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The United States soccer team is about to begin its journey home after an overtime loss to Ghana.
Good evening, I'm Emily Wood.
Ghana scored three minutes into overtime, leading the Black Stars to a 2-1 second round victory.
Stephanie Sy has the latest on a tight game that kept fans on the edge of their seat around the world.
To deal with, and that's a motion!
It's scored!
Ghana scored the winning goal early in overtime, catapulting the team into the quarterfinals.
He's done it! Landon Donovan again!
But it wasn't enough. Not even Donovan's second half penalty kick could spur Team USA onto victory.
Early in the overtime we go down again and it was just at that point with everything that we had put into the game physically, we just didn't have enough after that.
In Ghana and around the world, a fever pitch air of excitement and anticipation hung over the entire match.
From Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan, where US troops watched the game, to downtown Kansas City, where anxious fans held their breath.
In the end, a loss for the Americans.
At the moment it's just a stinging tough defeat.
While Ghana's win keeps hope alive for an entire continent, the Ghanians are the last African team still playing in the first World Cup on African soil.
We feel that we have a continent behind us, that we have Africa behind us, and that's given us a lot of energy to fight more.
Stephanie Sy, ABC News.
High temperatures were in the 80s and 90s for many locations in Southern Oregon and Northern California today.
Meteorologist Mild Radford is in the weather center to let us know what we can expect tonight and tomorrow.
Well, we'll see some mostly clear skies overnight and temperatures will be a little bit warmer than what we normally see for this time of year.
We're expecting temps in the 50s for the coast, for the valleys, and also for Northern California, dipping down into the 40s for the Klamath Basin.
Mostly clear skies, the high pressure will continue to build over us tomorrow and we'll see temperatures that will likely be the warmest they've been so far this year.
Cooler temperatures return next week and I'll be back with a look at the extended forecast in just a few minutes.
The Oregon Department of Forestry is declaring fire season to start July 1st.
The fire danger in Jackson County is currently low but will move to moderate next Thursday.
Fire season affects all state, private, county, and Bureau of Land Management forest lands in Jackson and Josephine counties.
Last year, fire season was declared about two weeks earlier on June 19th.
The fire season restrictions that will go into effect on July 1st are no burning of debris and any use of fireworks on forest lands will be prohibited.
In Colorado, the Cow Creek Trail wildfire burning in the Rocky Mountain National Park tripled in size today due to strong winds.
The fire grew from 250 acres to 800 acres this morning.
Because of hazardous conditions, no more ground crews were sent into the area.
Firefighters have had to attack the fire from the air with helicopters and air tankers to drop water on the fire.
The oil spill disaster on the Gulf is bringing people together to stand against offshore drilling.
Today, beach growers in at least 30 states joined hands for 15 minutes forming human change.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist also took part in the Hands Across the Sand protest.
The symbolic protest did not stop a new assault of toxic crude from hitting another sensitive wildlife area, the Chandelure Islands, off the Louisiana coast.
The reason it's so valuable is because it's a huge nested sanctuary for seabirds, pelicans, seagulls, terns, all seabirds.
Very, very heavily populated with nests right now.
More pollution could be on its way. Tropical Storm Alex is gaining strength.
Current forecasts have it missing the spill zone, though its winds are likely to churn the heavily polluted waters of the Gulf.
One year after Michael Jackson's death, fans around the globe paid tribute to the superstar singer yesterday.
But questions still remain about his death and who is responsible.
David Wright reports on a new lawsuit from the family and how the world is remembering the King of Pop.
Only a tight-knit group of people got anywhere near the King of Pop's crypt, among them Michael Jackson's family members and lawyers.
Most of the fans stood outside looking in, no matter how far they traveled to pay their respects.
I live in Atlanta and this is probably my sixth time here and I just think it's sad.
They gathered at all the Jackson landmarks, outside the gates at Neverland Ranch, at the Jackson family home in Encino, at his childhood home in Gary, Indiana,
and at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, many left tokens of remembrance.
Michael Jackson is literally a superhero slash angel.
Not just to me, it's everyone else in the world. Everyone recognizes how truly special he is.
