abc's marci gonzalez joins us from rome where the sell brakes go on.d morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning rob and diana. an amazing night. pope francis is starting his first full day as the leader of the roman catholic church. >> habemus papam. >> reporter: with those words history was made. pope francis becoming the first pontiff ever from latin america. echoing the roar of the more than 100,000 people in st. peter's square last night, the overwhelming enthusiasm from his home in argentina. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> translator: i always said it would be one of the best popes we ever had and thank god he is from argentina. >> reporter: there they know him as cardinal jorge bergoglio, the humble man known for ministering to the poor. >> taken the name of st. francis of assisi which shows he wants to show the face of the poor. >> reporter: at 76 years old considered a black horse candidate his is not the face anyone expected to see last night. yet, following the white smoke and anticipation, this newly named pope emerged and prayed. [ spea

. >> thank you, john, marci. the good news, it is not really going to be impacting new england if at all. this time they are spared. if you are traveling through pennsylvania, also, through the virginias and back into our nation's capital, it's going to be a snowy morning for you. talking anywhere from 1 to 3 inches in our nation's capital. back into baltimore. they will get slammed twice in one day. morning commute and commute home from work. we are talking anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow. across i-80, pennsylvania, laurel highlands, i-81, roanoke, could see 6 to 12 inches of snow. in manhattan looking at anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of snow. john, marci, back to you. >> thank you. >>> northern ireland is getting slammed by crippling snowstorms. utility crews are scrambling to restore electricity to thousands of people. some left in the dark for four days. the storms blew over power poles, and trees, across many roads. others were blocked by high snowdrifts making it tough for people to get supplies. so it is

marci gonzalez is in rome with the latest. a busy 24 hours for you, marci. >> it sure has been. a big picture of pope francis on the cover of every newspaper in rome on this, the first full day, as the leader of the roman catholic church. >> the day started with a special prayer to the virgin mary, privately visiting st. st. mary's basilica in rome, the first act after a night changing night. with those words, history was made. phone francis is the first pontiff, ever, from latin america. echoing the roar of 100,000 people in st. peter's square last night overwhelming enthusiasm from his home in argentina. >> i always say, he will be one of the best popes we have ever had. >> there he is cardinal bergoglio, a modest man with a passion for ministering to the poor. >> he has taken the name of st. francis for the first time which is clearly a signal he wants to show a different face of the church, a face of the poor. >> at 76, consider add dark horse candidate he is not what most expected to see. following the white smoke and anticipation, this newly named pope emergeed and prayed.

marcy is live in rome with the latest for us. marcy? >> good morning, eric.ating mass in st. peter's praying for guidance with the start of the conclave just hours away. >> the morning air was thick with anticipation. 115 cardinals preparing to write history as they take pen to paper casting ballots in the papal election. >> it is always on the top of your mind, i am going to do something will not only affect my life but affect the life all over the world. >> the eyes of so many of the 1.2 billion catholics will be here on the chimney of the cistene chapel, waiting for white smoke signaling a new pope has been elected. there are no clear frontrunners, only speculation and favorites among those gathering at st. peter's. >> i love the priest that comes from boston. >> this is a decision left only to the cardinals who, today, will enter the cistene chapel, write one name on the ballots that are counted and burned. a process will be repeated up to four time as day until someone gets two-thirds of the vote. the secretive selection of one cardinal entering the conc

marci? >> that is right. it has been a busy first day for the first ever pope from the americas. today, we are learning even more about him. >> on the first full day, the first sunny day sin the conclave began, glimmers of his character are shining through. >> he is a man who is quiet but charismatic. he is general -- gentle. >> he is committed to the poor. in argentina, he sold off the church mansion choosing to live in a small room downtown, instead. >> he brings the same desire for a simple lifestyle to the papal court they will be in shock. this may not be a man who wants to wear slick and furs a message he is sending from the modest attire to the stop at a hotel in rome. >> he stopped in the main office, greeted everyone and decided to pay the bill for his room that he had been occupying because he was concerned about giving a good example of what priests and bishops should document. >> setting an example from the first words as pontiff. >> the prayer said today going at the main basilica dedicated to the virgin mary and at mass with the cardinals in the sistine chapel. whil

