captain or kmen tator. he was all of those things and he had been there for six or seven decades in public life. and so he, cricket was in his family. we learned that from the story, those of us who don t follow cricket as closely as the rest of the wold but he really became a household name as a kmen tator. what was it abhis skills as a kmen tator outside of his love for cricket. there is a tendcy just to fill and keep talking and talking and talking. richie was famous for when something extraordinary happened suddenly stopping, letting the silence fill the gap and meaning that we, the viewers, would focus on what was happening and then he would come back. he was one of those that wouldn t just babble and babble and babble rather in the manner in which i am doing now but
seriously. one other thing to point out, one person killed but a lot of lives were spared because the warning got out quick. that s right. there was a lot of local television stations that did their part and weather spotters and storm chasers like this that get out the word very quickly. thanks guys. all right. coming up here, australia loses a renowned and beloved kmen tator. we will tell you about richi richie benaud. leaders of the u.s. and cuba expected to have an historic interaction in panama. [ male announcer ] you wouldn t leave your car unprotected.
thank you for joining us. the u.s. military is piecing together the puzzle of what staff sergeant rasht bales was doing in afghanistan. the most surprising detail seems to be his decision to split his ram passenger into two trips. here is the latest on the investigation and the military s attempts to make amends. this case is becoming more and more curious. for every detail that is released, more questions emerge. the latest comes from a u.s. official that told cnn that bales left his base, went to one village, returned to his base and went to another. in both villages people were massac massacred. who may have seen him when he returned to base? did he go inside? how was itd discovered that he left and how did he end up in two different villages without anybody noticing. the next bit of information is an afghan official that compensation has been paid to the victims of the massacre. we are talking about a figure around $860,000. the equivalent of that has been paid in afgha