say are abductions, rape and torture by a shadowy security service remain the biggest threats to people's security today. >> i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. defense secretary chuck hagel calls for cuts for the military to shrink the army to its smallest since 1940. the president of ukraine flees the capitol as a warrant is issued for his arrest. >> a mysterious illness with similarities to polio affecting two dozen children. doctors not sure what it is.

>> after more than a decade at war, the u.s. military could undergo a major shift. today the defense secretary proposed changes to the armed forces. all branches will be affected, the earn taking the biggest hit. we have the details. >> the army will shrink to levels not seen in more than 70 years, but this is still a very hefty budget, $469 billion. it was secretary chuck hagel said today it reflects the current budget realities without compromising national security. >> with the war on iraq over and the conflict in afghanistan winding down, the pentagon says it is time to propose it's first non-war time budget in 13 years, one that shifts the focus of the military to a smaller, more agile force. >> the reality of reduced resources and a challenging and

changing strategic environment requires us to prioritize and make difficult choices. some of those choices we must make now. >> among the proposals, a much smaller army. the army grew 570,000 troops, already scheduled to drop to 480,000. pro makes further cuts, down to 440,000 to 450,000 troops, the smallest level since before world war ii. >> top brass wants to eliminate the air force a10 attack aircraft and supply plane, using drones in ted. special forces would increase and cyber warfare would continue as a key priority. >> this country should be assured that we will retain the capability to defend our country

and our interests around the world. i believe that our allies, as well as our adversaries will understand that. there is no military in the world that is anywhere near as capable as the american military. >> at the white house, spokesman jay carney called the reach realistic and possible move away from at war footing. >> that doesn't lessen the fact we have to maintain extreme vigilance and we do when it comes to the threats against our nation. >> secretary hagel is also proposing limiting military pay increases and increasing health care costs for some military retirees. a defense budget expert speaking on aljazeera america said veterans though need not worry. >> funding for wounded warriors is protected in this budget. they're not doing anything that would protect -- that would hurt those who ever served in iraq,

afghanistan and other wars who now need those benefits. >> now these proposals are just that. they have to go before congress. there is already pushback tonight from members of congress. it's going to be very difficult to pass this budget because it's an election year. no one wants to go back to constituents and say i voted for cuts to the military and to close that base. the defense department said we have to request, we have to just ask, but most observers say it's injury unlikely most if any of this will get passed by congress. >> the move could mean the military will rely even more on contractors. over the last decade, u.s. has spent more than $200 billion in contractors in iraq and afghanistan. last summer, when there were 65,000 u.s. troops still in afghanistan, there were 108,000 contractors. that is one and a half contractors for every soldier.

joining they now is william cohen, the former u.s. secretary of defense under bill clinton. it's good to have you on the program. thanks for your time. >> good to be with you, tony. >> people will read the headline, see the report that says secretary hagel is calling for scaling the u.s. army to its lowest level since before world war ii. putting secretary hagel said remarks aside for a moment, should they be concerned that that kind of cut leaves the u.s. vulnerable here and abroad? >> well, we need to be concerned always in terms have whenever you reduce the military size, they're going to be some increase in risk. that's just the nature of the situation. i think clearly that we're living in an age of austerity, that perhaps the greatest threat to national security is the size of our national debt, which continues to grow at a half a trillion dollars a year and sometimes a trillion dollars a

year. we're at 16, close to $17 trillion in debt. i think that's a major threat that has to be addressed and congress, by the way, is the one who mandated this by passing a sequester law. that law has had far more devastating effects than this will have in terms of shaping your forces to fit the strategy. the president has the obligation now are articulating what is his national security strategy, and then persuade the congress that these cuts and the shaping of this force is consistent with that strategy. congress will ultimately dispose of this, saying the president proposes, congress disposes, but ultimately congress has to face up to its responsibility. if you ask for cuts, you've got to be willing to take the cuts when put before you. >> how does the military respond to today's threats that don't necessarily come from standing armies, from nation states and

