i'm carl quintanilla.teve leisman and michelle cabrera are joining us this morning. >> our story, charlie gasparino broke the story yesterday that ken lewis is stepping down by the end of the year. no replacement has been named, but analysts say six internal candidates are seen vying for that job. b of a stocks did rally on the news after hours. the merrill deal announced last september's stocks have shed some 50% since then. the stock is called higher this morning, as well. we'll see what happens later with b of a and as the guessing game begins, michelle, in earnest of who wants this job, who would take this job and who would the board would pick for this job. >> let's start that game right now. joining us on the phone is jeff hart. jeff, first of all, ken lewis stepping down, good or bad for the stock? >> i think that the stock's reaction, as we saw last night, will probably be above. there's just been so much negative sentiment toward him, both by in the press, from regulators, that it's become a distr

i'm joe kernen along can carl quintanilla. becky quick is off today.ltogether again on monday, right? >> we are. >> next week's guest list is out of control. have you seen who is on the show? >> yep. that's good. that means the onus is on us to prepare things, right? >> yeah. we'll be ready. how do you balance preparing and being spontaneous with your questions? because i err on the spontaneous side. >> yes. i would say you do. >> never mind. the. >> the 2016 olympic committee will make a decision on the 2016 summer games hosting city. we decided rio was close enough to the equator -- if you try chile for the summer olympics, you would need the winter olympics, right? it's cold. >> if you tried -- yeah. >> so i wasn't totally wrong. and who knows about when you flush the toilet whether it goes -- >> that could be a concern for some athletes. >> our top stories, the jobs report polled forecasters predict the economy shed 175,000 jobs last month. that's still not a great number, by any stretch. and 9.8% is what is expected for unemployment. that is an aw

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and carl quintanilla. r fund manager as our special guest. first carl has a look at this morning's headlines. >> thanks, beck. good morning, everyone. federal reserve chairman alan greenspan saying the jobless rate will probably hit 10% in the next months. >> the silver lining, at some point we'll start to see an improvement in unemployment. but remember, unless there is a monthly increase of more than 100,000 a month, you've still got the unemployment rate at 10 plus. >> stimulus package not called for because half the first package isn't clear. >>> emergency ceo this week in case ken lewis leaves early. he announced his retirement. the b of a board is under pressure to pick a replacement sooner rather than later, likely by the end of the month. >>> urging the government to sell its stake to boost investor confidence at citi. he says it should be done in a way that doesn't hurt stock prices. >>> futures looking pretty good. going to open to the upside after a decent day in asia. oil down below $70 a barrel