morning. abc7 news reporter, katie marzullo, joins us. >> the vatican is holding a news conference for the last hour and it is going on right now. a spokesman was surprised at how many people came out for the first smoke want. they suspect the numbers will only grow. we will take a look at what everyone is watching, the not wanted chimney in the world is small and yet, it will signal if and when the catholic church has a new leader. so far, we have only seen this, from around 3:40 this morning, black smoke. that means no cardinal received 77 of the 115 votes needed. the vatican spokesman says they did not expect success last night or this morning. >> perfectly normal. do not interpret this as being division among the cardinals.

remember the size of the group and the normal process. we are here waiting with a very good spirit among everyone that is here. >> the last time a pope was chosen in three ballots was at start of world war ii. >> the cardinals are at lunch and voting resumes in two hours and the next time we could see smoke is at 9:30 a.m. and if no pope is chosen, the final opportunity to see smoke today should be around 11 a.m. our time. >> we will watch. stay with abc7 news for the latest news from vatican city, and we will break in to programming when a new pope is elected. at 6:30 we will go live to rome for an update on the conclave. >> in novato a fatal accident we have been reporting all morning, c.h.p. is still on the scene of a deadly crash on northbound 101 near san antonio road, a lane remains closed northbound and

crews are trying to remove a green pickup that overturned around 2:00 this morning and investigators say the driver died at the scene and three passengers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. in the south bay a former teacher accused of trying to drug the young children she was hired to take care of is expected in court. abc7 news reporter, cornell bernard, joins us. >> unbelievable story, the preschool teacher is facing child endangerment charges and will be in court later today here in san jose. parents of kids of the preschool are absolutely stunned by the news. police say this woman, 59 -year-old would lives here has worked on-and-off at the academy in morgan for five years but 20 years in child care. authorities believe she spiked a sippy cup of the children that

were one and two. she was fired on-the-spot. >> she was preparing water and the co-worker witnessed her putting something in the water, in the sippy cups. >> i was sick to my stomach. i want to throw up. i am...sad. it is disturbing. >> the owner of the academy said in a statement the safety and welfare of children is the a top priority. our staff have chosen early childhood education because of their love of working with children. we do not know how many children may have been given the pills but all are okay. police have no motive for the crime other than wanting to get kids to go to sleep. we are live in san jose this morning for abc7 news. >> happening now, extra police officers will be at foothill high school this morning after a

violent threat was found on the wall of a girls' bathroom. principal alerted families of graffiti that threatened a mass shooting. he assures cautions were taken to assure student safety and security will be there all week. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, value a live report next half hour. >> police are searching for a bank robber. this surveillance video was released and they hope someone will recognize the man. he gave the bank teller a note yesterday demanding cab. he did not show a weapon. the man spoke with a caribbean accent. the bank robber is described at 30 to 40 years of age and weighing 160 to 175 with black hair and brown eyes. >> a new survey reveals the real reason why americans keep guns in their homes.

>> and chez panisse in berkeley continues to rebuild after a fire. there is now a new date on which customers can dine again. >> live look outside at golden gate bridge commute. our meteorologist, mike nicco, is tracking the forecast. traffic and weather are next as

>> our temperature spread from 50 in brentwood to 41 in bodega

bay and 46 in san ramon and cupertino and san mateo and richmond district. if you are at milpitas we are at 49 degrees. in the afternoon, sunshine and mid-to-upper 70's inland to 80 around livermore and upper 60's to mid-70's around the bay. at coast, upper 60's. temperatures remain above average but cooler than today, and that will occur thursday, it from, and saturday. >> limited visibility at the san mateo bridge where there is heavy fog on bridge stating the obvious. take extra time as you make your way from hayward to the foster city side. as eric mentioned, we have followed the fatal accident in novato south of the marin-sonoma border, you can see southbound is now very slow approaching the scene and northbound the right lane is blocked as they

investigate the fatality and trick off the roadway in a ditch. it has been there since after 2:15 this morning. kristen and eric? >> berkeley's world famous, chez panisse, restaurant is pushing back the re-opening date. flames burned the restaurant this past friday. on the web site over the weekend, chez panisse said all reservations were canceled through march 23. now the website says the reservations are canceled through the 30th. investigators believe there could have been an electrical problem. >> ahead, why you might not be able to get in your e-mail this morning. the popular sites that are down right now and why. >> first, an eye opening study on why people have guns in their homes. homes. the nys of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime--