do these recommendations that secretary hagel is putting forward, consider the times of battles the u.s. military will be increasingly called on to fight in the future? >> that's one of the requirements. they have what they call tony, the q.d.r., defense review. it tries to anticipate, look over the horizon, what are the types of threats we're most likely to face, what are the ones that give you most heartburn in terms of potential but most likely we're going to face. then to try and again shape your strategy to face those threats. that's what's going on right now. i think the military has come to the conclusion obviously that we have to have a smaller force, but most importantly, we have to maintain what they call readiness. the force can get smaller, but you muff unit cohesion, you must have capability witness must not allow a hollow force the be

created. that is where the military focus is going to crib, as you cut the numbers make surety fighting force you have is fully equipped, trained and ready to go to action if you have to. that's where the military is right now. >> let's talk about these threats and you mentioned as americans hear this discussion about down sizing the military, you know, it might actually be helpful to hear what a former defense secretary considers the major threats facing america. now as you know, the director of national intelligence, he actually sees the threat of cyber attack as one of the biggest security issues facing america. do you agree? >> i do. first, it's always the nuclear threat, namely the proliferation of nuclear capability does in fact present a threat not only to us but to many other countries should they ever be fired. that's number one. number two, cyber attacks are right up there. you have the capacity to wage a

weapon of mass disruption to launch that type with a key stroke, to be able to shut down our infrastructure, our ability to respond. this takes you into a hole what level about cyber warfare, how much are you willing to tolerate in terms of cyber attacks, which take place by the tens have thousands every day, how sure are you willing to tolerate at what levels before you start to respond. so this is getting into the era where the -- the area, i should say, where we need to have a multi-lateral conversation with our chinese friends, the russian friends and others to say we have to have an agreement here on the rules of the road and what is unacceptable. we know that the cyber attacks that are taking place by non-state actors, some by state actors but we have to be very careful here that we don't get into a cyber war which could be devastating to many, many

countries. >> william cohen witness the former secretary of defense under bill clinton our guest from washington, d.c. always good to talk to you, thank you. the state department is look into a report that says iraq has signed a deal to buy $195 million worth of ammunition and weapons from iran. rye rack has been fighting al-qaeda linked fighters and the country's west since late last year. reuters news agency reported the new iran deal, which the u.s. it is view lathes international sanctions against tehran. >> viktor yanukovych is on the run. days after removed from office, no one seems to know where he is. authorities issued a warrant for his arrest charging various charges against mr. yanukovych related to last week's deadly rye lens in kiev. he tried to flee the country but was stopped. an interim government should be

in place by tomorrow. >> ukraine is appealing for economic assistance and the u.s. is ready to help. jennifer glasse is following developments there. any speculation object where mr. yanukovych might be? >> we think he might be in crimea. that's where he was, that's where they lost his trail this morning. he has been on the run since saturday. he left kiev, he went to the central northeast to one of his political strongholds where he was meant to meet with the leaders of his ruling party, the former ruling party. he didn't show up at that meeting. he did tape a message shown on national television and that's the last we've seen of him publicly. he went where he was once governor, tried to leave the country, stopped by border guards and headed to crimea in the south. that is very much a russian-looking region wheres russian black sea fleet is

based. that's where the trail goes cold. so, we've got a former president on the run, very much a wanted man, interestingly, there is, you heard about crowd sources for building businesses, there's a crowd sourcing website where people of ukraine can donate money for a reward for viktor yanukovych. this afternoon, it was about a million, that's about $100,000, growing every day, so a real sense that the people would like to see him caught and brought on trial here. >> the united states it is it is ready to help ukraine moving forward. do we know exactly what has means? >> it's going to mean money and lots of it, ukraine's economy is in shambles. it will need a lot of money to move forward. it's almost ready to default, according to the interim president. the u.s. treasury secretary spoke to one of the leaders of the opposition said they will help with the i.m.s.

that was ecod today by the white house spokesman jay carney. >> the united states's working with partners around the world stands to support ukraine as it takes reforms to get back to economic stability. this reform can complement an i.m.f. program helping to make reforms easier and putting ukraine in a position to invest more in health and education. >> ukraine is asking for $35 billion over the next two years to help its economy. it is really in a mess. ukraine was voted by transparency international the most corrupt country in you're, almost everything in its economic system, tony, will have to be reformed, especially if it expects to get money from the international monetary fund. that's going to come certainly with some conditions. >> absolutely. let's talk about russia for a moment here, the current prime minister, the former president of the country had some interesting things to say about

