minutes at this podium on to answer questions from the justices. that does not sound like a lot of time, but that s because each side has submitted extensive briefs, the justices are well read even before they reach this point and most of them in fact have opinions about it even before they hear the final word on it. shortly after everyone clears out traditionally the justices go behind that red curtain to another room where they actually have a vote right then on the case. so they know where they stand. if there is a minority and majority opinion or majority and dissenting opinion, justices are assigned to write those and they can trade notes and possibly change those opinions. all that is done in private. all we can base our thoughts on ahead of a decision like this is what we saw in court. so what did we see here? first of all, justice kagan was out on this one, not taking part because she worked on on the case back when she was with the justice department. what did justice roberts
or so away from the doors on that balcony opening up and underneath the red curtain, the new pope emerging for the first time and the world will learn who he is, and what his name is going to be. becky, are are you in the crowd? what are you seeing here? i m about 50 yards away from the barriers at vatican city. people are pouring up the road here past me. from ghana, mexico, france, lots of italians, one man came up and gave me a huge hug on his bicycle. just said papa and rode on. it is a real sense of drama here. a lot of people are walking, but many people are running as you can see. they all want to get as close as they can. they know that they got about what 20 minutes before, as you suggest, we see the new pope emerge on to that balcony, just behind me.
reading clearly indicating that they want to bring somebody to fix this church, to bring good news to christians around the world that the new pope will be taking care of their everyday needs. the red curtain just behind me above the doors of st. peter s basilica is where the pope, once he is named, will appear to the world for the first time. despite the rain, there is great excitement here as this afternoon voting gets under way for the first time. chris? reporter: all right, miguel, thank you. check in with you in a little bit. let s bring in john allen now, senior vatican analyst. this is the last major influence, politically, to use the words loosely. the last time we had a conclave, 2005, this mass, the homily is given by the dean of cardinals. that was joseph ratzinger. so, it was a major moment for him. what is the context this time with angelo sodano? well, slightly different, chris. i think a lot of people will tell you that the homily ratzinger gave in 2005 sort of
choices. almost impossible to overstate how important next hour s announcement is. we have complete coverage to break it down for all of you. our crews are covering every angle from coast to coast. let s go to the white house, though, first. there s breaking news coming out. jessica yellin is standing by. what are you learning about the president s intention today? reporter: hi, wolf. well, president obama will be in the oval office receiving his daily briefing when the supreme court ruling comes down. he ll be there with the vice president, his chief of staff, and the men who usually brief him, the heads of his national security team, and others. and i understand that the president will give remarks. i expect it in the nature of a speech and the white house is prepared for a number of different contingencies. they re prepared for the possibility it s fully upheld, obviously, fully struck down and then something in between. possibly a version of the mandate getting struck d
years, the nine of you in your robes will come from behind the red curtain and declare it is the individual mandate is legal, constitutional or not constitutional. how do you maintain public confidence there. the main point i can tell you how not to do it them. way not to do it, hold your finger up to the political wind. that is note job of a judge. the judges are not politicians. they are not junior league politicians. and not senior league politicians. and, what i want to get across here, is how difficult it is to maintain public confidence, over a long period of time. did you know andrew jackson after the cord said, the cherokee indians are entitled to northern georgia. that he sent troops. to drive them out of northern georgia. so, when you want a positive answer, i will tell you what we do, we look to the text. the history. the tradition. the precedent. the values that underlie the