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role to be while they are locked away. >> frankly -- >> reporter: it looks like both cardinal dolan and sean o'malleyy, was that that for me? >> yes, claudio, go ahead. >> reporter: sorry, sorry. yes. cardinal timothy dolan and sean o'malley are emerging as the front-runners among the reformers really. those are the cardinals that are not too linked with the vatican because they haven't spent so much time here or they haven't covered any major role inside. they are seen as the outsiders with an outreach view that could internationalize, bring a breath of fresh air inside the roman courier so it can take away that power in the hands of the italians for so long, that has been so much criticized by detractors from around the world. specially cardinals from around the world including south america, asia, and africa. so they are the front-runners on that faction while the opposite front-runner, from the old guard, if we may call it that way, is the italian cardinal angelo scola. there is what we believe is going on and this is what we believe is being voted as we speak right now inside the sistine chapel.

boston cardinal sean o'malley and new york cardinal timothy dolan. >>> and there could be a victory todayghts in the british empire. queen elizabeth is due to sign what's called the commonwealth charter today. it declares opposition to all forms of discrimination. sources suggest that gay rights are implied in that statement. the queen has tenant unusual step of asking to have television cameras on hand when she signs that charter today. >>> time now is 6:40. coming up, tougher gun laws. the ambitious agenda being laid out by state lawmakers. >> plus, caught on camera. the blast that rocked a new jersey apartment complex coming up. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the early numbers. so far, not too great. coming up we'll get an update from chief financial officer. -- coming up we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. well, well, well. growing up we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was rec

and cardinals sean o'malley and timothy dolan from the united states are long shots. >>> justin bieber says he's getting better after collapsing during a performance. he told a london audience he wasn't feeling well, then collapsed. he was given oxygen from emergency workers bounced back to perform the final four songs of his show. the biebs was given once over at a nearby hospital and took to instagram for a shirtless photo at the hospital. maybe he really wasn't that sick. >> just enough to keep his fans very excited. >> and the temperature was warm enough inside the room. >> oh, yeah. it's nasty in new york city today. we are going to see the rain mixeded with snow. reports of delays at jfk. not a pretty morning in new york city and times square, but we have the opposite of that in washington, d.c. can it get any prettier? they didn't have any snow to clean up after this snowstorm moved into the northeast, but it is a nice morning out that way and this weekend's going to be even nicer with temperatures in the d.c. area topping out close to 60 degrees by sunday. we just have to lose

vatican experts from a newspaper have named three favorites, boston cardinal sean o'malley, odilo scherer from brazil and another one. >> these probably aren't the ones the cardinals are considering. we'll have to wait and see. >> reporter: 90 people at the residence where cardinals stay take an oath of secrecy today promising not to divulge secrets they may overhear. randall pinkston, kpix 5, vatican city. >> should know by the end of the week. >> no kidding. >>> valerie harper says she's not spending her final days in private. >> and it's as east a assist sunscreen. the simple things women wan do to help prevent the deadly form of skin cancer. >> and keying up to tackle concussions in football. the tech giant getting called into the game, coming up. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. lots of sunshine out there now. of course, it was a gorgeous weekend but would you believe we might get near 80 degrees this week? we'll talk about that coming up. internet giant set up its "street view" service.. at >>> $7 million, that's how much google will pay to set

. >> cardinal sean o'malley stepped into the role of parish priest today celebrating mass at their honorary is their day of rest. after six days of spoo speesms, they have narrowed their options. >> a week ago we would have said wow, we got a lot of work to do. now you say a lot of us from and faith. >> with the conclave two days away, there was no obvious front-runner but factions forming. roman insiders reporting a cardinal, reformers led by the americans said to be pushing for a candidate proving he can clean up the purported corruption within the vatican. they will enter the chapel on tuesday are keeping quiet on specifics sharing for now only their prayers. >> ama: tonight in san francisco the exploratorium wrapped up with a spectacle. it shot fire as the crowd cheered on. it wrapped up a day of events showcasing some of the displays visitors to the new exploratorium will see when it opens next month. the official tv partner to the exploratorium and we are excited about the opening april 17th and we'll bring you first look at the new exploratorium here on abc7 news. >> coming up, googl

reporter: boston's cardinal sean o'malley stepped into the role of parry priest today. celebrating mass at their honorary churches throughout rome. this is their day of rest after six long days of speeches during the general congregation meeting, many say they have now narrowed their options. >> a week ago we said we have a lot of work to do. now you see a sense of resignation and trust and fight. >> with -- trust and faith. >> in is no obvious front runner bus factions are growing. the reformers said to be pushing for a track record proving they can clean up the corruption in the vatican. with the cardinals prepared to enter the chapel are being quiet on specifics, sharing for now only their prayers. >> lord, our holy father. >> abc news, room. >> ama: family and friends of a missing woman are trying to find. he erica was captured on a surveillance camera on thursday morning on telegraph avenue where she was last seen. her mother says there are leads that haven't been followed up yet. >> she has her atm card, cell phone. we haven't beenable to get the police to coopera

