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>> live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc7 news. a live picture from vatican tv outside st. peter's, the faithful are gathered to begin the conclave to elect the next leaders of the roman catholic church. good morning, everyone. >> the holy ritual of choosing the next pope is underway with the door to the chapel closed and locked. the cardinals are sequestered and will not emerge until the process is over. the former san francisco archbishop took part in a

preconclave mass considered the most influential people involved in the selection process. use news reporter marcy gonzalez is joining us from mitt romney with the latest -- from rome with the latest. >> good morning, the doors of the cistene chapel were locked an hour and a half ago. the cardinals are going the process of electing a new pope. >> a solemn procession after so much anticipation. the conclave is now officially underway. >> it is a tremendous moment for the cardinals because they have been talking for about ten days. all the talk,ow, and the chatter falls to the wayside. 115 cardinals picking their seats, praying and voting each carefully disgoesing his handwriting as he cast as ballot for the man he believes should be the next leader of the catholic church.

the cardinals starts the day in part by celebrating mass in st. peter's and now after a morning of bowed head, outside all years looking up. watching. waiting. waiting for the smoke to pour from the chapel. black smokes means inconclusive smoke and white smoke signals one man what two-thirds of the vote and is named the new pope. who it will be is anyone's guess. how soon? everyone agrees it will not be today. >> i would be astonished it it is this time around, the biggest surprise since pope benedict resignation. and cardinal dolan said i guess well have a new successor by thursday evening. >> now we are watching closely the first sign of smoke expected to be visible in the next hour.

back to you. >> in san francisco, archbishop led a special mass to pay tribute to the first day of the conclave. abc7 news reporter joins us with more. sue? >> no one is more anxious to know who the next pope will be than catholic faithful and while the cardinals entered the conclave, at st. mary's church goers are in prayer for what is to come. ♪ i confirm your austerity." >> the wait for a new pope begins. >> we come together for prayer for the cardinals, entering the conclave. >> in a special mass, the archbishop is asking catholic faithful to pray as cardinals in italy choose a future leader. >> it will be nice the cardinals

are not rushing to get through the preliminary meetings and it is nice they were putting it in the lord's happened to make a decision. >> the archbishop says a new pope will no doubt face many problems from the sex abuse scandal to dwindling catholic congregations in the west and a surge of members in latin america. >> how to support the growth of the church in those areas where christianity is newer and seems to be more vibrant and growing while we try to reevangelize parts of the world are serious challenges. >> cardinals likely choose a pope that is a good communicator, administrator and can connect well with people in strong faith. >> any archbishop continues to say that the new pope in his words will also need "energy to tackle all the challenges, good and bad, that the catholic church faces during this historic time."

live in san francisco for abc7 news. >> stay with abc7 news for latest news from vatican city abc7 news breaking into programming when a new pope is elected. >> parents in a pre-school are outraged this morning after discovering a former teacher tied up a two-year-old for refusing to take a nap and took a picture of it. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, is live at center point christian pre-school where the investigation took place with the reaction. >> officials told us today that this is their fifth violation with the state since october. two violations were because they stored bleach in reach of the children. to others had to do with supervision of the children. they say this is the worst infraction. >> i am really shocked, actually. >> parents dropping off their children at the pre-school say they are concerned and have questions about how and why a teacher could have taped a two-year old's wrist and ankles

together because she refused to nap. some parents have taken their kids out of the school this week and others say they are watching carefully. >> i am sure they will make the changes so we are already almost done with the school year so we are not going to pull our son out. i feel for the child and the parents. >> the police say at this point it appears to be an isolateed incident. they are trying to figure if they will charge the teacher with a crime. the teacher took a picture of the child and showed it to other teachers including the child's mother who contacted authorities . >> the child's mother has been a teacher here and last week felt because of this incident she could not continue. >> officials planned to hold a meeting tonight to discuss this with parents, some of whom say they will not abandon the school. >> the school is new and i want to support the school. >> we are devastated and shocked this is a horrible incident. we deplore it in the greatest

way possible. they. be holding a meeting tonight for parents to discuss all of this and the teacher for longer works here. the police still have people to interview and they say they have not talked with the teacher in question and they would not say whether that is because she refused to answer their questions. >> happening now in san francisco, police were investigating a suspicious death after discovering a man's body near the palace street bart station. they are not sure if he is the victim of homicide. the body was found about can this morning. the medical examiner is performing an autopsy to determine how the man died. >> new this morning, cal osha is investigating the death of a worker at a recycling county after he was run over by a truck in napa county just after 4:00 this morning. the c.h.p. says that the 45