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>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> this is the golden gate bridge you can see the headlight s south into san francisco. it is foggy with a lot of bay areas along the shoreline. temperatures by the afternoon hours are above average and warmer than yesterday by three degrees in concord and fremont and san francisco and santa rosa . oakland is five degrees warmer-than-average. we start off with fog but we hit the mid-to-upper 60's by noon away from the coast and near 60 at the coast for the afternoon and low-to-mid 70's dominating bay and inland neighborhoods with hazy sunshine. kristen and eric? >> 6:14. here is a twist on taking your work home with you. new video this morning from new

york shows a house on fire after a truck crashed into it. this house belongs to a firefighter. they were home at the time so, naturally, he went right-to-work to put it out. fellow firefighters responded and knocked it down and the driver of the truck faces d.w.i. charges. >> more americans are keeping guns in their homes for protection rather than hunting. a just-released poll fines that 48 percent of gun owners keep weapons for protection. 32 percent own a firearm for hunting purposes. that is a change from 1999 when washington post/abc news poll found that 26 percent of gun owners kept the gun for protection. back then 49 percent say they used the weapon mostly for hunting. >> rebound is back on -- president obama is back on capitol hill but, first, he talks with george stephanopolis speaking of the negotiations with congressional republicans over how to reach a balanced budget.

he talked about homeland security and the potential of cyber attacks from china and other countries. >> it is absolutely true we have seen a steady ramping up of cyber security threats. some are state responsorred. some are sponsored by criminals >> some are state sponsored? >> absolutely. this is why i have taken aggressive executive actions. we need congress to act. >> you can see more of the exclusive interview on "good morning america" following our newscast at 7:00. >> and now for the commuters, gas prices have been high but they are starting to slowly drop according to the latest aaa survey. the average price for a gallon is now $4.17 in california which is 11 cents higher than last month. in the bay area drivers pay an average of $4.23 a gallon, 20 cents more than last month. it is painful but a pinch less

painful than last week. >> we still have a lot of fog building. >> we have doc out there in a lot of areas with live doppler 7 hd picking up the cloud cover this the north bay valley along the coast and spreading through the bay and into the east bay valleys right now. it is starting to move down the bay shoreline and looks like it will remain shallow and it will have a shorter shelf line than yesterday. there are different clouds with a mayoren layer -- marine layer of clouds and the visibility is not too bad downtown, the bay bridge is a mile away from us. walnut creek is away from us, and 44, or 43 in palo alto and 42 in mill valley, 50 in san jose and san francisco is 47 and oakland is 48. in san jose we are at 85 near h.p. pavilion and fairfield is

at 44, livermore and gilroy at 45 and union city is remain warmer at 47. everyone needs a lighter coat this morning. temperatures in the 40's. fog will fade quickly. that is our first forecast highlight. through the weekend we will have a winter storm on tap for the middle of the next week. keep your fingers crossed. we need it. we will be near 80 if los gatos and gilroy and mid 70's for the other neighbors in the santa clara valley. up the peninsula we drop to 68 in millbrae and upper 50's along the coast with pockets of sunshine and mid-to-upper 60's for downtown and south san francisco and in your beaches near 58 at bow -- bodega and mid-to-upper 70's inland neighborhoods. and 72 in berkeley on the cool

lane and san leandro and 74 in oakland and richmond and 80 in pleasanton and livermore. concord and antioch at 78. tonight we will have clouds along the coast and fog but like this only it will not be as widespread as it was the day before. mid-40's, to upper 40's et cetera to our neighborhoods. check out this stubborn area of high pressure all of our storm systems are still headed to the north and that means we will keep the warmer-than-average weather in the profit with morning clouds giving way to afternoon and hazy sunshine and a few high clouds and temperatures in the 70's through saturday away from the coast and 60's will work into the bay and inland by tuesday. is a great day, everyone. sue? >> fog is not a factor through northern san rafael beyond the marin ymca with headlights headed southbound. we have fog over the waldo and the golden gate bridge where thing for is chick.

good news in northern marin, a fatal accident has been cleared. the tow truck could be on the scene but not blocking the lane that was north 101 near the border near san antonio road but southbound traffic is slow from petaluma into the novato area. >> ahead, what the first lady is ready to do for only the second time since becoming first lady. >> and an e-mail problem affect ing microsoft and it could be linked to a recent upgrade. >> in this business we everuse the expression "this could save your life" but in this case it is true. we are shining a spotlight on cancer and giving you the information you need to