boston cardinal, sean o'malley, and italy's, angelo scola. whichever cardinal becomes pope, he will become the leader of a church in crisis. from on going investigations of sex scandals to legal trouble facing the vatican bank. the new bank will be as much ceo as spiritual leader. vatican watchers say that reality is already shaping the conclave. >> i think the cardinals are looking for a pope who either has strong management and administrative skills or can delegate them and follow them closely. >> the first vote is expected tuesday afternoon. danielle nottingham, cbs news, vatican city. >> the conclave is expected to last three days, or two to three days. there could be a new pope by the end of this week. >>> a series of ads coming to a muni bus near you. they have people asking, are they hate speech or free speech? kpix5 is in san francisco with a look at the ads being bought by a group called the american freedom defense initiative. >> the point of advertising is to get your message heard, these bus ads are susceptible. ads went on muni bu

boston cardinal sean o'malley and new york cardinal timothy dolan are the leading u.s. papal contenders. vinita nair, cbs news, vatican city. >> that conclave will begin tomorrow morning with mass. this is a live picture of vatican city. the cardinals will vote tomorrow afternoon. and just a note, "cbs this morning" broadcasting live from vatican city beginning today all week long. >>> today is the second anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 people in japan. 300,000 people are still homeless two years after the quake and that devastating tsunami. an estimated 1.5 million tons of debris washed out to sea and some of that debris continues to show up on beaches. >>> there's still plenty of work to do at the santa cruz harbor heavily damaged by the japan tsunami. they expect to work through the summer to rebuild several destroyed docks. some docks at the harbor still have to be demolished and then replaced. >>> 4:40. coming up, a lifetime commitment isn't cheap. how the economy is impacting the price for a wedding. >> plus it's g

boston cardinal sean o'malley, brazil's odilo scherer and it la's angelo scola. but whichever cardinal becomes pope, he will become the leader of a church in crisis. there ongoing investigations of sex scandals to legal troubles facing the vatican bank, the new pope will be as much ceo as spiritual leader. >> i think the cardinals are certainly looking for a pope who either has strong management and administrative skills or can delegate them and follow them closely. >> reporter: the first vote is expected tuesday afternoon. the cardinals will attend mass this morning at st. peter's basilica. then later the cardinals will start voting. now, that vote is conditional. it doesn't have to happen if they don't want it to. but if there is a vote this evening, they're saying we may be should see smoke maybe around 6, 7, 8:00 this evening. live in vatican city, danielle nottingham. ken, back to you. >> it's a fascinating sort of ritual they go through. now, we have cardinals from africa, from europe, from the united states. is there any particular language that they commun

a newspaper has named three favorites, boston cardinal sean o'malley, odilo scherer from brazil and italy's cardinal scola. >> these are what the press is talking about and the cardinals aren't talking about. we'll have to wait and see. >> reporter: about 90 people including chauffeurs and staffers at the residences where cardinals are staying take an oath of secrecy today promising not to divulge secrets they may overhear. randall pinkston, kpix 5, vatican city. >> vatican city is locked down for the conclave. and the church isn't taking any chances with modern technology. jamming devices were installed today to halt cell phone communication with the outside world. it also ensures that cardinals can't use social media. >>> a new tool in the fight against skin cancer. the common pain reliever that may help women reduce their chances of developing melanoma. >>> a brand-new multi-million dollar teen center is struggling to fit in. the desperate measures one east bay community is forced to take when promises of food and videogames aren't enough -- when promises of foosball and videogames aren'

american cardinal sean o'malley comes to mind, have been dealing with the sex abuse crisis for a long time, so they have that know how. >> speaking seeking a reformer, shepherd with the common touch, ceo. now in total exclusion until there's an answer. we're wondering today if this rain may wash out any sign of smoke. but that's one reason the vatican also rings bells when there's white shoek moke as a back-up. tracie potts, nbc news. >>> we're encouraged to attend a special mass to mark the star of the conclave. >> parishioners at st. christopher's telling us what they hope to see in the next pope. >> we pray very hard our next pope will be very outgoing, and he will travel as pope john paul did and be the vicar of christ like pope john paul was. >> we need a pope who is young enough to be able to have health and strength. it's a difficult job. >> parishioners we spoke with say the church is going through a lot of challenges now. they hope the next pope will be able to lead them through it. >> as soon as that new pope is selected, we will bring it to you live and send out a breaking

one italian newspaper is suggesting that boston's cardinal sean o'malley is a strong candidate, but the view here is there are no frontrunners. back to you. >>> coming up next, from newtown, connecticut to washington, d.c., we'll show you why people are bike riding to the nation's capital and what it had to do with gun control. >>> and why the white house closed its doors to the public today. >>> and tim lincecum has missed his last to trips to the mound. we'll tell you when he will return. >> and ahead a warm up that will place our temperatures perhaps closer to 80 degrees. a look at the seven-day forecast when we come back. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >>> in the northeast, 26 people fini

