smoke again. could be black, could be white, marking the end of the morning voting session. if necessary, the cardinals will return for afternoon voting beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. and at 12:30 this afternoon all eyes will be back on the sistine chapel awaiting another smoke signal from the cardinals. really it is a day of watching and waiting with immense anticipation. cnn's chris como anchoring our coverage. we seem to be past the first period where we could have seen white smoke. >> right, if we're going to see any smoke it would have been white because it would have been the first vote. would have been successful. we believe they're in the process of their second voting. remember, there are no speeches, no politicking. it's like a prayer service. it takes about an hour and change. so we'll be waiting for smoke when it finishes, could be black or white. thousands of people gathered in st. peter's square because this is a big deal. is it likely there could be a