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0 benedict xvi wore red shoes. they were made here in a backstreet shop near the vatican, by peruvian cobble her, antonio orlando. he says he s incredibly proud to have provided shoes to the pope and hopes the next pontiff will order his footwear here too. some of the pope s robes are made here at family firm gamarelli. three outfits ready to take to the vatican. these different sizes, one small, one medium, and one large. this is a fashion director at a top italian couture house. he shows me the workshop where they have made garments for previous popes, including the green mantel, embroidered with threads of cloth to represent the humility of st. francis. and controversial where they made papal costumes for women, so-called potesses, who took part in an irreverent fashion show. but the serious work was dressing pope benedict which was easier than john paul 2 s charisma was easy to reflect. in the case of benedict, it s a different charm. it s more like the theologist. plus, he s not the tallest in the world. come on, what can you do? reporter: he doesn t know who will be the next pope, but says in this case, the clothes do not make the man. i don t wish a pope i could dress. i wish a pope that can fix my problems and feel like i have a pope. then, whatever he is, we can dress him in pleasure, with love. but we need a pope. pope is needed always. reporter: deciding what to wear is the least of the pope s problems, but for the designers who have to put their own spin on the papal outfit, there is no greater challenge than making clothes for the pope. dan rivers, cnn, rome. that s it for us. the pope. dan rivers, cnn, rome. thank you for watching. early start begins now. catholic conclave day one. cardinals celebrating mass right now with secret voting on the next pope just hours away. sweet victory for big, sugary drinks. a new york judge cans the city s soda ban just hours before it was set to kick in. hackers hit some of the biggest names in america. personal information on beyonce, donald trump, even vice president biden reportedly exposed for the entire world to see. good morning to you. welcome to early start. thanks for being with us. i m zoraida sambolin. it s a big day. i m john berman. it s tuesday, march 12th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. welcome, everyone, to cnn s special coverage of the selection of the next pope. in just six hours, 115 cardinals from around the world will take an oath of secrecy and begin voting for the next spiritual leader of the world s 1.2 billion catholics. right now at this very moment, the cardinals are holding a special mass for the election of the holy father. at 10:45 eastern this morning, those cardinals are scheduled to leave their residence at casa santa marta and head to the pauline chapel. 45 minutes later, they enter the sistine chapel and then the waiting begins. let s get straight to rome and my colleague, chris cuomo, in rome for the conclave. set the scene for us, pal. reporter: hey, how are you, john? well, this is the day. over my shoulder, you see st. peter s basilica, the famous square. that s where the sistine chapel is. that s where the 115 cardinals will join for the conclave, an 800-year-old, secret procedure that is watched the world over. however, it does begin with this mass. the mass has a name in latin. it is called pro elegendo pontiffige for selecting the pope, and this is the beginning of the beginning for the conclave. one of the headlines in the italian paper said it all, el tempo de la shelta, it is time to choose, and that is what the 115 cardinals are here to do. you will be watching live pictures from vatican tv of the mass. what you re seeing now are the cardinals proceeding in. this mass is going to be officiated by the dean of cardinals, angelo sodano, 85 years old, a major figure. we will talk about him throughout the conclave process. is he a favorite? is he not and why? we ll take you through all of the proceedings as 1.2 billion catholics wait for their leader. now, the mass is the beginning of the conclave. what preceded it just as important, ten general congregations where the cardinals got together to debate. each one had an opportunity to speak, if they wanted it, and there were lunches and meetings where they would discuss what mattered and who may be the next leader. it s an interesting question, because it is technically a nonpolitical process. so, how does a cardinal position themselves to be pope? it s difficult, to say the least. let s go to miguel marquez, who s with us watching all the events today for some insight into how the next pope is made. good morning, miguel. reporter: good morning there, chris. we re just down the street from you, a little closer to the basilica here where that mass is under way. they re actually watching it on big-screen televisions out here. and while it is a nondemocratic process to become the pope, i would say it is definitely political. in the politics of becoming pope, there s never been a race quite like this. the church s problems enormous. the need for a powerful, unifying pope never greater. we have to finish this. we have to get on with this. if we don t do this, it s over, blow the candles out. reporter: the new pope will have to reinvigorate the church and brings its curia into the modern world. we re talking nuts and bolts, finances, being a good ceo the church is not just run on hail marys. we have to make it work in terms of personnel and money and being effective and the question is how effective is the curia in an internet 24/7 world? reporter: from the time a cardinal becomes a cardinal, the race for pope is on. they are judged on their intellectual, religious and spiritual heft, even their ability to communicate in italian. politicking done, support secured in formal settings and often in out of the way and unlikely venues. this is benevina restaurant, just around the corner from the vatican. cardinals come here in the ones and twos, they have lunch, dinners, sometimes little wine. nz places like this that a lot of the heavy lifting is done. venedina lavate has served meals to powerful vatican insiders for 25 years. dozens of cardinals have been here the last couple weeks, she says. when you re at the table, you decide things. deciding important for many reasons, as one cardinal jokingly told her during his last meal