sergeant bergdahl has been on desk duty at fort sam houston in san antonio since his release as part of a prisoner exchange with five prisoners from guantanamo bay. bergdahl's case is back in the spotlight not only because the case is moving forward in the court system, but also because of the podcast serial in which bergdahl says he willingly left his military base in afghanistan in 2009 in an attempt to kind of draw attention to what he perceived were leadership problems within his unit. he was subsequently captured bay the taliban and held for five years. this is a controversial case and one that we are going to hear a lot of debate on as it moves forward. security was understandably tight at the base today and will remain so as we move forward. >> sarah, thanks so much. i want to bring in msnbc chief legal correspondent ari melber. this is pretty striking because we have not seen bowe bergdahl, this image of him walking away in his military uniform from court is a strong image of