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Be completely cut off from the outside world until they have chosen a new pontiff. who could it be? when will we know? what can we expect? we have a father here, joining us from rome in the vatican city. good morning, father. always good to see you. >> great to be talking with you. >> eric: what are you hearing about the concerns of the cardinals and what their priorities are, as they start to get whittle down the final candidates and what they are considering? >> it's fascinating. the last two weeks i have been on the ground at rome, to see how the cardinals are meeting with each other. yes, ...

>> eric: you wouldn't want that out of your faucet. tonight, john's program, myths, lies and complete stupidity is coming up tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> jamie: if that title doesn't get your attention. tragedy in the skies. a small plane crashes into a residential home, killing one man, injuring another. witnesses say what they saw before impact may help investigators. >> eric: you know, it can be really annoying and cost a lot. but now there is a crashing down. those millions of unwanted text messages, what to do about them. how to stop them. we will have the latest on that. for over 75 years peo...

Ever met on the streets here t8 years ago and she put my on the air. a shoutout to you. >> jamie: god bless you, father jonathan. >> eric: thank you, father. >> thank you. >> jamie: it has been more than a week since those automatic budget cuts took effect. the initial impact of the sweeping changes haven't been as catastrophic as the obama administration had predicted. that's good news. but are we any closer to balancing the federal budget? paul ryan says he has a plan to get the nation's finances back on track. steve centanni has more on that. lots of buzz about the budget this morning in wa...

Are so cheery and enthusiastic. when you look at the cuts, you know, we talk about the white house tours, that was a big one this week, obviously. in cuts sim to be necessary. are we on the right track? >> no, we are not on the right track. and the bottom line is, our debt is $16.5 trillion. we won't get there until both sides stop demonizing each other. the democrats have to admit we have a spending problem. if we don't get that under control, we will have a weaker dollar. in an effort to be bipartisan today, i am going to tell you, if we are going to balance the budget, republicans are going...

Up? we are joined by pred petty, a lawyer with the company in arizona. >> thank you for having me. >> eric: you know, when this first broke, critics said this is evidence that strategic allied and the republicans are trying to suppress the vote, they were only signing up democrats and the like. what is your reaction thothat? >> well, eric, from the outset, we have always maintained that my client, strategic allied consulting, ran a very vigorous, quality-control program. and then in the end, those allegations would prove to be not true. that's the case. that is what has happened here. out of o...