marci? >> that is right. it has been a busy first day for the first ever pope from the americas. today, we are learning even more about him. >> on the first full day, the first sunny day sin the conclave began, glimmers of his character are shining through. >> he is a man who is quiet but charismatic. he is general -- gentle. >> he is committed to the poor. in argentina, he sold off the church mansion choosing to live in a small room downtown, instead. >> he brings the same desire for a simple lifestyle to the papal court they will be in shock. this may not be a man who wants to wear slick and furs a message he is sending from the modest attire to the stop at a hotel in rome. >> he stopped in the main office, greeted everyone and decided to pay the bill for his room that he had been occupying because he was concerned about giving a good example of what priests and bishops should document. >> setting an example from the first words as pontiff. >> the prayer said today going at the main basilica dedicated to the virgin mary and at mass with the cardinals in the sistine chapel. whil

. >> hey, marcy, a question. what will be the process starting tomorrow? >> reporter: okay, so, tomorrow morning, there will be mass celebrated in the basilica here. and then from there, the cardinals will file into the sistine chapel. there will be just one round of voting tomorrow. and it's expected that the conclave will last several days. no big announcement expected tomorrow. >> all right, abc's marcy gonzalez in rome for us this morning. thank you. and much more from rome is coming up on "good morning america." josh elliott is there, as is diane sawyer for tonight's "world news." >>> in other news this morning, tensions continue to heat up right now on the korean peninsula. south korea and the u.s. began annual military drills today. despite threats from the north to void the armistice that ended the korean war. pyongyang apparently made good on it vow to cut the communication channel with seoul. two calls from a hotline in south korea went unanswered. >>> today marks two years since japan was hit by the devastating earthquake, then tsunami, and then

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marci gonzalez, abc news, rome. >>> and time now for a check of the weather across the nation. snow showers for upstate new york and northern new england. a wintry mix in chicago, detroit and milwaukee. a few inches of snow around the twin cities, grand raps and fargo. rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. >> 91 in phoenix, 82, colorado spring, 60s in the northern rockies. 34 in minneapolis and 48 here in new york. >>> coming up, scammers preying on elderly folks leading them to believe they've won a big jackpot. >>> also, is facebook about to adopt the most recognizable part of its social networking rival? >>> a frightening foamy situation on a south dakota river. plenty of questions after the rescue of a child. >>> welcome back, everybody. samsung is challenging apple with its latest smartphone, the galaxy s4. it was introduced last night at a splashy event here in new york. just blocks from the city's biggest apple store. abc news tech editor joanna stern says the phone itself should give the iphone a run for its money. >> many people will get this if they want a

marci gonzalez for abc7 news in rome. >> baseball fans can check out a true world series at at&t park starting out this weekend. workers are putting the finishing touches on the home ballpark for the finals of the world baseball classic, semi final action begins sunday evening when japan plays a yet to be determined opponent and the championship game is tuesday. local hotels and restaurants expect extra business thanks to visiters coming from around the globe. the city projects the fans will spend over $850,000 enjoying three days of baseball. >> the oakland athletic league has the first hall of fame class celebrating the public high school legends that are local. that includes baseball ham of famers henderson and joe dorgan and jackie problem -- robinson and the only american man to of win the grand slam. v.i.p. reception will be held at the court side club of oracle arena. >> now a look at the forecast from mike. >> not a bad drive in this morning. not so much fog. more clear. here is what is going on with live doppler 7 hd, you can see it is quiet outside this morning and our next

marci? >> good morning. page of all of the newspapers in rome today are big pictures much pope francis on the first full day as the leader of the roman catholic church. the day started with a special prayer to the virgin mary, the pope visiting the basilica in rome the first act after a life-changing night. with those words, history was made. pope fran sis becoming the first pontiff, ever, from latin america. echoing the roar of the more than 100,000 people in st. peter's square last night overwhelming enthuse a from his home in argentina. i always thought he would be the best pope ever, and thank god he is from argentina. >> he is known as jorge bergoglio the modest man with a passion for ministering to the poor. >> he has taken the name of st. francis, a signal he wants to show the face of the poor for the church. >> he was considered a dark horse at 76, his fate is not what most expected to see. following the white smoke and anticipation this newly named pope emerged and prayed. >> welcomed by the faithfu