the interim government in kiev. >> that's right, russia very unhappy. it doesn't want to recognize the interim government. it recalled its ambassador saying that the uncertain situation is not in the best interest of russia or its citizens. that's what we heard from the prime minister. here's what he had to say. >> those agreements that are of a binding responsibility character will be fulfilled. we are neighbors, close nations, and we cannot avoid each other. everything that has been signed has to be implemented but strictly speaking, today we don't have anyone to negotiate with. there is no government in ukraine. the legitimacy of the whole array of the governmental actors that malyou functioned there raises big doubts. >> there are two real crucial deals russia la now, a natural gas deal given to ukraine in december worth $10 billion to ukraine and very critical for

ukraine's industrial future, so ukraine very, very concerned that russia might interfere with the current situation here. >> the supreme court is deciding how much authority the government has to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. justice heard arguments today on several cases challenging the e.p.a.'s power under the clean air act. libby casey is live for us in washington, d.c. good to use, libby. maybe we can start with what's at stake in this case. >> the e.p.a. said it should ever the power to regulate stationery sources of greenhouse gas emissions, they mean non-moving, things like coal fired power plants or chemical facilities or oil refineries. the e.p.a. has targeted large ones, if they're undergoing renovation, they have to apply for a more stringent permit.

mom and pop operations or smaller stores or outlets have said that they don't reach the threshold that really needs crucial targets. >> the case made it all the way to the supreme court this morning. we heard arguments really focusing on the question of does the obama administration have the power to enter this realm of regulating stationery sources to the degree that the e.p.a. wants to. we heard a lot of arguments centering around the question of really basically what is pollution and how do you even measure something like greenhouse gases. >> following the supreme court for us today, appreciate it, thank you. >> the longest serving member of congress is retiring, john dingell of michigan announcing today he will step down at the

end of the year. he told the detroit news that increased partisanship has limited his love opt shop. he has served for 58 years in the house of representatives. he was just 29 years old when he was first elected to serve out the term of his late father, which he held since 1932. >> the drug lord known as el chap-is in jail. >> buying a gun could be as easy as logging on to facebook. now a group of employees is trying to get the site to change its rules. we're back in a moment.

>> welcome back to aljazeera america. here's a look at your top stories. the pentagon is looking to shrink the army to preworld war ii levels.

the agency is making major budget cuts including getting troops off the ground, focusing more on technology for com boot. the u.s. said it will be a financial support to ukraine as the country tries to emerge from political crisis. the interim government issued an arrest warrant for ousted president victim i don' viktor . >> the supreme court seems to be divided over the government's power. >> a mysterious polio like illness is in california. the u.s. has been, as you know, as everyone knows, polio-free for decades now, so what are health officials actually dealing with here. >> that's exactly it. it's something that they say is

a polio-like illness. they are just not sure. they can't diagnose it. the symptoms are very similar to what you would have if you have polio. children are seeing this develop within 48 hours where they essentially become paralyzed in one limb or up to four limbs, so it's a very, very serious situation and doctors are trying to figure out what this is. >> we're talking about california at this point, but have there been any cases detected outside of california? >> so far, tony, no cases outside, but it doesn't preclude the possibility that there have been cases outside. doctors at san francisco and stanford have highlighted this. the hope is that the medical community nationally is going to be aware of this mystery illness and keep an eye out for it.

it's not an outbreak. we're looking at 20 cases over the past 18 months, so not a lot. doctors say this is a very rare phenomenon. >> 20 cases, 18 months, ok. melissa, appreciate it. thank you. let's talk about this. we're trying to learn more. >> good to see you, 20 cases, 18 months. how concerned are you about this and how do scientists begin to take this apart and try to figure out exactly what it is that they're dealing with here? >> i am concerned because people haven't been able to figure out what's causing the symptoms, mr. a virus for something else. it seems it is a virus from studies so far. normally if a child seems like they have symptoms of paralysis, you don't automatically think you've found a new virus.

