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The feeling is he would bring in a fresh breath of reform >> has been archbishop of venice and ma hrafpblt he has on ground experience and not someone from the curia. someone who is an italian who knows the curia who knows how to reform it. martha: sher is from latin america which is a nice way to open up to that whole part of the world that is driving in the catholic church in the center of gravity is moving in the catholic church to the southern hemisphere, latin america, africa, where it's booming. it will be a real sign that the church's center of gravity has moved decisively. martha: ther...

Venice. everyone knows milan is a springboard to the papacy. when a pope chooses to put someone in that position, it's in the that he's appointing him his successor but he's not naive, putting someone in that job you are putting him into the mix as someone's who's going to be considered. attractive to many because he hasn't worked in the vatican. >> has not worked in the vatican? >> correct. a pastoral cardinal, experiencing the administration of a large diocese. before milan he was in venice. he has a lot of on the ground experience and that's attractive to many of those who will be voting. >...

We did a number of embeds we allowed different reporters in, tried to get them from every part of the spectrum. you don't want just people who just believe in you, that doesn't help very much. i was the background of trying to get as much transparency as possible. >> you talk about the soldiers and lack of connection sometimes between us and them. and i think that's why i like chuck hagel as a choice to head. it just seems to me it would help to have that insight. would you agree? >> i think insight for any leader who has either on the ground experience or up close personal experience is extra...

the city, it's being under shelling, bombing, and everything. there's nothing to do. >> the embattled syrian regime is stepping up its brutal attacks. activists who want democracy and want president bashar al-assad to fall, they're telling us more people are being killed. we're seeing the neighborhoods right here reduced to rubble. in homs, syria's third largest city, more than 90 people are reported killed so far today. because foreign reporters are mostly ban from the country, we continue to rely on home videos posted online. >> that was another rocket over there. this is happening...

Down alabama to florida yesterday. tell us what is going on right now in atlanta, georgia, where i am. >> well, right in atlanta, there is a great program in emory university called the community building and change fell slowship and colleges get criticized for being in a bubble, and what this does is to take 12 great students who are interested in community development and mixes the course work with real hand's on the ground experience. so one group of women created an hiv/aids prevention program in conjunction with not-for-profits and focused on minority women. another one has been canvassin...