{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Jimmy Fallon, Chicago Mayor take quick, frigid dip for charity' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bce6d8eafeecae1300f3' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bce6d8eafeecae1300f3' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nJimmy Fallon, Chicago Mayor take quick, frigid dip for charity\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=\"\u003e/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eComedian Jimmy Fallon took a quick but icy dip in Lake Michigan - dressed in a full suit and tie - eyes bulging as he darted out of the slushy water and headed straight for a pile of dry towels.\"The Tonight Show\" host made good on his...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eComedian Jimmy Fallon took a quick but icy dip in Lake Michigan - dressed in a full suit and tie - eyes bulging as he darted out of the slushy water and headed straight for a pile of dry towels.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Tonight Show\" host made good on his promise to make Sunday (2 MARCH 2014) morning's \"Polar Plunge\" with Mayor Rahm Emanuel as a condition for the mayor appearing on Fallon's show in New York, following an exchange of tweets and challenges.\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you hear a scream like a little girl's ... know that Jimmy Fallon is swimming in Lake Michigan,\" Fallon told the crowd shortly before running in.\u003cbr/\u003eEmanuel, wearing a green Chicago Public Library T-shirt and shorts, went first, with Fallon just after. Both were soaked as they fled the water to cheers from a large crowd. A group of bagpipers, wearing yellow rain boots and traditional kilts, provided the soundtrack for their rapid dash into the 32-degree lake.\u003cbr/\u003eThe annual event draws several thousand hearty plungers to raise money for Special Olympics Chicago.\u003cbr/\u003eScores of people dressed in parkas and polar bear outfits, some carrying signs, gathered along the lakefront early, hoping to catch a glimpse of Fallon. It was 10 degrees during the plunge, and Chicago firefighters in red wetsuits waded in before the waves of brave souls, throwing chunks of ice out of the area.\u003cbr/\u003eSeventeen-year-old high school senior Marilyn Lamanna and a friend got up at 5 a.m. to snag a spot where they hoped to watch the feat unfold.\u003cbr/\u003eWith them was a large, cardboard cutout of Fallon's head, which caught his eye. He gave the shrieking girls brief hugs before darting off to take the plunge, telling them, \"I've got to go meet the mayor.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Between Jimmy Fallon and the Special Olympics, it doesn't get much better than that, even though it's super cold,\" Lamanna said.\u003cbr/\u003eEmanuel said last summer that if city's children read 2 million books as part of a Chicago Public Library program called \"Rahm's Readers,\" he'd jump in the lake.\u003cbr/\u003eAn hour before the plunge, Emanuel was dressed in sweats and sipping coffee. He got emotional as he talked to reporters about meeting the mother of a special needs child in a Chicago grocery store on Saturday, saying she was grateful for his participation in the event. He said they cried and hugged.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are parents out there, there are children out there who have something they can give,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eEmanuel was flanked by Detroit Lions defensive lineman and former Bears player Israel Idonije and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon.\u003cbr/\u003eSpecial Olympics Chicago President Jen Kramer credits Fallon and Emanuel with attracting more than 3,000 people for the run into the lake from the city's North Avenue beach. That's more than ever; last year 2,300 people did it.\u003cbr/\u003eBlack t-shirts emblazoned with \"#Swimmy Fallon\"- the nickname Fallon coined in a recent tweet to the mayor - were \"going like crazy,\" volunteer Suzy Thomas said.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd numerous Fallons dotted the crowd, thanks to masks in his likeness given to attendees, strolling around the beach quarters, moving among warming tents.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen Emanuel heard Fallon wanted him to appear on the show he took over in February from longtime host Jay Leno, the mayor called the comedian and challenged him to join in the plunge.\u003cbr/\u003eFallon joked Wednesday that he agreed to it before realizing what it actually entailed. He also said Emanuel told him he had to \"toughen up\" before Emanuel would appear on his show. The comedian's followers egged him to do it with a #JimmyPlungeWithUs campaign on Twitter.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eChicago, 2 March 2014 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Pan of Jimmy Fallon's crew walking toward the water\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eChicago, Illinois, 2 March 2014 \u003cbr/\u003e2. Various still IMAGES, Fallon in water\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eChicago, Illinois, 2 March 2014 \u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide, Fallon in wet suit, walking with hands up in the air as crowd cheers\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various people running out of the water and into the water\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up Special Olympics sign\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close-up flag\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rahm Emanuel/Mayor of Chicago:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are parents out there, children out there who have something they can give, today we chose not just a city of big shoulders a city of big hearts, a city that while it may be physically cold there is a lot of warmth.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide, clowns running into water\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Rahm Emanuel/Mayor of Chicago:\u003cbr/\u003e\"On a serious note I want to thank the park district and everybody that they brought together for the Special Olympics and this fundraising for the polar plunge which I think is a record year, a record year to make sure that every child in the city of Chicago stands strong in saying we don't have a person to waste, everybody has something to contribute and to show off what they've worked all their time doing and I just asked Keith he bench presses 420 pounds, that's dripping wet.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Close-up spectators\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close-up wet clowns running \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Israel Idonije/Former Chicago Bears Player:\u003cbr/\u003e\"What an exciting and great day it is today it's cold but everyone's hearts here are so warm because it is for a special occasion and Chicago is a leadership city and moments like today exemplify why that is, coming together leaders, people from across the city to support our community to support one another, we're plunging today, it's not too late if anyone of you want to join in sign up but its going to be a great day so thanks for coming out to spread the good word and to come out for today's event. Thank you.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. 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