. >> reporter: cardinal sean o'malley hung his chances on his brown robes. >> i have worn this uniform 40 years and i presume i will wear it until i die because i don't expect to be elected pope. >> reporter: the americans are outsiders rather than front runners but the very fact their names are in play is an indication that the church is looking hard at the need for new leadership. . >> workers sprucing up st. peter's square and other parts of vatican city. tens of thousands of tourists are expected to be there waiting for a sign that a new pope has been chosen. the cardinals want to return to their dioceses in time for easter. >>> one couple helped police nab someone in disneyland. >>> a powerful storm hits the east coast causing widespread damage. >>> from the cw, good evening everybody, today was warmer than yesterday, but not as warm as it will be tomorrow. your pinpoint forecast as the news continues right here on the cw. ,, [ woman ] don't forget the yard work! okay. [ male announcer ] with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account.

and he did mention, of course, boston's cardinal sean o'malley in that piece and we're learning that o'malley is emerging as an unlikely star in rome and also a top contender for pope >> that's right. he's usually seen as in his humble robes of his kapuchin order and earned a anymoremake the cappuccino priest. he's traded in that robe this week for the much more festive cardinal red and even ditched the sandals. >> but also a moment of chaos at the vatican yesterday. just step as way from st. peter's basicila these women took their tops off to protest what they call patriarch ki of the church and protesters set off pink flares chanting no more pope before they were all eventually restrained by officers then carried to a police station. >>> and, of course, you can count on abc news for complete coverage of the conclave with diane sawyer. she's anchoring for us live right there in rome. >>> and one more major development involving the church. the archdiocese of los angeles has reached a nearly $10 million settlement involving four sex abuse victims. 9 case involves ex-priest michael ba

. >> reporter: the italian press named three potential front runners including boston cardinal sean o'malley, brazil's odilo scherer and italy's angelo scola. but analysts say it's all speculation until the voting begins. if those top contenders names don't start to emerge with 77 votes after the first few rounds, insiders are telling us alternatives could pop up and those alternatives could include american cardinals o'malley and dolan. it could be 8:00 p.m. but unlikely it will only take one round. back to you. >>> in afghanistan five american service members died in a helicopter crash. the chopper crashed last night in southern afghanistan outside kandahar city. there was no apparent enemy activity at the time. the crash is under investigation. >>> a navy jet crashed in washington state killing all three crew members. the jet used for electronic warfare was on a low level training mission. it plowed into a field 50 miles west of spokane monday morning. >>> the city of new york says it will appeal a decision by a state judge blocking a ban on big sugary drinks. city officials say the regul

and we're talking first about cardinal sean o'malley, very quiet, humble man with a proven history of grass roots community outreach. so he would be good at growing the attendance, and some of the churches worldwide, which is very important for the church right now. he also has been looked at somebody who is very firm in handling a clergy involved in the sexual abuse scandal, which is obviously a problem that has lingered for the church, and something that the next pope will have to deal with. he has been called by those here in rome the least american of the u.s. candidates. the u.s. cardinals. so that would actually work in his favor, a lot believe, because he is not associated with the u.s. so it would not be as big a leap for many who are looking at who would lead to church next. next, cardinal timothy dolan, 63 years old, head of the diocese, he has been called on for very important, prestigious assignments. and has spent more time in new york, very familiar with the ways of the vatican. he is also very well traveled, spent a lot of time on the road and is very good with the medi

. >> reporter: the italian press named three potential front- runners including boston cardinal sean o'malley, brazil's odilo schirra and italy's angelo scola. but it's all speculation until the voting begins. vinita nair, cbs news, vatican city. >> after the first vote, the cardinals will vote four times each day until two-thirds can agree on a candidate. the first puffs of smoke are expected to emerge today at noon pacific time and remember, white smoke for pope, black for no pope. >>> here in the bay area, catholics are invited to a special mass for the election this morning. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran here in san francisco where the mass at st. mary's cathedral starts at 8 a.m. good morning, cate. >> reporter: good morning, frank. san francisco's archbishop will be presiding over today's special mass as many bay area catholics await a conclave decision. we were here the last time they had a special mass to celebrate the end of benedict's papacy. today the focus is on new beginnings as the conclave kicks off, bay area catholics told kpix 5 they already have an idea of what they want in

