it is put on by the asheville buncombe martin luther king association. hope, how is the turnout on this chilly day? >> reporter: any second now, this march is going to kick off. i am here with the middle school cougars. i wanted to ask you, tell me about the sign you are holding and why you wanted to be out here today? >> today we came out to represent asheville school and black lives matter and that we king's dream and we came out to have fun. >> that's what they are doing, take a look at the sign. it says we have dreams. we are getting ready for the start of it. i'm going to let you listen in real quick. >> let me ask you, you are not just cheerleaders but you are members of the program here. >> avid helps me with my school work. it is great to have avid in my life. >> we'll follow you guys down to packed square and let you get to it. we'll send it back to you in >> the mountains got their good first taste of winter. many of us woke up to a light dusting of snow, making driving conditions slick. crews treated the primary roads to keep drivers safe. thi