. >> but terry mason is not intimidated. >> here we go. >> reporter: in fact, the young mother of fours kbeti ingetti to do something most of us wouldn't ever dare, run about six miles in what's called the real winter games. the test of cold weather endurance in brutal conditions. >> i did see frosty eyelashes, but it appears to be a-okay. i've got my gloves, my hat and my double socks. that's what you really, really need. >> reporter: "nightline" travelled to international falls, minnesota, where minnesota is a way of life. the jet to ssecret to surviving temperatures? no cowering indoors. these individuals do the opposite. they embrace it. >> nice and warm. >> right now, it's nine below zero. but it's not just a race. this canadian border town celebrates the cold with this annual event for the young and the young at heart. the bold, and the brave. there's something for everyone in this up to of 6,000. >> keep up the good work, girls. >> reporter: and it's a lifestyle lesson for the rest of us, shivering through one of the coldest winters on record. it all starts with an early morning

a little chilly but terry mason is not intimidated. >> here we go! four is getting ready to do something most of us would never dare. run about six miles. in what some call the real winter games. under brutal conditions. >> i did see some very frosty eyelashes on the way in, but it appears to be a-okay. i've got my gloves, my hat and double socks. that's what you really need. >> reporter: "nightline" traveled to international falls, minnesota, where frigid is a way of life. it all starts with an early morning wake-up call. >> good morning. time to get up. >> reporter: terry is our local guide, a first grade teacher and mother of four. >> mornings in the winter are dark. nobody ever wants to get up, because they swear you are waking them up in the middle of the night. >> reporter: with temperature as low as negative 50, getting ready to venture out involves a great deal of strategy. >> it's snow pants and jackets and boots, and you have to find mittens and hats. >> reporter: the family moved here from texas 13 years ago. >> houses in international fal

mason university teams handed out coats at a d.c. homeless shelter, and the coats are among 500 donate d by the children's charities foundation. >>> expanding health care coverage in virginia is part of t terry mcauliff's first budget plans. he wants them to decide on the medicaid expansion if the panel does not decide by the end of the session. other budget plans include more than $5 million for the cost of competing bonuses of the school support staff in northern virginia. and mcauliff also wants $2 million to help military wives and husbands and $1 million for state police to gas up their vehicles. >>> and tonight, an annual competition of gun right sup r supporters and opposition gather, but as one side gains ground, it continues. >> reporter: at one rally, there are stickers to save lives and at another, there were 822 hearts that say that background checks save lives. after years of a state controlled bill, governor terry mcauliff's wife joined the rally today along with the democratic attorney general and lieutenant governor and the assistant secretary nominee. >> it is a new day in virginia. >> reporter: the gun rights activists are determined to not only hold their ground, but expan