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The president is very concerned about. just yesterday in paris at the conclusion of this -- the summit on climate issues, he was asked about the shooting at the planned parenthood facility in colorado. and his remarks were very his r were very telling. he said to the effect of, quote, i say this every time we've goning this one of these mass shootings. this just doesn't happen in our conditions. he went on to say we are determined to -- and yet in the united states we have the power to do more than what was -- that is unequalled. of course he was thank that it's incumbent for the state and loc...

Palin at a capitol hill rally to make the point. >> if you vote to send billions of dollars to jihadists who have pledged to murder americas, then you bear direct responsibility for the murders carried out with the dollars you have given them. you cannot wash your hands of that blood. >> reporter: nearly all of the republican candidates also rejected the pope's call for a man to take responsibility for climate change and businesses to reign in fossil fuels. >> there's a different set of priorities that he'd like politicians to talk about. and it's not just abortion and gay marriage anymore. it...

Pope francis of course has massive influence. and he's made his views known on subjects ranging from climate change and capitalism to the iran deal and diplomatic relations with cuba. when the pope speaks to congress this week, republican members, some of them, hope he talks about his opposition to abortion and opposition to same-sex marriage. and they hope he leaves his progressive views back at the vatican. one republican is even boycotting the speech. the 2016 candidates in both parties, well, they're not always in sync with the pontiff either. cnn's suzanne malveaux has filed this story. >...

>> you're going to be at the white house for the pope's meetings there. what's going to happen in those meetings? >> first of all he will have a one-on-one meeting with president obama. and obviously the president's going to say to him, well, holy father, how was cuba? that's probably where they're going to start. they may get into other issues about persecution of christians in the world, collaboration on climate issues, probably just peace, overcoming situations of poverty and inequity in the world. >> what are you anticipating he's going to say when he addresses congress? you've already hea...

Religious tests in america. and if you want to talk about the issues, i'm happy to talk about the issues. whether that's how president obama isn't tough enough on radical islam or anything else. they need to steer the conversation to substance and put an end to this birtherism. >> paul, what should trump have said in your view? >> well, he should said what john mccain said in 2008. senator mccain was at a town hall i think it was a woman stood up and said obama is a muslim, he's not even american. and he stopped her. he said, no ma'am, first of all there's nothing wrong with being muslim, seco...