marci gonzalez is joining us for this historic time. he has been busy this morning, marci?e hack. we will get do that in a minute but first the front page of all the newspapers in rome with a picture of pope francis on the first full day as the leader of the roman catholic church. >> the day started with a special prayer to the virgin mary, pope francis privately visiting st. mary's basilica in rome the first act after a life-changing night. with those words, history was made. pope francis becoming the first pontiff, ever, from latin america. echoing the roar of the 100,000 people in st. support's square last night overwhelming enthusiasm from his home in argentina. >> i always say, he will be one of the best popes we ever have and thank god three is from argentina. >> they know him as cardinal jorge bergoglio, a modest man with a passion for ministering to the poor. >> he has taken the name of st. francis for the first time which is clearly a signal he wants to show a different face of the church, the face of the poor. >> at 76, considered a dark horse candidate, his face

calls to him have not been returned marcy gonzales abc news, new york. >> going back out to developing news we brought you moments ago. live pictures over oakland international airport. a body of a bay area marine has just been flown in from a military base in virginia. a 19-year-old lance corporal sarah estromata a marine. >> they took the casket and placed it into that hearse you can see on the left side of the screen. you can see others there sal yurting and this is just one of those tragedies we're just hearing out of virginia. >> yes. just a somber moment for the family and for the military family them bring the body of lance corporal sarah castronata back home. the gunman is from pacifica. these are live pictures. sky 7 returns. the woman on the left will be placed in her final resting base. we'll continue to monitor this, looks like they will be taking off now. it seems like ceremony is ending and will be taken away. >> stay with us, we'll continue to follow that. moving on to other topics now. weekend is here and could bring rain by the end of the week. and lots of sunshine wit

we'll go to marcy who is at the vatican right now. what is the reaction from those waiting for the new pope. were they excited and is there any way to tell because they would probably be excited about anything. >> reporter: i think you're exactly right cenk. people were excited just to meet the new pope, and everything you're talking about is still soaking in. a lot of people are excited about the first latin america pope. we saw people crying, people cheering. there was a lot of excitement in the crowd. >> cenk: interesting. and when--did you get a chance to talk to any of the people who worked at the vatican. i know about the crowds. they're going to be emotional about everything going on there. any initial reaction to the new leader? is he welcomed there or if he's a bit of an outer from argentina, is there trepidation? >> reporter: well, we're not hearing any reaction just yet. right now it's just a time of celebration, and pope francis is just getting settled in. no response from the vatican but it would seem that they're willing

marcy joins us live from rome with what is happening next. marcy?orning, eric, the cardinals have now voted these times. this is still no pope. but a spokesman says this is what they expected. >> for the second time since the conclave began, black smoke poured from the small chimney atop the sistine chapel. the world was waiting for white smoke signals a new pope, will have to wait. >> we will run out when anything happens. we want to experience it. there is nothing else we would rather do than be here experiencing history. >> after the disappointing darkness of the smoke pouring from above the sistine chapel signaling inconclusive vote, they are looking for guidance as they cast another round of ballots. >> the cardinals have very much on their mind they are human beings and they want to make the best choice possible. they could make a mistake. >> the bets are out on who to elect. a company is offering online gambling and says moments of the money is on cardinal scola of italy and then cardinal scherer of brazil and the americans are not too bad, e

marcy gonzalez joins us with a list of possible front-runners.. >> reporter: good morning, diana and rob. within the past few minutes, the cardinals began their seventh and final general congregation meeting. one last meeting. one last chance to hear speeches and discuss issues before the conclave begins tomorrow. >> a week ago, we would have said, wow, we got a lot of work to do. now you see a sense of resignation, trust, and faith. >> reporter: trust and faith as the 115 electors utilize the final hours of contemplation. once they enter the sistine chapel tuesday afternoon, the deliberations end. they're left to choose the next

marcy erika also known as marcy keeland was sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years probation. she has already served 12 days. a judge has ruled she can serve the remaineder on public work detail. she is currently in the custody of her grandmother. >> the family of the missing oakland woman is widening that search later on today. the 31-year-old erika mascarelas disappeared thursday morning of last week. she was seen in this surveillance video walking outside on telegraph avenue. her family now wants the public to take a very close look at this video hoping somebody will remember seeing her. >>> controversial changes coming to san jose with the way they deal with the homeless population. proposed plans mean less money for other services in the budget. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with a look at the proposals and where the money is coming from to pay for them. good morning, bob. >> reporter: no dollar figure has been put on these proposals as of yet. good morning, laura. the city council will later today discuss the proposals to help improve the homelessness sit

