david wright, abc news, rome. >> and we thank you, david wright. >>> and now, back here at home, news of an unlikely alliance on a controversial topic. clint eastwood has announced he is joining the side of president obama, in one of the most polarizing debates in the nation, gay marriage. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl explains. >> reporter: less than a year ago, the president still personally opposed gay marriage. now tonight, he is urging the supreme court to strike down california's ban. the move puts president obama on the same page as clint eastwood. >> so, mr. president -- >> reporter: the man with the empty chair who ridiculed him at the republican convention. both now are part of a broad coalition urging the supreme court to strike down california's proposition 8, which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. the case against prop 8 is supported by a long list of companies from apple to xerox and a long list of influential republicans, including four former governors and top advisers to president george w. bush. obama's views on gay marriage h

as the show's third season begins, abc's david wright learns, the game and the language that's breaking all tv's rules. >> as "game of thrones" starts season three, there be dragons headed their way. fire-breathing dragons, promising to heat up the action. >> i might be your prisoner, but i'm a free woman. >> reporter: the idea heads will roll is not just a metaphor. where all the women seem to get naked sooner or later. >> i have always wanted to see a dragon. and where a dwarf is a sex symbol. "game of thrones" is kind of like "lord of the rings" with an nc-17 rating. >> we'll show you no mercy. >> reporter: only on hbo. >> the sex, the intrigue, the fighting. there's a character for everyone. now you can fall in love or affiliate through whoever you want. >> reporter: the show is wildly popular among men for obvious reasons. and the hbo pantheon, more popular week to week than "the sopranos" or "the wire" were. but this is not just for dungeon and dragons fans. >> for the ladies who think it's just swords and battles, they should seriously take a look. there's some serious kick a s s

abc's david wright has the latest from rome. >> rome has more churches than any other city. enough so that every cardinal has a roman church assigned too him where eels technically the pastor. today the princes of the church fanned out, becoming parish priests again ail head of the conclave. on tuesday they will shut the doors of the sistine chapel for the column process of choosing the next bishop of rome. >> i think it depends on which cardinal you talk to. i think there's a mix. >> greg, the vatican mold yeah advisor, said be prepared. this may not be a short conclave. >> i don't think they are in any huge hurry. it's obviously a monumental decision they have to make. >> indeed, there are reports of deep divisions in the ranks. >> the actual factions are the roman party and receipt form party. >> some are eager to preserve their tradition. they have a standard bearer. >> sharer is considered very close to those. >> and south african cardinal wilfred grease it's time four them to look far beyond europe. he said he would like to see a pope from the developing world. >> and

as abc's david wright reports. >> reporter: first impressions matter.night was very much a first impression. his name, unfamiliar even to some of the priests in this crowd. >> someone said bergoglio and we needed someone else from argentina to tell us that he was from argentina. >> you thought he might be italian. >> i think his name sounds italian, sure. >> was he who you were expecting? >> not even close. not even on page 2. >> reporter: so different from eight years ago when the man who stemmed out on that balcony was the one cardinal whose name everyone knew. tonight it was a man they didn't expect. he had them at hello. >> nobody knew bergoglio. the smile on the man's face and the humility on his face was extraordinary. >> the fact that they've chosen a man from the third world country. i think it is tremendous. >> that was the view of europeans in this crowd. for latin americans, this was a moment 500 years in the making. in mexico city, and lima, peru, and especially, buenos aires. >> translator: i always said he will be one of the best popes we

abc's david wright has this story. >> reporter: dr. w.arrington has been practicing oral surgery for 36 years most recently in this tulsa, oklahoma, medical building. but authorities are now concerned he may have exposed thousands of his patients to potentially deadly infections. >> the instruments that came out of the autoclave were horrible. i wouldn't let my nephews play with them in the dirt. they were horrible. they had rust on them. >> reporter: authorities say letters will be sent to 7,000 patients recommending they be tested immediately for hepatitis-b, hepatitis-c and hiv. they started investigating after a patient with no other known risk factors tested positive for hiv and hepatitis-c. an investigation determined his outdated procedures may have increased the risk of cross contamination among his patients. for one thing they say he didn't clean his instruments properly. authorities say he bleached some instruments, which over time can cause them to become porous. some of the equipment was rusty. and authorities say he routinely

