i'd like to add one more comment to the lou gehrig's issues. i do a lot of preclinical research with animals and we can give concussions, even one single concussion to an animal and we find the protein in the cerebral spinal fluid. that fluid not only bathes the brain but also bathes the spinal cord. it could be a issue of transferal from the brain damage of the pathological proteins down into the spinal canal and some level of fusion but we don't know yet. but definitely bathe the spinal cord after a brain injury. >> our comments, both of us, dr. stern and dr. vanlandingham, remind me the wonderful thing about science that discoveries don't occur in isolation. what we learn by studying one disease can pay dividend in shedding light on other diseases. the director of the national institute of mental health, dr. tom insel told the health committee last year that we are on the cusp of revolution in brain research because of the incredible tools now available, that hadn't been there before. and yet, tikrit call moment, we're cutting back on nih fu

traumatic brain injury and diseases associate with aging such as alzheimer's, parkinson's and lou gehrig's disease, also known as als. traumatic brain injury, or tbi, affects five million americans at an annual cost of more than $76 billion. as the senate co-chair of the alzheimer's task force, i am particularly interested in the research conducted over the past three decades that has linked moderate and severe traumatic brain injury to a greater risk of developing alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. one troubling study cited by the alzheimer's association found that older individuals with a history of moderate traumatic brain injury are more than twice as likely to develop alzheimer's than seniors with no history of brain injury. those with a history of severe traumatic brain injury were found in this study to have a 4.5 times greater risk. finding a way to prevent and effectively treat alzheimer's disease is among my highest priorities as a senator, and has been a focus of this committee's work. in many ways, alzheimer's is the defining disease of the baby boom generation. i

it is being done to raise awareness for lou gehrig's disease and has been done by thousands. zuckerburg challenged three other tech titans,. >> it is raising a phenomenal amount of awareness for als. it is a fatal disease that attacks the nervous system. >> and just look at the people who have taken part in this challenge. even celebrities. >> and abc7 news reporter alan wang learned more about it first hand. hi, alan. >> it is a good thing i carry my fire gear with me at all times. i i didn't know i was covering the story in my suit today. because of the ice bucket challenge millions more people are learning more about als. in the past two weeks the ice bucket challenge has soaked the world with als or lou gehrig's disease. people are learning about bob hall who can no longer walk. he knows the fatal disease will eventually take his ability to speak, eat and breathe. >> i wouldn't have known what it was. i would have had to google it. >> als is gaining unprecedented publicity. the als association golden west chapter's sue morris took the challenged. board chairman philip tho

it is being done to raise awareness for lou gehrig's disease and has been done by thousands.ckerburg challenged three other tech titans,. >> it is raising a phenomenal amount of awareness for als. it is a fatal disease that attacks the nervous system. >> and just look at the people who have taken part in this challenge. even celebrities. >> and abc7 news reporter alan wang learned more about it first hand. hi, alan. >> it is a good thing i carry my fire gear with me at all times. i i didn't know i was covering the story in my suit today. because of the ice bucket challenge millions more people are learning more about als. in the past two weeks the ice bucket challenge has soaked the world with als or lou gehrig's disease. people are learning about bob hall who can no longer walk. he knows the fatal disease will eventually take his ability to speak, eat and breathe. >> i wouldn't have known what it was. i would have had to google it. >> als is gaining unprecedented publicity. the als association golden west chapter's sue morris took the challenged. board chairman philip thomas

it is being done to raise awareness for lou gehrig's disease and has been done by thousands.uckerburg challenged three other tech titans,. >> it is raising a phenomenal amount of awareness for als. it is a fatal disease that attacks the nervous system. >> and just look at the people who have taken part in this challenge. even celebrities. >> and abc7 news reporter alan wang learned more about it first hand. hi, alan. >> it is a good thing i carry my fire gear with me at all times. i i didn't know i was covering the story in my suit today. because of the ice bucket challenge millions more people are learning more about als. in the past two weeks the ice bucket challenge has soaked the world with als or lou gehrig's disease. people are learning about bob hall who can no longer walk. he knows the fatal disease will eventually take his ability to speak, eat and breathe. >> i wouldn't have known what it was. i would have had to google it. >> als is gaining unprecedented publicity. the als association golden west chapter's sue morris took the challenged. board chairman philip thoma

