first lady greeted the pope as he arrived. he is the leader of the roman catholic church with an estimated 69 million followers right here in the united states. good evening everyone i m heather holmes. and i m frank somerville. pope francis has a packed schedule in the united states . they say he immediately rolled down the windows so that those in the crowd could easily see him. the pope is in the united states until sunday. we begin his historic visit with rich edson. good evening from poverty to climate change and religious freedom, pope francis is bringing his message to dc and the united states. he s only been here a few hours though he s already seen large crowd. he s here. for the first time pope francis is in the united states. landing this afternoon at joint base andrus near washington, d.c. where the president greeted him. he s very happy to be here now. and he received a very good welcome from the president and the presidential family. reporter: now afte