... clueless about the merger and the situation onWall Street.My question is when exactly did you know about these losses andwhy didn’t you know about them sooner?Mr. LEWIS. Thank you for the question. ... I have the privilege of introducing our witness, whosecompany is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, which my district is just to the west of; and, as the only member of the committee from the Carolinas, ... also in the best interest of Bank of America and its shareholders. Certainly, the Merrill Lynch ac-quisition, in particular, came with risk, some of which materializedin the fourth quarter of 2008,...