this is a viral effort to raise awareness and money for als also known as lou gehrig's disease. participants have 4 hours to dump ice water or donate to charity. in the past week we have seen chris christie, delaware governor jack markle take part, roy halladay. kennedy clan, justin timberlake and thousands of people on social media. and today, actor david borians son of dave roberts threw down the gauntlet. >> i accept your challenge and i'll go back to philadelphia the big story tonight on "action news" jim gardner accents the als ice challenge bucket dump. yeah! >> well, i wish it was delightfully warm water challenge. >> that's no fun. >> it's an important cause and lou gehrig and i went to the same college. how could i refuse. i accept. we'll do it tomorrow. >> you'll air it on "action news" afterwards. >> only if you force it. >> well i will. >> i guess you will. >> then you have to pick somebody else too. >> at least two maybe three people tomorrow night i already have one in mind. >> oh. i have an african bull frog pea all over me so i can do it no problem bring it on it

lou gehrig's disease also known as als is a neuro degenerative disease that effects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually, leading to paralysis, and death. there is no effective treatment. but the local researchers are trying to change that, along with joining in, this latest, social media, trend. >> here we go. >> wow. >> reporter: one by one researchers at thomas jefferson university weinberg unit for als research participated in the ice bucket challenge. >> it is very cold, and very terrible but it is for a good cause. >> very refreshing i'd say. >> it is cold but it is awesome. >> reporter: it is a simple idea take bucket of ice, take a bucket of it record it and post the video on social media, challenging another group of people to to the same within 24 hours. either do it or donate $10 to als research or don't do it and donate $100 to the cause. >> today, we challenged the entire jefferson community to rally, around us to bring awareness of als and to really, put the name of als out there. >> reporter: thinks a fun outdoor challenge, inside the lobbies a more serio

this is lou gehrig's disease. do not know what als is, yes, it's a neurological disorder. >> $13 million is great. $15 million -- it's not a heck of a lot of money, but he hopes it raises awareness. healed people go and rate -- and read about lou gehrig's disease. identifiable disease. lou gehrig forced the horse out thehe game, out of pinstripes for the new york yankees. >> it is a herbal disease. you can see more about this on market makers at 10:00. the eu's justice chief says google is milking a union court ruling that creates the right for users to be forgotten. he said google was exaggerating its results. results,emove search people been asking them to take them down, they have been doing this to some extent. nintendo jumped into tokyo trading. the company also said a new online pokÉmon trading card will be released as an application for the ipad. an app, we call that. and teenage mutant ninja turtles lead movie ticket sales for a second straight weekend. the michael bay film, featuring megan fox, brought in

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a viral campaign raising alseness, and donations for come also known as lou gehrig's disease.mise is simple, dump ice in your head, and challenge others. they complete the challenge, or make a donation. take a look at microsoft's ceo getting iced. 1, 2, 3, [cheering] >> he threw the challenge to other tech giants. we will be watching to see if they accept. is the medications a marketing officer for the als society. success of this campaign, the viral they sure of it, has been pretty incredible. how please with you -- how please are you with the success of this? >> it has been amazing. we are incredibly thankful for the tremendous outpouring of support. tell us how this got started? it's an incredibly important cause, it's a disease that is not well researched, not necessarily well-known. started, i wish i could say i was the pr genius behind it. really, they got started by families and individuals in boston and new york, two of them have the disease. one of them is a 29-year-old, and he and his family really got things going, and to give viral in massachusetts. middleek, it wa

and, of course, we just celebrated or rather recognized the 75th anniversary of lou gehrig's famous farewell speech. that awareness moment was really significant but this -- the awareness this is generating in 2014 i think people will be looking back on this as -- looking back on this as a long time real game-changer in the process towards finding treatments and cure. >> exactly where is the money going? i know there are various clinical trials, there are some experimental drugs out there. how are you guys actually using this money? >> we have a three-prong mission at the a.l.s. association. research is an incredibly important part of our organization now. right now we're funding 98 active research projects across the globe. last week we announced 3.5 million in added funding so we're really excited what this means for the a.l.s. association to move research forward. we're also very active in care services and working with patients and their families to ensure very best multidisciplinary care. and then we also have robust public policy effort in advocating for change on capitol hill and in s