some such as boston's cardinal sean o'malley took the time to sit alone in prayer. e by one, the cardinals walked down the aisle before taking individual oaths to obey the rules of the conclave, which demand the utmost secrecy. if they ever break their silence, they risk excommunication. cardinal dolan, now thought to be a considerable contender, gave a final radio dispatch from rome before heading into conclave himself. >> it's a unique, special morning. i never thought i'd be doing what i'm about to do. >> reporter: the last words we'll hear from him for a while. >> extra omenes. >> reporter: everyone out, and with that, the doors closed, the work of choosing a pope would truly begin. >> there's a sanctity in the air that they're trying to see who does it belong to, among these 115 cardinals? who is the person who is holy? and that's the toughest judgement of all. and when the world sees white smoke, inside the sistine chapel the dean of cardinals will ask the newly elected pope if he accepts the result. and if he does, he is from that moment, the new pope and choo

cardinal sean o'malley, arch bishop of boston, that name keeps coming up. good reason? d it from latin america. he's fluent in spanish and portuguese as well as italian. he spent a lot of time in latin america. he's known there and is appreciated by senior churchmen in latin america who feel, not without some reason, that they've been a bit ignored over the last eight years. >> father baron, you noted earlier that he has had to deal with the sex abuse crisis, cleaning up the mess in boston. >> every single one of his episcopal assignments, fall river, florida, in the virgin islands and finally in boston. in every case he had to deal with the sex abuse crisis so many people hearsay, well, there's someone who knows how to handle this problem. that's only one reason why he's attractive to some of the cardinals. >> we're also going to be seeing cardinal timothy dolan of new york who openly scoffed at the idea that he could ever be selected as pope. there's a lot of talk here in rome, a lot of italians mentioning his name. >> it's the single surprising thing about this period

. >> reporter: cardinal sean o'malley of boston hung his chances on his brown robe. >> i have worn this for other 40 years and i presume i will wear it until i die, because i don't expect to be elected pope. >> reporter: the very fact that their names are in play is an indication that the church is looking hard at the need for new leadership. >> workers are also sprucing up st. peter's square and other parts of vatican city. tens of thousands of tourists are expected to fill the area, waiting for a sign that a new pope has been chosen. the cardinals are hoping for a quick decision. >>> well, on prom night, every high school girl wants to look and feel like a princess. and one group of volunteers is making sure they do. the princess project collects new and nearly new prom dresses and gives them to girls who can't afford to buy them. this is the 12th year for the princess project. >> they're happy that we're giving, and they end up wanting to give back, and they help by volunteering or re-donating dresses and kind of just paying it forward. >> since the princess project began, it's given

number two from ghana, cardinal sean o'malley and timothy dolan from the united states are long shots with about a 4% shot at papacy. >>> to london now where pop singer justin bieber says he's getting better after collapsing during a performance. according to a remember for bieber the pop star told the audience he wasn't feeling well and then he collapsed backstage after suffering breathing problems. the 19-year-old was given oxygen from emergency workers and bounced back to perform the final four songs of his show. the biebs was given a once over at a london hospital where he was feeling well enough to insti instagram this shirtless fo toe. >>> kentucky senator rand paul told politico he is seriously considering a 2016 white house bid. he's been blasted for the filibuster by john mccain and sin lindsey graham for using scare tactics. >> so somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous. ridiculous. >> the first ads for the first

at our lady of victory,-- cardinal sean o'malley didn't wear his usual monks robe and flip flops. he was stately in his sunday best. >> let us pray that the holy spirit at home in the church to choose a new pope. >> reporter: officially, no one runs for pope, but supporters can get carried away. case in point, a music video put out today by fans of the cardinal from manila. ♪ >> reporter: catchy tune for sure, but slightly jarring in the context of electing a pope. still his youth, energy, and ability to inspire are what some say the church badly needs. >> it has been too roman, perhaps too european, too western. >> reporter: this south african cardinal, a potential pope himself, has several names in his mind going in. >> i'm looking for somebody, i think that would in some way reflect a vibrancy of the faith, that the faith is alive and its people want to belong. they're not just doing it grudgingly, it's just a tradition so we'll do it. >> reporter: less than 48 hours from now, the cardinals will have taken their first vote, but that first vote will likely be black smoke. >> dav

italian newspaper this morning claims there are three strong candidates including boston's cardinal sean o'malley. being talked about from italy and from brazil. erica, joining the conclave, the cardinals will live in basic accommodations inside the vatican. in recent history, con clafs ha -- conclaves have lasted by no more than five days. it is possible by next weekend we'll know the name of the next pope. there's increasing divide within two groups of cardinals. it could take some time. >> thanks. >>> with the eyes of the world on the vatican and thousands of reporters on the scene, it's a busy time for the folks who work there. among them, the vatican senior communication adviser, greg burke, who joins us this morning. nice to see you. >> gooreg burke, who joins us this morning. nice to see you. >> good to see you. good morning. >> we just laid out some of what we can anticipate this week. any sense, though, of timing at this point, of when we could have a choice? >> no. i think he probably guessed it pretty well. the going by past history, we have a good chance of by this time next week, per

