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jazz with hip-hop. jay-z whose song is already on the trailer for the upcoming movie can also call himself executive producer of the sound track. he was called on by the corrector to produce and perform music for the film after star leonardo decap rio introduced to the two. a white tip shark died after being placed in an outdoor pool for a kmart commercial. this was in los angeles and a lot of animal rights activists are ticked off about it. kmart says safety at commercial shoots is also of paramount concern. we do not know how that shark died. thank you for starting your morning with us, we have so much more for you on "cnn sunday morning" which starts right now. good morning.

top of the morning to you, shall i say. i'm christi paul in for randi ka kaye. you're either up early or haven't gone to bed yet because you've been celebrating. i want to get you right now to a historic moment. live pictures from vatican city. pope francis, the first latin american pope in history is going to give here his first weekly blessing since becoming pope. let's listen. >> translator: brothers and sisters, good morning. after the first meeting last wednesday, i can greet you all again and be happy to be able to do it on a sunday on the lord's day.

this is important for us christians to meet on sundays and to greet one another to talk to one another as we are doing in the square, a square which thanks to the media is as large as the world itself. on this fifth sunday of lent, the gospel presents the episode of the women caught in adultery whom jesus saves from being to death and this shows the attitude of jesus. we don't hear any words of censure or condemnation but mercy. i, not even i condemn you.

go and sin any more. so, brothers and sisters, the face of god -- >> you are getting such a look at what the pope is seeing. that mass of people in st. peter's square there. of course, this is the angelus prayer. the pope out of his apartment window, basically, blessing the crowds there. i want to bring in cnn senior vatican analyst john allen. john, it was interesting. it sounds like the pope was just bringing in the biblical story of the women who was accused of adultery and how jesus saves her from being stoned to death. what stands out to you with a pope today in the first of some of his events that we're seeing him in his true glory as pope? >> well, first of all, christi,

the first thing that stands out, i think, just the enormous crowd of people that turned out for this event. the vatican estimated the other night the crowd at about 150,000 for his election. today, it seems to most of us that it is substantially larger than that and i think that reflects the kind of appeal that francis has had in his first three days as pope. we're seeing a very humble, simple man who is not sort of shackled by the pomp and circumstance, the grandeur of the papacy and make every effort that he can to reach out to people. earlier this morning we saw him celebrate a mass for vatican personnel, st. ann's church and he stood outside afterwards and said hello to the people as they were leaving. that is a scene that plays out at catholic parish. pope francis speaking directly

to the crowd and trying to establish that personal connection. christi, honestly, it's been remarkable to see this man taking the world by storm. >> you know, you bring up good points because we have seen glimpses of him kind of departing from tradition, tradition this far. you know, he wanted to stand on the same level, i know, as the cardinals. he refused to ride in a private car at one point. he wanted to be with the other cardinals. how is that being received by, not just by those cardinals, but by the public? that shift. >> i think the public enthusiasm is overwhelming. you saw a small taste of it this morning when he was leaving that small parish church to go back to the palace where he is right now for the angelus. he sent the car away and decided he was going to walk on his own with, you know, the people who were with him. the crowd just erupted. i mean, applauding the dispatch of the car because another small sample that this is a pope that

is not but, instead, as much as possible, wants to be a normal person close to other people. and i think the enthusiasm for that is overwhelming. i tell you, christi, the one constituency that is a little more ambivulent is the security force. he is driving them nuts. he is stepping off script wanting to be in direct contact with people. the people love that and the guys that were charged with his protection on the other hand might be investing in heart medicine because i think there have been some palpitations in these early days. >> oh, john allen, boy, great way to put it, cnn senior vatican analyst, we can imagine that's something that is certainly giving them a little bit of angst. thank you so much, john, for being with us, as we watch the pope there. pope francis giving his first angelus at st. peter square. moving here to some politics for you. the closing of the conservative

political action conference known, of course, as cpac. the darling of the last day was sarah palin. >> remember no drama obama? if only now it's all drama obama. we don't have leadership coming out of washington. we have reality television. >> to wrap things up on the three-day conference. the people chose their new flag bearer with a straw poll. >> coming in first with 25%, senator rand paul. but, right behind him, right at his heels, literally tied, virtually tied, florida senator marco rubio. >> yeah, want to show you a better view there of the results. rand and rubio, obviously, on top. rick santorum far behind, but in third ahead of christie and

ryan. let's go to pennsylvania because there will be a memorial on the campus of seton hall university. they're remembering lacrosse cross kristina quigley. 30-year-old pregnant coach was killed in the crash on the way to a game yesterday. her baby also did not survive. the driver of that bus was killed, as well. the other 21 members of the seton hill university lacrosse team were taken to area hospitals. we understand some are still there this morning. but, boy, the impact of this is really being felt back on campus. >> counseling centers are open because there are 23, 23 of our classmates that were affected by this. >> and we talked to a county official last hour who said it could be several days before investigators determine the cause of that deadly crash. and let's go on to the state right next door. ohio, steubenville, to be exact. where in just a few hours, i