als, a neurological disorder is known as lou gehrig's disease, and robs the body of almost all its muscular functions. >> this building is brimming full of men who appear to have super human strength. no matter who they are, they agree on one thing. this is the strongest of them all, despite being unable to move on his own. silenced by als, he is the voice of locker room inspiration. >> do you have something for us? >> get ready for something great. stay humble and hungry. >> reporter: o.j. speaks through his eyes, gazing at his computer screen to produce a synthesized voice. how far frustrating is it not to hear your own voice. >> frustrating, but i'm thank. that i would communicate through the use of technology. >> this is the state of art of that technology, the toby i 15, i got to try it out. the camera scans my eyes. >> exactly. the camera looks at how the light it eflecting out of your -- reflecting out of your eye. >> the compurely send out infraread ray, and the light spots are reflected to the computer. calibrated to my gaze, my eyes work the keyboard like my fingers. there are pre

the challenge is about raising money to fight als or lou gehrig's disease. dan snyder pledged to donate $10,000. no word on anybody who has been challenged by the redskins. no word from jerry jones. >> to trevor may back on july 24. three no hits in the game against durum. the game was halted because of rain. the game was finished this week, but mayes was called to logan. but guess what, he didn't allow a hit completing the no-no. so two halves in the game played 18 days apart and two pitchers combined for a no-hitter. the orioles have a 7.5 game league. >> which pitcher gets credit >> i think a lot of people are taking a long weekend and they started today. >> absolutely. take advantage of the evening. it will be beautiful out there. dry and sunny for the next couple hours. we'll see just a couple clouds tonight. temperatures in the middle 80's, up 90 -- 09 on sunday -- 90 on sunday. nothing has been normal. the rain and the cool temperatures. unbelievable. >> "abc world news" is coming up next. >> have a great night and a goo >>> welcome to "world news." t

challenged to dump a bucket of ice on your head part of a fundraiser to raise money for research for lou gehrig'sisease. they have been joined by former u.s. president. here is george w. bush. >> i do not think it is presidential for me to be/with ice water, so i will simply write you a check. that check is for me. i do not want to ruin my hairstyle. privilege to challenge my friend, bill clinton, to the challenge. yesterday was his birthday and my gift to him as a bucket of cold water. for those interested in more aslrmation, please look up -- alsaid.org. out.tremists, news comes three top military leaders from the militaryled in airstrike. dozens more are still under the bubble of a four-story structure still under the strike. the american doctor being treated for ebola is reportedly discharged from the hospital. he had been the -- receiving treatment in the u.s. with an experimental drug. a lot of focus this week on the islamic group, isis. >> a german magazine is taking a look at how isis is building this islamic caliphate they have proclaimed. thistalk about face -- state of evil. a sinister

the chilly campaign raises money for lou gehrig's disease research. it's raised about $11 million in donations. >>> henry, i don't know if you know that you've been challenged by the one around only girard mo montpillier? >> oh, i wish you would have warned me about that. can i give the hundred bucks without getting wet? >> i think you can. i think that's an option. >> i take pride in poor hygiene. i refuse to get wet or shower or anything like that. don't stand too close to me. >>> when we come back, we've got some sports to talk about. the giants need to start winning and it needs to happen quickly. they're hoping today's rally can be just the spark they were looking for. oh, in with the sports is next. >>> and ready. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. no one would have thought the giants would have a losing record at home this season. but, they do. could the orange and black attack pick things up against the fighting phillies? let's go out to at&t park from earlier today. giants and the guys from brotherly love, that is former cowboy great roger sta

the com pont for lou gehrig's disease ultimately failed. >> they aren't real drugs yet. we want to take them from a situation where it's just hope to being real hope. we want to prove if something is actually false hope. >> reporter: for a patient like natalie, the proof may not come soon enough. >> there are no firm data on how many requests companies get and deny. as we've shown throughout the day there's pressure building on the system to change. coming up on "closing bell", we'll explore what's brewing for the future. to read and watch more about this issue, you can check out our extended coverage. just go to cnbc.com to hear natalie's story in her own words and read in-depth about compassionate. >> how is her health? >> it's not good. she's had a lot of radiation, a lot of surgeries, and now they think the cancer is still growing. nothing has been able to stop it. >> terribly sad story. >>> dominic? quick mark flash. >> tyler, we're watching shares of t-mobile, "financial times" is say it will reject iliad's offer for a stake in the company. they're up fractionally