david wright, you know you will be there covering it.iane sawyer will be anchoring abc news special conclave, the papal conclave clugz tchoosing the new pope. >> back home, the president willing lunching on capitol hill as part of a major charm offensive aimed at finding a resolution to those budget cuts that go by the weird name of sequester. >> the big question is will it work? let's go to george stephanopoulos host of abc's "this week" for answers. good morning. so, george, what do you make of the change in strategy on the president's part going from not communicating with republican leaders at all to wining and dining them. >> we'll see. it'll take some time motivated by two thing, the outside game at least in the short term wasn't working for the president. trying to raise all these alarms about the sequester but it didn't seem to be taking hold because people haven't felt it yet and number two now that the sequester actually has kicked in, there's no other option but to try to build these relationships and see what can come of it b

abc's david wright tells us about some of the candidates. >> reporter: save these images. in all likelihood, one of them is the new pope. maybe angelo bagnasco, the son of a baker. or angelo scola, the son of a truck driver. italian power players, both. italians have the home court advantage. one out of every six votes in the conclave. >> cardinal scola, bagnasco mentioned more and more. but these names are being floated right now without much conviction, frankly, among all the people i'm talking to. >> reporter: europe has more votes in the conclave than africa, asia, latin america and north america put together. a canadian could be a compromise that gives a nod to the new world. marc ouellet grew up in a tiny quebec village. he played ice hockey. still does. not that he'd be the first pope to do so. cardinal maradiaga of honduras plays saxophone. and cardinal luis antonio tagle of the philippines hosts a tv show. >> you say i am a king. >> reporter: peter turkson of ghana is african and may bring incremental change to the church's stance on condom use. christoph schonbor

abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: dr.ing. authorities are now concerned he may have exposed thousand of his patients to potentially deadly infections. >> the instruments that came out the autoclave were horrible. i wouldn't let my nephews play with them in the dirt. they were horrible. they had rust on them. >> reporter: authorities say letters will be sent to 7,000 patients recommending they be tested immediately for hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv. they started investigating after a patient with no other known risk factors tested positive for hiv and hepatitis-c. after an investigation determined that his outdated procedures may have increased the risk of cross contamination among patients. for one thing they say he didn't clean his instruments properly. authorities say he bleached some instruments, which over time can cause them to become porous. some of the equipment was rusty. authorities say he routinely reused needles and vials. and some of his medications were 20 years past their expiry date. we reached out to dr

abc's david wright was there. >> reporter: the arrivals had the air of the red carpet on oscar night. a glimpse of some of the men who would be pope. but who is that guy? an imposter from a bogus group called corpus dei, tried to gate crash. his cassock and crucifix too short. and on closer inspection, his bishop's sash was just a purple scarf. the swiss guard promptly showed him out. the cardinals are electing an absolute monarch, in a process where the candidates and the voters can easily fit into one room. to foster a frank conversation, they swore an oath of secrecy. do these guys, certainly they know of each other, but do they know each other well? >> by language groups and geography, those ones know each other well. globally, no. do all the 115 voters know each other well? no. >> reporter: as of tonight, about eight voting cardinals have yet to arrive. only when they're here will they set a date for the conclave. today, the papal tailor changed his shop window. now available? ready to wear cassocks in three possible sizes. the color? papal white. david wright, abc news, rome. >>

david wright, abc news, rome. >>> and we thank you for watching tonight.or you at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later at its new time, 12:35 eastern. and we'll see you tomorrow for at >>> a neighborhood car accident results in murder charges. tonight a crash that killed a woman and her two son autos we're live in the search for ace missing woman last seen going outside fr a jog. >> a sink hole damaged neighborhood under repair tonight. you're going to hear from one homeowner with a problem who claims he's getting a raw deal. >> and the new minimum wage in effect in san jose. you may have voted for it. now, you're being asked to help pay for it as well. >> this was the horrific scene in daily city saturday night. three people skilled in a terrible collision. tonight police are calling it a case of murder. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. just a horrifying crash. tonight the driver of the car that caused it is facing homicide charges. it happened in daily city on east dgs more avenue just west of 280. police say a 28-year-old has been booked i

david wright, abc news, rome. >> and we thank you so much for watching.king for you at abcnews.com. "nightline" later at its new time, 12:35 a.m. eastern and again we'll be bringing you all the special reports and new development as they happen during the day. sure to watch, as we say goodnight from rome. >>> a preschoolteacher arrested for slipping a sleep aid to students. one parent's question. how long has this been going on? >> a bhan a remarkable attitude telling abc 7 news he feel nose anger over serving 14 years for a crime did he not commit. >> a formal complaint charges the city taking it to voters too soon. >> and it's called automatic drive assistant. tonight michael finney shows how it could change the way you drive. >>> this woman took her two kids out of a preschool today as soon as she heard the news that a teacher had been arrested for drugging her students. good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. the parents of the kids in that room are stunned by this news and they're angry. the teacher was arrested for putting sleeping