>> good morning, this is a look at the bay from our camera on mount tamalpais with extensive pockets of fog that our meteorologist, mike nicco, is tracking. he will talk about how high temperatures will go today. spring-like temperatures. >> online users of microsoft outlook and hotmail cannot access their accounts this morning. the problem started last night in a statement to users, microsoft says it is aware of the issue and attempting to

restore service. analysts speculate it could be due to the switch over from the older hotmail e-mail service and the newer outlook online service. >> also new, a just-released survey reveals how teens use mobile technology showing that 78 percent of people ages 12 to 17 have cell phones and half are smartphones. a quarter of young people access the intent mostly on the cell more than 15 percent of adults who surf mostly by cell phone. >> for the second time as first lady, she will appear on the front of "vogue" next month, the shape issue, focusing on what they describe as the beauty and well-being of women's body. previous covers have had models and brooke shields. she last appeared on the cover

in march of 2009. >> the opening day of giants against the dodgers played in los angeles is shown on the big screen at at&t park for free. this is video from last night at spring training against the padres. the giants lost, though. the defending world series champion open at dodger stadium show on the giants score board and the home opener is friday, april 5th. >> green day is back on the road and ready for a delayed world tour now that the frontman is out of rehab which he entered after a meltdown on stage last september. the band has a gig under their belt. this weekend they rocked a crowd in southern california and dipped into their classics such as "basket case." the tour bus stops by the greek theater in better chicago on april 16. >> abc7 news is learning new details on a new devil slide

project on highway one. still ahead at 6:30 the announce ment expected on when commuters will drive through the new tunnel. >> smoke signals from the vatican. we will find out what is next for the cardinals after they failed to pick a pope at the conclave this morning. >> threat of violence on the campus of an east bay high school. next we will tell you about it and what the principal plans to do about it. that is coming up. >> we are tracking fog which is not yesterday in the south bay. here is 85 in san jose near the pavilion. the temperatures will be six to 15 degrees above average. i found a winter storm, though, with rain and snow on way in the seven-day outlook. >> good morning, from the traffic center, socked in at the bay bridge toll please and traffic backs to the macarthur maze. northbound 101, toward petaluma from novato we had an early

fatal and we will have an update on that, also, the southbound direction from petaluma, when we come back afte

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is wednesday, march 13. thank you very much for joining us. it is foggy out there at the golden gate bridge. mike will update that. >> it looks dreamy out there. for the drive it could be tougher. we will check with mike nicco. >> you do not want did use the high beams in the thick fog because the visibility is as low as eighth of an mile. there is no rain but there is mist around oakland with the fog at eighth of a mile visibility. we have quarter-mile visibility

in concord and half moon bay. five miles in novato. sfo is up to eight but we have 45 to 46 minute flight arrival delays here. check ahead on our flight checker. at bay the fog is hugging the shore with temperature around 50. we have a lot of hazy sunshine by noon and mid-60's and hang around 70 for the afternoon with high clouds and sunshine. inland we have fog and temperature at 46. it will be sunny and 67 at noon. check out the 4:00 temperature, in the mid-70's under sunny sky. the warmth will miss the coast. mostly clouds for the better part of today and mid-to-upper 50's. safe travels this morning. sue? >> we go to the san mateo bridge which is socked in. to the right, the bridge sign says heavy fog on bridge, you want to take extra time and slow er speed moving from hayward

to foster city or the reverse. we have better news at the marine sonoma county line with an early fatal north 101 near san antonio, the tow truck is on the scene and everything else is on the shoulder. no blockage northbound. southbound shows from petaluma it is a solid red line toward novato. that is normal morning commute and others is because there is the tow truck on the right shoulder northbound with gawks going on. >> happening right now the second day of the papal conclave to pick the next pope is under way. the cardinals failed to come to an agreement in the voting. marcy joins us live from rome with what is happening next. marcy? >> good morning, eric, the cardinals have now voted these times. this is still no pope. but a spokesman says this is what they expected. >> for the second time since the conclave began, black smoke

