WRAL coverage: 'Walk For Peace' monks arrive in Raleigh
>> AUDIENCE BELIEVES HEARING.
>> WELCOME BACK. AS WE TAKE
THIS LIVE LOOK AT THE BUDDHIST
MONKS RIGHT NOW. WE ARE IS
ACTUALLY WILL AMONG THOSE
BRAVING THE BITTER COLD THIS
MORNING AWAITING THE ARRIVAL
OF THEM. AND YES, SO COOL TO
SEE ASHLEY UP IN PERSON,
THOUGH. SHE'S JOINING US LIVE.
HOW'S IT GOING OUT THERE?
>> IT'S GOING GREAT. YOU KNOW
WHAT? MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE
BEEN FOLLOWING THE MONKS ALL
WEEK LONG. WE'VE BEEN LEARNING
ALL ABOUT THEIR MONTHS JOURNEY.
AND SO IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT I TOOK MY MY 4 YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER TO TRY THE ROAD TO GET
TO SEE THEM. I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH
THESE GUYS. EVEN TO MY VEHICLE.
I'M LIKE DRIVING AROUND GOING.
OKAY. I HOPE THAT WE'RE NOT
GOING TO MISS THEM BECAUSE THEY
REALLY ARE MOVING FAST. SO WE
GOT OVER TO A GATESVILLE POND
ROAD AND TRY ON AND GOT OUT.
AND JUST IN TIME FOR US TO SEE
THEM PASS BY, THEY WALK PRETTY
QUICKLY. BUT BOY, WHAT A
MAGICAL EXPERIENCE TO BE
SHARING WITH SO MANY PEOPLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
EITHER SIDE OF US. AND OF
COURSE, ALL OF THE POLICE
ESCORT AS WELL. AND SO WHEN WE
SAW THE MOTORCYCLES PROCESS, WE
KNEW THAT THE MONKS WERE CLOSE
AND THEN THEY PASS JUST PRETTY
QUICKLY. BUT THEY IT WAS SO
LOVELY TO SEE THEM SMILING BACK
AT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
CLEARLY ENJOYING THAT. AND I
HAVE TO SHOW YOU MY MY DAUGHTER
PHOEBE GOTTEN YEAH, SHE WAS
SO THRILLED. YES, SHE WAS SO
THRILLED. AND AND SO NOW WE
HAVE TO GO HOME AND SHOWED AT
THE GIFT. AND SHE'S ALREADY
ASKED THAT ITS STAY IN HER
BEDROOM FOR THE REQUEST WILL
BE GRANTED HIM. SHE? YEAH, AND
ASHLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
GIVING US THAT THAT WALK
THROUGH OF BEING A PART OF THE
EXPERIENCE REPORTING ON IT AND
THEN BEING THERE UP CLOSE.
I MEAN, THAT IS FANTASTIC.
AND I LOVE THE WORD THAT YOU
USED. IT WAS SUCH A MAGICAL,
MAGICAL. YES, HER LITTLE GIRL.
REMEMBER THIS DEFINITELY GOING
TO BRAG ABOUT IT TO US. LEA.
>> LAST YEAR THEY WOULD BECOME
BACK. YES, ICE STORM
APPROACHING. RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE
A LIVE LOOK HERE.
>> OVER THE MONTHS WALKING
THROUGH, MAKING THEIR TRACK
MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH
DOWNTOWN AND TRYON ROAD HEADING
TO SPARK ON THEY WALK FOR
PEACE. THEY'LL BE ARRIVING AT
DIX PARK IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
YES, AND THEY ARE MOVING WREL'S
WHEN SNYDER, HE'S LIVE THERE
NOW.
>> AS THOSE CROWDS GATHERING
ALONG THE ROUTE. FLYNN, A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BRAVE
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO
GET A GLIMPSE OF THE MONTHS.
>> YEAH, LAURA, NO WAY AROUND
IT. IT IS DOWNRIGHT COLD OUT
HERE. BUT THAT IS NOT STOPPING
THE DOZENS OF PEOPLE FROM
ARRIVING HERE AT DIX PARK AHEAD
OF THE MONKS ARRIVAL. THAT'S
EXPECTED AROUND 10, 30. THEY'LL
BE COMING HERE TO THE ALL'S
FAITH CHAPEL. LET'S TAKE A
LOOK. IF WE CAN AT SOME LIVE
SKY. 5 VIDEO OF THE MONTH SAYS
THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY ON
TRYON ROAD RIGHT NOW TO HEAR
TO SPARK IN THE ALLSTATE
CHAPEL. THIS MORNING, THE MONKS
BEGAN THEIR DAY AT APEX HIGH
SCHOOL WHERE THEY SPENT THE
NIGHT. WE SAW LARGE CROWDS
THERE THIS MORNING, HANDING
FLOWERS AND MESSAGES TO THE
MONKS EVEN IN THESE FREEZING
TEMPS. SOME OF THE MONKS WERE
WEARING JUST SOCKS. OTHERS WERE
IN SNEAKERS AFTER ARRIVING HERE
AT DIX PARK. THE MONKS WILL
STOP FOR LUNCH AND THEN IT TO
THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO A
SPECIAL WALK AND PEACE
GATHERING FROM HERE TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL.
DESPITE THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES, MANY HEARS EXPECT
THIS TO BE AN EMOTIONAL
EXPERIENCE FOR THEM TODAY.
TAKE A LISTEN.
AND HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
FEEL WHEN YOU SEE THEM WALK
THROUGH? SHOULD I WANT TO CRY?
I'M GONNA CRY. I GAVE THEM A
BASKET OF ORANGES. I WAS GOING
TO HAND THEM OUT BUT ICE AND
NOW LET THEM GET FED. YOU NOW.
SO DAY, 91 OF THE WALK FOR
PEACE FROM TEXAS TO WASHINGTON,
D.C., MAKING A STOP HERE IN
RALEIGH. OF COURSE, THIS ALL
COMES AHEAD OF A MAJOR WINTER
STORM EXPECTED TO BRING ICY
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. WE'RE
TOLD THE WALK FOR PEACE WILL GO
ON REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER.
STILL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
WARNING OF INCREASED TRAFFIC
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES
THROUGHOUT RALEIGH TODAY AND
ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF ICY
CONDITIONS FOR FOLKS ON THE
RIDE HOME. WE HEARD FROM
RALEIGH CITY SPOKESPERSON DID
THE OTHER DAY ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO CONSIDER WATCHING
THIS ON THE LIVESTREAM TO STAY
SAFE. OTHERS, THOUGH, STILL
WANT TO SEE THIS IN PERSON
TODAY, OF COURSE, ARE GOING
TO BE LIVE STREAMING THE WALK