as the als ice bucket challenge, in honor of a volunteer firefighter that lost her battle with lou gehrigs disease, it pulled in $88 million from donors across the country. stay tuned for diane sawyer's final broadcast on world news coming up here on channel 6, we continue on phl 17 with shirleen allicot and ducis rogers and join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. for jim gardner and meteorologist, cecily tynan, and adam joseph and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams and have a nice evening, we'll see you here at 11:00. krchbl >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, an appeal to the terrorists, an american mother's plea to isis for the life of her son held hostage. >>> hurricane watch, a monster wave bowls over a crowd gathered on the beach. tonight, two powerful storms on the move. >>> a made in america investigation. david muir revealing products that say they're made in america when actually they're made in china. tonight american workers who want their jobs back. >> made in america! >>> and also tonight, a personal note, a thank you to all of you as

it has raised money to fight lou gehrig's disease on every front.nswered the challenge earlier to join the fight. >> are you ready? steady. >> go! how are you feeling, sir? >> good. >> congratulations. >> those hold up over anything. i am doing this. i am challenging the highest profile smartest and best people i know. you, cramerica. go to alsa.org and help me do whatever you can to battle this disease. it is time for lightning round. rapid fire. sell, sell, sell. and then the lightning round is over. are you ready? ready for the lightning round? jill in pennsylvania. jill? >> caller: boo-yah, jim. >> boo-yah, jill. >> caller: i need your help. oil stocks. seems like i'm losing a dollar a minute. >> you're going to get hit again. warren buffett has cut his stake. mostly natural gas. i think it goes to 4%. and then you buy more. do not sell the stock. skip in georgia. skip? >> caller: jim, a great big boo-yah to you from cumming, georgia. >> i'm really good because i took the challenge. >> caller: i'm interested in ddr. >> it's a decent real estate

everybody raising the bucket and taking the plunge to bring awareness and raise money to fight lou gehrig's disease. all across the nfl players and coaches accepting the challenge. i'm told over the last week they have quadrupled the money a.l.s. has raised over the same period a year ago. so keep the checks coming. brain freeze, just google it. >> the mystics had a chance to lock up a playoff spot this afternoon. but no, ma'am. down 72-69. they go to the center. way out of her comfort zone. the mystics are still on the outside looking in. they have now lost four of their last six games. >> little league softball world series. reaches with the back of the hand to make the catch. new jersey wins it 11-1, still a very nice play by the catcher. >> the baltimore orioles have placed many many machado on the dace many -- manny machado on the 15-day disabled list. >> thanks. >> we're getting dried out and ready for some nice days ahead. >> it is going to be beautiful. if you thought today was nice, tomorrow is even better and friday is the jackpot day to get out and enjoy it. tomorrow 83 degrees.

. >> jimmy: this has started to raise awareness for als, also known as lou gehrig's disease.york jets owner woody johnson today. [ laughter ] >> you're being called out by everybody. >> jimmy: this just happened today. i got called out by everybody. and yesterday, i was challenged by justin timberlake. [ cheers and applause ] >> ooh. oh, snap! >> jimmy: hey, take a look at this video. >> i'm going to pass this on and challenge jimmy fallon, steve higgins, and the roots. [ cheers and applause ] 3 -- 2 -- 1! [ screaming ] you have 24 hours to respond. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we've both been challenged. >> yeah! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so, if we don't accept the challenge, we're supposed to donate money to als research. >> yep. >> jimmy: so, we can just -- we can do it or we can just donate the money. >> questlove: no, no. i think we -- i think we should do it. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's cold. that's too cold. >> jimmy: all right. if you guys out watching would like to donate, you can also do so at alsa.org. we're going to do both. let's do both. >> let's do it. le

up like purg bucket of ice water on your head to raise wearness for lou gehrig's disease, this suggests kids use ruck alcohol, set themselves on fir and then post it on social media. >>> ebola-free and out of the hospital today. doctors released the second american missionary infected with the virus in africa. >> nbc's erica edwards has more from dr. kent brantly, who spoke about his recovery. [ applause ] >> reporter: dr. kept bramtly smiled broadly he's walked into a news conference at emory university hospital, free of the ebola virus. >> i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. >> reporter: emery doctors released brantly and fellow missionary, nancy writebol they can became infected with the virus while working to con conn taine the ebola brought break in west africa them became the first ebola patients to be treated in the u.s. and the first to receive an experimental ebola drug called zmapp. doctors do stress the word experimental. >> frankly, we do not know whether it helped them, whether it made no difference or even theoretically if it delayed the