back to you, marci and john. >>> stay with us for "good morning america," live reports from the storm zeend the latest news coming up. >>> to the latest in the gun control debate. new york's billionaire mayor is launching a new ad campaign today urging background checks for gun purchase. michael bloomberg hoping to influence governors of key states. >> reporter: the gun control fight is heating up as major bloomberg spends $12 million of his own money to take on the nra. three months after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, congress is preparing to vote on sweeping gun control measures. both sides of the debate are bracing for a fight. >> we're trying to do everything in we can to impress upon the senators this is what the survivors want, what the public wants. >> it slows down the law-abiding and does nothing to anyone else. >> reporter: the bill includes background checks for all gun purchases. tougher penalties for gun trafficking, and more money for school safety. >> with rights come responsibilities. >> reporter: this new ad on the air in 13 states wants voters to make their

abc7 news reporter, marci gonzalez, has the latest from rome. >> a standing ovation this morning for pope francis. he holds a meeting with the cardinals for the first time. his message was to find new ways to build the catholic church and to use the wisdom of old age to reach out to the youth. his style in speech and in aentire reinforcing his reputation as a simple man, so humble that as a cardinal in argentina he would visit the slums and wash the feet of the poor. i was shocked, why me? why would this man pick me? it is unusual for a cardinal to clean the feet of addicts. >> today an effort to wash away the rumors and a spokesman denying lingering accusations as a cardinal he stayed sigh element about human rights abuses and failed to protect two priests who were kidnapped by the former military government of argentina. >> the accusations must be firmly denied. >> the negative claims dismissed and pope francis visited what will be his new pope at the vatican that was unsealed, corridors for ad -- for a modest pope. on tuesday there will be the inaugural mass and he urges everyone

marcy reports. >> the meetings over the time for deliberation ending. tomorrow the cardinals beginning the process of electing a new pope. >> the day begins with the 115 cardinals moving town their private rooms, isolated home during the course of the conclave. they will celebrate mass at st. peter's before taking a oath to faithfully and secretively observe the rules of the election. in afternoon they enter the chapel to cast their first ballots. >> when you go with your ballot paper in hand, and hold it up in front of the altar and call on the lord jesus who will be my judge to witness that i am voting for the one i believe to be worthy that is, really, a moment of intense emotion. >> lead candidate still has not emerged but dead an italian newspaper called new york's cardinal the shadow candidate saying he has the support of americans and other cardinals who want someone who is not a vatican insider who is energetic and charismatic. >> there is a great crowd here, let's do two collections. we do no -- that in new york. >> the curtains are now hanging

marcy? >> gearing up for the conclave, the cardinals right now are wrapping up their final general congregation meeting. a last meeting, a last chance, to hear speeches and discussion issues before the conclave begins tomorrow. now we see a sense of resignation and trust and faith. >> trust and faith as the 115 electors use their final hours of contemplation. when they enter the chapel the deliberations end and they are left to choose the next leader of the roman catholic church in secrecy. >> everyone but the cardinals will see the doors close with no camera, an opportunity for the church to pray and to ask the holy spirt to guide the men in their selection. >> this is based on many factors: beliefs, background, age, and alliances. there is no clear frontrunner, the same names keep coming up as top contenders. a cardinal from latin america. cardinal from iran -- milan going in with 40 votes of the 77 needed. >> there is still the lingering possibility of an american pope. >> let us pray to

marcy reports. >> the meetings over the time for deliberation ending. tomorrow the cardinals beginning the process of electing a new pope. >> the day begins with the 115 cardinals moving town their private rooms, isolated home during the course of the conclave. they will celebrate mass at st. peter's before taking a oath to faithfully and secretively observe the rules of the election. in afternoon they enter the chapel to cast their first ballots. >> when you go with your ballot paper in hand, and hold it up in front of the altar and call on the lord jesus who will be my judge to witness that i am voting for the one i believe to be worthy that is, really, a moment of intense emotion. >> lead candidate still has not emerged but dead an italian newspaper called new york's cardinal the shadow candidate saying he has the support of americans and other cardinals who want someone who is not a vatican insider who is energetic and charismatic. >> there is a great crowd here, let's do two collections. we do no -- that in new york. >> the curtains are now hanging

