diane alvear has the latest. >> terrible. awful. i can't even imagine the impact on the families. >> hillary clinton condemned the massacre in afghanistan, reportedly carried out by a lone american soldier. she fewed a full investigation. >> this terrible incident does not change our steadfast dedication. >> the 3-year-old soldier sneaked off the base just before dawn wearing night vision goggles. he broke into three houses in two villages, slaughtering 16 people, including nine children. they killed a child, says this mother. was this child part of the taliban? the staff sergeant is based in ft. lewis washington. hoe had been deployed three times to iraq. it comes days after violent protests over the burning of koran by u.s. soldiers. afghans want them out and they're not alet. the latest "washington post" poll shows 60% of americans believe the war is not worth fighting. at lewis mccord fellow soldiers express disgust. >> i can't imagine that it's okay in the world. >> reporter: they fear his actions will have terrible consequence

diana alvear is there covering this for us. good morning, diane>> reporter: rob and paula, good morning. for a country that was officially atheist until the 1990s, the turnout at his mass yesterday was incredible. the pope officiated a mass celebrating the 400th anniversary of the patron saint of cuba. he did it in front of a crowd of thousands, many who seemed genuinely moved by what he had to say. thousands of cubans crowded into santiago to see pope benedict xvi bless their patron saint and officiate a mass that at times feet aired few pointed political phrases. it is touching to see how god not only respects human freedom, he said. he almost seems to require it. indeed, minutes after he was greeted by president raul castro, benedict acknowledged political overtones of his visit. there are many issues in which we must and we can do more. dissident groups are clam forg a chance to bend benedict's ear. this woman, the leader of ladies in white, says we, too, have a right, at least for one minute with his holiness. the memory of john paul ii's wor