-year-old man tripped and fell in front of a slow-moving truck and the driver told investigators it was dark and he didn't realize his truck hit someone until it was too late. >> in novato, new information on a louse fire that ended with the discovery of large marijuana grow in the basement. the fire broke out at the abandoned two story home before midnight. investigators say it appears 9 electrical system was set up to bypass the meeter and that may have started the fire. >> happening now the family of a missing oakland woman is asking for the public's help in finding her. the 31-year-old was supposed to be on a flight to visit her brother in texas but never made it. she was seen on surveillance video on thursday morning walking past an oakland bakery. oakland police are investigating. >> the san jose city council

will tackle the growing homeless problem tonight. last friday, 100 people were moved from a tent city on spring street near the river. our media partner reports that city leaders are offering sweeping proposals and will look at more affordable housing and encouraging faith-based groups do storm feeding the homeless and find housing instead. >> still ahead, the new push to protect victims of sexual assault in the military. what a bay area lawmaker is proposing today. >> high profile hack job, a website is boasting they have personal financial information about celebrities from hollywood to the white house. but not everyone is

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>> a victory for same-sex marriage couples in colorado allowing civil unions for same-sex couples has cleared the legislature. seven years ago colorado voteers banned gay marriage making civil unions the only option for same-sex couples. >> a congressman wants an investigation why the army dropped rape charges against a man who killed two santa cruz police officers. two army court ma shuls against the shooter were dropped in exchange for a less than onable discharge. that allowed goulet to go back to society and prey on others including the two officers he fatally shot. they came there to investigate him because of a sexual assault

case. he was killed moments later in a shootout. legislation is being introduceed to strip military commanders of their power to overturn legal decisions or lessen a sentence handed down. >> new information a celebrity hacking case with a bay area connection. a west side is claiming to have published the addresses and social security numbers and credit regards and more of famous people from kim kardashian to vice president biden. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with more. is this for real? >> depends who you ask. some say it is a hoax and the phone numbers and addresses are wrong but there is reportedly evidence that some of the banking information on the site is real and cyber thieves already have their hands on it. >> tmz is reporting the hackers which were not naming are already using the victim's personal banking information. tmz sites law enforcement forces who will not give specifics but say it is possible the crooks have already taken cash from

celebrity accounts. there are 17 celebrityies named on the web site stars like beyonce and britney spears. the first lady was just added overnight, joining attorney general holder and f.b.i. director mueller. the site lists his current address as being on sacramento street in san francisco. we checked and the property is not listed in his name. several celebrity phone numbers appear to be wrong part of the reason some experts say the so-called secret files are fake. >> i am very suspect of information that is releaseed online that goes against the very reason you steal them. it is to use them. so is this a rank? a hoax? to get attention? >> the site has hat 100,000 views since monday. investigators are working to shut it down but in the meantime it is supported by san francisco-based content delivery network and tech week europe reports they will only cut off customers if asked to do so by a

court. >> investigators are seeking subpoenas to obtain records from internet service providers. it is possible the information posted came from publicly available sources. >> we are waiting for the sun to come out but were promised that. >> it is rapidly the fog that is stopping it, dissipateing. you can see in the last few weeks we could not see sausalito but now we can, it is just a matter of time, so we have slight arrival delays at sfo but will not stop the tellers from being above average. >> and a secret of

>> daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the latest rock sample from nasa's mars recovery suggests the red planet could have supported living microbes. nasa researchers, including a team from ames found sulpher and hydrogen and oxygen compounds in the sample which found clay minerals indicating that water was once present. it could provide great insight into what occurred there.