poured from the small chimney atop the sistine chapel. the world was waiting for white smoke signals a new pope, will have to wait. >> we will run out when anything happens. we want to experience it. there is nothing else we would rather do than be here experiencing history. >> after the disappointing darkness of the smoke pouring from above the sistine chapel signaling inconclusive vote, they are looking for guidance as they cast another round of ballots. >> the cardinals have very much on their mind they are human beings and they want to make the best choice possible. they could make a mistake. >> the bets are out on who to elect. a company is offering online gambling and says moments of the money is on cardinal scola of italy and then cardinal scherer of brazil and the americans are

not too bad, either,. >> we took a lot of money on the americans including dolan now at 20:1. that is fund and games. what is happening behind the closed doors is the serious century-old method of choosing the next leader, the election of the man who will lead the 1.2 billion catholics taking another step forward today. the cardinals are having lunch now and are back this afternoon to vote against. live in rome for abc7 news. eric? >> thank you. stay with abc7 news for the latest from vatican city. we will break it to programming when a new pope is elected. >> right now student and teachers arrive at high school this morning greeted by extra police after a shooting threat. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, is live at the high

school. >> i just spoke with the principal. he points out the let is not directed specifically at a person on campus just to the campus in general. he says he does want families to know that the school is prepared. the principal tells me that he sent out an e-mail last night to parents telling them of the threat and his response. it was written on a girl's bathroom wall and it says a provide length act is carried out tomorrow. extra police will be at campus for the week and he instructed teachers how to talk about this and he says they will check with consulars to see if kids have been feeling depressed or emotional. whoever wrote this, obviously, needs some support he will have a meeting with teachers along with district officials at 8:00 this morning here on campus. there are students staying on twitter they will not come to

school no matter how many police officers are on campus, the priors palisades he would rather have students here at school but says the campus is safe. he cannot force them to come. he hopes someone will come forward with information on who wrote this. he said they can do so anonymous ly. despite all of this, he will try to get a normal day going here, and keep the day on track as soon as he can. >> this morning, parents now know the name of the preschool teacher accused of tying up a toddler who refused to take a nap but are not satisfied with the explanation they get from the school officials. parents drove off after last night's 90-minute meeting with officials at the church in pleasanton. the elders provide add letter from the state revealing the name of the former teacher. she resigned in january. it is now the subject of a police investigation. the incident came to lighted when she showed a photo of the

bound child to the girl's mother at a social gathering. >> some were upset they could not get information. we realize we disappointed some by not providing more information than we are legally allowed to provide. >> this looks to be isolated with no evidence or people we have talked to that lead us to believe there is anything else going on beside this one allegation. >> police are trying to determine what, if any, crime has been committed and the school's director resigned last month but church officials would not discuss y. >> police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in palo alto. this image shows the suspect on saturday. police say he arranged for personal massage at the glass slipper inn and the woman arrived he pulled a knife, robbed her and assaulted her. >> there is a public hearing to find out how much the america's

cup will really cost taxpayers. the hearing will review the status of efforts to raise $32 million from private sources to reimburse the city's america's cup costs. the latest estimate puts the economic benefit for the bay area at $780 million around half of $1.4 billion originally estimated. agoers say it will generate 5,500 jobs and lead to $14 million in revenue just for san francisco. >> a stunning accusation ahead. the preschool teacher accused of trying to slip adult medication to toddlers in her care. >> the project eight years in the making, ahead when drivers will finally be able to use the new devil slide tunnel on a highway one. >> a live look outside at san jose, highway 87 and traffic is moving fine with traffic and weather next at the abc7

>> we are back at 6:40. we will look at temperatures. we are coolest in petaluma at 39. american canyon is 43. san leandro and belmont and union city are at 47. walnut creek and santa clara at 45. saratoga is 48. financial district is at 49. our temperatures today will be well above average with near reports in a few spots. mid-to-upper 70's inland. upper 60's to mid-70's around the bay. still cloudy at the coast with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50's. we will stay above average away from the coast into the weekend. >> sue? >> we have breaking situation in san jose, now, with a four-car accident north 87, just before 280. the right lane is blocked. you can see by the red line of traffic that there is very slow traffic as you approach 280, north 87, before the 280 junction. early car hit a tree on north 17 and that fell on the car and now there is a right lane blocked

