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Due to his role in the riot and other disciplinary problems, he has spent 16 of those years in the securitied confinement unit. >> due to his behaviors in the past, trafficking, extortions, intimidations we consider him to be a risk to our safety. therefore he was placed on administrative segregation. >> trotter has spent many years in confinement reading and writing. he has found particular meaning in mary shelleys "frankenstein." >> as a child i always watched the movie "frankenstein" so i rec...

We thank them and thank you as well, bob. and now, we head back overseas to rome. because it is official, at the vatican this morning, the new pope gave his inaugural mass. passing through the crowds in an open vehicle preaching tenderness towards the poor. he kissed even squalling babies and also spent a moment blessing a disabled man in the crowd. and there was something else we noticed today. the pope appeared to be checking the time often. watch him turn to his watch as he heads into mass....

>> reporter: we did, indeed, brian. and, in fact, by vatican standards this was a much simpler ceremony and certainly one that was much shorter. an hour less than benedicts mass eight years ago. another change in style revealing more about this pope named francis. today pope francis preached with action as well as words. climbing out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peters square to be protectors of the poor, the weak, ...

Crowd. some of them who had come before dawn to wait to be here for this historic event. already this morning pope francis entered the sacristy to be clothed for this rite. he heard the sound of silver trumpets and chants of you are peter, he is the successor to the throne of peter. together with the patriarchs of eastern catholic churches. and he went to pray at the tomb of st. peter. and hes assumed the modest miter, one symbol something very different than we saw eight years ago. this will be...

In cuba, the devout gathered. in the u.s. -- [ cheers ] >> reporter: -- the faithful poured into the streets of denver and filled the pews in miami. >> i think the fact that the conclave chose a man who has such a reputation of being both very bright and also very simple and austere sends a message to the whole world. >> reporter: though the pope has been selected the drama isnt over. many in this region are wondering when will the pope return to latin america and more specifically argentina to ...

Sandcastles that collapse. the 76-year-old inherits a church dogged by scandal and infighting. cardinal timothy dolan of new york said francis was chosen in part because the cardinals believe he can overhaul the vatican bureaucracy, called the curiae, accused of being corrupt and ineffective. >> hes known for his honesty, candor, sincerity, simplicity and running a pretty well oiled machine in one of the most complex, largest archdioceses of the world. i think he can do it. >> reporter: in rome ...

Hes not a man of a lot of fuss, pomp and circumstances. >> reporter: in 2005 bergoglio was runner-up behind joseph ratzinger to replace the late pope john paul ii. hes regarded as a strong defender of catholic doctrine, described by his biographer as a balancing force, he earned a reputation in argentina as a fierce advocate for the poor. >> this is a man of god, a man of the new evangelization. a man who is a great defender of democracy in a country where democracy is under real stress right no...

Popes installation on tuesday. a quarter of americans are roman catholic and given the fact that scandal generated most of the headlines in the church in this country for years now this is a sensitive time for catholics. nbcs john yang is outside holy name cathedral in chicago for us tonight. hey, john. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. tonight the americans -- 78 million catholics in america are hopeful that this new pope can lead the church in a new direction -- out of scandal an...

His biographer said hes a little media shy. but after stepping onto the papal loggia tonight, the world is clamoring to hear more from and about pope francis. when the cardinals filed into the sistine chapel tuesday he was regarded as a long shot at best. at 76 jorge bergoglio was thought by some to be too old. if his name was unfamiliar and caught most gathered on st. peters square by surprise, there was unabashed joy in buenos aires tonight. jorge mario bergoglio is an argentine-born son of it...

Announced -- >> bergoglio. >> reporter: there was an audible gasp in the square, a sense of confusion. bergoglio wasnt one of the cardinals that had captured romes attention. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: the humble argentine led the people in prayer. then asked the crowd of more than 100,000 to silently pray for him. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: pope francis is the choice of cardinals said to be divided into two factions -- reformers who want a clean up the ...