formally. 5600 people a year roughly are diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease and we all have to do morehelp fight this horrible disease. i'm prepared with the ice cup challenge. it's the bucket that's right. here we good. if oh, that is cold. the all right. well worth it though. i made my do initial to the als foundation you can do the same. and amma takes the challenge too. >> amma will do it tomorrow so look for the weekend edition of the newscast same thing. if you want to take the challenge and donate to als there's a link on our web site. grit idea for fundraiser and for aareness campaign. although you have to guard yourself it's pretty chilly. >> i put lot of ice in that bucket. >> i could tell how you were shivering. i'll be taking the plunge too. hears live doppler 7hd. lots of cold showers. why not the ice bucket. here's live doppler 7hd low cloud and fog ago the coast line beginning to push just locally through the golden gate but we won't see full force until overnight. embarcadero under mainly care sky 60 degree ins san francisco. low mid 60's at oakland san carlos 68 san jo

>> well, florida congresswoman called me out for the als ice bucket challenge for lou gehrig's diseasen 2.4 million facebook users shared the videos to raise awareness and funds for als and the als association says that it's raised almost $23 million in the last 3 weeks alone, 12 times as much as during the same period last year. so last night, i accepted the challenge with the help of an anonymous accomplice. >> debbie, i accept your als ice bucket challenge and in turn i'm challenging chuck todd, hillary clinton and john kerry, you've got 24 hours. ah! oh! thanks a lot. >> you want a life vest? >> well, for total humiliation, we actually had all angles covered. take a look. ah hah hah! oh! >> you want a life vest? >> it is all for a good cause. so, continue to follow the ice bucket challenge. there have been incredibly generous people, as well, we're going to donate and hope all of you do, as well. this started, of course, with that heroic boston college baseball player who's suffering from lou gehrig's disease and his wife and what they have accomplished is just incredible. thank yo

anyone >> correct we need to figure out another way to enforce the law without awaited pencil lou gehrig's disease every business in san francisco and assuming that everyone has got this problem and assuming that, you know, you could have we could have sent out a notification or e-mailed did proprietor i'm going out to the bag i will shop for the $0.20 it's going to cost you 50 bucks or next time $100 you can figure out it isn't about dispatching a lot of people to chase down $0.20 there could have been 50 people in line and the clerk may not not been able to look at this i don't want to get into the argument of the $0.20 today but clearly this is going to result in a lot of problems. we're going to find out someone to roll this and figure out this so your life is not miserable with you shouldn't be hooifg people to do that >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena. i have two questions that commissioner dwight spoke about you said eliminated business from a number of locations inspected or tested you mean eliminate because they don't exist or meet the po s >> in other words, they sent in an applica

the yankees had had the proudest names in baseball, hall of famers like babe ruth, lou gehrig, joe diogi berra, and mickey mantle. they had led the yankees to a seemingly endless string of world series titles. with the great names gone, the yankees had fallen on hard times. after 29 pennants in 44 years, winning had moved out of reach. in 1972, george steinbrenner came to new york. steinbrenner, a wealthy shipbuilding executive, was used to winning and winners. i can't buy a newspaper without paying a lot more than i used to. how much would steinbrenner pay to bring winning baseball back to yankee stadium? $300,000 for catfish hunter, after hunter's contract was declared void on a fluke. and he hired the man some thought was the best manager in baseball, billy martin. by 1975, attendance was up more than 50%, and the yankees were back in the world series. but they lost that series four straight to cincinnati's big red machine. there it goes. the final score, 7-2. we were the second best team in baseball. that's nothing to be ashamed of. i shouldn't be critical. the yankees still lacke

so in order to win, i'm going to donate $100 and do the ice bucket challenge for lou gehrig's disease. >> donate a hundred, awesome, do the ice buckle challenge, awesome. one step further. >> i'm going to get tased, attempt to fight the tase, not fall into a second bucket of ridiculously cold ice water. >>> could he get electrocute sfld. >> we'll get to that, good question. toughest part was breaking up the ice. >> wow, that's going to be painful. >> needs a sidekick named ice pick. >> or just an ice pick. >> don't drop it. ♪ >> i'm good. >> wondering, could he get electrocuted? we have an answer. the electrooutput will not be transferred to one person to another if they taser. the president has been tasered while standing in water to emphasize this point, you don't. >> i wonder if he was before the challenge. >> roger frisch is a concert master with the minnesota orchestra and this is how he sounds when he plays today. ♪ he's world renowned, very talented. but back in 2009, he noticed that he had a tremer. >> when i would draw my bow i had a shake in my bow where your career depends

