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>> AND I'M ASHLEY ANDERSON.
MORGAN IS OFF TONIGHT.
THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE DNC IS
NOW AT THE CABLE BOX.
THE MOVE IS GOOD FOR COMMUTERS
SINCE I-277 AND OTHER STREETS
WON'T BE SHUT DOWN, BUT IT'S NOT
GOOD FOR MORE THAN 55,000 PEOPLE
WHO HOPED TO SEE A ONCE IN A
LIFETIME EVENT.
THE STADIUM CAN HOLD 74,000
PEOPLE.
THE DNC COMMITTEE SAYS IT GAVE
OUT 65,000 COMMUNITY
CREDENTIALS.
ADD IN THE DELEGATES, AND YOU'RE
TALKING AT LEAST 71,000 PEOPLE
EXPECTED IN THE AUDIENCE.
COMPARE THAT TO THE CABLE BOX.
IT USUALLY HOLDS 20,000 PEOPLE.
BUT WITH ALL THE STAGES AND
PLATFORMS, THE CONVENTION
COMMITTEE SAYS ONLY 15,000
PEOPLE WILL BE THERE TOMORROW
NIGHT.
>> SO BESIDES THOSE FOLKS WHO
WAITED A LONG TIME TO GET THOSE
B-OF-A TICKETS, WHO ELSE IS OUT
OF LUCK?
FOR EVERY LOSER, THERE'S A
WINNER.
>> THEY JUST DID A 180 ON US, SO
WE'RE KIND OF CONFUSED AS TO
WHAT TO DO.
>> PINKY'S OWNER GREG AUTEN HAD
A PLAN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
STAY OPEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND
TAKE THURSDAY OFF SINCE MOREHEAD
STREET TO FREEDOM DRIVE WOULD
SHUT DOWN.
>> WE'RE KIND OF GOING OVER WHO
MAY BE AVAILABLE, SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO.
I'D HATE TO OPEN, GET KILLED,
AND NOT HAVE THE STAFF TO HANDLE
IT.
>> SO AS ONE BUSINESS WEIGHS THE
COSTS VERSUS BENEFITS, DOWN THE
STREET AT BURGER COMPANY,
SERVING FOOD ON THURSDAY WAS
PLANNED ALL ALONG.
AND THAT RISK PAID OFF.
>> WE HOPE TO STILL GET SOME
BENEFIT FROM IT.
I KNOW TOMORROW IS THURSDAY,
EVERYBODY IS REALLY COMING TO
TOWN TOMORROW.
>> I THINK I'M GOING TO START
CALLING IT THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CATASTROPHE.
>> OVER AT NEILI'S, LOCATED AT
BREVARD COURTYARD IN UPTOWN, GUS
STAMOULIS SAYS BUSINESS HAS BEEN
LOUSY.
EVEN WITH SIGNS A BLOCK AWAY,
THEY DIDN'T GET THE CUSTOMERS
ORGANIZERS PROMISED.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY LEAVE,
SERIOUSLY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
GIVE ME SOME.
>> STREET VENDORS SELLING DNC
MERCHANDISE HAVE DONE WELL WITH
THE FOOT TRAFFIC, BUT MR.
OBAMA'S VENUE CHANGE IS
DISAPPOINTING.
BY TOMORROW, MOST ATTENDEES WILL
HAVE BOUGHT THEIR T-SHIRTS AND