at university avenue, downtown palo alto, it will close with businesses open. crews are based on a reality tv show, and the six programmers are trying to strike it rich in silicon valley. >> let's look at the sunshine. >> it is sunny down there. we are waiting for ours. it is coming. you can see it is breaking through. >> we will talk about what is going on at 11:19 and live doppler 7 hd shows how dry it is with the marine layer of clouds and fog, nothing measurable falling. can you see how thin it is getting in emeryville. we will talk temperatures if you are stepping out we are in the mid-50's in san francisco, oakland, and san jose, and palo alto and mill valley, and check out walnut creek where it has been sunny and 64.

this is how it looks in san jose, that is 280 with 17 over-the-top and temperatures are running in the upper 50's around santa rosa and fairfield and livermore and union city is at 54 and nap is still only 50 but kill provide is -- but gilroy is around 60. this afternoon, sunny everywhere , but for the coast, you will be a little more stuck in the clouds or the clouds will be stubborn. it will be mild like it was this morning and our temperatures are going to stay above average all the way through the weekend which includes sunday, st. patrick's day. this is how it looks from the east bay, berkeley, parts of emeryville are starting to clear out and the fog is hanging over the water where it is coldest. that is where the fog will stay the longest. temperatures today will be from four degrees warmer in san francisco to about 13 in livermore where we could hit 78 today. we will start down in the south bay, the further you go in santa

clara, the more sunshine, that is where morgan ill is at 77. up the peninsula you can see the clouds took longer to fade away, and millbrae in the mid-to-upper 60's and redwood city city south, throw mid-70's. at the coast, upper 50's to 60 and on the bay side you get more sunshine in south san francisco at 66 degrees and same for sausalito and san rafael at 69. low-to-mid 70's through the north bay valleys and through sonoma and napa but at the beep beeps, hanging around the upper 50's to near 60 degrees. on the east bay shore, clouds are lingering and hayward, to a lesser extent, and san leandro and union city, the closer to the higher elevations you are warmer. san ramon at 71 and every one else in the mid-to-upper 70's in the east bay. around the state, look at next upper 70's for low 80's through the central valley and state of the union he at 63 degrees

today. skiing in bikinis nearly. temperature near 90 down also in palm springs. tonight, you can see the clouds hanging around and a few of those will try to spill in the bay with fog in the north bay valley and mid-to-upper 40's in most neighborhoods and richmond and san francisco right around 50 degrees. here is the seven-day forecast, tomorrow is the warmest day in the forecast. we could push 80 inland valleys, and mid-to-upper 70's around the bay. the coast is hanging in the 60's and all the way through the holiday weekend, away from the coast county we should be in the 70's and the coast will be cooler, and near 60. no rain in that forecast. >> still ahead -- well, we should tell you of a great new option for weather watcher. >> for twitter for the latest weather conditions, rain or shane, we will have video and "spare the air" alerts and power outage information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team.

>> good do know. >> thanks, mine. now we will go back live to the vatican where the conclave is underway, right now to select a new pope. >> it is a beatle thing, today we are celebrating the power of friendship, our friends not only make our lives more fun but they could make them longer and more healthy. you will meet one of my best friends. you will not believe who she brought in to surprise me. tune in for that and thankñáçwçñ

>> at 3:00, on "katie" celebrating the power of friend. >> an oakland man out of prison after 14 years for a crime he did not commit talks about the new-found freedom. at 5:00, the san francisco symphony lunch time concert that was free at city hall and that could bring an upcoming show to a standstill. >> now, the top story right now, the conclave is underway in vatican city toll elect a new pope. >> we will give you a look at cistene chapel and all the faithful gathered outside the cistene chapel, the doors were closed an hour and a half ago. >> the faithful are gathered at the 115 cardinals are locked inside and around the world they will cast their first ballot

that will determine would the next leaders of the catholic church will be and you have a live shot of the chimney, what we call the smoke camera. when they cast the ballot for the smoke we will see white smoke. we do not know if that is tomorrow, or, hopefully, by friday but it could be any time this week. >> today when they closed the doors to the cistene chapel a sequestering of the cardinals for the secretive process, so, again, the world has to just wait to see the white smoke before knowing they have their new leader. stay with abc7 news for the latest on that. >> they have jammed the cell phone signals so no one can leak a decision. >> interesting. >> that is it for us. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t&. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on for two whole years.