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Encouraging and talks to young people saying go and visit your grandparents, be with your grandparents. that is a beautiful touch. this is the father and the grandfather all wrapped up in this person. >> of course, the whole theme of the trip is for the family, so that does make sense that he would try to emphasize that but does that at the vatican. very important to him the idea of the family. >> hes a couple feet behind us when he comes out the door. >> i know. when he first came in, it was st...

Them. plural. for the better part of 20 years. but even i am a little out of my depth this morning buzz as we know no pope has ever addressed congress. i do believe we have a short preview of coming tractions in the speech the pope gave to president obama on the saut lawn yesterday. but buckle your seat belts. it is going to be an exciting morning. >> it is wolf. this is not the first time a pope has addressed parliament. that has happened around the world on the few occasions, region? >> john p...

Pope benedict. i mean, what a huge event that was. and what a shock for all of them as well. so clearly they understood that there was a problem within the bureaucracy of the curia of the vatican offices. im sure the choice was also affected by that great shock. >> father beck i covered pope benedict xvi visit to the united states back in 2008. security was a lot different. not as tight as it is now. and he was a lot different pope benedict versus pope francis. very different. >> yes. you rememb...

His photographer taking pictures. you could see the the hem of his garment when he got in the vehicle. hes now inside that vehicle and as soon as everybody else gets into their vehicles and they get the convoy ready, they will take off north of the island of manhattan. >> we once again want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. were live outside st. patricks cathedral. youre in ""the situation room." there is, we should also point out the location t...

World watches will be historic. >> what do you hope is the resounding message coming from this visit? obviously, its wonderful having any world leader, high profile person highlight the memorial. whats the message? >> this pope and this visit will reenforce the positive legacy of 9/11, which is that in the seconds a after the attacks took place, people came together with limitless compassion and love for one another and pope francis, theres no one better in the world to reenforce that message. >...

Practicing catholic will welcome the pope as he gets out of the vehicle. is that right? i dont know if chris can hear me. >> yeah i -- >> there is a delegation. the speaker of the house john boehner is going to be there to receive the pope? >> yes i can -- >> i cant hear brett. >> wolf, i can see the pope coming in right now. as you can see in the pictures here hes waving to the crowd of hundreds of capitol hill workers watching him drive lew. hes headed to the carriage entrance right now on the...

Religious text and provide scholarly commentary. the institutes head is close to the supreme leader and also has little trust for the u.s. >> translator: mr. obama keeps saying all options are on the table, he says, but the iranians are not scared at all. this is not even worth the paper its written on. >> reporter: the ayatollah says any improvement in relations will be a long process. if the west wants fair relations, not like a wolf and a sheep, then we can think about it, he says. but the am...

Homeless. he addresses a joint meeting of the u.s. congress on thursday morning. tomorrow morning, the pope visits the white house for important discussions with the president. well speak live with the white house press secretary josh earnest in just a few minutes. our correspondents, analysts and guests, they have full coverage of the days top stories. lets gone with cnns jim chu sciut sciutto. tell us about the arrival, jim. >> reporter: wolf, this was an arrive, a visit by a world leader unli...

>> reporter: pope francis is changing the vatican and challenging tradition. >> i think that he really opened a new chapter in the history of the church. >> reporter: from the slums of buenos aires to the streets of st. peter. for those who know him best. >> are you ready? are you ready? >> reporter: pope francis, rock star, reformer. the peoples pope. that is cnn new day anchor chris cuomo who is joining us to talk about this special documentary, and you are in charge of that, chris. a humble...

They can thinking about every scenario, and from a terrorist attack to a lone gunman to a chem attack and bio attack, and demonstration attack, and it is gameday for the secret service. >> and some of the concern has been generated as a result of the isis threats on the internet, and social media, and directly aimed at christians, and especially the pope, right? >> well, id say that is absolutely true, wolf. i would say that communications is a key ingredient to the success of the security plan ...