Pope Leo's procedure to remove nodule was 'successfully completed,'…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPope Leo had a procedure today to remove a nodule on his lung, and the Vatican says it was successfully completed.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is in Rome.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'm standing outside the hospital gates, and behind me a small crowd has gathered, quietly, with the patience of people who have already read the statement.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe Vatican says the procedure on his lung was successfully completed, and that is the entire update. Nobody here has been given a second sentence.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the crowd is waiting for more information than there is.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentExactly, Hank. I'm joined by a man who has been here since the first statement came out. Sir, what brought you here?

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   Matteo StrozziI'm Matteo Strozzi, I sell umbrellas nearby. I came to hear the news, and I heard it, and now I'm staying to hear it again.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAgain?

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   Matteo StrozziGood news is better the second time. I brought a folding chair and a sandwich, in case they say it a third.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThere you have it.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentA calm afternoon, a successful procedure, and a man with a sandwich. Hank, I'd love to talk about my future at the desk.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. Good to hear he's recovering. Rex Gridley is in the Hot Seat, and I hear he has a grudge to share.