. >> each of the merchants has a responsibility to help make the whole town better, to get nyack the brand more visible. for me, if there's another coffee shop, that's not competition for me. >> believe it or not, if someone can't find something here, i'll tell them to go to the jewelry store around the block, because i want it to stay in town. if they can't find it here, why shouldn't they be able to find it in another shop in town? >>> 2013 was a tumultuous year, government shutdown and confusion over the new health care law. as we look towards 2014, there does seem to be some hope. business optimism index was up in november .9 of a point from the previous month. they also provided a seasonally adjusted increase in small business hiring in november, so could this be a trend for 2014? john aarons meyer is founder and ceo of the small business majority. daniel pink was aide to form ee deputy of labor. his latest book is "to sell is human: the surprising truth about moving others." and the change agent of marketing is here, jeffrey is head of the hazlitt group and speaks to and advise

the snow park at nyack is usually filled with families around the holidays.oday, there were only a handful of cars in the parking area, and the sledding runs here were hard to come by. >> there was snow a few weeks ago. i thought maybe there was going to be enough. >> reporter: with little snowfall this december, you have to search for snow-capped mountains in this part of the sierra. one exception, boreal ski resort, where workers have been firing off snow-making machines whenever it gets cold enough. >> i don't know what the rumor is down there, but we have plenty of it. we have an extensive snow- making system here at boreal. >> reporter: skiers and snowboarders took advantage of it, packing the slopes that were open. >> lot of fun. there's not a lot of break for school. >> haven't been in a couple of years, so i was determined to make it up. it's been overall good. >> reporter: the lack of snow is taking its toll on other businesses. for cabin rentals, the christmas and new year's holiday are prime booking times. this year, rental agents say the lack of s

. >> it all goes down on february 23, 2011, in nyack, new york, about an hour north of new york city.r store is in a busy shopping center of two frequented roads. it's about 6:30 in the evening. sarah chapman is working her regular shift when surveillance cameras capture a woman running through the door. she's taken a taxi here and leaves it waiting outside. >> i was familiar with the store. i was a frequent patron. i was on my break from work. i called a cab and went to the store. when i went to the store i was under the impression i was in the store by myself. so i went to the register. i'm counting my money, getting my stuff together or whatever. i'm looking around. there's no clerk. >> separated by several aisles, both morrow and chapman are unaware they're standing in the same room, just yards apart. >> i was here with another person in the back corner. she came in. i didn't see her. >> with each second ticking by and the taxi meter running, morrow becomes more anxious. she openly admits she was drinking, even though she was on a break from work at a local restaurant. >> i had a

guest: nyack was on right after the deal, so there are difference perspectives on season. i disagree with him on a lot of issues, but c-span has given him just as much time to talk and other supporters as opposed to iran. so i think you're complaint is frankly without. host: we have another caller. caller: i just want to know, why is it that when we went into iraq, before we went to iraq, they claimed that they had weapons of mass destruction, and then come to find out in the end, they had no capability of that or that they did not find any is what i mean to say. and then now, we want to go to iran. i just want to understand simply what is the reason for is going there? guest: thank you for your question. to be clear, no one seriously is suggesting that we do any ground invasion ? la iraq of iran. what we have is a debate of u.s. policy over the balance between diplomacy and pressure on iran to try to persuade it to run back its capabilities to make a nuclear weapon on short notice. it is a demonstrable fact that iran has things like centrifuges. it is the fact that iran h

guest: nyack was on right after the deal, so there are difference perspectives on season. disagree with him on a lot of issues, but season has given him just as much -- c-span has given him just as much time to talk and other supporters as opposed to iran. so i think you're complaint is friendly without -- frankly without. host: we have another caller. caller: i just want to know, why is it that when we went into iraq, before we went to iraq, they claimed that they had weapons of mass destruction, and then come to find out in the end, they had no capability of that or that they did not find any is what i mean to say. and then now, we want to go to iran. i just want to understand simply -- what is the reason for is going there yo? guest: thank you for your question appeared to be clear, no one seriously isn't suggesting that we do any ground invasion À la iraq of iran. what we have is a debate of u.s. policy over the balance between diplomacy and pressure on iran to try to persuade it to run back its capabilities to make a nuclear weapon on short notice. that i demonstrable