david wright is once again in rome for us. this morning, david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the pope is obviously the worldwide leader of catholicism and the cardinals who will elect him come from nearly 50 different countries but at least symbolically this is a local election. among the pope's other titles, he's the bishop of rome elected by the roman clergy. rome has more churches than any other city, enough so that every cardinal has a roman church assigned to him where he's technically the pastor. today, the princes of the church fanned out becoming parish priests again ahead of the conclave. on tuesday, they'll shut the doors of the sistine chapel for the solemn process of choosing the next bishop of rome. i think you'll get going from what you hear. >> i think it depends which cardinal you talk to. i think there's a mix. >> reporter: greg burke, the vatican's senior media adviser, says be prepared, this may not be a short conclave. >> i don't think they're in any huge hurry. it's obviously a monumental

david wright has the latest. >> at 9:30, a general assembly of the college of cardinals convenes. the first order of business to prepare for the con clave. as soon as the cardinals give the go away, the little stove will be installed to burn the ballots and communicate the results. black smoke means no pope and white smoke for a new pope. while the preparations are taking place, the cardinals will discuss the issues the new pope will face. >> these daily meetings before they go under lock and key theoretically are off limits. we will be reading tea leaves. >> we likely won't be told who said what or who spoke. the vatican won't have the news media handy p caying the race. >> -- handicapping the race. >> today they made public statements. >> he admitted the truth of a recent british newspaper report he denied. he says at times my sexual conduct fell below the standards expected as a priest, archbishop and a cardinal. o'brian asked for forgiveness. >> the other tainted cardinal, roger mahoney gave his first interview since the church released thousands of pages of documents showing

abc's david wright has the details. >> reporter: dr. w. scott harrington has been practicing oral surgery for 36 years -- most recently in this tulsa, oklahoma, medical building. but authorities are now concerned that he may have exposed thousands of patients to potentially deadly infections. >> the instruments that came out of the autoclave were horrible. i wouldn't let my nephews play with them out in the dirt. they were horrible. they had rust on them. >> reporter: authorities say letters will be sent tomorrow to 7,000 patients, recommending they be tested immediately for hepatitis b, hepatitis c, and hiv. they started investigating after a patient with no other known risk factors tested positive for hiv and hepatitis c.

we go to david wright reporting from the vatican on a rainy sunday night. david?good evening. it was fascinating to watch as the cardinals fanned out across rome to celebrate mass at churches that are permanently assigned to them as honorary pastors. what was fascinating was the contrast of styles. on one day in one city, a chance to compare the candidates.

abc's david wright reports from the vatican on the countdown to the conclave. >> reporter: outside our lady of guadeloupe, cardinal timothy nolan worked the crowd. like hoe was runing for home he said in his new york italian. when i'm here i feel like i'm home he said in his new york italian. >> there's a great crowd here. >> reporter: contrast that with the far more reserved scene at st. andrew's, the roman home of brazil's cardinal. his archdiocese has more roman catholics than the entire population of new york city. he's said to have strong backing from the vatican political machine, too. over at the church of the 12 holy apostles, cardinal scola of milan. he's positioning himself as the italian outsider, the son of a truck driver. italian newspapers claimed he goes into the conclave with 40 votes of the 77 needed to become pope. 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

willie bloomquist and david wright while score. us a takes the lead. then greg kimble, comes in to close it. gets joey votto looking. u.s.a. wins. they and italy advance from group b to the second round in miami. >> cactus league. these sauce damages travel with the team? matt keane got some run -- matt cain got some run support. nick noonan, drills it pass a diving second baseman. the giants beat the brewers, 6-1. >> a's opening day pitcher brett anderson had to leave the game after facing two batters. strained muscle in his up rear right back. former stanford star edlowrey had a home run and the a's beat the d-backs 75. >> tiger woods making a statement today as he led the world golf challenge from wire-to-wire. now 40-2 when lead offering three rounds in his career, winning his 76th pga tour event in miami. the famed blue month store of doral country club. tiger came into the round with a four-shot lead. this one on two. phil mickelson, made a run. approach on eight. just short of the how. finishes 1-under 71, today for third place. tiger's playing

