brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> well, president trump will meet with his first foreign leader this week. british prime minister theresa may is expected to visit trump on friday. the president will also meet with mexico's president at the end of the month. they're expected to talk about trade, immigration, and proposed building a wall along the southern border and insists that mexico will pay for it. >>> prayers are being offered for the new president and the nation. washington's archbishop cardinal donald whirl celebrated mass last night at the cathedral of st. matthew the apostle. he offered a special prayer for those part of the new administration. he asked the congregation to use religion as a way to unite the country through change. >> we bring our gifts, our vision, our hopes, our aspirations as we open a new chapter, and we pray that god's spirit be with all of us. >> the cardinal was also part of the national prayer service held for the trump and pence families earlier in the day. >>> well, pope francis says he wants to see what president donald trump will do before giv

nbc's brian mooar has a look. >> reporter: president trump began his first full day in office on a traditional note at a national prayer service, but he veered into unconventional territory hours later during a peace mission at the cia. >> i am so behind you, and i know maybe sometimes you haven't gotten the backing that you've >> reporter: after weeks of dismissing intelligence community findings about russia hacking the election and claiming the cia's director leaked fake news, he now professes deep respect. >> i am with you a thousand percent, and the reason you're my first stop is a that, as you know, i have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. >> reporter: he accused the media of piping a feud that doesn't exist, then claimed reporters lowballed crowd estimates for his inauguration. >> it looked like a million, million and a half people. they showed a field where there was nobody standing there. >> reporter: new press secretary sean spicer made the case in an unusual saturday briefing at the white house. >> this was the largest audience to