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Pope by the end of this week. as you said, the vatican workers attached the chimney stack to the sistine chapel. from there, white or black home will be seen for the first time tuesday evening around 7:00 p.m. rome time after the cardinals electors cast their first ballot. black smoke means no pope. white smoke signals a new pope. also today, workers put the final touches on the chapel interior, arranged for the 115 men to sit in long tables under the painting "the final judgment." it is what each cardinal will say. i call as my witness christ the lord who will be my judge that my vote is give...

Lauren green is joining us now with more from rome. lauren? >> hey. the date is set. the place is ready and all that is left is the much anticipated voting. the vatican workers attached the chimney stack to the sistine chapel. white or black smoke will be seen tuesday evening around 7:00 p.m. rome time after they cast their first round of ballots. black smoke means no pope. workers put the final touches on the interior, now arranged fort 115 men to sit in long papal under the famed painting, the final judgment. it's a visual statement of what each cardinal will say as he brings his ballot form...

Chimney stack above sistine chapel. white smoke will rise that fr that chimney. for more on the intriguing but secretive process let's go to kieran in vatican city. good morning to you. what happened on tuesday? >> reporter: that's right. you can see that chimney on top of the roof over there on my left-hand side. just in the distance. so, that's now there. on tuesday, the cardinals will meet for a mass in the morning and then they will hold their first votes in the afternoon. two votes in the afternoon. and then following that, each day, two votes in the morning, two votes in the afternoon. a...

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Welcome back to "weekends with alex witt," let's go over to vatican city where 115 cardinals are getting ready to vote on a thu pope. an incredible image for you today as a worker installing a chimney stack on the roof of the sistine chapel. white smoke will rise from that chimney stack once the cardinals choose the new pope. between now and tuesday when the conclave begins, what do the cardinals have in store for them? >> well, alex, tomorrow is really the only day off if you may call it that way for the cardinals. because on monday morning, they will still meet once again and for one last ti...