My entire life I just wanted to be like him in every way possible.
Not everyone feels that passionate, but plenty of fans around the world miss him.
From Beijing to Taiwan, from Copenhagen to Kiev, they moonwalked in his honor.
Billie Jean needs no translations.
She missed me, damn it, I'm the kind of one.
Proof, if there ever was, that nobody can do it quite like he did.
Michael Jackson's music and showmanship isn't his only legacy.
There's also his endless legal woes, and on this anniversary, a new chapter.
His father filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his son's doctor.
The suit, filed in federal court, seeks more than $75,000 in damages from Dr. Conrad Murray for negligence,
because he provided the singer with the mix of sedatives that authorities say killed him, a loss still fresh for many of Jackson's fans.
It's just that, you know, he's the only guy that I've had in all my life.
And everything he did, it meant a lot to me.
They will mourn him for many years to come.
David Wright, ABC News, Glendale, California.
Grillmasters are battling it out this weekend in Central Point,
coming up with what you can expect at this year's Battle of the Bones, and roosters are crowing in Rogue River next to the sights,
and very loud sounds from the 2010 Rooster Crow.
Southern Oregon River Dogs finally back home after a six-game road trip.
We'll have the highlights later in sports.
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The barbecue battle is on in Central Point.
The annual Battle of the Bones allows the public to pick the winner for best barbecue.
The event is a fundraiser for the Central Point Parks Foundation.
It features more than 50 different beers and wines available for sampling.
The star of the show is the 10 barbecue competitors cooking nearly 5,000 pounds of pulled pork and beef brisket over the two-day event.
The battle continues tomorrow at Twin Creek Park from 12 to 8.
The Josephine County Animal Shelter is celebrating a new hiking trail for pets and their owners.
The animal shelter held an open house today to feature pet adoption, dog licensure,
and its new hiking trail, sponsored by the Grants Pass Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
The shelter has not received general funds from the county for three years
and has operated off of dog licensure fees and donations from the community.
If you are interested in adopting a pet from the shelter or to volunteer,
call the number on your screen 541-474-5458.
The Rogue River Rooster Crow not only challenges the city's best fowl,
but it also asks for the best crow in a crowd of humans.
News Watch 12 photojournalist Evan Bell introduces us to the longest and the loudest on the Rogue.
Rooster crow!
What are you making us?
Um, it's funny. These roosters are crowing and it's 2.30 in the afternoon.
Rooster crow!
Give her a hand. Way to go, Rebecca.
Rooster crow!
I'd say it's better than the Fourth of July.
I just like the atmosphere and all the people here are nice.
Rooster crow!
If you didn't come this year, put it on your list for next year.
It's great. Every year is better. Every year it's got bigger and bigger and bigger.
Rooster crow!
And like we said before, what a perfect way to enjoy this nice sunny 80 degree, 90 degree weather
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That's right. We've got some warm temperatures headed our way and then a little change coming after that.
But for tomorrow it will be hot. We'll talk about that in a moment.
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We still have high pressure building in over the area, so we expect more clear skies tonight and sunshine tomorrow.
The clouds are staying well to the north of us and that will continue until we get a little bit of a change in a few days.
Those clouds will start to work their way down from the Gulf of Alaska with some cooler air.
Not cold, but just a little bit cooler than what we have right now.
We saw highs today in the 80s and 90s in many locations.
Redding made it up into the low triple digits for a high today.
83 degrees in Klamath Falls, the overnight low 41.
And in the Rogue Valley, upper 80s today, 88 in Grants Pass and 89 degrees in Medford for the high temperatures.
And the overnight lows were pretty close to average for this time of year and will be in a similar range overnight tonight.
At this hour, we're down to 61 degrees in Klamath Falls and 71 degrees in Medford.
Westside locations are mostly in the 50s and 60s across the area.
Brookings at 53, Crescent City at 54 right now.
Across the country, it was really hot yesterday.
It did cool down a little bit today, 99 yesterday, 90 today in Denver.
Quite a few Rocky Mountain locations, 5 to 10 degrees cooler.
And out along the Atlantic seaboard, temperatures today about 3 to 5 degrees less than what they were yesterday.