use news reporter marcy gonzalez is joining us from mitt romney with the latest -- from rome with the latest. >> good morning, the doors of the cistene chapel were locked an hour and a half ago. the cardinals are going the process of electing a new pope. >> a solemn procession after so much anticipation. the conclave is now officially underway. >> it is a tremendous moment for the cardinals because they have been talking for about ten days. all the talk,ow, and the chatter falls to the wayside. 115 cardinals picking their seats, praying and voting each carefully disgoesing his handwriting as he cast as ballot for the man he believes should be the next leader of the catholic church. the cardinals starts the day in part by celebrating mass in st. peter's and now after a morning of bowed head, outside all years looking up. watching. waiting. waiting for the smoke to pour from the chapel. black smokes means inconclusive smoke and white smoke signals one man what two-thirds of the vote and is named the new pope. who it will be is anyone's guess. how soon? everyone agrees it will not be tod

. >> marcy, thank you from rome. stay with abc7 news for the latest developments from vatican city where we are for you, breaking in for the news when we hear anything. >> in pleasanton there will be beefed you have security after a violent threat found on campus. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, has details. >> although there are more police officers here there are students who are saying on twitter they will not be coming to school tomorrow. the threat specifically mentioned something happening tomorrow. the principal of the while has sent an e-mail home to the parents telling them about the threat and precautions are taken on campus. according to the the press, the threat was spray painted on a bat room wall and there is picture on social media and rumors but the principal assures students and families that additional police presence will be on campus for the rest of the week. he is asking for any students who have information about who did this to come forward and report it. they can do that anonymously. >> a

abc7 news reporter, marci gonzalez, has the latest from rome. >> a standing ovation this morning forope francis. he holds a meeting with the cardinals for the first time. his message was to find new ways to build the catholic church and to use the wisdom of old age to reach out to the youth. his style in speech and in aentire reinforcing his reputation as a simple man, so humble that as a cardinal in argentina he would visit the slums and wash the feet of the poor. i was shocked, why me? why would this man pick me? it is unusual for a cardinal to clean the feet of addicts. >> today an effort to wash away the rumors and a spokesman denying lingering accusations as a cardinal he stayed sigh element about human rights abuses and failed to protect two priests who were kidnapped by the former military government of argentina. >> the accusations must be firmly denied. >> the negative claims dismissed and pope francis visited what will be his new pope at the vatican that was unsealed, corridors for ad -- for a modest pope. on tuesday there will be the inaugural mass and he urges everyone at

marcy?go so that means the cardinals voted twice this morning and still no one has the 77 votes needed to be elected pope. >> for the second time since the conclave began yesterday, black smoke poured from the small chimney. the world is waiting for white smoke signaling there is a new pope, but well have to wait. >> well run out when anything happens. we want to expense it. there is nothing we would rather do than be here experiencing history. >> after the disappointing darkness of the smoke pouring from above the cistene chapel signaling inconclusive vote, the cardinals return this morning with prayers for guidance at the 15 cast another round of ballots . >> the cardinals have very much on the mind they are human beings and they want to make the best choice possible but they could make a mistake. >> the bets are out on who could be elected. online gambling say most money is on cardinal scola of italy and then the cardinal from brazil and the americans are not doing too badly. >> we have t

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against them or nerves and according to reports matthew were injured during a crackdown the gulf marcie has been accused of using excessive force against protesters seeking more rights and freedoms since uprisings began in two thousand and eleven. in chile is to demonstrate terror and violence when thousands of protesters clashed with police around sixty people were arrested and one police officer was injured this was the first walkout in two thousand and thirteen by chilean students who have been demanding three high quality education from the government since two thousand and eleven. pope francis has washed and kissed the feet of twelve young offenders at a juvenile detention center in rome during a holy thursday ceremony the ritual of representing the twelve apostles before christ crucifixion for the first time included two women earlier the pontiff urged priest to do less soul searching and engage more with their parishioners. amid widespread disappointment in debt ridden europe and new movement is becoming more and more popular in its challenge to brussels handling of. students fro

