nations have in the wake of the pandemic and the effect that had worldwide. so it is going to be a little bit of both when they get behind closed doors. of course we will not see much of this meeting because of how they have curtailed the press coverage of this. typically you would see them going in to meet, saying their hellos and then the press will leave the room. we won t have that moment today of course, chris. great insights. thank you very much, caitlyn. both men were unlikely choices for leadership. now here they are. how can they help each other in this meeting, father beck? well, it s interesting. i think they are both facing similar object ta cals. there is this faction in the catholic church and politically here in the country. in a sense i see them as allies in that. pope francis has been critiqued by right-wing media. he has come back at them for the critique. we have seen great division with the recent election of the country of those who are saying the ele
good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is friday, october 29th. i m brianna keilar with john berman here. and chris cuomo is standing by in rome, where president biden is meeting with pope francis. they are discussing a range of issues, including poverty and the climate crisis. the climate crisis is at the heart of the biden agenda. it s where the biggest chunk of money is actually allocated now. there s no question the president and the white house still focused on getting that plan passed away a whirlwind and probably somewhat unfulfilling locations. that still hangs in the balance. that s not where the president is right now. he s in with the pope in this historic meeting. let s get right to chris cuomo outside st. peter s square. chris. even though, john, we don t know exactly what s happening, i have to believe the pope is not going to give advice to president biden to change the name of his spending bill. we are with cnn chief national