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Penalty was given for soldiers who deserted their post during time of war. now, thats not saying thats going to happen but certainly that was part of the consideration of the seriousness of this offense when he did leave his post. >> again, well be hearing from an official at ft. bragg in just about 20 minutes from now on these charges involving sergeant bowe bergdahl. for now, general hertling thank you for jumping on the phone with me. barbara starr at the pentagon and ed lavandera in texas. t...

Announcement as far as sergeant beau bowe bergdahl is concerned. 3:30 p.m. that announcement will be made at ft. bragg. the ceos of lufthansa and germanwings are getting ready to make some statements about whats going on in the investigation. by the way, weve just learn eded from the state department, jen about, s a psaki saying that another american on that doomed flight. were getting information on this third american. lets take a quick break. much more on both of these developing stories ri...

Hes found to have done that but theres much larger strategic fish to fry here in afghanistan. >> ed lavandera wrapping this up bowe bergdahls had a job at this location in san antonio, texas. what has he been doing these last however many months? has he been exposed to members of the public? how has he been living? >> we understand hes at ft. sam houston which interestingly enough you heard the colonel there in ft. bragg say this is where these proceedings will take place. everything will happen...

Coming up here more on our other breaking story here. we are moments away from hearing officially from ft. bragg from an army official on these charges now facing bowe bergdahl including desertion. live pictures here from north carolina. were standing by. be right back. red lobsters largest variety of lobster dishes all year. double up with dueling lobster tails. or make lobster lovers dream a reality. but heres a reality check: it ends soon.

Time is that bowe bergdahl has indeed been charged with two charges, desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and that his case is now being referred to an article 32 hearing which is the equivalent of a grand jury proceeding in the u.s. military court system. so bowe bergdahl apparently will face criminal charges. this according to his own attorney who was brief on these matters a short while ago. and we expect this to be the announcement here in a couple of hours from ft. bragg, income. >> t...

Including misbehavior in front of the enemy. i have heard from sources that have been briefed on the case, they cannot rule out that they will take this to a courts-martial trial. his lawyer has been telling other news organizations that they are not sure at this point how they will plead, what we expect to hear from ft. bragg at 3:30 p.m. today from the u.s. army general who has been row viewing the case, general mark millie, we expect to hear about these desertion charges and what the next ste...

Again lets say it doesnt get plea bargained out. lets say this goes to a full military trial. there will be a lot of evidence a lot of statements that could be very difficult for the army to deal with before the american public. what was going on in that unit? how did a commander not know that he had a soldier who was possibly not fit for duty who was planning to walk away? soldiers have said that bergdahl made a lot of statements. did the commanding officer in that small unit on the front line ...

Sseldorf. something happened 45 minutes into this flight and it took a ten-minute descent to then slam into this mountainous region in the french alps. we have much more on what were hearing from an investigation. just heard from the ceo of lufthansa saying theyll be taking a plane, presumably these loved ones and family members to go to as close as they possibly can to that crash site. more on that but first let me turn to the u.s. governments decision to charge sergeant bowe bergdahl with dese...

For the ninth time since 2003 the new year will come with a new deployment of u.s. forces to iraq. its all part of the presidents promise to provide an additional 1500 troops to help train the iraq es. while the u.s. reportedly took out several isis leaders in recent week, it isnt expected to make our mission any shorter or easier. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live in washington with more. hi, jennifer. >> hi, shannon. most of these 1300 u.s. troops will deploy from the 3r...

Madder and madder and madder. >> get that thing out of my face. >> he is the most arrogant human being ive ever seen in my life. he just felt like you cant touch me. well, yes, we will touch you. we reached out and touched him. >> at 1:00 a.m. sheriffs arrested timothy hennis. they charged him with rape and capital murder. he would face the death penalty. the arrest of a sergeant from the nations largest army base sent shock waves through the tight knit community around ft. bragg. >> most patrio...