: reverend billy graham's influence spreads worldwide, but residents in his home town of ashville, northolina, they feel a special connection to the 91-year-old evangelist. >> he has been a great influence on my life and my ministry. and i pray for him. >> reporter: danny says he is a preacher because of graham's influence. >> this ministry has been impeccable. he has given of himself, and he has done so much for not just our area, but for the entire world and for the kingdom of god. >> reporter: visitors at the billy graham library in charlotte, north carolina, were shocked to hear that graham was in the hospital. many travel all over the country to retrace his journey. >> reporter: his granddaughter says her grandfather's fever is gone and the antibiotics are working against the infection. >> we are feeling good about it. and he is in wonderful care. >> reporter: graham's niece says he is in wonderful spirits and prepared to finish his book, due out next year. >> wendy: our prayer are with billy graham and his family. up next, meet the man who wants to see god transform australia. how

nancy in ashville north carolina. hi, nancy. >> caller: hey y'all.ting in 1995 one of our political critters told the house appropriation committee show the facts are people who are truly raped, be[ inaudible ] don't flow, the body functions don't work, and they don't get pregnant. >> stephanie: yeah, it's sperm-killing secretion of some sort? >> i guess so. >> stephanie: i don't know if you feel as insecure of your hoo ha as i do but i don't think i have any of these super powers. >> caller: i think i'm going to have it tied shut. >> stephanie: i had no idea. when he said this, you just think oh my god. >> it's a movement. >> stephanie: this is not -- this is something that a lot of republicans and/or religious right people have expressed. >> right. >> stephanie: this is not as offer of the reservation and you think it is, which is terrifying. >> yeah. >> stephanie: rape isn't really rape, and -- you know -- >> no woman who was raped has ever gotten pregnant? >> stephanie: 32,000 women a year get pregnant from rape a year -- >> oh you and your facts

some in ashville are hoping their city will, too. rights. >> and here, too. >> lara's mother is here. >> i'm sorry. mom, mom, it was all we had. >> ear muffs, mom. put them on. >> she's just glad it was not in "pop news." and speaking of -- >> good morning to you all and to you. sometimes after breakup, people change their look. it's a signal they want a fresh start. i would say it's usually ladies who do things like cut their hair. in this case, it's our friend, rock star john mayer. he let go of katy perry and his locks at one time. he cut dies with katy last week. day later, he cut his hair. he showed off the new look at l.a.'s sky bar saturday night. he looks rather handsome. >> he looks good. >> no? no weighing in? >> i'll abstain. >> back to his old look. >>> hollywood heart throb ryan gosling thinks women are into him because he's a good listener. that might be the case. or it could be this. >> that, too. >> i don't know. listener. a six pack. but he says in a new interview he thinks women are attracted to him because his mom

roy is down in ashville north carolina.s september 7th, we'll have a book event down there. >> caller: i will be there. i believe romney's unfavorable rating is sinking like a stone, because there are still a number of americans who believe in equal treatment, transparency, all of that stuff. do you ever remember a governor taking his office records when he left. >> bill: destroying his office records. and then he did the same thing when he was the head of the salt lake city olympics. >> caller: bain is off limits, and his tax returns are off limits, and obama and biden are the most transparent of anyone in history. joe biden goes back 40 years. he was the pourest man in the senate. but i don't believe romney's candidacy is going to make it out of the convention. >> bill: oh. >> caller: they are going to go with ron paul. [ laughter ] >> bill: i would love to see that convention blow up though. good to hear from you. we'll see you in nashville on september 7th. i just have to get one fact out here which fascinated me yester

roy, republican, ashville, north carolina, roy, what's your thoughts on the deferred deportation program? caller: i think they ought to be deported. i mean, in my honest opinion, i support the governor of arizona. i don't think they ought to be getting benefits and all this, because people around here, if you break the law, you're locked up. i agree with the guy earlier. and if they think it's such a good idea to have them come in, they need to come visit north carolina and come see what they've done to it. thank you. guest: mitt romney's campaign has just sent out a quick e-mail memo, and they write, tomorrow marks a week since mitt romney announced his choice of congressman paul ryan to join him on america's comeback teal and it's clear his choice has reshaped the race in a positive way. since the announcement last saturday, here's some of the facts from the romney campaign. online fundraising, donations, 124,000 plus donations, the amount, over $10 million, average donation, 81. new donors, of those 124,000, 68 percent were new donors, and on facebook, another 510,000 likes or views.