you think could they have poisoning, could this be a toxic chemical, are they injured, brain or spine cord injury. you look for those things. scientists are starting to piece this together. >> it's described at polio like. is it possible that the polio virus has changed, evolved, become this new thing? >> it's always possible for things to mutate or evolve. if its a backbone of polio, they should be able to identify that. it looks like this is new, so it's different. when they say polio like, it might be that it looks like polio in terms of the effects on the person who has it, so the paralysis may look the same, but doesn't mean it looks like the

polio virus. >> what has to happen, they have to figure out what it is and are we talking about developing a new vaccine for it? >> if they can find a vaccine, that would be one thing, but the first thing is treatment. they don't have an actual and the dote right now. they don't have a cure, but it is important for people to get into the hospital if they have symptoms. if parents notice their kids have weakness, they plead to bring them in and small kids don't always say that they're weak especially kids that can't talk. look for asymmetry, if a right-handed child is suddenly using their left hand more, sometimes standing up, they press on their knees or thighs. >> what are your thoughts on the aacetaminophen study, children and adhd? >> this is a new study within preliminary study that came out. >> suggesting what? >> that tylenol during peg nancy might be linked to the fetus or

child later developing hyperactivity disorder. it's possible, but one of the flaws in the study is that it's not really experimental. what they did is they called the mothers and asked them if they used tylenol when pregnant and looked to see if these children were using ritalin. the problem is that people familiar with the medical system or use medication are more likely to use them for themselves and their kids. if you stay away from medication entirely, you may stay away from pain medications during your pregnancy, but you're probably going to keep your kid away from medication. it doesn't show one caused the other, just they might be correlated. >> that's why they have you on the program. it's great to have you back, thank you. good to see you. >> thank you so much. >> big changes in broad band. netflix will pay comcast for speedier video delivery. real money is looking into this

at 7:00 p.m. here. good to see you. what are the details? >> i'm trying to figure out whether this is just a good business deal or the change of the internet as we know it. this deal gives the on line video giant netflix a direct connection. it promises to give comcast 23 million customers and many more if the deal goes through, faster streaming video content that cub scribers can stream over the net. they will pay comcast for the direct connection. verdicts is in talk with netflix to have a similar direct connection to its fios service. there used to be middle men involved. it's not clear whether netflix is paying more or just directly at this point. >> i'm curious, what the broader implications for something like this. we as consumers, will we end up paying the price?

>> it's a good question. people are concerned about net neutrality, the providers of the pipe can pick and choose who gets better or worse access to the internet. comcast is supposed to be treating all internet traffic the same. this deal, i talked to experts today isn't about that neutrality but advocates are worried about it. netflix says little not receiving preferential treatment, but if they are making a deal that costs them more than they were paying before, one has to assume that that gets passed on to customers. does that get passed on in a way who say customers who stream a lot pay extra and those who don't pay less? this is unchartered territory, very interesting. i'm going to talk about it on the show. >> what else at the top of the hour? >> i am talking to a cotton farmer in texas. america is the third largest producer and exporter of cotton

in the world after china and india. we're going to talk about the outlook for his crop and business. i got to tell you, you watch anyway, sky looks like the marlboro man. >> and he's talking about cotton. he's going to be out of context. ali velshi, real money at the top of the hour. >> anti-government protestors in venezuela ignoring opposition leaders, continuing demonstrations and eating up barricades. at least 11 people have been killed and protest calling for president miduro to fix the economy. we have the latest now. >> this is another tent stay here in venezuela. after the weekend, there were big anti and pro government demonstrations, really a listen. early this morning, opposition groups blocked many roads here in the capitol and other cities

around venezuela, really i think as a show of force to show the government they were still there. there was no violence. to at the same time had motorcyclists riding through the street in support of the government. they appear to be speaking to the president at some stage today. while the government has called for dialogue once the talk it says all sectors of society here, there's still a big standoff. we talked a while ago to the wife of the jailed opposition leader, leopold lopez. when i asked her if she was invited to talk to president miduro whether they would attend. she said absolutely not, i don't talk to leaders of these regimes. >> once a guarantee that he will be given the microphone, allowed to speak, the government's not

giving him that guarantee. whether he'll speak or not remains unclear. they don't seem to be allowed to stand off a great distance from the two sides. always in the background, the threat of further violence that in the last two weeks or so has seen 11 dead, many injured and others detained. so really, waiting to see what happens now in the next few hours. >> that was daniel reporting from crock cuss. >> egypt's i want rim cabinet submitted its resignation today, paving the way for the military chief to leave his post and run for president. we have the latest. >> what is significant about this cabinet resignation is what does it mean for the defense minister and al sisi. is this a way to pave the way to run as president in the next presidential elections. if he needs to, he needs to