it will be interesting to watch. >> that's why cardinal sean o'malley of boston has gotten so much attentionstrong signal by electing someone like cardinal o'malley to pope because he's dealt with the sexual abuse scandal. >> he has very aggressively, as you know norah. in fact, he sold his official residence in order to get money to pay people who have sued the church over the sex abuse scandal. he's been very proactive about that. >> you know, we all cover politics back in the united states and around the yorld.world. it's interesting, there's politics here right now, and then they go inside to the sistine chapel and it's all prayer and voting. >> that's right. over the last many days they have been campaigning in the way that they do. they've been giving speeches to one another, talking about the things that each individual cardinal feels are the most important things that the church must do. and in that way, they've gotten to know each other gotten to know the temperament of one another. and now they'll go back into the system chapel the roof of which the smokestack of which we can see f

cardinal sean owe palelei. really who the next pope will be is anyone's guess. miguel marquez has glimpses of the american cardinals as well as a few other contenders. we heard about dolan and o'malleywho is on the short list? >> reporter: there are several cardinals from world the world. sha cardinal shearer from brazil and european cardinals are strong because fleury so many european cardinals and that's what we'll watch as this conclave gets under way. crunch time at the vatican, the chimney that will announce to the world whether there is a new pope placed atop the treasured 500-year-old sistine chapel. it is delicate work. upholding a tradition where white smoke billowing from the chimney signals a new pope has been named. >> last thing they want for the sistine chapel to turn into a smoke-filled room worth where michelangelo applied his hand. it does take time for the smoke to go from white to black. >> one of the bits of drama is the catholic church is imminently predictable events prize. you know what will happen and when. but when the conclave in a sense all bets are off. >> reporter: the conclave, their decision shrouded in secrecy and tradition and some modern twists. ele

your city is cardinal sean o'malley. how are they taking the news that they didn't get a pope?ll we got the red sox, and the patriots in the last couple of super bowl we're used to it. i really thought would be another italian. this guy is intriguing. he is the first jezowitoh pope dan gets five more novels. >> michael: thank you, charlie. up next congress and innocent gone took a long over due first step towards addressing the sexual assault crisis in the military. we'll talk about that to christine pelosi right after the break. gripping, current. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive skin. ♪ ♪ gillette mach3 sensitive. gillette. the best a man can get. ♪ >> michael: welcome back inside "the war room," i'm michael shure. let's start with rebecca, a 30-year-old who joined the army in 2004. she was the only female sergeant in a bomb squad in eastern afghanistan, but the stress of dismantling bombs was nothing compared to what she endured at the hand of one of her fellow soldiers. >> he pretty much said you are not going to leave until i get wha

three favorites are boston's cardinal sean o'malley, odilo scherer and scola. red curtains were put in place on the balcony where the new pope will be introduced. the expectations are that it will happen by friday at the latest in spite of the wide open field. >>> allen pizzey, thanks. greg burke is senior communications adviser with the vatican secretariat of state. good morning. >> good morning. >> two questions seem to be here. one is the debate about the factions between the cardinals, secondly, who's on what list and the short list. the first question. what is the divide? what's the fight about between reform and tradition? >> well, certainly there's a media debate going on. i think this has been ongoing in the sense that it's sort of like the military, you know. they're the guys near the flagpole and the guys out in the field. the guys in the field often think they know better how things are going. there's often tension there, there's no doubt about that. i think part of this here has perhaps been exaggerated and that makes it as if there are two big bloc

mentioned as candidates, one of them is new york cardinal timothy dolan, the other is boston cardinal sean o'malley, he has been credited with taking a hard approach to priests accused of abusing children. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. and check out the papal conclave tab on our home page. >>> 5:03. a house fire in novato led to the discovery of a marijuana growing operation. you see firefighters used a chainsaw to cut through the walls on marion avenue to put the fire out. it started about 11:30 last night. officials say no one was living there. it was just being used to grow marijuana. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> a 15-year-old boy in vallejo was shot and wounded trying to help his sister last night on alabama street. police say a group of men started shooting at a person who was standing near the boy and his sister. a stray bullet hit the boy in the leg as he was trying to rush his sister inside their apartment. the boy was taken to the hospital, we're told he's recovering. no arrests have been made. >>> 5:04. san jose city council will debate a homeless prop

