>>reporter: at the harley davidson in darlington, bikers rode their hogs for a cause. >> if curide for a charity like this, it's a double pleasure. have you fun and you're doing something good for a charity. >>reporter: dozens of bikers took part in a ride to help with the child advocacy center, a non-profit group that helps the agency that investigates child abuse. >> i've seen numerous kids who were abused, heard about it from where i used to work and things like that. it's untolerable to me. >> we get the awareness out there that this is occurring and all of these people here are supporting this, supporting us. you can't ask for more. >>reporter: the riders aren't the only ones hoping to change those numbers. maryland lawmake passed a slew of laws to help. >>reporter: among them, increasing penalties from five years in prison to a mandatory 15 years. along with extending the length of time a sex offender must be registered in the state to up a lifetime. it's a change some believe might have saved 11-year old sarah foxwell, who was kidnapped and killed last december by a suspected ch

percentage gainers of companies reporting earnings yesterday, marshall & ilsley up over 10%, harley-davidson, up more than 7%, and illinois tool, up almost 4%. after the bell, heavy hitter apple reported its first quarter profit jumped 90%, above expectations, led by strong sales of the iphone. that plus a strong revenue forecast led shares of apple to jump to yet another all-time high in after-hours trade. yahoo! also reported after the bell. earnings beat expectations, but first quarter revenue came in slightly lower than expected, sending shares tumbling in extended trade. in regular trade, coke hurt by worse than expected volume decline in north america reported first quarter revenue that rose 5% but fell short of estimates. >>> delta posted a smaller quarterly loss with business traffic beginning to recover and said it expects a profit in the current period despite disruptions to transatlantic travel caused by ice land's volcano. >>> goldman sachs, as expected posted stellar results with first quarter profits nearly doubling on higher trading revenue, but unexpect ed stock fell 2% over

harley-davidson, best performer on the s&p, up about 8%.hat stock along with mcdonald's, chevron and home depot hitting 52-week highs. erin? >>> all right, goldman sachs at the center of a legal storm, doubling its earnings beating expectations. executives of the firm, everybody loves to hate right now, talking to investors on the conference call. michelle caruso-cabrera was dialed in. michelle, what did they say, how specific did they get on this case and, of course, for those just joining, did lloyd blankfein break tradition and get on the phone? >> no, he did not. this was the general counsel who had -- who joined the call to discuss the legal ramifications and also the cfo. let's run through the numbers and then a sense of the tonality of the call. numbers better than expected. $5.59 per share, that was 91% better than a year ago. far above the estimates. that translates into a profit of $3.5 billion. revenues came in at $12.8 billion. also better than expected. the expectation was only for $11.1 billion. now, the conference call -- and

me along. >> harley davidson is worried about dealer-financed loans -- neptune. ebay is concerned about its paypal unit. >> goldman sachs hearing set to begin on capitol hill. scott cohn is on capitol hill. >> reporter: it's a fair bet securities and exchange attorneys will be watching this testimony very carefully, taking note because, of course, they have their civil fraud suit against goldman sachs. federal prosecutors will have a record available to them, too. fonl nonetheless, everyone is appearing voluntarily. no one has taken the fifth. the headliner is lloyd blankfein. he'll testify at the end of the day, by himself, as he talks about what the company did in 2006-2007 as the mortgage market was coming undone. he will contrite, according to his prepared testimony. he'll say the s.e.c. case was the worst day of his life. and we believe in a culture that prizes teamwork, rewards saying no as much as saying yes. but senate investigators say goldman sachs was saying a little bit of both and very quietly shorting the mortgage market in a big way, even as they w

. >> i mean, does anyone really believe that the people who make harley davidson's snickers bars are responsible for the financial crisis? does anyone think that? then why would we want to punish them in our effort to hold wall street accountable? these are just the kind of unintended consequences you get from rushing legislation. >> but democrats clearly think they've got to politics on their side. they're going to force republicans to go on the record again today with yet another test vote this afternoon. and before leaving washington for iowa today, the president tackles the deficit since everything is on the table. >> we're not playing that game. i'm not going to say what's in. i'm not going to say what's out. i want this commission to be free to do its work. >> his new deficit panel's co-chairman with us this hour. plus, border wars. why mexico is telling its citizens to avoid arizona. homeland security secretary janet napolitano will be right here. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell. the big story on capitol hill, goldman sachs. let's go to kelly o'donnell on the hill. cnbc seni

harley davidson is word about the effect it's going to have on business.bay is worried about the consequences for its business. clearly, this bill isn't ready. it falls short of our constituents' demands to prevent future bailouts, and it's expected to hurt america's job creators at a time when we need jobs most. i mean, does anyone really believe that the people who make harley davidsons and snickers bars is podge for the financial crisis? does anyone think that? then why would we want to punish them in our effort to hold wall street accountable? these are just the kinds of unintended consequences you get from rushing legislation. if we're aware of them, why wouldn't we want to address them? in many cases all it would take is a simple fix. the military officers association says all it would take is a simple tweak in the language to address their concerns. in other places we just need to close a loophole. unfortunately, the democratic majority seems interested in fixing -- seems less interested in fixing this bill than in some political win they think they

some companies are worried that the law is worded too vaguely so it might prevent like harley-davidsonaking financing loans for motor vehicles or paypal, the way you pay for things on ebay. >> so really not impacting as much as the wall street folks but maybe wain street more. >> impacting wall street but being so loosely worded it could go even beyond that. >> got you. thank you. >>> how old do you feel? your bad habits may be adding on the years. plus it's always fun to watch thousands of dlom knows fall. it's great. i eat anything that i want. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake... ...yeah, every night it's something different. oh yeah yeah...she always keeps them in the house. no no no, i've actually lost weight... i just have a high metabolism or something... ...lucky. [ wife ] babe... ♪ umm, i gotta go. [ female announcer ] 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. indulge in new blueberry pie and new red velvet cake. yoplait light. it is so good. u. >>> so how old are you? if you smoke, drink too much, don't get enough e

by the way, who have we seen come in in the halls of congress to talk to individual offices by harley-davidson, and they're worried about funding for their motorycycles. dentists, doctors, we have boat manufacturers, we have car dealers. 96% of their funding doesn't come from the automobile dealers. they come from somewhere else. they're worried. so as the news goes out and people read the 268 pages, everybody has to come to the conclusion that this is a bill like an octopus. it reaches out into anybody, any business that wants some venture capital or a loan or some leg up to start a company. this approach will not benefit consumers or community banks or our economy. we need to work to improve this bill. it is vital for our economy that we get it right when addressing financial regulatory reform because the consequences will be seen for years, for years to come. thank you, mr. president. mr. dodd: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. dodd: mr. president, i recognize myself for ten minutes if i may and ask the chair to notify me when that time has expired. the