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Pope emeritus, which obviously he participated in and gave his written testimony about what he knew about the cases and maintaining that he did not mishandle anything. but clearly there is a lot of detail that still needs to be combed through. another important finding has to do with the current archbishop of munich, cardinal marx. he is a good friend and advisor to pope francis. hes the man who commissioned the report in the first place. he has also been found to have mishandled two cases durin...

White house and his work as chief of staff? >> sometimes in meetings when we need a translation what the president needs or wants or asking for, ron knows exactly what hes thinking. >> reporter: chris whipple, an expert on white house chiefs of staff gives klain high marks. >> hes been a really effective white house chief. i think if you asked all the former living white house chiefs of staff, and i have, about ron klain, they will tell you no one has ever been more qualified for the position. >...

He talks daily with democratic leaders, and hes been a liaison to key progressives. like congresswoman jayapal, as well as senator joe manchin. >> ron is always responsive when you call him. >> reporter: that hands on approach earned him credit but also shared blame as bidens legislative agenda has stalled. >> i think he would say when youre the chief of staff you get some of the credit, maybe way too much at times, you get all of them and thats part of the deal. >> reporter: the blame game inte...

Jill biden according to a source in the coming weeks shes going to announce a heightened campaign to fight cancer and also help to some degree with the mid-term elections. more on the first lady now with our correspondent kate bennett. >> reporter: jill biden marking one year as first lady in a familiar place, on the road. thursday it was new jersey to talk about education. and after a lengthy and at times controversial press conference from the president the day before, supporting her husband. ...

Speaks regularly with biden telling cnn if i was down this much in my ratings, id have a new chief of staff. hes also become a favorite target of republicans, who paint him as a boogeyman driving biden further left. >> ron klain has an army of twitter trolls hes decided our reality and decided to have president biden become something completely different than the person who ran for office last year or served decades in the united states senate. >> reporter: some republicans even labeling him pri...

This is his forte. >> reporter: going to states that did not vote for her husband like kentucky where the first lady on friday visited residents dealing with the aftermath of last months deadly tornados. >> it will take time to make this beautiful place whole again, but what weve seen, what weve all seen today is there is faith here, too. >> reporter: shes crisscrossed america urging people to get the vaccine. >> were going to fight for everyone, so im asking all of you who are listening right n...

Putting her literally and figuratively all over the map, appearing at more than 150 events, talking up everything from schools and cancer research to military families, free community college, the american rescue plan, and the importance of getting vaccinated. biden has put more domestic miles on her plane than even the president and vice president. going to a whopping 35 states this year to the presidents 28. >> of course you can. the boss is going to say something to you. >> reporter: when the...

Someone from the senate who he knew. but these are people he does trust, who do know him, but i think hes the leader. and i dont think they say no to him very often. >> yeah, i wouldnt expect him to start chucking people overboard. hes a loyal guy. >> appreciate it. thanks so much. more now on the question of the presidents chief of staff ron klain, no doubt hes played an essential role in the administrations first year and that means being part of the victories and defeats. more now from cnns c...