we have been 21 andover. there was ample precedents for these events in the city. it was our personal belief that if you could fight or die for the country or vote in an election, you should be able to go to a party. [applause] the folks that we were working with at the police department were hesitant about that. to address their concerns we agreed to very stringent beer gardens, which we did not feel like needed, but we did it in order to produce the event. later, we found out it would not be an 18 and older event. it essentially became a non- negotiable item. if we wanted them to sign off on the permit, with a bar, which was a major revenue stream, we had to be 21 and over. being a promoter and organizer with a long history of doing these events without problems, with a curved track record, that seemed like a perfect result. the police requirement at the event looked like two cops, with no problems with nothing to do, there were five officers at the event now, which we had to pay overtime fees for. trying to discuss this with the officers, public safety is brough

they're sort of putting blinders on with all of that andoving forward with their business plans.you feel? >> i think as a whole, america is as resilient a it gets. we've been a solution country instead of a problem country. i think for the most part we've been dealt a lot of bad hands in recent months and recent years. i think the positive outlook is contagious. i think --. melissa: in spite of all that? >> i mean yeah. people have to do what they need to do to survive. as a business owner you plow ahead. melissa: yeah. >> i mean i think you have got to be really cautious because a lot of people are unsure about what the health insurance policy even means. i think that is the scariest part of this whole story. melissa: yeah. but for example, in your own business, we were talking about during the break and you own a contact lens company. >> yes. melissa: are people buying more? are they fre with their cash? are they trying to save money? are they trading down? how are consumers behaving? >> people are buying. people have been buying. not like the necessity and you can wear glasses

our live shot, andover, massachusetts. you guys sent us pictures of what it looks like.any plowing at all put it down to the road surfaces by washing that away. a little snow that will collect in the higher elevations of new england today but there's cold air that pours in behind it. northwestern rain, a big one, awful lot of rain but even higher elevations will come in with snow and avalanche warnings of three feet of heavy, wet snow expected in the cascades and olympics there, and the rest of it when you get down to the coastline is rain. mild into the west, southwest all the way through the deep south, curve that around to >> tuesday. tuesday. spring starts on wednesday. now, as we like to say here, thank heaven for lara spencer. >> right back at you, sam champion. here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma" morning menu, sofia vergara opening up. is she gearing up for her own modern family? she already has one. will she be talking about her own family? >>> and the ballroom. highlights from the premiere of "dancing with the stars." kelly monaco is here with the dan