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Come when the pope meets with congress. >> pope francis making his first public address in the u.s. to the president and vice president and 11,000 invited guests gathered on the south lawn of the white house. and he waded right into issues sure to find a divided response when he addresses a joint meeting of congress tomorrow. >> when it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history. >> some say the popes gentle manner delies a man who has come to admonish so...

Who had been in trouble. >> i remember when he went to south korea which was the first time he used english in public, he made exactly one change to his schedule because he wanted to go to a center for sick and disabled children on the outskirt s seoul. which was by far the most mesmerizing imagery of that trip. he was scheduled to be there for 15 minutes. he was there for more than an hour. the pope got about halfway through his speech and basically said this has no point, and he came down off ...

Climate change. but separate on other issues. if youre talking about issues of family, abortion and gay marriage. >> yeah, and sometimes people think that because something is timely, its making headlines, that the pope is going to be all over that subject. but some of these things, because theyre timely now, the pope has been talking about them for a very long time. the plight of the poor has been really his lifes work. and also, after the last meeting between the pope and president obama, peop...

Even though the pope and the president are allies, the white house refuses to reveal with the two men will discuss. >> the president will not arrive at that meeting with a political agen agenda. >> reporter: perhaps thats because this pope can be full of surprises. after the last meeting did he register any issues with you about the contraception mandate or your efforts to advance the rights of gays in the united states? >> mr. obama responded he brought up immigration reform. >> i think he was ...

He really speaks by his actions much more eloquently than he does by his words, obviously, his words, you know, inspire and move us as well. >> do you think we will hear more of income disparity and poverty on the larger speeches in the venues yet to come on this trip? >> i do. i cant believe that pope francis will come to our country or come to any place in our world and not speak about income equate and the needs and plight of those suffering. in particular the united states for those that are...

Again. i think back to the message that ronald reagan and pope john paul ii sent to those behind the iron curtain back in the late 70s and 80s. and it inspired -- we heard stories later, it inspired people locked up in soviet gulags. here we heard both the president and the pontiff speeblg about religious persecution. and too many christians across the middle east and across the globe have believed that their plight has been ignored for too long. it certainly wasnt today on the worlds largest st...

Invited guests gathered on the south lawn of the white house. he waded right into issues sure to find a divided response when he addresses the joint session of congress tomorrow. >> this is our common home and we are living at a critical moment of history. >> reporter: some say the popes gentle manner belies a man who has come to admonish those for their views on climate change, capitalism and plight of the poor. >> i think he already started that scolding and i think hes really listening and sa...

Beyond this one decorated combat veteran from south dakota who started the group and who runs it and who appears to be basically the whole organization. in south dakota a u.s. senate candidate was just convicted of 12 felonies after she says she followed her campaign lawyers advice about signing documents and filing fraudulent paperwork with the government. her campaign lawyer, who she blames for her plight but who denies the charges, her campaign lawyer is that guy who runs this veterans for a ...

Blames for her plight but who denies the charges, her campaign lawyer is that guy who runs this veterans for a strong america group. veterans for a strong america has been under investigation for two different entities in state government in arizona. at the federal level the irs revoked the groups non-profit status this year because the irs says the group didnt file tax returns. as we reported last week, f.e.c. filings shoat groups pac had just $30 cash on hand when they filed with the f.e.c. an...

With so many veterans. hundreds of thousands of veterans. i really appreciate that, joel. i did not expect it. >> your group with so much hundreds of thousands of veterans. thanks, joel. wret first to report last week that this group, veterans for a strong america, does not have hundreds of thousands of members. beyond this one decorated combat veteran from south dakota who started the group and who runs it and who appears to be basically the whole organization. in sdsed is in south dakota a u.s...