. >> marci, thank you. the smoke signals are about technology and also about chemistry. katie marzullo has that part of the story including lighter moments during the wait. >> the news conference lasted two hours this morning with three priests, the vatican spokesman answering questions in multiple languages. when the topic towns to the chemical makeup of the smoke it got hazy hazy. >> we will take a huge risk in describing the chemicals because i only received the names in italian six minutes ago. i studied the bible not chemistry. >> he did the best he could. >> the black smoke we have colored potassium, and something else that i don't know what it is which is very powerful, and zinc. >> rather, it should be sulpher. the black smoke signals no pope, the white smoke means a new pope five cartridges and up to seven create a lot of smoke. it is bad for the art or the people? >> they left the sistine chapel in good health and the frescos are in perfect condition. >> there are cardinal whose inhale smoke on purpose and cigarette breaks are allowed dug the conclave. >> they

rob and diana. >> thank you a lot, marci.pope. here a few interesting tidbits. he has just one lung after losing one to an infection. when he was just a teenager. >> he has been known to criticize. last year he delivered a speech accusing fellow church officials of hypocrisy. for seeming to forget some of jesus' own actions. abc's david wright gauged reaction from an international audience. >> reporter: first impressions matter. for popes every bit as much as for ordinary people. for this pope was very much ape -- a first impression. his name unfamiliar even to some of the priests in this crowd. >> someone said bergoglio and we needed some one else from argentina to tell us he was from argentina. >> you thought he might be italian. >> thought his name sound italian. >> 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 stepped out was a name that everyone knew. he had them at hello. >> the fact that they have chosen a man from the third-world c

>> marci, thank you. being offered for information about the hit and run driver who killed an expectant couple and their baby in new york. the suspect's name is julio, police say he was driving a bmw down a residential street at speeds topping 60 miles per hour. that was before he crashed into the couple's taxi. the newborn was delivered but died hours later. such a sad story. >>> major new development into the ethics investigation of senator bob menendez. a woman in the dominican republic who said she had sex with him for money admits she lied. the 23-year-old woman said she never even met the democratic lawmaker but was paid to make these claims. he says he's the victim of a smear campaign. >>> moving on to the weather now. there are winter storm warnings and advisories posted this morning in 19 states from the dakotas to virginia. more than a foot of snow fell in parts of north dakota and driving is already treacherous across fargo where freezing rain came down and glazed over the roads before the snow

marci gonzalez reports from the vatican. >> reporter: st.e the backdrop of darkness. some hefty bedtime prayers are being said by 115 cardinals. >> they're thinking about what they're going to do, solemn duty. they swear before god to make a decision that they think is best for the church. >> reporter: after mass they will file into the sistine chapel, each hand writing the name of one man they believe is the best possible person to lead the roman catholic church. >> i think it is always on the top of your mind that i will do something that will not just affect my life but will affect lives all over the world. >> reporter: once the ballots are counted they will be burned into the cast iron stove. smoke will pour from the chimney atop the sistine chapel. white smoke if a pope has been chosen. black smoke if no one gets two-thirds of the vote, carrying the papal election onto a second day. the second time participating in a conclave for 50 cardinals all too familiar with the kind of butterflies being felt as they prepare to make history. choos

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marcy gonzales has more. >> the crowd of cardinals gathering at the vatican for a second day. among them, an imposter. swiss guards stopped this man trying to blend his way into one of the secret meetings. his purple sash, a scarf that gave him away. now, the real cardinals continue their work getting ready to elect a new pope my concern is to get to know what we have to do in order to prepare. >> preparing but unable to set a date. five cardinals haven't arrived in rome. >> we want to make sure there is plenty of time to discuss. we want to get a vote to get back to our papacy. >> also, honoring the last lead yes, signing off on a telegram to be sent to pope benedict the 16th. the college of cardinals now closer to choosing a successor. the urns used to hold and burn ballots are being put in place. cardinals spent part of the day discussing alleged corruption within the vatican. the next meeting will be tomorrow morning. >> after years of negotiations the city reached an agreement kcal cal pacific medical center. the two billion dollar plan will expand st. luke's project to 1