abc's david wright is in rome once again this morning. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this is the first sunday in eight years without a pope and that means no blessing and prayer from the window today and it means tomorrow they'll begin in earnest to process of choosing his successor. ♪ it's not the start of the conclave but rather a precursor to that event. on friday the dean of the college of cardinals summoned all of them to attend what's called a general congregation starting 9:30 monday morning. it's a series of meetings about the state of the church. the cardinals will have formal discussions, they'll hear sermons, but they won't nominate or even discuss any candidates. discussing specific cardinals is strictly forbidden. >> we're not going to hear any campaign speeches at these meetings. we're going to hear rather subtle hints dropped perhaps about who might be able to lead the church or what calls we need in a new pope. >> reporter: the conclave itself is limited to the cardinals who are younger than 80. but t

david wright with the bases loaded, see ya!on, it's in the ninth and winner advances to the quarter finals. >> ninth inning, mexico's drills canada's player and both sections clear and push and shoving match. not your typical baseball fight, pure chaos on the field and water bottles were thrown at the players and coaches. canada goes on to win, 10-3. >> let's tee it up in south florida, tiger woods has led the challenge and been a birdie machine. phil mickelson is in the hunted. started with a birdie from the fringe and 13 under with a 69 today. tiger same hole, his approach, gets the bounce, puts it to about a foot. cup. i could tap that in. graham mcdowell dropped off but battles back. on 16 for the eagle, he is four back with a 69. tiger 24 birdies in this tournament. shot a five under 67. big birdie gives him moey momentum heading into sunday's final round. coming up at 11:00, stanford women along with st. mary's men and completed warriors highlights. >> ama: this summer, looks like the rolling stones could return to the ro

. >> bad news for the mets fans, david wright got hurt preparing for the world baseball classic and others turned down invitationings, justin verlander, mike trout and frankly their clubs pay them and not their countries. they wanted to get ready for the season. >> harris: who is in the finals. >> japan, heavily favored and the dominican republic on the other side. >> harris: so you're making a case why they don't go because they can get hurt and obviously with david wright, that's an example of that. >> you bet. >> harris: i'm glad that the olympics don't work that way, otherwise we'd never have an olympic team. >> there's more history there. this is only the third world baseball classic. we'll he see, as time goes on maybe the u.s. will put more important. >> harris: your inaugural visit here, and peter schrager is on the road and thank you for pinch hitting for him. >> hopefully i got a bunt single. >> harris: people can read more, the report for wall street journal. >> and wsj.com. >> harris: nice avatar, by the way, nice picture. good to see you. and that's how fox reports on this sun

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abc's david wright actually tracked him down. >> reporter: with pope benedict's historic abdication to doors of the sistine chapel, father antonio hoffmeister had a front row seat to history. the driver's seat. >> you have had quite the busy week. >> reporter: his job to chauffeur three brazilian cardinals including the front-runner odilo scherer. of sao paulo. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: you might be dropping them off but not picking them up? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: a lot of responsibility for the young priest. >> in the wrong traffic can you imagine that, yes? >> reporter: traffic that is now even worse as the pilgrims and the tourists start to arrive. >> any normal day is just chaos. yes. >> reporter: not like you can swear with the cardinal in the back seat? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: best behavior. >> yeah, i better behave with three cardinals. >> reporter: father antonio is here in rome doing a master's degree in church history. >> kind of living it. seeing all the guys. i probably shake hand with the next pope. >> reporter: he especially likes cardinal timothy dolan of new

abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: the arrivals had the air of the red carpet on oscar night.limpse of some of the men who would be pope. but who is that guy? an impostor from a bogus group called corpus day tried to gate cash. his cassock and crucifix too short and his bishop sash was just a purple scarf. the swiss guard promptly showed him out. the cardinals are electing an absolute monarch. the process that the candidates and voters can easily fit into one room. to foster a frank conversation, they swore an oath of secrecy. these guys know of each other, but do they know each other well? >> by language groups and geography they know each other well. globally? no, do all the 115 voters know each other well? no. >> reporter: the papal tailor changed his window. now available and ready to wear in three possible sizes. the color, papal white. david wright, abc news, rome. >> that brings us to our facebook question of the day. >> we want to know what qualities would you like to see in the next pope. log on to wnnfans.com and give us your opinion. >>> so this guy apparently, the

david wright, abc news, rome. >> so back in the 13th century they actually were looking for a miraclefar as finally selecting a pope came. they had to lock them in. it took three-plus years. so, they locked the cardinals in and then they took the roof off wherever they were con gated so they could finally come up with a decision. >> wait a minute. we may have a winner. >> turn all the lights off. >> and i decide it's rob already. >> thank you. oh, thank you. >> amen! >> thank you, lord! already. >> thank you. oh, thank you. >> amen! >> thank you, lord! it's happening now. people are switching to finish... ... and it's spreading all across america. quantum with new power gel delivers amazing clean and shine, even in the hardest water, which cascade just can't do. so take the finish shine challenge and get up to 30% off! given way to sleeping. tossing and turning have where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep, and lunesta eszopiclone can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. do not take lunesta if you are allergic to anything in it. when taking lunesta, don't dr