define from defense minister and head of the military, the other factor underway in egypt at the moment is there's a great deal of civil unrest. we're seeing strikes and protests from all sorts of different organizations, such as the doctors syndicate, pharmacists, as well textile workers, garbage collectors. this resignation by the government could be another why to put a lid on those protests, to show people that the interim government is listening to the concerns of the people by appointing a new cabinet. >> south korea and the united states have started war games. the first joint operation will be a computer exercise that lasts until the end of the week. field exercises will run until april. north korea fears the war games are practice for an invasion. indonesia, 11 killed by land slides. villagers in the eastern state were floored to flee on that

saturday after heavy rains triggered a landslide. rescue workers are digging through the homes looking for survivors. >> uganda, the president signed strict anti gay legislation into law. a homosexual can be sentenced to life in prison. international criticism has been swift, including cutting off millions in aid. malcolm web has our report. >> he's gay and has aids. in uganda, that makes life double difficult. we've changed his name and hidden his face. he comes here to get life-saving drugs but he's worried the new law will make that impossible. >> i don't think the government will allow us to be here, or to access anything, because they'll be made to think that the hospital itself is promoting us,

which is not true. >> here in parliament, the anti homosexuality bill was passed in september, increasing jail tame for homosexual act and said homosexuals must be reported or they'll go into jail, too. >> it's widely supported here. it attracted heavy criticism from abroad. government minister has threatened to resign. although uganda's population is one of the fastest growing in the world, he worries that that can become worse with homosexual. >> it is was an imperialism,

which you are fighting left and right. it wipes out the hole humanity, what what you will be left with? >> you can pie paraphernalia paraphernalia just outside of church. there was some religious leaders who played a key role in mobilizing the population. in reality, the existing law is rarely enforced, few people go to court or to jail and it's unlikely that the new law could be fully enforced, either. gay activist rights say the rhetoric which has gone on for years has made life increasingly difficult and dangerous. >> medics say the bill contradicts ethical codes and health policies, legal experts say it's unconstitutional, but they're a tiny minority. others say it's a convenient detraction from widespread corruption and lack of public services. paul and others like him can

only hope the politics won't cut the medicines that keep them alive. aljazeera. >> a push for a veto in arizona over new legislation targeting gays. we have more on that and other stories making headlines. >> in arizona, some companies are asking the governor to veto a bill allowing business owners to refers service based on their religious beliefs. opponents of s.d.1062 say the bill discriminates against gays. three republican senators sent a letter asking for it to be vetoed. in detroit police chief james craig has a warning for whoever called on social media to shoot him, they will find him and dismantle his organization. police believe it was posted by someone involved in the illegal drug trade in response to aggressive raised on drug

dealers. >> in louisiana, the mississippi river has reopened after part was closed following an oil spill. cleanup crews have been working along a 65-mile stretch of the river. more than 31,000 gallons of crude spilled when a tanker and tugboat collided on saturday. actor harold ramis died at his hometown in chicago this morning. he was phone nor ghost busters and stripes. he wrote and directed hits like groundhog day, caddyshack and animal house. the chicago native began his comedy career in chicago writing jokes for playboy magazine. he was 69 years old. >> in kansas city, the jackson county spelling bee had a take a break after 17 hours. the organizers of the beran out of words to stump the last two con testants, the final showdown dragged on until 2:00 a.m. sunday morning.

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facebook or instagram you'll find photos of guns. here's a 30 round magazine for $768. in some of these posts, you'll find comments and messages setting up deals to trade or sell the weapons. the group wants facebook to stop the posts. the group released this video to pressure facebook and instagram. the video mimics the style of facebook's anniversary movies and shows dozens of pose showing guns for sale. i spoke to one of the organizers today. >> we don't know how many minors, how many felons, how many domestic abusers getting guns this way and that's precisely the point. there's no oversight. we feel strongly that facebook needs to step up, show social responsibility and enact this policy. >> current laws allow you to buy a gun on line without a background check as long as you're buying from a private

