that's what's at issue here. >> that's what's at issue with regard to the senate hearing. yeah. the senate is making a big deal over the fact that goldman was able to benefit while the mortgage market was in decline. they made a lot of right bets, they claim that they didn't make all that much and that hey actually lost in this specific deal we were referring to. the s.e.c., you know, they're charging something very different. that fraud charge, that just has to do with omitting information, not telling ikb that mr. paulson and his hedge fund were picking some of the instruments that they would be betting on. and that paulson was betting against those instruments. >> terrific, clearer lines there. >> two different things. >> good to keep them straight in your head. allan chernoff in new york for us. why should you care about these hearings today? good question. we put that question to our cnn money team. >> i'm ali velshi on capitol hill where all this afternoon