. >>> in the world baseball classic, david wright of the mets had five runs batted in for team usa in a 7-1 win over puerto rico. the americans play again thursday against the dominican republic. >>> and talk about a golf course hazard. a giant sinkhole is roped off after swallowing a golfer in waterloo, illinois, dropping him 18 feet below the fairway. he was rescued, suffered a dislocated shoulder and has no plans to play that course any time soon. >>> while the cardinals vote for a new pope, is it time for the catholic church, that it took another look at women in more prominent roles? >>> plus a modern-day, good old-fashioned counterfeit cash story. >>> and to business this morning, a big step in the right direction for boeing. the faa approving boeing's plan to redesign the 787 dreamliner's fire-prone batteries, putting the plane maker one step closer to getting its 787 back in the air. the fleet was grounded in january. >>> hostess has agreed to sell its twinkies, ho-hos to apollo global management for $410 million. the buyers hope to have the snacks back on shelves by summer. w

david wright out. no score, eric hosmer drawing the walk with the bases loaded, 1-0, u.s.top second, ramirez ties it up with a solo shot off r.a. dickey. winner secures a spot in the semifinals. loser faces a win or go home. top nine, still tied at 1, nelson cruz winding a leadoff double to one. john carlos stanton made the diving stop but he couldn't get cruz at second. a couple batters later. er erick aybar coming through in the clutch. go ahead single and the dominican with a one-run lead and adding to it jose reyes, aybar scores, 3-1, dominican. bottom nine, two on, none out. shane victorino, last chance but he pops out to third, and the dominican republic moves on to the semis, 3-1. the u.s. will play puerto rico on friday in a win or go home situation. >>> nba, spurs trying to clinch a playoff spot, mavericks trying to tay in the playoff hunt. tim duncan knocking down the one-hander in the paint, had 28 and 19. under a minute to play, mavs down 3, dirk nowitzki, he had 21 points and 11 boards. final seconds, mavs down one, vince carter for the win. just short and san

the same thing goes for david wright. usa takes a 4-3 lead. top of the ninth, americans pour it on, bases loaded. clears the bases. usa advances after a 9-4 victory. >>> over to golf. tiger woods out to prove he still has the killer instinct. woods shooting for his 76th pga tour victory this afternoon but toad protect his four-shot lead in the final round of the cadillac championship at doral. here we go with some very entertaining highlights. tiger has never lost a tournament, by the way, leading by four strokes or more. fourth hole, par 3. his tee shot. my goodness. lands within about four feet. would he make that birdie go to 20 under. then, on 10, putting for birdie, gets it to drop. his 27th birthday of the week brought him to 21 under for the championship. shot of the day, sergio garcia on 15, out of the sand, and into, yes, the cup. sergio looked sharp. shot 569 in the final round and finished in third. tiger, on the final hole, three-shot lead, second shot on the par 4, short of the green. gets a lucky break, you can at least say a for

in the world baseball classic, david wright of the mets five runs batted in for team usa in the 7-1 winrto rico. the americans play again thursday against the dominican republic. >>> talk about a golf course hazard, a giant sinkhole is roped off after swallowing a golfer in illinois. he was rescues. he suffered a dislocated shoulder and has no plans to play that course anytime soon. >>> now it's time for another look at the weather and dylan dreyer is back. >> not really golfing weather now of avoiding into illinois, unfortunately is right. we're going to see colder temperatures begin to move through the area. we're only in the teens and 20s out that way right now. it is mild in the northeast and it will stay that way through today. but that all changes tomorrow. we'll go from 50s today in boston, new york city and down into washington, d.c. back into the 40s, even upper 30s in boston for high tomorrow. chilly area area continues to linger back across the great lakes with lighter snow showers. minneapolis will only top out around 37 tomorrow. much, much colder than i'm sure people want

without the injured david wright, who had been one of their top hitters. top of the second. r.a.ndly ramirez. erick aybar singles to right. that's going to bring home nelson cruz. the dominican republic win 3-1. the u.s. faces puerto rico in the elimination game. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the young guns of the republican party lay out competing visions for the gop at the big conservation conference. cpac in washington. which message will take hold as the party hopes to recover from back-to-back presidential losses? when we come back we're, we'll huddle around the watercooler, where it's not as bad as the sewage cruise. more carnival cruise ships are running into trouble. we'll explain. and tell you about the bargains carnival's offering. [ male announcer ] how do you make america's favorite recipes? just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. [ dennis ] allstate wants everyone to be protected on the road. whether