because the tow truck is on the scene and a chain saw was needed. we have a stalled big rig in oakland with the right lane blocked. >> this morning, caltran will release details of the planned opening of the new devil slide tunnel on highway one. abc7 news is told that caltran will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on monday, march 25, and drivers will be allowed through either that night or the next morning and the $439 million project began eight years ago to ease traffic between pacifica and montera. >> call it the multiple choice option, a new way the boy scouts are trying to figure to allow openly gay members. >> a look at the big board with the dow off 27 points. we will go live to bloomberg's jane king at the new york stock exchange. >> but, first, a teacher is fired from a south bay day care. the over-the-counter medicine

she is accused

>> novato, oak, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, 6:44, a fired preschool teacher is accused of spiking children's drinks with sleeping pills. abc7 news reporter, cornell bernard, is live at the show with the stunning story. >> it is truly unbelievable. this preschool teacher is facing child endangerment charges. she will be in court later today in downtown san jose. parents of kids at the morgan hill preschool are absolutely stunned. police say the 59-year-old would lives here worked on-and-off at

the academy for five years but worked 20 years in child care. authorities say she spiked the sippy cups of kids one to two, with sleeping pills. she was fired on friday morning after a coworker saw her putting something in the cups. a parent says her child was under her care last week and has had health problems. >> he has ceasures so could know how much they gave him but if he got any, but he gets redness, so i will have him checked. >> the owner of the preschool said the safety and welfare of children is the top priority and we have an exceptionally quaffed staff who have choicen early childhood also because of their love of working with children. all of the kids are okay, and police say they have no motive for this crime other than

wanting to get kids on go to sleep. >> 6:46. the boy scouts of america have sent out a questionnaire on a potential change in the policy banning gay scout leaders. the survey e-mailed to 1.1 million adult scouts including five questions, including is it acceptable for a gay scout and straight scout to tear a tent in a camping trip? they are trying to determine whether to lift or modify the gay ban. scout leaders will vote on the issue in may. >> rising young music star proves she can sell albums but, perhaps, not magazines. >> a battle is brewing in the smartphone market. jane king is live to tell us about these. >> good morning, samsung is making the biggest run yet at the iphone, set to bring to light the galaxy s4, and will

broadcast live in times square. features include a better camera , and be followed by an ad blitz. you may have a teen anxious to get their next gadget. 78 percent of young people ages 12 to 17 have cell phones and what of those are smartphones. they are not jut chatting and texting. many teens are the way they access the web. >> as for stocks this morning, a little bit of a paul back. we have had eight "up" days in a row and we are pulling back slightly. the silicon valley index is down a third. later today a report is expected to show that homeowners with underwater mortgages are leading refinancing especially in the states hit worse after the government expanded the programs

to aid struggling buyers. the housing market is rebounding and the inventory of the homes for sale dropped to 1.7 million in january, the lowest in a decade. pop country star taylor swift has graced many magazine cough -- covers but women's wear daily said her issues have not done well and says they sold 329,000 which is only above the six month average. but the top seller for "vogue" was lady gaga with 602,000 copies sold. >> than you, jane, a lot of little monsters buying magazines out there. >> now we will check with mike nicco. a lot of fog? we have to focus on the warm temperatures. >> the coast is going to be cool est. live doppler 7 hd shows how extensive thing for is this

morning. it is fog, now marine layer clouds. it is so thick this is a dense fog advisory for the coast, the bayshore and the east bay valley with visibility down to eighth of an mile through 9:00 this morning. from mount tamalpais this morning, you can see when we get rid of this we will have a lot of sunshine, temperatures, dress for 48 in oakland, and palo alto at 43 and mill valley at 41. from the east bay hills across 24 toward mound diabolo, santa rosa is 41 and napa and gilroy mid-40's. union city is milder at 47 degrees. today, we will see the fog fade to hazy sunshine and it will be warm throughout the bay area into and through the weekend with the exception the coast and a winter storm for next week with rain here in the bay area and possibly good snow in the

sierra but it is a week away. we will keep an eye on it. the fog this morning, you can notice by 11:00 it has lifted and by noon it is hanging tough out of the coast so you are in the 60's and while we have 70's and 80's around inland neighborhood we will be near 80 in gilroy and los gatos and 75 in san jose. 68 in millbrae and san mateo south, low-to-mid 70's. more sunshine downtown south san francisco and sausalito and mid-to-upper 60's for you and up to the 70's through the north bay valley but the benches beep0 degrees cooler. we could be up to 80 in pleasant done and live more and 79 in brentwood and 78 in walnut creek look for patchy fog tonight and mid-40's to possibly 50 at richmond or san francisco and san jose. the seven-day outlook shows the warmer-than-average temperatures away from the coast all seven

