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Pope francis. >> reporter: conservatives have dubbed it the obama fication of pope francis and gop presidential candidates have had enough. >> i just think the pope was wrong. the fact is that his infallibility is on religious matters. not on political ones. >> reporter: it's not the first time a pope and u.s. president have joined forces. ronald reagan and pope john paul ii were close allies in the fight against communism during the cold war. >> when john paul ii went against polish communism and aligned himself with the solidarity movement i didn't hear a lot of uproar. he was lauded for tha...

>> pope francis has a full schedule planned during his six-day visit to the united states. hours from now he will fly to andrews air force base near washington. his visit there includes a speech before a joint session of the u.s. congress. >> and from thursday through sunday he'll visit new york city and philadelphia where he has numerous stops scheduled including a speech at the u.n. and a mass at madison square garden. >> the pope will complete his 2015 worldwide travels when he visits the african nations of kenya, uganda, and the central african republic in november. now to more news foll...

States constitution by saying that an american muslim cannot be president of the united states. that is a religious test. and, therefore, he is profiting himself unfit or not ready to lead the united states because he's not going to uphold the constitution. >> currently carson is in third place with 14% support in the latest cnn/orc poll of republican voters. anticipation is now building as pope francis begins his u.s. tour in just a few hours. president obama will be there to greet the pope when he arrives near washington. the white house is trying hard to take politics out of the pope's vi...

Deserves a diverse audience. >> there is no theological test that was administered prior to giving out tickets to being on the south lawn wednesday morning. >> reporter: even with these two leaders offen the same page on so many issues white house officials can see there could be moments when the pope publicly disagrees with the president, for example, on the subject of abortion. they have some clue on what the pope plans to say this week but they're also bracing for plenty of surprises. jim acosta, cnn, the white house. now, before heading to the united states, pope francis will lead a mass...

A warm welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> let's update you on our top stories right now. first up, wisconsin governor scott walker is ending his u.s. presidential bid. he's now the second republican to drop out of the race along with former texas governor rick perry. walker was among the early favorites in the crowd of republican field. but support disappeared over the past two months. pope francis will lead a mass in a few hours in a shrine in cuba near santiago. the pope has been warmly received during his four-day visit to the island nation. vatican ...