the pope will say in all of these different settings. we know this, what he says in public is often what is different than what he says in private, especially with world leaders. we saw in cuba. will that be true today when he meets with the president or will it be all smiles in the press-op or will there be tension? michelle kosinski, what do we know? >> reporter: the pope arrives here at the white house around 9:00 this morning. around 10:15 he will meet with the president. we're talking just the pope and the president in the oval office with two translators present if needed. but the white house says that this is expected to be in english, which the pope has been practicing. they say it's expected to be personable and friendly. it will last about 45 minutes to an hour and will surely touch on climate change, poverty and cuba. of course there are questions, for example, will the pope express irritation over the administration's stances on abortion, on gay marriage? this is the pope, remember, and on hot button issues, topics