>> david wright clears the bases. vogelsong gets the win. 6-2 is the final.he loser goes home. >>> canada, they were up 9-3. mexico's arnold leon violated one of the unwritten rules. tempers flare. punches thrown. police officers had to come out onto the field and keep the piece. seven players were ejected. it's also being reported that fights broke out in the crowd. one of canada's coaches even got hit in the face with a water bottle. canada did get the win. >>> doesn't matter when or where carlos carlos sombrano pitches. the panda and marco scutaro will return to their regular spring training activity with the giants. >>> if warrior fans were mad about the monte ellis issue, this did not help. monte making his second return to oakland in front of another sell-out crowd. he goes right at the guy he was traded for. 26 points on the night for him. milwaukee dominated the second half. it's a 10-point lead. the warriors did make the run and cut it to one on the klay thompson bucket. he had 18. but the bucks were too much down the stretch. brandon jennings, a gam

abc's david wright from the vatican. >> reporter: the most famous chapel in all of christendom was still a tourist attraction today. workers haven't installed the little stove in the sistine chapel the source of the smoke signals that will communicate the election results. but there are other signs of change. at the apostolic palace, they sealed the pope's apartment as tradition requires. and for good measure, they taped shut the elevator, too. from the vatican post office, new stamps. valid only during the vacancy, the pope's face replaced by an angel. at the pope's tailor, the shop's window displays a white cap on a red pillow. tip of the hat to his holiness. for one roman goldsmith this whole transition is bittersweet. he hopes to make the next pope's fisherman's ring. he designed and made pope benedict's ring with his own hands. the seal inspired by michelangelo. the edges and the inside by st. peter's square itself. this is your sistine chapel this ring? benedict can no longer wear it, the vatican constitution requires the ring be destroyed when a pope dies. he pleaded for it to be

david wright, thank you. diane sawyer is on her way to rome. she'll be leading the way. our team coverage begins monday on the eve of the conclave which begins tuesday in rome. >>> in the meantime, the bold and deadly message sent to e new defense secretary chuck hagel, a pair of deadly suicide bombings with a message attached. muhammad lila reporting. >> reporter: the attacks sent ambulances rushing to the scene and nearby military bases into lockdown. "i saw dead bodies and wounded people lying everywhere," this man said. a suicide bomber on a bicycle struck right at the gat of the afghan ministry of defense. one of the most heavily guarded buildings in the country. five civilians were killed. the explosion so powerful, this wall littered with holes. barely a mile away, chuck hagel was away from any danger, his first visit to afghan as the new secretary of defense. in a statement, this attack was a message to him. >> i have been in war. you know, i shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off. >> reporter: hagel's visit comes as the military prepares to drawdown its rem

david wright is at the vatican tonight where the people are watching every step and also watching anmerican tv program debuting there tonight. >> reporter: intrigue, scandal and papal politics -- on tv tonight. "the borgias" broadcast for the first time in italy. the real-life drama starts tomorrow. not nearly so bloody. monday, at 9:30 a.m., a general assembly of the college of cardinals convenes. first order of business, to prepare for the conclave. soon as the cardinals give the go-ahead, the stove will be installed to burn the ballot and communicate the results. black smoke means no pope. white smoke for a new pope. while those preparations are taking place, the cardinals will discuss the issues the new pope will face. >> the daily meetings, before they go under lock and key, are off limits. we'll be reading tea leaves. >> reporter: we won't be told who said what or even who spoke. the vatican doesn't want the news media handicapping the race. today two cardinals tainted by scandal made public statements. britain cardinal keith o'brien admitted the truth of a recent newspaper rep

