was front-page news in asheville.ch was exactly the kind of local exposure dana was looking for. building on that momentum, dana approached the customers on jerry and evelyn's top ten client list and asked them to do an online review. mike took the business owners aside to talk a little more about their original question -- how to boost sales when they sell a product that doesn't have repeat customers? >> you've got to increase sales. here's how you do it. tip number one, i want you to start asking for vendor referrals. it's unlikely customers are going to refer them to other customers, instead, ask them to refer you to vendors and tip number two is trade shows. took in the booth, guess who is at the trade shows? other vendors. so start walking the trade shows. it costs nothing, you have an opportunity to meet all of these others and start building relationships. third tip is growing by saying no. you grow by saying no. what you have to do is start saying no to the projects that are not within your wheel house. not yo

>> asheville playgrounds. we decided to go with that it's a little less playful and a little more to the point of what we do. we're going to play with the graphics in we like what gray squirrel looks like. if we take the background from gray squirrel and put it with the asheville playgrounds logo, i think it's a nice blend. >> it's not what i expected, but i love the decision. >> with their homework done and a new company name chosen, they got to share the news about the changes with the local paper, "the asheville citizen times." >> has this been overwhelming for you? >> of course. >> the resulting story was front page news in asheville which was exactly the kind of local exposure dana was looking for. building on that momentum, dana also approached the customers on jerry and evelyn's top ten client list and asked them to do an online review. mike took the business owners aside to talk a little more about their original question. how do boost sales when they sell a product that doesn't have a repeat customers

intervals, i know i was trying to sing a harmony part on a record, and were doing that album in asheville. i had someone part and decided that i would sound better on this other part, which required an interval that happened in a minor. -- iaid, it just goes to rejec said, don't say the out "m"- word, i don't think i ever got that part. but i cannot do that, but there are other things i can do. hopefully you don't run into too many things that you just cannot do or don't do very well. you can improve yourself out as a human being and push yourself on certain levels to become more educated or more thoughtful or whatever, but i think your talent is your talent. for me, i'm very content with what i have, with that territory that i have with this voice. it seems to me that is less less rigid that it is limitless, the opportunities for songs and things that i love singing, and i can hopefully put across emotionally that i don't have to become a different kind of singer and a different form of music. tavis: you mentioned names of a couple friends of yours that we know that you have collaborated

come up with alternative money systems alternative ways to arrange these things i have friends in asheville who set up a alternative money systems. of software that sort of anybody can use and they've got thousands of people already hooked in who hardly use cash at all and there are many more they simply strange directly with each other and there's a million ways to do it and the other thing is the political mobilization there's a real problem isn't that the lack of alternatives the real problem is the fact that anything is going to be cut off politically and that's why i think what's happening in europe is very hopeful i'm what we have in greece what we have in spain and it's beginning to spread to other countries the way i like to think of it is i think in two thousand and eight they kind of let the cat out of the back you know for all these years i'm saying markets run themselves the people in charge they know what they're doing they may not be very nice people but they're incredibly confident in fact they're the only people who are running economy and of course we're also told jets are

we could repeat those from asheville to atlanta, georgia. the rain falls and rushing down from the mountaintops in flash flooding. by the time it gets up to the northeast, less moisture, but the rivers can't handle more rain. >> and then out in the atlantic, there's hurricane katia. how much of a threat is that to the u.s.? >> not a huge threat right now. we can't completely write it off, though. it all depends on when it takes that turn off to the north and thenff to sea off to the northeast. if it takes the turn too late, it will come uncomfortably close to cape hatteras by friday. >> at the end of the week, you'll be watching. >> close watch. >> jeff smith, thank you. >>> they've been dealing with extreme weather in the midwewes too. we've all seen football played in horrible conditions, heavy rain, blinding snow. so, what happened when lightning storms crashed the start of the college football season this weekend? here's abc's barbara pinto. >> reporter: the most ferocious opponent was not on the field, but threatening from above, at mic

saturday morning, down to 46 in asheville. 50 in atlanta. that cold air continues moving south. this weekend it's sure to get your attention. why? we haven't seen weather this chilly since about five months back. passing showers for saturday. there's that low pressure system coming through pennsylvania. definitely chilly as far as the forecast goes. here it is for you, folks. showers for saturday. for today, it is going to be dry. afternoon 70 to 75. cooling and breezy. by tomorrow morning, 62 to 60. dry as we head into next week. danella? >> fgood morning. >>> if you're traveling i-66, seeing big delays east from route 50 as you make your way towards nutley. here's the view at 95 north of prince william parkway. getting busy in this area as you continue to head north to lorton. at 395, this is what duke street looks like. getting crowded right here. it's not so bad as you make your way towards the 14th street bridge. at the rails, still moving a little slow on the fredericksburg line of the vre. train number 402, your delay is still ten minutes. back to you both. >> thanks, dan

takes away the domestic partner rights and benefits that communities such as durham, greensboro, asheville so this is a very divisive measure that really hurts real families. >> john, why has this become such a hard pressed issue in north carolina? you know, got bigger issues, some would say bigger fish to fry but this is really taking up a lot of oxygen when it comes to the legislative session. >> well, i think it's a very sad state of affairs when politicians for financial reasons, political reasons design political campaigns to target loving, committed same sex couples and lgbt people more specifically. and it's very important that we stand up and stand up for who we are and stand up for our love and our relationship and our dignity. that's the true way we're going to stop these things. i'm very hopeful, actually, because the most recent poll shows that 55% of north carolinians oppose this measure and i think seeing the naacp, founder of facebook, country singer shelly wright, and over 50,000 average, ordinary north carolinians who submitted petition signatures, we have a broad coalitio

