talks as cordial and constructive. the president and pope talked about syria and both agreed on the need to find a peaceful, negotiated settlement to the conflict involving the country's ethnic and religious groups. president putin sought very different company. russian state media says he went to dinner with his good friend the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi who is facing charges for tax fraud and having sex with an underage prostitute. foul weather, not just here but overseas is foiling prince harry's attempt to race to the south pole alongside a team of britain's wounded war veterans. cnn's max foster has more. >> reporter: this epic race has been delayed, because all the teams are being snowed in in antarctica. they do hope to get going by the weekend. prince harry has tried to do something like this before. he tried to go to the north pole but had to pull out early because of his brother's wedding. and william says he's jealous of harry's trip because it allows