naturally slow down. part of that will be the fatigue and conditions in there. i also think it gets into the players' minds that all we need to do is get through. seeing this huge breakthrough of soccer in the united states in general. saw the huge numbers of tv ratings from the sunday game in particular, and i think the u.s., players, coaches, everyone says it's so important just to get to that next knockout stage. it would huge if they can escape the group of death. >> we believe. >> we do believe. >> greg lalas, great to have you here. >> next hour we'll have the family of team usa superstar clint dempsey. he'll be joining us live. important note, lots to discuss for them as there's a big week away. also following a lot of news this morning. let's get straight to it. isis militants fast becoming the regional threat secretary kerry has been warning of. >> the stakes for iraq's future could not be clearer. >> lost lois lerner's e-mails. do you remember anything about that situation? >> i remember being told in