we sent dave statter out there to make point. >> reporter: the only thing lower than the temperaturen the teens. but the blowing flags tell the rest of the story. >> i'm freezing. >> imagine you are not only cold but a little bit lost. not knowing where to go. >> somewhere over there. >> reporter: these people just came in from san diego and it wasn't like they had to be here for business. >> just visiting. >> we were ready for it. >> you seem to be. you've got it you will? >> yes. >> reporter: some came from the north and find it balmy than new york. >> how much colder? >> 2 degrees colder. >> just as windy? >> windier. >> reporter: others just need a distraction from the cold. >> am i on t.v.? >> yes, you are. >> reporter: and others believe it is a mental game. >> how do you look good in this cold weather? >> do i look good? >> you look great. >> i don't know. >> reporter: obviously there are people that have to be out on a night like this but there are some people who want to be out there. take eric robins who had a very specific purpose. >> looking for a chess game. >> that's ri

. >> that was dave statter reporting. >>> brother, can you spare a dime? thursday's metro board meeting put out the possibility of an emergency 10-cent surcharge for buses and rail as a way to handle the surprise budget shortfall. >> reporter: the proposed emergency service production cutting trains, closing mezza neens at ten stations. longer commutes, more crowded conditions or the board decided today perhaps a dime per ride surcharge on buses and trains just until the budget year end in june. >> that's the choice? okay. well, i would rather keep my money in my pocket. i don't have much of that. >> i will go with the 10 cents. >> reporter: why is that? >> sometimes i have to stand up from navy yard to hear. >> reporter: the metro board debated the possibility of up to a 20-cent per ride emergency surcharge but the chairman vetoed the idea settling on 10 cents instead. >> ten cents is more than enough at we are looking at service reductions for this fiscal year. the estimate that we have is that it would produce $8 millio in four months. >> given the choi