep in mind. average american family spend $400 between june and august alone just cooling their homes. abc's linzie janis has more on how to slash the bill. >> the spurs are the 2014 nba champions. >> reporter: last night san antonio beat the heat on the court. and now, becky torres and her san antonio family are tryin...