hopefully they pick somebody that is a little bit younger. >> reporter: perhaps cardinal worrell is listening. he will be one of ten american cardinals to be part of the conclave of 118 who gather to select the pope's successor sometime after february 28. live in northeast, jim rosenfield, news 4, back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> jury selection will go into a second day tomorrow for a suspected serial killer who shot fear into prince george's county. jason scott is his name accused in the murders of delores and ebony dewitt. their bodies were found in a trunk of a burning car in largo back in 2009. potential jury members are not being told that scott is also a person of interest in three other murders or that he was already sentenced to 100 years in prison. that was for home burglaries, a sex assault, and other crimes. we caught up with ebony dewitt's father attending the trial because he wants justice for his daughter. >> doesn't have anything to do with him being sentenced for my daughter's murder but i haven't slept since my daughter has been murdered. i can't watch certain tv shows. it's

. >> cardinal worrell saw no indication he was in poor health. >> he presided at meeting after meeting. there was no doubt he was in full possession of his faculties. >> president obama extended appreciation and prayers to his holiness and did the vice- president. >> his decision reinforced at this is a man of great integrity. >> catholic -- it is too early to tell who is going to succeed. >> they want the right man. >> there is a lot of speculation about whether the next pope will be under or perhaps someone from the developing world. there are no clear front runners. it is expected the vatican will hold a conclave next week to select a new pontiff before easter. >> right now we're getting reaction from some local catholic leaders. barry simms joins us in north baltimore. >> the archbishop said he was surprised this morning to hear the news. he called pope benedict xvi a man of humility, reflection, and wisdom and as the faithful to pray for the pope and also the church. worshippers in downtown baltimore are fighting hard to believe. some tell us that the respect his decision to step

. >>> the archbishop of wash ton, cardinal worrell is in rome to say goodbye to the pope.aving, he celebrated a mass for the pope at the basilica of the national shrine in northeast d.c. he will be one of the cardinals to select the next pope. >>> the man who shot president reagan nearly three decades ago, will be in court today. whether he should be allowed for unsupervise visits with his mother. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. the hospital believes he should eventually be allowed to live full-time in williamsburg. >>> saturday afternoon a chain reaction crash just a day before the daytona 500 had sent kyle larson and his car through a fence shooting debris into the stands. almost 30 spectators had to be treated for injuries. crews had to work through the night to clean up the debris and repair the racetrack in time for yesterday's big race. >> for the second time, the daytona 500 goes to jimmie johnson, five-time champion. >> that big crash didn't stop fans from showing up yesterday. you see number 48, jimmie johnson wins his second daytona 500. his first

cardinal donald worrell, the archbishop of washington will lead a mass after noon today at the cathedralf st. matthew. one church wants to bring it to you. st. george's episcopal will had offer ashes to

. >>> the archbishop of washington, cardinal wore role, -- worrell. >> reporter: said the next poupttive will have to reinvigorate the do, pontiff will have to reinvigorate the church. >> it is drowning out the voice of religion. >> cardinal worrl thinks it is unlikely the next pope will be an american. >>> a look at this morning's health news. there are two studies out in the journal journal of pediatrics. they give parents some guidance on what kids should watch on tv. one found kids who watch tv excessively are more likely to exhibit antisocial and even criminal behavior in early adulthood. it increased 30% with every hour children watch tv. children should watch no more of two hours of quality programming each day. the second study showed aggressive content leads to aggressive children. the kids in the study were three to five years old. they all watched the same amount of television. the only change was the type of programming. the children who watched the better quality, educational programming were significantly less aggressive than the other group. >>> when we hear all the talks

cardinals will meet at the vatican to begin the closed door ritual called the conclave. 11 cardinals, including donned worrell are eligible to vote. pope benedict will not vote for his successor. he will step down february 28th. he will eventually move into a monastery in the vatican dedicating his time to prayer and reflection. >>> this more than, many people are taking bets on who will become the next pope. the irish gambling house paddy power came up with a top three list. cardinal peter turkson of ghana, 3 to 1 odds. cardinal marc ouellet of canada is second. cardinal francis arinze of nigeria is third. it will be the biggest nonsporting event betting. it will surpass the last papal election. >>> today revelers are in the streets celebrating mardi gras in new orleans. a live look from bourbon street in the french quarter there. these people haven't gone to sleep or probably aren't very awake either right now. they're partying because it's just starting there. the area has been buzzing with excitement in the buildup to fat tuesday, which is today. little rain hasn't stopped them either. they're very crowde

>>> as pope benedict xvi enters his final days of the catholic church, the cardinals are heading to the vatican. donald worrellpart of the conclave that will pick the next pope. he says the successor will probably not be an american. >> the conventional wisdom says it can't happen from the united states because we're the only superpower. and i don't think it would be seen as a very good thing if the pope, who is supposed to be reminding governments of their responsibilities, to build peace, if he were from the same superpower. >> pope benedict will step down on thursday night at 8:00 p.m. vatican time. the vatican says a new pope will be in place for this year's easter celebrations on march 31st. >> a lot going on right now. >>> the white house budget office painting a gloomy picture if the cuts known as the sequester go into effect this friday. vaccines and early education programs would all take a hit. defense spending would take cuts in navy spending. >>> oscar night is history. and daniel day-lewis made history, winning his third best actor statue for "lincoln." and jennifer lawrence took the award for "si