gerhart schroeder right now is serving time in the prison for the kidnapping of his daughter.n the murder, he'll be eligible for release. that murder case goes before the jury later today. so it's a complicated case, but we've been following it all along. rick: it sure is, a lot of moving parts there. heather, thanks very much. jenna: a check on where the markets are trading today. the dow certainly is riding high in some of these record highs we've senior over the last couple weeks, close to another record close to today. we'll see what happens. investors are bracing for more earnings reports from our biggest companies, and so far there is some caution about what the reports might tell us about where the economy's at and what's ahead. mike santoli, senior economist for yahoo! finance is with us. the big question, mike, is why is the market where it's at right now, at these record highs? >> yeah. the formula really has been strong corporate profits in general, profits more than doubled off the bottom in 2008. easy money, low interest rates. the federal reserve doing all it can