. >> it happies lieu lou gehrig's disease or als. it takes away your ability to eat, and breathe. >> alan wang accepted the challenge. >> i would like to challenge dan ashley, ama dates and sandhya patel. >> are you on alan wang so we accepted his challenge. take a look. >> that's freezing. i made a donation to fight als and you can too. >> i am prepared with the ice cup challenge. oh it is the bucket, that's right. here we go. oh that is cold. >> tux and all. >> the tux was harmed in the making of the video. a great thing to do and to raise awareness and raise a little money and guess who is doing it next. >> watch me take the ice bucket challenge tomorrow night on abc7 news. >> go to our website. we have more information on how you can donate to help fight this terriable, terrible disease. >> a perfectly dry sandhya patel. >> we have all dried out. sand yaw? >> we had a chance to dry out. ama, i am so looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. you in that tux, looking dapper. >> i am getting grief for the hat that i wore. i don't beli

. >>> and the ice bucket challenge to fight lou gehrig's disease continues to grow. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. another tragic loss for hollywood. silver screen siren lauren becall has died. she sisled in films like the big sleep. off screen she was part of the team bogey and becall. >> reporter: she delivered one of the most memorable lines ever. lauren becall, to humphrey bogart in 1944s to have and have not. just 19 years old, it was her first film, opposite a movie icon who a year later would become her husband. becall would refer to him as my great for the rest of her life. >> i've had so lucky to have him, that life, that romance. >> their marriage led to three more movie collaborations before his death, the big sleep. dark passage. >> and key lar go, each one showcasing her sultry voice and looks. >> she was born on september 16th, 1924 in new york city. her meteoric rise in hollywood led more than 30 films and a career spanning more than 50 years. >> you mean you married that poor boy. >> other roles had her playing with many leading men. on film, her 1996 per

. >> in two weeks, the ice bucket challenge has soaked the world with awareness of als or lou gehrig's disease. >> i was walking. >> people are learning of bob hall who can no longer walk. he knows the fatal disease will take away his ability to speak and eat and breathe. >> a few years ago i would not know what als is. i would have to google it. >> it is gaining unprecedented publicity. the association president took the challenge. >> board chairman whose wife suffers from als joined in on the challenge. so far, the national als association has received $4 million, four times the amount dough fated last year. the pressure behind the ice bucket challenge is hard to turn down. >> i would like to sacrifice my >> i would like to sacrifice my suit to the als association. ashley and ama daetz to the challenge. ama daetz to the >> that was cold. really cold. >> even if you are a billionaire, the water is cold. >> as you can see, facebook c.e.o. zuckerberg met the challenge made by new jersey governor chris christie on tuesday after getting the ice water bath zuckerberg challenged three other

as people around the would dump ice on their heads to help the fight against lou gehrig's disease.aunching a similar challenge to bring attention to the war against israel. >> what fist a does have is rubble, plenty of it. thousands of homes have been destroyed by israeli air strikes on gaza over the last 50 days. the conflict has killed more than 2,000 palestinians and more than 60 israelis. >> other gazans are doing the same like this university student and her brother. >> we don't have any without, he we can't make it icy, and the only thing that we have, we have in abundance is rubble, because gaza is now nothing but a huge pile of rubble. >> she launched this facebook page town right people across the world to take the challenge. and they are responding. >> i am going to use something that all of us humans share, air. >> they are posting videos from scotland and germany. ma rack oh, and turkey. >> i do this for you. >> the ice buck it's challenge has soaked famous figures like president george w. bush. and performers justin timberlake. supporters of this challenge hope it gain

it's all to raise money to fight als, lou gehrig's disease. and the ice bucket challenge was started by a man in the thick of the fight. we get our report on all of it tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: for all you folks with a bucket list out there, add some ice. what is the ice bucket challenge? either write a check to the als association or endure the ice dump. my suggestion, do both. the challenge comes from 29-year-old pete frates, a former boston college baseball star who since 2012 has battled the terminal disease that destroys the body's motor functions. >> als is, you know, all we talk about really. but to see other people talking about it, it's like mind blowing. it's like all these people all of a sudden are paying attention to something so, so important to us. >> reporter: the big chill is spreading online. martha stewart did the brain freeze, the u-mass med school picked it up, so did the mascots of the boston celtics and bruins, and the kennedy clan including ethel kennedy who challenged president obama to take the pl

