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>> reporter: data provided to cnn shows how mentions of critical race theory exploded in right wing media throughout 2021. >> what republicans are calling critical race theory. >> critical race theory is critical racism theory. >> reporter: on fox news, talk of critical race theory spiked around this november's election in virginia. >> critical race theory is not being taught in k-12 in this county or in the state of virginia. k-12 does not teach theory of anything. but they know that's the dog whistle that you need in order to get the votes. >> reporter: penny blue was on franklin county's sc...

Meeting. one senior administration official who is in the group of aides that was waiting outside the one-on-one meeting said at one point, actually at several points the cardinals were making clear how exceedingly unusual it was that the meeting had gone past 30 minutes and then 40 minutes and then 50 minutes and continued to go. 75 minutes one on one. another 15 minutes exchanging gifts. i think it all just underscores that, one, these two men know one another. they've communicated since pope francis became pope back in 2013. his visit to the united states back in 2015. and obviously they've...

Meetings are always a peculiar blend of piety and politics between two of the most influential souls on the planet. with both knowing the whole world is watching. john? >> they seem to have a comfort level that you're not used to seeing by leaders of this ilk. tom foreman, it thank you very much. coming up, the fda grants emergency use authorization of pfizer's covid vaccine for kids age 5 to 11. but more steps are needed before any child can get the shot. i'll talk it over with leana wen, cnn medical analyst, doctor and parent, next. ( sighs wearily ) here, i'll take that! ( excited yell ) wo...

Finalized. so at the start of covid he was very wash his hands, he would sanitize his hands, he would put on a new mask every time. he was fanatical about it. but then he went from one extreme to the other. >> reporter: why didn't he want you to get vaccinated? >> he had heard, with all his research, that the vaccine will shed to him if he hangs around people who have been vaccinated, and that it will change his dna. >> reporter: cnn has reviewed dozens of her husband's social media posts where he shared baseless conspiracy theories regarding the covid-19 vaccine. some of the facebook posts in...

Apparently weighed in on the debate raging in the american church about whether catholic politicians who support abortion rights should be denied communion. president biden told reporters the pope had called him, quote, a good catholic and said that he should continue receiving the sacrament. cnn's phil mattingly is in rome for us tonight. phil, this was obviously not just a historic meeting in terms of geopolitics but really a personal one for a president of deep faith. what details have you learned about this meeting? >> reporter: yeah, it's a great point. it's deeply personal because the re...