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> and i want to bring in abc's chief medical editor, dr. richard besser now. because 7,000 people, what does that say about scope, severity? >> well, this is absolutely unbelievable, if these allegations are true. i talked to the cdc today, and with the millions of people who see the dentist every year, there's only been a handful of infections transmitted over the past 20 years. a member of the team who went in could not believe what she saw in this dentist office. >> tell us the red flags for somebody going to the dentist tomorrow morning. >> first thing, ask your dentist what they do to prevent infections. but there are a couple red flags. if you ever see old or rusty instruments that's a warning sign because it's so hard to clean them. another is, if your dentist isn't wearing gloves or changing gloves between patients, that's another red flag, time to find another dentist. >> a developing story. we'll continue to follow it. rich besser saying it's unbelievable tonight. thank you. and we move on next to news today on gun violence. 104 d

david wright is in rome once again. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. that chimney is everyone's favorite tradition of the conclave. the conclave set to begin on tuesday. the 25th papal conclave to take place inside the sistine chapel. the first one, 1492. the borgias won that one. the chimney connected to a stove where the ballots are burned if the vote is inconclusive. black smoke comes out. if it's to confirm the election of a new pope, white smoke comes out. they've installed a farraday cage, a mesh to prevent wireless signals. an electronic cone of silence. it has the added benefit to protect the cardinals in case lightning should strike. as you say, no clear consensus this year as they head into the conclave. no front-runners. we'll all be watching the smoke signals. >> thank you, david. the lack of a front-runner could mean this is a longer conclave than usual. last time around, it was over in about a day. it all starts on tuesday. abc news will be covering it all with diane sawyer leading our team in rome. a lot of other news overnight. let's go

one of the owners spoke exclusively to abc's david wright. >> reporter: for anyone who's not botheredbistro red medicine decided he was fed up with no-shows. >> we're a small restaurant. you can see there's about 54 seats in the dining room. when you lose 20 people in that kind of peak time of the time it's inconsiderate to the other guests. >> reporter: so you are naming and shaming the no-shows. >> not generally as a policy, but saturday was particularly bad. >> reporter: so red medicine tweeted some bitter pills. hi, kyle a, read one. we're withholding the name. i hope you enjoyed your girlfriend's birthday and the flowers that you didn't bring when you no-showed for your 8:15 res. also big thanks to cm, cr, aj, sg, db and ml for no-showing between 7:30 and 9:30. the original tweet named names. who sent it, you? >> it was me. the intent was never to focus on or draw attention to these specific people, it was more to put names to a problem to get some attention and get people discussing it. >> reporter: it prompted a lot of discussion. some restauranteurs expressing sympathy. no-sho

for that david wright is there with the very latest. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, josh. one last tardy cardinal but as soon as vietnam's cardinal gets here we'll have all 115 of the voting cardinals here in rome. it's not just his absence that has delayed this process, but also we're told there's a fight brewing inside those closed door meetings about the future of the church, the americans on one side reportedly pushing to delay this process, the italians on the other side pushing for a quick vote. they have more votes and more visibility so a quick vote is thought to favor them, however, once cardinal fem arrives we'll have a full house and tougher to justify any delays. josh? >> no official date has been set. david wright, thank you for that. >>> a new study confirm what is none of you wanted to hear, researchers studied some 500,000 people over a dozen years and found those with diets high in processed meats, two sausages and a slice of bacon per day which is still a lot had a 44% higher risk of dying early

>> david wright at the vatican. thank you for that. >>> meanwhile this morning, a new warning to the leaders of syria and iran. john kerry in saudi arabia today, they'll provide more aid unless the president assad will step down. >>> and here at home, police in riot gear stormed an arizona prison after a massive brawl broke out there. involving some 400 inmates. no word on what started it. 17 inmates had to be taken to the hospital. >>> and history could be made on wall street this morning. the dow begins the day just 75 points from an all-time high. but, while corporate profits are soaring, the typical american paycheck is not. workers pay approaching the lowest levels now since 1966 when adjusted for inflation. >>> and a motown legend has died. bobby rogers has lost his battle with cancer. he along with smokey robinson founded the miracles. singing hits like "shop around" and "the tears of a clown." bobby rogers was 73 years old. >>> and a nasty crash involving danica patrick. on the track here near phoenix. the f

bloom qis and david wright comes across. jones is one for three and three r.b.i in the game. he comes in to close against joey vato looking at strike three. usa wins it and they advance from group d to the second round in miami. colin kaepernick and oh my. check it out. cruel intentions. i think the entire arena shook on that dunk. i don't think one hand can do that much damage. 129-97. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. we will see you in about 25 minutes. >> thank you so much, shu. >>> just ahead, we are following breaking news out of san francisco. a body found in an elevator shaft. we have a reporter on the scene. and the soda ban taking affect. could it happen here next? and queen elizabeth is set to make history. how it could make a >>> we go back to the breaking news from san francisco. a body stuck in an elevator at the montgomery bart station. john alston joins us live with the latest. john? >> reporter: ama, rereturned from the concourse a few minutes ago, and there are still 20 uniformed police and fire officials standing around the ele

