harder for people to steal. we are expecting all that and much more in the coming hours, carol. >> going back to the testimony, joe, did you say the justice department made target aware that it had a breach. target didn't even know it had a breach. >> reporter: well, we'll wait to hear the testimony but according to what we see in the prepared testimony, it was the department of justice who notified target that they had a problem. >> wow. joe johns, can't wait for the update. i appreciate it. it's more than a half hour since the opening bell on wall street. do you know how your nest egg is doing. here is a live look at the big board as they hope for a bound from yesterday's big selloff. the dow closed down more than 300 points. adding an explanation point to what has already been a tough start to 2014. the dow lost more than 7% in the first five weeks of the new year. allison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. things are better today, right? >> a sigh of relief today, wall street trying to get its legs