seller. a facebook spokesman said people can't actually buy things on facebook and infra gram. while facebook doesn't stop people from posting pictures of guns, they ban ads promoting weapons and ammunition. the moms will deliver a petition to facebook later this week. facebook told me it is in talks with the moms, so it's possible its gun policy could change. >> ok. all right. appreciate it, thank you. >> so, the nfl combine ended today with a lot of eyes on missouri defense end michael sam, announcing he was gay a couple of weeks ago. if drafted, he would become the countries first openly gay football player. michael eaves joins us from the combine in indianapolis. it is all about the metrics, how fast you run, how high you jump. how did michael sam perform? >> honestly, he did not perform very well compared to the

competition that he has at his position. his 40-yard dash time well below average. his 17 represents on the bench press of 225 pounds, well below average. the other events maybe middle of the rod was best, vertical jump, broad jump. from a purely athletic standpoint, he did not distinguish himself from his competition at that position. >> did you say a 4-9-40. >> 491.40. once they reviewed, the official time was 491. clownie ran 45. >> we all know that 4-9 and that 40 is pretty slow. in your opinion, was he feeling added pressure? is that possibly what led to

this so-so performance? well maybe this is an interesting tell, tony. on both of his 40-yard dash attempts, he false started on each and had to go back and do it. there's a 60-yard drill they have to go through. he slipped on that drill, as well. maybe the nerves were getting to him, because obviously we're missing a lot of eyes on him but this is the biggest job interview that a football player ever goes through. there's a lot of pressure innately involved in it. >> he gets a pro day where he gets kind of test for various teams, is that another opportunity for him to perhaps redeem himself? >> yeah, that's march 20 at the university of missouri. he will go through some of the same drills he did here at lucas oil stadium and maybe those numbers would be more of a determinant where he would get drafted. he has time to improve. >> jason collins, as you know, made a return to the nba last night, becoming the league's first openly gay player in the

nba. i'm wondering what impact does that have on michael sam? well, if anything, maybe it's strength in numbers. they do have a relationship, collins talked to sam before he came out. for jason collins to do it before michael sam does it, maybe is a comforting level. jason at the very end of his career, michael sam just to play his first game in the nfl. >> reaction on social media has really been pouring in on jason collins, including from michael sam himself. we are following that. >> i want to show you what michael sam tweeted out. congratulations to my friend jason collins, excited to do so you do work out there #courage,

#groundbreaking. michael sam post the: >> beyond it.com visit released this video a little while ago. take a listen to it. >> it's great to break stereo types. i love redefining people's preconceived notions. i'm jason collins, i'm an athlete and i'm beyond it. >> beyond it put out a statement saying jason collins made history and continued to move the world beyond it. before the big game, bill deblasio new york city mayor tweeted this out: >> jesse tyler ferguson from modern family says: >> right after midnight, collins wrote this:

>> now we need him to deliver some more wins. the doggone nets need him to climb up into a better playoff position in the east and maybe avoid the miami heat in the first round. >> he only played 10 minutes last night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> check of the headlines is next, and then real money with ali velshi. >> coming up, digital video on the almighty power of distribution. netflix cussed a deal with comcast for seamless streaming. >> what might be the most secure smart phone on the planet. all that and more on real money. >> the most important money stories of the day might affect your savings, your job or your retirement. whether its bail-outs or bond rates this stuff get complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break

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>> we are live from new york city with a look at today's top stories. the former president of ukraine victim i can't bviktor yanukovy.

a warrant for his arrest was issued. there is a proposal to shrink the united states military to its smallest size since before the u.s. entered world war ii, all branches effected with the biggest cuts to the army. hagel wants to clothes military bases and make other cuts. >> u.s. prosecutors want to extradite mexican drug kingpin el chapo guzman, arrest on saturday. >> a mystery illness has affected several children in california leaving them unable to move their arms or legs. as many as 25 children may have been affected. so far, doctors have only seen the disease in california. the supreme court remains divided over how much power the federal government should ever when regulating greenhouse

gases. the justice heard arguments over the issue today pap decision is expected later this year. those are your headlines. "real money" is next. >> digital video and the need for speed. i'll tell you why the streaming deal when netflix and comcast could cost you money. also a modern day dust bowl in west texas where a generation cotton farmer tells us why prices are falling and the rain never does. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