Still more severe weather concerns over the northern plains states in the Dakotas and into Minnesota and Iowa and across that area.
There have been numerous watches and warnings today for potential tornadoes and still some thunderstorm warnings at this late hour
as this cold front slowly tracks off toward an easterly direction.
For the tropical storm Alex, the winds have calmed a little bit in the past couple of hours down from sustained maximum gusts of 65 to 60 miles per hour
and changing directions ever so slightly.
It was west at 12 and it's now in a west-northwest conditions out across that particular region.
Well, for the bigger picture in the Pacific, high pressure out there, that low up in the Gulf of Alaska,
but again this is a strong enough high that it will keep the clouds out of here through tomorrow and maybe into part of the day on Monday.
For the south coast tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, light winds, temperatures in the mid-60s.
Over the mountain locations, we'll see temperatures in the mid-80s tomorrow under some sunny skies.
Over the Klamath Basin, 80s and sunny, back up into the 90s across northern California.
And we'll also see some sunny conditions in the Rogue Valley and temperatures up there in the low 90s for most locations.
Seven-day outlook for the coast, some mostly cloudy conditions on Monday.
After that, a little bit of partial clearing and temperatures staying in the 60s until about Thursday
when things are expected to cool just a little bit.
In the Klamath Basin, that cool down will start on Tuesday and temperatures will be staying in the 70s for the rest of the week.
And for valley locations, including the Rogue, we get down to about 75 degrees on Wednesday with some partly cloudy conditions.
Again, that low pressure coming down from the north.
It doesn't look like there's much moisture support with it, but just a few passing clouds and cooler temperatures.
And I guess after 95, 75 might feel good.
I think people will take the cooler temps because one thing everyone had in common today was they were sweating out in the sun.
I'm sure you were getting baseball going. People were still, though, out watching the game.
Yeah, they were out and enjoying it. And why not?
The Southern Oregon River Dogs back in action at home at Harry and David Field, finally coming back after a six-game road trip.
They were playing against the Colt 45s tonight. Those highlights coming up next in sports.
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Welcome back. Yankee legend Yogi Berra once said, when you come to a fork in the road, take it.
If you're confused, you're not alone.
Southern Oregon River Dogs didn't know which path to take on their first road trip.
First, they lost two of three at Folsom. Then they won two of three against the Nevada Bighorns.
Thankfully for the Dogs, that road trip is over. River Dogs back home to take on the Colt 45s out of Redding.
Pick it up in the bottom of the third. Two outs, two on for Johnny Omohan.
He goes right back up the middle for the base hit. One run comes home to score and the River Dogs go three to two.
But Redding stays in this thanks to the arm of Dallas Chadwick. Here he mows down Nick Roda.
To end the third inning, still a 3-2 ball game. Defense also keeping Redding in the ball game.
Bottom of the fourth, same score. Take a look at Drew Lessin out there in left field.
He goes all out and makes the diving grab to end the inning.
Chadwick still going strong on the hill. He gets Roda again to end the fifth.
So it's still 3-2. Doors still open for Redding in the seventh inning before John Flynn nails it shut.
Strikes out Aronson Perry. River Dogs go on to win three to two. These teams play a doubleheader tomorrow at one.
American Legion baseball, a lot of local teams in action across southern Oregon.
Medford Mustangs starting up a six game road trip with a doubleheader against Roseburg.
They dropped game one two to nothing. Then they turned it around in game two and were leading eight to one in the sixth.
That was the last update we had. And Corvallis came into Grant's pass to beat the Nuggets 13-8.
Football in June. It's music to the ears of any fan of the gridiron.
The fans in southern Oregon have had to wait a little bit longer for their fix.
First home game of the southern Oregon Renegades was postponed earlier this month.
But the wait is over. Renegades taking the field tonight against the Portland Raiders.
Second quarter, Renegades lead 13 to nothing. And from the Portland nine yard line, this is Alvin Thornton bruising his way in for the touchdown.
The extra point puts the Renegades on top 20 to nothing.
