i was nominated by wendy burke of the brain injury alliance of emergency emergen new jersey. i'm nominating warren buffett sean sara blakely. >> i love my job. >> you countdown three, two, one and then i'm do it, okay? >> my friend and colleague, three, two -- >> three, two -- oh! >> okay, wow, that was cold. >> that was me in case you can't tell. it was taking the ice bucket challenge to raise money for als and challenging warren buffett and sara blankly of spanx. i would like to challenge my daughter natalie because it should be a family affair. what is this phenomenon and is it really helping? joining us right now, melissa berman and lance slaughter of the als foundation. thank you both for being here today. >> a pleasure. >> a pleasure to be with you, thank you. >> i would like to talk about what we've seen happening. lance, you've seen politicians and celebrities and business leaders and sports figures, dousing themselves with ice water to raise money for als. it raised more than $31 million. i wonder, were you surprised when this all took off? >> we're pleasantly surprised and just to provide an update a