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Be completely cut off from the outside world until they have chosen a new pontiff. who could it be? when will we know? what can we expect? we have a father here, joining us from rome in the vatican city. good morning, father. always good to see you. >> great to be talking with you. >> eric: what are you hearing about the concerns of the cardinals and what their priorities are, as they start to get whittle down the final candidates and what they are considering? >> its fascinating. the last two w...

>> eric: you wouldnt want that out of your faucet. tonight, johns program, myths, lies and complete stupidity is coming up tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> jamie: if that title doesnt get your attention. tragedy in the skies. a small plane crashes into a residential home, killing one man, injuring another. witnesses say what they saw before impact may help investigators. >> eric: you know, it can be really annoying and cost a lot. but now there is a crashing down. those millions of unwanted text messages...

Ever met on the streets here t8 years ago and she put my on the air. a shoutout to you. >> jamie: god bless you, father jonathan. >> eric: thank you, father. >> thank you. >> jamie: it has been more than a week since those automatic budget cuts took effect. the initial impact of the sweeping changes havent been as catastrophic as the obama administration had predicted. thats good news. but are we any closer to balancing the federal budget? paul ryan says he has a plan to get the nations finances...

Are so cheery and enthusiastic. when you look at the cuts, you know, we talk about the white house tours, that was a big one this week, obviously. in cuts sim to be necessary. are we on the right track? >> no, we are not on the right track. and the bottom line is, our debt is $16.5 trillion. we wont get there until both sides stop demonizing each other. the democrats have to admit we have a spending problem. if we dont get that under control, we will have a weaker dollar. in an effort to be bipa...

Up? we are joined by pred petty, a lawyer with the company in arizona. >> thank you for having me. >> eric: you know, when this first broke, critics said this is evidence that strategic allied and the republicans are trying to suppress the vote, they were only signing up democrats and the like. what is your reaction thothat? >> well, eric, from the outset, we have always maintained that my client, strategic allied consulting, ran a very vigorous, quality-control program. and then in the end, tho...

>> jamie: dont fall for it. >> eric: osama bin osama bin las son-in-law, is set to face trial in a u.s. federal courtroom here in our country. coming up, new york congressman peter king thinks thats the wrong thing to do. imeout because apparently riding the dog like its a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking....

Of the house. >> its just scary. like no one was hurt inside the house, which is really lucky. but that could be anyones house. you dont really think about that ever. >> eric: police say the homeowners son and a friend were at home at the time of the crash, but luckily, they were not injured. >> jamie: the federal trade commission is filing cases against eight companies that are accused of bombarding cell phone users with millions of unwanted text messages. have you gotten anything? you might wi...

Your reaction? >> you know, eric, all five of those that you mentioned are real players in this conclave. but there are others as limp the italian press is going crazy over cardinal dolan and cardinal omalley from boston. and there are a lot in play. but what is different compared to 8 years ago in the last conclave, the cardinals have told me and the vaticanista have told me, in 2005, the names that the press were putting out were not the once they were talking about. they were talking about ca...

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