here, when the conclave is under way, it is bread and water until a new pope is named. it is hard to get a decent meal, apparently, once they get locked down into the conclave. they will be in the sistine chapel around 4:30 local, 11:30 eastern, and then we suspect that the voting will begin some time around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. local, which means that by 2:00 p.m. eastern or so, we may see smoke rising out of that chimney from the sistine chapel for the first time. nobody expects it to be white smoke today. chris? reporter: all right, thank you, miguel. we ll be coming back to you all morning. and as you re seeing, there will be a picture of the ongoing mass. the cardinals are all going up, presenting themselves at the altar as they get ready to begin their mass. this is a process that they lean very heavily on their faith. the expectation is that god has already decided who the next pope is and their challenge is to figure out who he has decided it is. now, obviously, beginning with the mass, we have two great experts with us to help us through all the proceedings for today. seated just to my right here is john allen, our senior vatican analyst. great to have you, as always. next to him, father edward beck, passionate priest, cnn contributor. this begins with a mass, fitting for a religious organization, but edward, what makes this mass special today? well, of course, with all we ve been hearing about the politicking of how a pope gets elected, this is the most important part in that you are coming to the highest form of worship that we have as a catholic cristian community. it s the mass. so, they re all gathered. we re going to hear the reading, the scripture, the word of god. we re going to come to the table to be fed with the body and blood, and they are going to be praying for god s leadership and guidance in electing this pope. so, i mean, this, for them, i think, is going to be one of the high points, because they are putting it in the proper context of celebrating mass first, a mass that you can see in all of its splendor. it s beautiful. we re going to hear different languages. the first reading is going to be in english. the psalm response will be in italian and the second reading will be in spanish. you know when you listen to the intercessions, you ll hear so many languages, french, swahili, portuguese, malaysian, dutch. this is an international, universal affair, and its full pageantry is on display right now. it really is gorgeous. we re still watching as the cardinals are making their progression. they re also open to the public, this mass. 6,500 seats can fit into this particular chapel where they re having it, so people there on display, the last chance for the public to be in contact with the cardinals before they begin what they see as their sacred duty. now, john, today does begin the conclave. they will have one vote today, somewhat of a beginning, right, not supposed to be definitive, obviously? yeah, that s right, chris. technically, the rules don t apply to them to have a vote tonight, but i think we all expect they will do so, because as you and i and father ed have been talking throughout this process, the consensus is there is no clear front-runner, the cardinals don t know where one another stand. so, think of this vote as sort of the new hampshire primary of the conclave. it s the first chance to get a sense of where things actually stand and which candidacy might have legs. now, what makes this different, a couple of big things we re dealing with here. look, we love just the spectacle of this. it s such an old, secret rite that we get to eavesdrop on. but two things first, the stage was set by pope benedict 1 6 resigning, first to do so in 600 years and perhaps a temple for a watershed moment. john, outline why there are bigger issues at play here than in the last conclave. well, in the last conclave, you ll remember, chris that followed the death of john paul ii. there was this massive outpouring of grief and love. 5 million people crowded the streets of rome here during that period. the conclusion was this had been a massively successful papacy and the cardinals were looking for continuity to keep the momentum going. this time, the dynamic is different. i think all of these 115 cardinals appreciate enormously the teaching dimension of benedict s papacy, but there is a perception that the level of business management, there were some real failures, and there is a kind of antiestablishment mood. so, one of the fault lines shaping up here, chris, is between what you might think of as the vatican s old guard, that is, guys vested in traditional ways of doing business, and a large number of the cardinals who would like to shake things up and are looking for the candidate who might be able to deliver that reform. edward, let s end with you before we go back to john and zoraida. how expected is the mood of the church right now to see some type of change in quotes, because who knows what it will mean? i don t know. i ve been a priest for a long time and haven t seen this buzz in a very long time. i have parishioners e-mailing me, who do you think will be the pope? will there be change? so, there is a lot of expectation and hopefully the holy spirit is a large part of this. john, father beck, we ll be with you all morning, obviously. we leave you with pictures and go back to john and zoraida. the cardinals continuing to come in, beginning the mass, all lays on the shoulders of these 115 men, john and zoraida. mass begins now. chris, these pictures are truly amazing. such interesting assessments you re having right now in rome. and the process so fascinating. it s really fantastic. thank you for that. we ll go back and check in again. meantime, go ahead and supersize it. a judge kicks new york s so-called soda ban to the curb. mayor mike bloomberg s response, coming up. for the things you can t wash, freshen them with febreze. febreze eliminates odors and leaves a light, fresh scent. febreze, breathe happy. arrival. with hertz gold plus rewards, you skip the counters, the lines, and the paperwork. zap. it s our fastest and easiest way to get you into your car. it s just another way you ll be traveling at the speed of hertz. what do 5% cash back atit cardrestaurants?you generous. get the new it card at discover.com and sign up for 5% cashback at restaurants now through march.