adrienne diaz has more from >> reporter: it is capturing the attention of hundreds of thousands, both old and young. despite rain, thousands of young people welcomed pope francis like a rock star. some climbed trees to get a better look. he spoke off the cuff at an event for cuba's youth. this 17-year-old rodriguez was there. what did you think of the pope's speech? i loved it, she said. it blew me away. i felt like it was my mom or dad speaking to me. it was the pope's last public stop on his first full day in cuba. he shook hands and kissed babies before the mass. later, 89-year-old fidel castro hosted francis at his residence. evacuate spokesman father foreheadfred fredrico lombardi. morning the mass will head to santiago to visit the shrine of the cuban's patron state. adrienne diaz, cbs news, havana. >>> a new poll finds 79% of catholic americans approve of the direction pope francis is taking the catholic church. more than half strongly approve. and we will have the latest on the pope's visit to cuba coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> well, this morning, a shake-up in the race