, explains the beads the now after being rejected by one owner's family he landed in a museum in asheville. >> can't find a home, i guess. >> no. >> they have him chained down in case someone wants to walk with him, he is so popular. >> carville is that popular. okay. >> he has been known to walk around on his own at night. >> uh-huh. we'll be back with more news right after the break. stay with us. ♪ super natural ♪ super natural let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsuranceceard, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the e ly medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this

>> asheville, north carolina. >> let's get a close-up on these two. they've been married 25 years. on the wedding, too. the long 25 years. short 25 years. good 25 years. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. we will show you our twitter pictures to give you something to smile about. oklahoma city, a gorgeous shot. let's look at the boards. where the heat and humidity is getting shoved to with the cold front. from raleigh, to savannah, to tallahassee, to miami. those are the warmest temperatures on the board. and texas has gotten or will get relief with the cold front. i'm sorry seattle and portland. it's been ice weather. but in >> all that weather was brought to you by pronael. >>> stay tuned. we'll be here with a big ♪ >>> i came to ask if you needed any help. >> that is our cameron mathison, his screen test for "all my children," back in 1997. that's why he had to take the shirt off. it was 1970, that abc premiered "all my children," the groundbreaking soap opera, that is going off the air next week after 41 years. cam is in l.a. to take a look back a

host: asheville, north carolina. william, you're on the "washington journal." caller: yes, i'm a republican. and i would like to say to obama's statement concerning the republicans would cripple america, he's already got it on life support, and i'd like to know what it's going to do to bring it out, because he's not trying. he wants to try to put them back in office. that's his biggest concern right now, and as far as he's concerned, i don't think he has his country's heart. the things that are necessary to keep the country running, he's out campaigning, wasting money to campaign, and i think it's time you leave washington. thank you, sir. host: is there anything the president can do in the next 18 months to change your opinion of him or are you pretty much -- you're pretty much in the republican camp, you're going to go with whatever the republican candidate is? william's gone. let's move on to edith. you're on the "washington journal." edith, you're in -- where are you? edith? caller: yes? i'm here. host: pronounce the name in south dakota for me, please. so

host: cliff may, why do you suppose they are investigating environmental and peace groups in ashevilleest: i do not know for sure. mission creep. if they cannot find what they are looking for, they look for something else to find themselves busy. they need to focus on an assignment and to find better ways to do it. host: back to the phones and our discussion regarding civil liberties and national security post 9/11. terry is on our line for republicans. caller: how are you doing today? one question i heard is how do you identify a vehicle that is suspicious. usually you find out when its blows up and kills a five or six people. i have done seven tours overseas. you never know. you could have a guy right up on a bicycle with a backpack on him and take you out. to sit there and say you have to be specific, you got to have this and that -- if you are looking -- right now, we have a threat for the 9/11 holiday debt is coming up where we are going to be having a whole lot of people go to ground zero. you never know who is going to be carrying something. you never know if there is going to b

next is a call from asheville, north carolina. discussion this topic this morning is religion and presidential candidates and how it affects your vote. caller: i went to see a candidate not only openly talk about his faith but also how his face would guide his decisions in governing the country. whether or not i agree with him, i would like to see a candidate say i believe abortion is wrong, i believe roe vs. wade was wrong, and that that decision should be returned to the states based on what i believe as a question. i would also like to see the candidate say i believe, such relative is wrong, and therefore, that is a decision that should be left up to the states. our constitution was founded by men of faith. the principles that are in the constitution come directly from their faith. and it has made this country the greatest country in the world, and all these people that complain if you are a christian you want to see people die, that is crazy. the people that founded the constitution were also active members of the church, acti

. >> host: donna, asheville, north carolina, welcome to the program. >> caller: good morning, c-span. i just had a comment. last tuesday there was excellent testimony given before the house committee on job creation by a gentleman by the name of peter schiff. that is he actually had a book featured on c-span where he actually predicted, many years ago, much what is going on in our economy today. the man is actually brilliant. he started a radio show on the internet at schiffradio.com anyone interested at all going on in the economy today, democrat, independent, republican whatever your party tune in into his show at schiffradio.com. airs at 10 eastern standard time. that is free. schiffraid yo.com. richard on the line --. >> host: richard on the line for independents. >> caller: good morning. president obama's policies, excuse me have been poison for our economy. there is, tax policies and, they won't work. economy is taxed way too much. president obama last february presented a budget to congress, to the senate. it was voted down 97-0. every democrat and every republican voted agains

host: asheville, north carolina. william, you're on the "washington journal." caller: yes, i'm a republican. and i would like to say to obama's statement concerning the republicans would cripple america, he's already got it on life support, and i'd like to know what it's going to do to bring it out, because he's not trying. he wants to try to put them back in office. that's his biggest concern right now, and as far as he's concerned, i don't think he has his country's heart. the things that are necessary to keep the country running, he's out campaigning, wasting money to campaign, and i think it's time you leave washington. thank you, sir. host: is there anything the president can do in the next 18 months to change your opinion of him or are you pretty much -- you're pretty much in the republican camp, you're going to go with whatever the republican candidate is? william's gone. let's move on to edith. you're on the "washington journal." edith, you're in -- where are you? edith? caller: yes? i'm here. host: pronounce the name in south dakota for me, please. so