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Really starting to get going. today is the last day that the cardinals sort of have some freedom. they go into seclusion after today. they go into conclave tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern time is the first time smoke will come from that chimney. only question is, will it be white or black? back to you. >> miguel, what a view you have. you have the chimney, you have the bell, you have the balcony. you are within plain sight of history. great to see you this morning. >> and in our next half hour we're talk with monsignor rick hilgartner, secretariat on divine worship. we're going to get a preview ...

Church of the 12 apostles. and there's one of the dark horse candidates, boston's sean o'malley. could he be the first american pope? >> let us pray that the holy spirit illumen the church to use a new pope who will confirm us in our faith, and make more visible the love that we cherish. >> reporter: the public politicking nearly over. once the conclave starts the cardinals go into deep seclusion until a decision is made. and now what you're looking at are those burgundy curtains, and that balcony. that is where the pope, once he is named by the conclave, will meet the tens of thousands of peo...

One of the front-runners, cardinal angela scola of milan, italy, said mass at rome's church of the 12 apostles. and there's one of the dark horse candidates, boston's sean o'malley. could he be the first american pope? >> let us pray that the holy spirit ill ummen the church to use a new pope who will confirm us in our faith, and make more visible the love that we cherish. >> reporter: the public politicking nearly over. once the conclave starts the cardinals go into deep seclusion until a decision is made. and now what you're looking at are those burgundy curtains, those red curtains that hav...

Signals a new pope has been named. >> the last thing they want is for the sistine chapel to turn into a smoke filled room. >> reporter: it is after all where michael angelo applied his hand, a specialized stove to enhance the smoke's color goes along with the chimney. it does take time for the smoke to go from gray to either white or black. >> one of the bits of drama about a conclave is that the catholic church normally is a highly scripted imminently redifficur predictable enterprise. you know what will happen and when. but with the conclave in a sense all bets are off. >> reporter: the conc...

With, what's called their titular church. when they're made a cardinal they're assigned a church in rome and probably their last public day. today one last day of meetings and conversations about the church and then there's probably all the little sidebar conversations going on over pasta or little beverages. >> where the magic happens here? >> probably at this point. but they did say cardinal george of chicago said last week the first vote will be the key. tomorrow afternoon because that's the first time they'll all really foe what collectively the group is thinking as the ballots are counted...