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Conclave. ♪ take a good long look at these men here, streaming inside the sistine chapel, because this is the last time we will see these cardinals as they are heading into this tip-top secret conclave behind the locked doors, conclave means with key, the locked doors of the sistine chapel where they are now possibly casting their ballots as i speak. remember, they have to have, you have 115 cardinals, you have to 77 votes or two-thirds here necessary to pick a pope, but important to remember, it has been centuries since a pope has been elected here on day number one of this conclave. join...

Between the vatican cardinals, those 38 cardinals who represent the bureaucracy of the vatican, and cardinals from many other parts of the world who frankly believe this place needs a dose of 21st century business management. >> so it is interesting, brooke, as i listen to the conversation, i've gotten the benefit of john -- everything i know that is right comes out of john allen's mouth. it is an interesting dynamic from this point forward because whether or not there is smoke tonight, whether or not they vote tonight, we do believe that judging from the general congregations there is enough ...

This conclave. there is a chimney somewhere amidst the night sky here in rome, vatican city. might there be a vote? might we see black or white smoke? we'll let you know any minute now. meantime, what women want, the question is top of mind after two very powerful women are flexing some serious muscle. you have on one hand, sheryl sandberg, coo of facebook, the latest "time" magazine cover star. she came out with new book it is every where the crux of her less message, lean in, pushing women to be more aggressive in their careers. but then you have marissa mayer, yahoo!'s ceo who caused quite ...

They have this one vote, then three days, they vote, then two times a day. if they continue to vote for the same next pope, and they have yet to select someone, they take this day of prayer, but it is my understanding, it is not just praying here, there is papal politics happening. tell me about the alliances, john, that begin to form. >> the first point to make, brooke, is that although we're expecting them to take a ballot tonight, they may not. it is optional. and, in fact, the vatican spokesperson said a few moments ago that it may in part depend upon how long the reflection is they're hav...

And, again, it is not about doctrine, not about substance, it is about governments, it is about how the place is run. what we have seen over the last eight years is that there have been a number of breakdowns that aren't just interm, but have created big public messes. in 2009, there was the rehabilitation of a holocaust denying bishop. last year, the massive vatican leak scandal, perceived mishandling of the child sex abuse scandals. when these bond goes off in rome, they have to pick up the pieces with their own local media, their own local faithful and frankly many of them are tired of it. ...