on that short list of possible american cardinals, sean o'malley of the archdiocese of boston and that didn't happen, embassador. do you think because in his case he came in to clean up post abuse scandals and financial irregularities, sold his own residence to raise money, do you think that whole issue hurt the three or four americans or -- three, more to the point, who might have been considered for the papacy? >> i've made a couple of predictions, i predicted soon there would be an american pope. i also predicted that there would be a latin american pope. a pope from after a those are the growing areas of the catholic church. in my book i just have to add the word latin, then ray flynn was right. but you know, it's -- by the way, i want to pick up on something. don't underestimate what it man in his 70s can do. >> neil: i hear you. look, the closer i get, the less i mock. >> i walk eight miles a day, so i resent that comment. >> neil: you're absolutely right, sir. but you know that does -- i got to be very honest, that was the first thing that hit me when i heard about his -- his be

in rome, they are talking about, believe it or not, cardinal sean o'malley. he's on the front page of the papers, romans i spoke to ask about cardinal o'malley. when he took over in boston as cardinal in 2003, there were 17 seminarys. today there are 70 seminarians. can you imagine that balcony behind us with the red drapes if sean o'malley in a brown franciscan habit were to set forth. the reason the pope wears white is because there was a dominican in the 1500s who was pope and wore a white habit. he stepped out in the white habit and such it has been since then. so sean o'malley could very likely step out of there in a brown habit and it would change everything. >> can i ask you -- >> why do you laugh? >> yeah, why do you laugh, chris? >> reporter: because it's a big deal to father beck, because he's a priest. you say he's going to walk out in a brown habit, to me it is one more thing to look for. we're treating this in a lot of ways as journalists as an election. who are the frontrunners, what are the issues, who has the pluses and minuses, but to this com

boston cardinal sean o'malley and new york cardinal timothy dolan are the leading u.s. papal contenders. vinita nair, cbs news, vatican city. >>> and we have some live pictures here from vatican city. the conclave will start with a mass tomorrow morning. the cardinals will vote tomorrow afternoon. and just a note, "cbs this morning" broadcasting live from vatican city beginning today all week long. >>> japan is marking the second anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded there. the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami left nearly is the,000 people dead or missing. 300,000 are still homeless. half of those live near the nuclear power plant that melted down. hundreds filed suit for compensation for suffering and losses. the tsunami crossed the pacific and did heavy damage to ports in california including santa cruz. they are still recovering from that. work will continue all summer to rebuild a number of destroyed docks. some docks at the harbor still have to be demolished and then replaced. >> i remember that morning. we were on live that morning and that 6,000 m

and our lady of victory cardinal sean o'malley was stately in his sunday best. >> let us pray to the holy spirit to choose a new pope. >> reporter: officially no one runs for pope, but supporters can get carried away. case in point, a music video put out by fans for the cardinal from manila. catchy tune, but slightly jarring in the context of selecting a pope, still, his ability to inspire are what some say the church badly needs. the south african cardinal, a potential pope himself, has several names in his mind going in. >> i'm looking for somebody i think that would in some way reflect a vibrancy of the faith, that the faith is alive and people want to belong. not that it's just our tradition so we'll do it. >> reporter: less than 48 hours from now, the cardinals will have taken their first vote. but that first vote will likely be black smoke. david wright, abc news, rome. >> you can imagine some of the politicking behind the scenes there. of course, diane sawyer anchors "world news" from rome beginning tonight and abc news will have live coverage when the conclave actually begins

i mean, honestly, you know, i think a large part of the reason that cardinal sean o'malley of bostond of had a bit of a boomlet in the last couple of weeks in rome in addition to the fact he is just a sweet guy answered wears his brown franciscan habit and the franciscans are rock as far as this country, but beyond that he profiles as a reformer on the sex abuse skies are and i think dolan might get some of the same effect. >> and how about age? how much of that will be a factor in select agency cardinal? there is one cardinal who is out of manila, only 55 years old and some have thought that he might be a favorite. would he be too young or can you be too young or too old to be a candidate this go-round? >> reporter: well, you know, there's an old line about electing popes, which is you don't want to elect anybody who's too young because then you're not going get a holy father, your going to get an eternal father that is your going to be stuck with him for way too long. and similarly, there's a kind of conventional wisdom selecting a guy too old because then his papacy is going to be

the three front-runners named in the italian press are boston cardinal sean o'malley, odilo scherer from brazil, and italy's angelo scola. >> it's just not clear this time that there's a front- runner. >> reporter: the robe, hat and shoes the new pope will wear have been unpacked and placed inside the room of tears where the newly elected pope will pray before he is introduced to the world. vatican workers hung red curtains over the balcony at st. peter's basilica where the new pope will make his first public appearance. danielle nottingham, cbs news, vatican city. >> the modern papal conclave procedure dates back to the 13th century. to limit outside political interference, pope gregory x decreed the cardinal electors will be locked up until a new bishop of rome is chosen. >>> in the fight for quality jobs you need quality bait. how one city is tempting tech companies and it's working. >> the ticket wasn't the problem. it's how the ticket was left on the motorcycle that caused the trouble. consumerwatch investigates next. put one bay area woman's life in danger. it was placed in the exh