. >> reporter: marcy gonzalez, abc news, rome. >>> developing news overseas, tensions are growing between north and south korea tonight. earlier this week north korea said it will respond by p scraying the air miss it is a that ended the korean war and launch an attack on the u.s. after the drills involving 15,000 troops began, north korea cutoff a hotline with south korea today. north korea has said it would end the armistace on march 11th and has threatened surgical strikes. in japan, a moment of silence was held a half hour ago at the exact moment the devastating earth way -- earthquake struck in 2011. nearly 19,000 people were killed in the ocean surge caused by the magnitude 9.0 quake. hour than 300,000 people are still displaced including those who live near a nuclear plant where reactors melted. right now it is after 3:00 in the afternoon in japan and the memorial services have been going on all day. >>> still to come on abc news at 11:00, a big light show in san francisco. just ahead, what is behind the fiery octopus and how it goes hand in hand with the iconic explore for yum. an

. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> great to have you here. >> thank you. >> did you get any sleep at all? >> sleep? overrated. >> you will fit right in. welcome, illustrious people have sat in that seat. following in their footsteps. >> a great honor. >> diana was off today. have a long extended weekend. let's have some fun. >> let's do it. first this isn't fun. the storm hitting the busy northeast corridor during the morning and afternoon commutes. bad news. details coming up from accuweather. >>> then to california, an amazing story of survival. a car crashes in a mountainous area full of coyotes and a 9-year-old managed to go to great lengths to try to get help. >> an incredible story. >>> another headline, an italian court takes up the amanda knox murder case. she was convicted then acquitted for killing her roommate. now prosecutors want her in prison in italy. get new insight on this case on this critical day. >>> among pet lovers, there are the cat people and the dog people. >> what are you? >> neutral on this one. >> a dog person. >> you are about to see something th

marcy joining us from rome. good morning, and thank you. >> good morning, eric. the cardinals gathered for the final general congregation so they are a step closer to the start of the conclave. >> a last meeting, a last chance, to hear speaks and discuss issues before the conclave begins tomorrow. >> week away we would have said, wow, we have a lot work to do but now we have trust and faith the. >> trust and faith at the 115 electors utilize the final hours of contemplation. when they enter the cistene chapel on tuesday afternoon, the deliberations end and the cardinals are left to choose the next leader of the roman catholic church in secrecy. >> everyone but the cardinals, out of here. they will see the doors close. no cameras. that is an opportunity for the church to begin praying and to ask the holy spirt to help guide the men. >> it is a selection based on so many factors: beliefs and background, able and alliances. there is no clear frontrunner the same names come up as top contenders. >> cardinal from brazil the first pope from latin america. cardinal scol

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marcy? >> good morning, the cardinals have voted a total of three times with still no pope but a vatican spokesman told us this is what they expected. for the second time since the conclave began yesterday, black smoke poured from the small chimney atop the sistine chapel. the world is waiting for the white smoke, signaling a new pope. >> we will run out when anything happens. we want to experience this. there is nothing else we would rather do than be here experiencing history. >> after the disappointing darkness of the smoke from above the sistine chapel last night, the cardinals returned this morning. their prayers, again, today fox guidance at the 115 electors cast another round. >> the cardinals have much on their mind the fact they are human beings and they want to make the best choice possible but they could make a mistake. >> the bets are out on who necessity could elect with online gambling on conclave saying so far most of the money is on cardinal scola of italy and then cardinal s

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our conference begins with marci gonzalez. >> reporter: with spring on the horizon, old man winter is the midwest. chicago facing more than a foot of snow. minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. >> we live in minnesota, so this is what you have to expect. >> reporter: in minnesota, the rough weather caused more than 120 car crashes and in wisconsin, a truck driver died when his semi plunged off an icy bridge. from the mess on the roads to major headaches at the airports, more than 1300 flights canceled nationwide. most of them in chicago's two airports. in washington, d.c., residents are stocking up. >> this is stressing me out. >> reporter: bracing for the most snow they've seen in two years, as much as 7 inches. and along the new jersey shore, there are some evacuations under way. >> i've already removed three condominiums that were in my backyard when the storm first hit. so i'm very concerned about the storm. >> reporter: as residents prepare for storm surges that could slow their recovery even more. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> in coastal areas hard hit by hurricane sa

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