david wright has the latest. >> at 9:30, a general assembly of the college of cardinals convenes. the first order of business to prepare for the con clave. as soon as the cardinals give the go away, the little stove will be installed to burn the ballots and communicate the results. black smoke means no pope and white smoke for a new pope. while the preparations are taking place, the cardinals will discuss the issues the new pope will face. >> these daily meetings before they go under lock and key theoretically are off limits. we will be reading tea leaves. >> we likely won't be told who said what or who spoke. the vatican won't have the news media handy p caying the race. >> -- handicapping the race. >> today they made public statements. >> he admitted the truth of a recent british newspaper report he denied. he says at times my sexual conduct fell below the standards expected as a priest, archbishop and a cardinal. o'brian asked for forgiveness. >> the other tainted cardinal, roger mahoney gave his first interview since the church released thousands of pages of documents showing

pulled even in the 5th and then the met's david wright with the grand slam. the u.s.ation game. with the u.s. win, the mexican team selittle nateed, but they didn't go out with a fight literally. mexico's luis cruz threw the first punch, but arredondo with a big left that was intended for johnson. a fan in arizona thought he would get involved with a water bottle. that is a mistake and canada handed moviage team it's second mexican team 10-3. >> was anyone hurt in the fight, is everyone okay? >> you can't hurt us canadian. [ laughter ] >> in group c play some serious giant representation as venezuela played puerto rico. venezuela facing elimination getting production fro pablo sandoval to score scutaro. giant's productive for venezuela and also for puerto rico. pagan delivered with a driver that went for a two-run double. puerto rico wins 6-3 and moves on. sandoval and scutaro will be back in giant's camp. >>> spain was eliminated today and cuba rolled over taiwan. >>> the giant pushed on today in scottsdale. this was with their own highlight in the game against the r

abc's david wright is at the vatican once again this morning to tell us what is coming next. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. a new day begins for the roman catholic church. this morning, the dean of the college of cardinals sent out this letter, calling the cardinals to rome. he sent it out by e-mail, in fact. the vatican adapting its ancient traditions to modern times. at the stroke of 8:00 last night, the swiss guard closed the heavy doors at castel gandolfo. and the local police took over for them. marking the moment that benedict was no longer hope. -- pope. the vatican took his picture off the pope's twitter account and deleted all of the tweets. that account will soon belong to someone else. today, the call went out to the cardinals, a summons to a general congregation 9:30 monday morning. they'll have daily meetings to discuss the issues facing the charge. while technicians prepare the sistine chapel for the conclave. installing cell phone jamming devices under the floor boards. installing the chimney for the smoke signals, the only way approved met

bloom qis and david wright comes across. jones is one for three and three r.b.i in the game. he comes in to close against joey vato looking at strike three. usa wins it and they advance from group d to the second round in miami. colin kaepernick and oh my. check it out. cruel intentions. i think the entire arena shook on that dunk. i don't think one hand can do that much damage. 129-97. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. we will see you in about 25 minutes. >> thank you so much, shu. >>> just ahead, we are following breaking news out of san francisco. a body found in an elevator shaft. we have a reporter on the scene. and the soda ban taking affect. could it happen here next? and queen elizabeth is set to make history. how it could make a hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho

team usa beat italy 6-2 thanks to a grand slam from david wright. >>> tempers flared between canada andico. an all-out brawl breaks out with both benches clearing. a mexico pitcher intentionally hit a canadian player. seven players were ejected. fans threw bottles on the field from the stands. it was the worst brawl in baseball classic history. canada went on to win the game 10-3. >>> the sharks are headed to colorado to take on the avalanche this afternoon. but before they hit the road, the team was hoping to get a much-needed win at the tank last night. things were looking good with the sharks up 3-1 in the second period, but they could not hold off the blues, losing in overtime 4-3. >>> and like the sharks, troubles continue for the warriors as well. ellis back in town last night as the bucks visited oracle arena. this one was back-and-forth for most of the game. but the bucks rallied late in the fourth to take this one 103-93. >>> staying on the court, st. mary's looking to advance to the wcc final. matthew hits the game-tying three against san diego to send this into overtime. st.