they are talking about cardinal sean o'malley from boston. now, seen as a reformer because he's cleaned up boston after cardinal law but interestingly, he walks around in his francisan habit. john las said, franciscans are rock stars the here in rome because of their simplicity. if he ever stepped out on that balcony in that religious habit which i think he probably would do if ever elected, it would be seen as something totally new in the catholic church. i think it would get a lot of people who are talking to me anyway hope that something is really changing. >> but do anyone -- folks who have worked in the vatican, cardinals who have worked in the vatican, they don't say that they are not reformers, do they? >> well, listen, everybody says they're for reform. the question is how do you define it. i think many of the cardinals who are coming into this election from other parts of the world, who are kind of in an anti-establishment mood, to be honest with you, what they mean by reform are kind of three things. one, they want the vatican to be

boston cardinal sean o'malley led mass about three miles from the vatican. he is one of dozens of cardinals celebrating mass. catholics fill the pews knowing they might be watching the next pope. >> let pray the holy spirit will allow the church to choose a new pope who will confirm us in our faith and more visible. >> reporter: the cardinals the start the search for a new leader when the conclave begins on tuesday. final preparations are underway at the sistene chapel and jamming equipment is installed to prevent electronic eavesdropping. the election process itself is far from high-tech. the workers set up the chimney and stovele that burn white smoke alerting the world that there is a new pope. in the past century, no conclave has lasted more than five days, but this time, there is no clear front-runner and that has many catholics talking about how long this process will take. >> i think it's going to take awhile. >> about two, three days. >> about six days. >> it's going to take a bit for timothy dolan to get elected. >> reporter: dolan and o'malley are p

some such as boston's cardinal sean o'malley took the time to sit alone in prayer. le before taking individual oaths to obey the rules of the conclave which demand the utmost secrecy. if they ever break their silence, they risk excommunication. cardinal dolan thought to be a considerable contender gave a final radio dispatch from rome before heading into conclave himself. >> a unique special morning, i never thought i would be doing what i am about to do. >> reporter: the last word from him for a while. "everyone out" and with that the doors closed. the work of choosing a pope would truly begin. >> there is a sanctity in the air, they try to see who does it belong to among the 115 cardinals -- who is the person who is holy? that's the toughest judgment of all. >> reporter: then when the world sees white, inside the sistine chapel, the dean of cardinals will ask the newly elected pope if he accepts the result. if he does, he is from that moment the new pope and chooses the name he will then be called. next he walks to the nearby room of tears, so-called because some n

. >> reporter: the italian press named three potential front- runners including boston cardinal sean o'malley, brazil's odilo schirra and italy's angelo scola. but it's all speculation until the voting begins. so when will we know who is the new pope? the earliest answer could come after the first round of voting tonight. those cardinals entered the sistine chapel at about 4:30 local. we could see smoke at 8 p.m. the most consistent time frame we are hearing here in vatican city is anywhere from four to five days. live in vatican city, back to you. >> all eyes are on the chimney to see if the smoke is coming out. can you tell us what it's like there? what's the atmosphere? >> reporter: it's funny that you should mention that to me, michelle. i was just reading that unbefore the catholic organizations realizing that a lot of people would be in the square just staring up at the chimney is now doing a papal alarm. in other words, you can get a text message when that smoke comes out of the chimney if it's too old school for you but in terms of being here it is incredible. there are about 5,000 jo

an american cardinal sean o'malley of boston is getting a lot of support from latin american cardinals part of the world has been ignored by rome. this as american catholics increasingly express their desire for a more open and contemporary church. a new "washington post"/abc news poll reveals 55% of them believe priests should be allowed to marry. and 58% say it's time to allow women to join the priesthood. chris jansing, host of msnbc's "jansing & co" joins us live again from rome. chris, in addition to ardcardin o'malley, new york's archbishop, timothy dolan is attracting attention. are some of the candidates somewhat undermined by the sex abuse scandal that has roiled so many american diocese? >> reporter: good evening, martin. i think not. and here's the reason why. let's take the case of cardinal o'malley who has been at three separate diocese as head of those diocese, and in all of them he has been tasked with cleaning up the sex abuse mess and has gotten generally high marks in fallriver, massachusetts, palm beach, and of course now in boston. timothy dolan has been someone who

angelo scola, an italian, who was close to pope benedict, and an american, cardinal sean o'malley of he's getting a lot of support from latin america cardinals, who think their part of the world has been largely ignored by rome. who else to watch and what else to look for coming up later. as the public politics ends and the very private voting begins. but the big political news coming out of washington right now, paul ryan's budget. he'll do the official unveiling at 10:30, but we have some details now. it balances the budget, he says, in ten years, by cutting $4.6 trillion during that decade. and there is no new revenue. the plan also assumes the repeal of the president's health care law, the approval of the keystone pipeline, and it opens federal lands for drilling. major changes for medicare and medicaid. by 2024, medicaid patients would be able to choose between medicaid and a private plan. it also includes means testing for wealthy seniors. as for medicaid, that becomes part of a block grant program that would be administered by states. let me bring in "usa today's" washington bu

