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To do. also a frightening security breach for big names in entertainment and politics. how the most private financial information may have ended up in a very public place. >> and on top of that, saving time. we'll introduce you to a man whose craft is clocks. why he says daylight saving time boosts his business. >> very interesting story actually. first, an historic day at the vatican. more than 100 cardinals will enter the sistine chapel and only one will emerge as the next pope. >> the selection gets under way in the next few hours. 77 votes needed for final approval. marci gonzalez repo...

So, we are having conversations here in rome, in coffee shops around the vatican about things that only a month ago would have been unthinkable, like the possible election of a north american, for instance, to the seat of peter. >> father, speaking of the possibility of an american being elected, there is talk of front-runners, perhaps americans being among them. we keeping seeing throngs of reporters and television cameras following the cardinal from new york and the cardinal from boston. is there any truth to the fact that they might be front-runners? >> i think that there might be some trut...

This morning on "world news now" -- it's decision time in vatican city. the papal conclave is set to open. >> in just a few hours from now, more than 100 of the world's cardinals will be locked in the sistine chapel making what could be the most important decision of their lifetime. it's tuesday, march 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you, i'm diana perez. >> i'm rob nelson. all eyes of course will be on the vatican starting in just a few hours. looking for that tell-tale, white smoke. that will be the signal that a new pope has in fact been chosen...

Take an educated guess on this, how long do you think the conclave will take? >> my guess is it would be three days. you know, after three days they would then have to take a break for a day and then go for another three days. there hasn't been a conclave longer than three days since the 19th century. >> so possibly by the end of this week? is >> indeed. >> thank you so much for joining us live from vatican city. we appreciate that, father malone. thank you so much. >> good morning. >> all right. and of course abc news will cover it all live starting this morning at 11:30 eastern. as the concl...

Abc's david wright brings us some insight on these miracles from a higher power. >> reporter: from the miracle of creation to the parting of the red sea to the last judgment, the sistine chapel is a room full of miracles. here at the vatican the term miracle is not taken lightly. right across from st. peter's is the congregation for the causes of saints. behind these huge doors investigators spent years poring over reports of miracles, trying to determine if they are truly miraculous. >> it has to be lasting, instantaneous, perfect and scientifically inexplicable. >> reporter: in catholic theo...