Later in the second, offense not really working for the Raiders. They're going to try a 45 yard field goal. That actually squeaks its way in through the uprights.
Makes the score 20 to three at that point. But the Renegades just dominated in this one.
Late in the second, Raiders trying to make something happen. But that QB has got nowhere to go but the ground. Huge hit.
That's Francis Sessa Passaria. Yeah, I got that name right.
Renegades cruise in this one. 42 to 10 is your final. Their next game is July 10th in Bellevue, Washington.
It's been comeback after comeback for the United States in the World Cup.
But as we saw today, there just wasn't enough magic for them to advance against Ghana, the only African team remaining in the tournament.
Landon Donovan and the Americans were trying to advance to the quarterfinals. Just didn't have enough today.
Let's take a look at what happened. Fifth minute. This is Kevin Prince Boateng with the goal.
U.S. fell behind early. That happened all through this tournament.
Same score in the 62nd minute. Clint Dempsey gets taken down. That forces a penalty kick for the Americans.
Another chance to come back from behind. Maybe Landon Donovan comes through in the clutch.
Ties the game at one goal apiece on the penalty kick. U.S. seemingly had new life at that point until the 93rd minute.
Ghana's Asamoah Gion slips away from the defender and scores the heartbreaker.
Ghana goes on to win by the final score of 2 to 1. And after the game, a frustrated Tim Howard says they just ran out of gas.
We've had to put a lot into the last couple games. And maybe today it was just a bridge too far. Maybe it took us too long.
Maybe it took us too long. But, you know, that happens sometimes. You can't always produce magical moments, you know?
After fighting so hard all tournament long, Team USA just didn't have anything left. Just ran out of gas there at the end of the tournament against Ghana.
They needed some words of wisdom from Yogi Berra. Maybe. I think that's probably what would have put them over the top.
Could have led them in the right direction. Thanks, Stephen.
A grandfather's handiwork in Oklahoma is attracting tourists from across the country.
Coming up, his 80-foot masterpiece and why he built it.
News Watch 12, number one in southern Oregon.
What started out as a treehouse for the grandkids has turned into an 80-foot high castle complete with electricity.
Gann Matthews takes us on a tour of the Grand Playhouse in Carter County, Oklahoma.
This is Lenny Wood's masterpiece. As you can see, it's a, well, it's sort of a, I'll tell you what. Let's let him explain.
What exactly is this behind you? It's a treehouse for my grandbabies. I have eight grandbabies.
Using leftovers from home building sites, Lenny Wood's has spiraled the treehouse around a 60-foot oak tree.
And I got over a million nails in this sucker. And an engineer told me that the way I built this, he said this thing is structurally sound even though it don't look like it.
Wood's took us on a tour inside the treehouse, which is equipped with enough electricity to power some Christmas lights.
Then we climbed and climbed and climbed all the way to the top.
It's 80 feet to the top and it's quite a hike. But the view, it's unequaled.
Lenny Wood's believes this is the largest treehouse in the state and maybe even in the world.
Besides being a playhouse for children, over the years Wood's creation has become a tourist attraction.
There's been, well, people from New York, California, Florida, Alaska have all seen this treehouse.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and just people keep bringing them out here.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Just remember, one man's trash is Lenny Wood's treasure.
So, Mel, you have grandkids. Will you be working on an 80-foot treehouse?
Yeah, I'll be pushing that past the zoning board here in Medford.
They'll approve it?
Yeah, they'll approve that.
Probably not.
Probably not, yeah. But I would like to build it. That'd be fun.
It's going to be a good day for building tomorrow.
Yeah, people are going to want to work indoors tomorrow. We're looking at a high of 93 in Medford, so very warm conditions.
It'll stay sunny through Tuesday. We have a few clouds coming around the middle of the week, a change in the weather pattern.
It'll be coming down from the north, and that's one of the reasons those temperatures will cool off a little bit into the 70s.
But then slowly we work back up toward the 80s just in time for the weekend.
And so even though we have some low pressure coming down, it's probably going to be very dry.
We don't anticipate any significant showers for the weekend.
Great. Thanks, Mel. Thanks for joining us for News Watch 12 Weekend at 11.
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