. >>> a viral video challenge is raising a phenomenal amount of awareness for als or lou gehrig's disease. >> it is a fatal disease that quickly attacks the nervous system. in the past few weeks of the ice bucket challenge, hundreds of people and now celebrities have taken the ice bucket challenge. >> they've challenged others to do the same or make a donation to fight als. yesterday abc 7 reporter allen took on the challenge. >> i'd like to sacrifice my suit to the als association. >> he took that pretty well. >> what a champion. >> the challenge is working. the national als association has received $4 million. that is four times the amount donated last year. >> can we just send a check? >> oh, yes. be happy to. >> okay. good. i might skip the ice bucket challenge. you can do it though. >> from all of us here at abc 7, that's all for now. i'll take you foster farms chicken gets to the store in 48 hours or less. but it's 4 days to california. there's got to be another way. that could be any number of items, quite frankly. you know if this flight is less than 48 hours? i surwhat?e so.? fos

. $100 million which is $9 million a week for research on lou gehrig's disease now the truck is to figure out how to spend it wisely. research, care and advocacy or the three main missions. >>> now the weather forecast. mike? >> it will be in the 90 inland and that will stretch to the central valley and possibly 101 in fresno. 82 today and sun and remember, the rough surf around san diego and los angeles, 83 and 90 and 110 in palm springs. pa free is falling apart over night with tropical storm only 50 miles per hour but the shield of clouds is closer to us rolling in tomorrow. the waves are already here. up to 20' possible around los angeles until 6:00 and we will still have rough surf and we are running at 6' in beday-- bay. >> those were very impressive waves! >>> on the roads we have construction eastbound highway 24 at 13 so if you are traveling through the caldecott tunnel we have a few lanes taken away until 6:00 this morning and the commute direction is westbound coming through orinda to oakland so it will be decent. the drive along 280 away from highway 17 is in the back ground a

it's awe way to raise awareness of als or lou gehrig's disease where people dump buckets of ice water. participants nominate others to do it. and ethel kennedy has challenged the president. a spokesman said president obama will make a donation to an a.l.s. charity this week. >>> in sports, a bad night to be a baseball in miami. in st. louis, marlins center guillian carlo stanton hits a h run. and then at the plate again. >> deep! >> oh! >> gone! >> stanton's 31st homer barely stayed in the stadium. and later, stanton displays his defense making a diving catch in right field. the marlins top the cardinals 6-5. >>> coming up on your local news on "cbs this morning," more reaction to the death of robin williams. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." that's why there's a listerine® product for every mouth. one to clean your whole mouth. one for those hard to reach places. one to protect kids mouths from cavities. even one to freshen breath on-the-go. with over 100 years of innovation in oral care... there's a listerine® product for every mouth in your house. for cleaner, h

als sfand for amyothophic lateral sclerosis, known as lou gehrig disease, after a baseball great diagnosed with it. it's a degenerative disease, ending the brain's ability to initiate and control muscles. a viral campaign is thrusting the fatal disease into the spotlight. according to the als association. 15 cases are diagnosed. as many as 30,000 americans have the disease at any time. als affects 20% more men than women. the life expect si of an als patient averages 2-5 years after diagnosis. there's no cure. it is why money for research is important. ice bucket challenges are not new, but 29-year-old als patient peter fraities who can no longer talk or walk decided to use it to call attention to the disease he is responsible for launching the campaign. before this, so many did not understand what a ls was. >> i am accepting the a ls ice bucket challenge. >> celebrities and politicians joined in the trend. it's paying off. the als association say between july 29th and august 14th, it's national and state chapters see 146,000 donors, raising $7.6 million. compared to 1.2 million in the sam