days this will we get to tuesday and that is ahead of the next system coming in on wednesday. enjoy the wonderful spring-like weekend. sue? >> a couple problem spots in san jose c.h.p. has an update on the accident, north 87 before 280, they are saying five vehicles involved, second lane from the left you can see slow traffic is backing to the capital express way and the best alternate is to take 85 north to 17 to get to 280 or 101. now to castro valley, west 580 at 238, a new accident to report if the left lane still with a stalled big rig in oakland, north 880 blocking the right lane. kristen and eric? >> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> the abc7 news morning [ female announcer ] there's a great way to make just about anything delicious. simply add jif chocolate flavored hazelnut spread. whatever you put it on...

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from the mount tamalpais camera looking at the bay and san francisco with low clouds and fog. and we will check with our meteorologist, mike nicco, one final time. >> as we hand things off to "good morning america" here are five things to know. on the second day of the conclave after two morning votes there is still no new pope. black smoke told us before 4:00 a.m. our time the cardinals are at lunch for another hour before they begin another round of voting. a spokesman says they did not expect a decision this early. >> two, extra police officers are at foothill high school in pleasanton after a violent threat was found written on the wall of a girl's bathroom yesterday. an e-mail was sent by the principal assuring student safety. >> traffic is moving after a deadly crash on northbound 101 in novato in morning, a grain pickup truck overturned in a drainage ditch around 2:00 a.m.

and investigators say the female driver died at the scene and her three passengers suffered major injuries. >> residents are concerned about cancer-causing vapors seeping in their neighborhood. residents received a mailer from the epa yesterday warning them of the possibility of a toxic plume the epa has been monitoring in the area sin the 1980's. >> five, the giants' opening day could be away but fans can enjoy a party at home. the season opener against the dodgers is shown on the big screen at at&t park for free. the defending world champs opened the season april 1 at dodgers stadium. >> when you say "giants" and "free" i am good with that. >> it will be quite a game. >> the dense fog at eighth of a mile in oakland and quarter-mile visibility in concord and half moon bay and three quarters in hayward and dense fog advisory

for the east bay valley and the coast until 9:00 so dangerous travel until then. in the afternoon we will transition the hazy sunshine and warmer-than-average temperatures but the coast will be partly sunny and mid-50's to around 60 degrees. our warmest temperature is inhand, mid-70's to near 80 and the bay is not too bad, upper 60's to mid-70's. enjoy the spring warmth but watch out if you have allergies. >> sue? >> as you mentioned, mine, here is the fog, metering lights are on the bay bridge toll plaza but it is sluggish into san francisco. this accident in san jose, it is northbound 87, c.h.p. now is resure -- reissuing that for north 87 with five vehicles involved lane number two so take 85 to 17 and back to 280 or 101 as the alternate route to get around that and we have a new

>>reporter:red at stop valley road with all the yellow is fog in the area and a lane of traffic is blocked there so it is a tough one. be careful. >> thank you very much. the abc7 news morning news continues in 25 minutes. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc.

good morning, america and breaking at this moment, black smoke billowing out of the chimney after the latest vote by the cardinals. thousands remain gathered in st. peter's square in the pouring rain watching every moment. we have full live coverage again for our viewers out west. abc news exclusive, our no-holds barred interview with president obama at the white house not backing down on the budget fight. tough words for north korea and china and are those white house tours coming back? new details breaking overnight in the high-profile hack attacks. new names surfacing, mitt romney and tiger woods. as the scandal escalates and the fbi rushes to close it down, the president also weighs in with george at the white house. and the unforgettable hole in one on a major golf course when this golfer was swallowed by a massive sinkhole 18 feet

under the ground. how his buddies rescued him and how he says returning to the green will surprise you. wonderful crowd out there again. good morning, america. yep, there it is. the black smoke coming out of the chimney on top of the sistine chapel just moments ago. you can see very quickly that it was black and, of course, that means no pope yet. >> they were taking no chances. the cardinals have cast two more rounds this morning but no cardinal has the crucial 77 votes needed. josh was there in st. peter's square when the smoke began to billow and has all the latest now. good morning, josh. >> reporter: george, good morning to you and as the black smoke did pour forth the crowds behind me had their first sense of drama of the day and braved the morning's chill and rain and learned a short time ago there