this morning on "world news now" -- day two of the papal conclave is about to begin. >> all eyes are on vatican city waiting for the decision of the 115 men who will choose the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics. it is wednesday, march 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm rob nelson. day one of the conclave ended with a plume of black smoke. signaling to the world that the cardinals failed to elect a pope. >> it was only their first try. the cardinals are getting an early start today and the world will be watching. we will have the latest on the conclave in a moment. first a look at the other stories we are following this half-hour -- >> president obama's charm offensive continues with a reach across the aisle.