know this is very unusual, but two high school football players who are on trial for rape are going to learn their fate. yes, sunday is verdict day for this group. the judge is expected to hand down his decision in about three hours at 10:00 a.m. eastern. poppy harlow live in ohio this morning for us. boy, poppy, what is it like there this morning? i know it's early but very odd to have a verdict day on a sunday. >> good morning, christi. it is. but this trial ran right through the weekend and we know that was coming. because this is a visiting judge trying this case so there's no talk about any potential conflict of interest in this very small town because, as you know, this case has not only grasped the attention of the entire town, it's grabbed the attention of the nation and being talked about globally. that's why we're getting a verdict on sunday, but day four of testimony ended late last night. some of it very emotional. in this case, in this rape case, in ohio, two teens trent mays

and malik richmond accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at a series of overnight parties back in august. their fate now lies in the hands of this judge, thomas lipps. the defense and prosecution resting their cases giving closing arguments last night. after the alleged victim, this young girl, took the stand testifying for two hours and at one point breaking down and crying when she was shown a naked picture of herself from that night by the prosecution. first, you'll hear from the attorney from trent mays and then the attorney for malik richmond. >> and there's no dna on malik richmond's -- >> no one calls their parents and no one contacts anyone. why is that? are these all bad kids? >> and, of course, the prosecution had their chance to make a final argument.

the state of ohio representing the victim here, the attorney general's office. i want you to take a listen to what they said because their argument here, christi. look, this isn't a case about consent. this is a case about substantial impairment. how drunk was this girl on that night in august? could she make any decision for herself? >> this case isn't about social media, this case isn't about big red football. this case is about a 16-year-old girl who was taken advantage of, toyed with and humiliated. and it's time that the people who did that to her are held responsible. >> now, the judge is going to make the final call. there's no jury. a bench trial because it is a juvenile case and because these are two juveniles, the maximum sentence they face, if they're found guilty, is until they're 21 years old. we may get a sentencing today if

they are found guilty, christi. >> poppy harlow, thank you for keeping us aprized and we'll keep you informed as to what that verdict is when it comes down. we expect around 10:00 this morning. now, investigators near sacramento, california, are investigating a late-night drive-by shooting that injured six men. this happened in the town of galt south of sacramento. but we're being told now that all of those men should be okay, after news that some of them suffered life-threatening injuries. investigators believe the shooting is gang related and they are looking for four suspects now. we're going to be right back. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men.

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irish style of dance. let's learn a little bit more about this art because it's really expanding. carl drake is with us, as well as the first irish dancing champion from mexico jose man doza. thank you, gentlemen, for being here with us. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> what fascinates me is that you have established irish dance competitions in mexico and china. how is it being embraced there? >> the chinese absolutely love irish dancing and irish dancing and music. with the success of riverdance, they wanted to have a competitive side of dancing and i went there to teach dancing and they wanted a competition. i actually started the first competition in shanghai last saturday. >> just last saturday. >> last saturday, yes. >> i have to ask you, jose, i mean, an irish dancer from mexico. we wouldn't expect that, would we? how is it you got into the art?

>> actually, when i was a little child my mother used to show me the dance videos. i don't know if you know dance and i was real excited and i wanted to start doing this. i'm here eight years later. >> you know, we see this video of these little ones dancing. when did you start? >> when did i start? >> when did you start irish dancing and how did you perfect it to become a champion? >> well, actually, it was before high school. and i, how can i tell you? it's something difficult. it takes work. >> we're looking at video of you right now. >> actually, that's me training in mexico. >> it's quite physical. >> yes. a lot of physical. >> you have to be really fit. you know, "dancing with the stars" is such a hit in america. i'm wondering, carl, what does it take to be a top irish

dancer? >> dedication. these children practice before they go to school and they practice in the evening time and they travel to dance competitions and they have to be willing to give it 150%. it's total dedication. >> how much money do families have to invest in it? >> no, especially you have to travel to compete, as well as the extra workshops. these parents love it and it's their tradition and they just absolutely love this dancing and they do whatever they can to make it work. >> jose, we're seeing you there, again, winning a competition. congratulations to you and i'll step out of the way and let you guys lead us into the break with a little bit of dancing because, you know, i can't do this. please, jose, go right ahead. ♪

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>> say the opposite and it will work. >> yesterday we had 13 teams essentially punch their ticket or earn their spot into the ncaa tournament. one team was louisville. they had a second half to come back and beat syracuse. the final game in the conference because they're splitting the conference up. louisville was down by 16 points at one point and they rallied back and ended up winning the game by 17 points and, obviously, a big shift for them. they're big east champs, again. but the question is as we head into tonight's selection show, did they do enough to earn the tournament's number one overall seed? it's quite the honor if they did. kansas state, excuse me, kansas with a big win over kansas state. jayhawks won the big 12 title and they won it in some nine years. they may have also locked up the number one seed in the ncaa tournament. people think they will take the number one seed from duke because they were bounced from one game and the other conference finals is the big ten, the sec and the acc.

so, liberty. since we're speaking about top seed schools. a school most people have never heard of but in the ncaa tournament. they punched their ticket like a week ago. the second school in history to get in with 20 losses. liberty won the big south tournament which gives them an automatic bid into the ncaa tournament. >> we do less coaching and less firing kids up this time of the year. they deserve this because they worked, they've got great character. they hung in there when probably lesser men would not have and i'm really, really proud of them. >> so, you know, you get the honor of getting in the ncaa tournament as a small school with 20 losses but now most likely play the best team, or one of the best teams in all of college basketball. that's the reward. i don't know if they have enough

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