lou gehrig's disease.riots did the challenge w they' , dolpins >> that's the ice bucket challenge. the campaign is to raise awareness for lou gehrig's disease. the patriots did the challenge and now they are calling on the jets, dolphins and bills to do the same. >> whoo! >> is that a full bucket of water? >> you know, that was kind of a wimpy bucket. >> is that lukewarm? >> gavin newsom, the lieutenant governor, he did get wet for the challenge, as well. that is lieutenant governor gavin newsom taking part in the als ice bucket campaign at at&t park on monday. he is now challenging l.a.'s mayor and giants players to do the same. all is a neural degenerative disease with no cure. you did it, too, frank and you challenged michelle. >> yes, michelle, liz wenger and lawrence karnow. they have yet to spill the bucket. let's see if they can dump the bucket. i don't hear anything over there. [ pause ] >> crickets. [ laughter ] >> you have to pay money if you don't do it. >> now that i called him out, they have t

and the best part of all of it it has so far raised over $30 million for lou gehrig's disease. donations continue to pour in. and while some of us didn't initially grasp the fact that the challenge was meant to be acted upon in 24 hours, the list of charitable people taking an ice bath includes a few bold-faced names lately like our own andrea mitchell whose bucket holder looked a lot like the former chairman of the fed. and george w. bush saying he's going to write a check instead because a bucket of cold water isn't presidential. just then a former first lady dumped a bucket of cold water on his head. he in turn challenged bill clinton. >>> when we come back here tonight, a star is born and the crowd goes wild as she takes the mound again tonight with everything on the line. >>> finally here tonight from the world of little league baseball, the young woman on the mound showing the young men how it's done at the little league world series. fresh off her cover of "sports illustrated" mo'ne davis takes the mound again tonight to throw her customary heat. and a record crowd has t

and lou gehrig's disease. there were serious consequences today in kentucky. firefighters sprayed cold matter on the campbellsville university marching band. they were lowering the fire ladder near power lines when they were shocked by the electricity. four people were injured. two of them seriously. the students got out of the way just in time. but power was knocked out for about an hour. >>> seems like everyone's doing it. celebrities, tech moguls and former presidents are cleared for the ice bucket challenge. but not u.s. diplomats. the state department is throwing cold water on the idea. officials say the ice bucket challenge violates ethics rules that bars officials from using public office for private gain. it doesn't matter how worthy a cause. >>> if you haven't done it yet, here's some advice. keep a towel and maybe a bathrobe nearby. >> vicky nguyen was challenged by her cousin. and she's making a donation in honor of her uncle who passed away from a.l.s. [ screaming ] >> okay. i challenge raj mathai, jessica aguirre, and wang to make a donation and g

it's all to raise awareness and money for lou gehrig's disease. while the movement has paid off literally raising $9.5 million for the cause in less than three weeks. >>> 75 years ago today americans traveled over the rainbow for the first time. "the wizard of oz" has its hollywood debut. it's become one of the most-watched films of all time. it introduced generations to munchkins, ruby slippers and that little dog too. here's a piece of trivia for you. the terrier that played toto was paid $125 a week, even more than the actors of munchkinland. >>> when we come back, a final act for a venue that gave millions a front row seats history. stop stop >>> finally tonight, a farewell to a legendary landmark that's seen it all. after 54 years san francisco's candlestick park held its last public event. it was closed out by one of the biggest names around who got it done with a little help from his friends. nbc's miguel almaguer has our report. >> welcome to candlestick park! >> reporter: for paul mccartney, a chance to say good-bye again. this, the final

. >> als, a neurological disorder is also known as lou gehrig's disease. from raven rookies to harden veterans, this is brimming full of men who appear to have super human strength. no matter who they are, they all agree on one: that he is the strongest of them all despite being able to move on his own. >> silenced by als, he remains the voice of locker room inspiration. >> got something for us? >> get ready for something great. stay humble and >>. >> was he always as inspiring as he is today? >> oj, before, was effervescent. his voice is not the same, but i would say it has more power now. people get closer, the huddle becomes tighter and we all listen for oj's voice. >> he speaks through his eyes. gazing at a computer screen to produce a sin thes ized voice named mel. >> how frustrating is it for you to not hear your voice? >> frustrating for a while but i have learned to be thankful that i could still communicate through the use of technology. >> this is the state of the art of that technology. the tobi i 15. >> the camera found my eyes? >> yes. exactly