. >> reporter: the italian press named three potential front- runners including boston cardinal sean o'malley, brazil's odilo scherer, and italy's angelo scola. but it's all speculation until the voting begins. how long is a new pope to be elected? the earliest is probably after the first round of votes at 8 p.m. when we could see smoke rising from the sistine chapel. the more realistic estimate from all the "experts" and clergy that we're talking to here in vatican city is about four to five days. but again, nothing is set in stone. reporting live in vatican city, vinita nair, back to you. >> we'll have to see. so at this point do we know who the front-runners are? >> reporter: well, as you heard in the story there, a lot of people are looking at italy as well as brazil. but interestingly enough, a lot of americans' names are popping up and that is timothy dolan and o'malley on a lighter note, dolan had earlier in the week joked we have been here so long, i'm running out of socks. this morning heading into mass someone called out, cardinal dolan, how are you doing on socks? he lifted up his

of the names being bandied around is cardinal timothy dolan, archbishop of new york, and cardinal sean o'malley, archbishop of boston. >> lauren green, i know you're all on top of it. thank you very much. historical times over there. see you, lauren. >> absolutely. >> honorable sendoff for one of the do little raiders. major thomas griffin was one of the volunteers who pulled off that first daring bombing of mainland japan during world war ii. just four months after the attack on pearl harbor. he recently died at the age of 96. a funeral held today complete with a b-25 flyover. air force honor guard and a pipe and drum corps to the passing of major griffin. only four of them remain. >>> coming up, we'll tell but a major interstate shut down because of this. look at it. dump truck's trailer slam noose a pedestrian bridge over the highway, causing massive damage. details to follow. >> and a tragic sailboat accident off the coast of california leading to a dramatic rescue. new information coming up. >> arthel: plus, a growing chorus of anger as the people's house is shut down. shut down to the pub

italian newspaper today is talking about some possible strong candidates, including boston's cardinal sean o'malley seems to be really standing out. the way, for example, pope benedict xvi, the way, for example, pope benedict xvi did when he was elected pope. so it's still unclear, maybe in the coming days before tuesday, we may begin to get a better picture of who is looking like a front-runner, maybe three or five different candidates. and things can move quite quickly, alex. when pope john paul ii was elected, that just took around three days. but he was seen as an outsider. >> an american pope possibility. wouldn't that be interesting, keir simmons, thank you so much. >>> well, straight ahead. breaking bread. breaking good for ending gridlock in d.c. [ mom ] with my little girl, every food is finger food. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but after one day's use, dishcloths can redeposit millions of germs. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to a fresh sheet of new bounty duratowel. look! a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth, as this black

american cardinals, timothy dolan of new york and cardinal sean patrick o'malley of boston also appear to be in the mix. >>> president obama is expecting to ramp up a charm offensive traveling to capitol hill to attend each party's weekly meetings. the recent steps in reaching out including dining with top senators could go a long way in reaching a budget deal but that they would not have changed the political impact the country is in today. >> i'm welcoming with open arms. i think the president is tremendously sincere. i don't think this is a poe will the call change in tactics. i think he would like to solve the problems of the country and it would be to his benefit and every american's benefit if he did that. it's time to start leading. the way you do that is quit poking your finger in people's eyes and start building relationships. i think he has a great chance to accomplish a big deal. >> it isn't the first time i've ever had a conversation with the president lasting more than, say, two minutes or televised exchanges. i've never had a conversation with him on these issues before.

cardinal o'malley and cardinal dolan potentially being in the running, but they've also been getting some favorable press overseas. >> they really have. and especially the italians seem to be really fond of cardinal seany of boston. they like the fact that he is a monk. that he wears robes and sandals. they like his humble presence, and they seem to think that might be a good option for the next pope. let me talk about some other people who are getting a lot of play here. the italian newspapers speculate that the person going into the conclave with the most votes is cardinal scola, who is the archbishop of milan. but they say that he is far short of the 77 votes needed the to become the next pope. other people being talked about, cardinal scherra, who is the archbishop of sao paulo, the largest catholic diocese in the world. mark ouellet, the former archbishop of quebec. he is now based here in the vatican. he is the head of the congregation of bishops. and along with cardinal dolan from new york and cardinal o'malley of boston, there's also a third american who's getting some attention and that is donald whorl, who's the archbishop of washington, d.c.. >> and cardinal scola out of milan, he is italia