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Grenade. the shrapnel is flying around. im like, one of the taliban guys threw it. my buddies finished the job. >> bergdahl was freed after five years of captivity in the prisoner swap at guantanamo bay. the army then charged him with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. martin savidge is on this for us today. we know the testimony not the only thing possibly working in bergdahls favor. tell me who else is testifying. >> the other person who was there is a a man by terrance russell. he sp...

Circumstances. >> the announcement is unlikely to relieve. of the pressure on european countries. nearly 11,000 migrants desperate to reach western europe walked into u.s. rena in one day yesterday adding to the 10.5,000 who made the journey the same before. two americans held by rebels in yemen for sex months have been released. 45-year-old scott warden of louisiana and 54-year-old sam ferrin in sweden. they were greated by the u.s. am pass for after arriving in the countrys capital. no word on...

People assumed and her father kept claiming, elizabeth was living with the sect, it wouldnt have been difficult for a member of the sect to give elizabeth a lift at night and put the baby on the doorstep at a time when she wouldnt have been seen. >> fritzls closest neighbors bought his story, too. >> people said it was irresponsible. what a bad mother elizabeth was just to leave the children son the doorstep. fritszl had several children now she had to bring up several grandchildren. terrible. >...

Had lessened. >> having been where shes been for so long, doing it and knowing your children arent likely to get out of there, either. so the mixed blessing of having a child but knowing that child is also going to be a prisoner and that happening over and over again. i just cant imagine how she did not, how elizabeth did not shut down entirely and give up. >> in total, elizabeth gave birth to seven of her fathers children. today, only six are alive. a twin died soon after birth. his tiny body i...

Bowe bergdahl. and there were other reports that said that while he was in that lengthy captivity, he had somehow turned and become an aid to the enemy. this hearing reveals that almost none of that was true. in fact, it said the armys own investigation found not a single soldier died looking for bowe bergdahl. and the army debriefers, the experts that talked to him after he came out of captivity found that he gave away no information of any military relevance. in fact, they said, his resistance...

Savidge at ft. sam houston in san antonio where that hearing is just about to get under way. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday the defense seemed to be tipping their hand as how they might go guard in this case. as they were talking about psychological problems that bowe bergdahl had, preceding his time in the army. they say he was washed out of the u.s. coast guard as a result of those problems. they asked a number of his former xhaend commanders on the stand, were they aware, ...

Taliban. today at a hearing the defense called for witnesses to the stand including the officer who led the investigation into bergdahls disappearance. one person who did not testify today was sergeant bowe bergdahl himself. charles hadlock is covering the hearing. thanks for being here. we just finished two days of hearings. what is the next step? >> the next step is this case will be presented to the commander of the armed forces army and will decide whether to move forward with a court-martia...

In front of the enemy, are you going to be sad for him? >> im not sad one bit for him. you know, its unfortunate that he was in captivity for so long. im glad that he is back. i wish we would have gone about it a different way, but he needs to pay for his actions. he did something and now he needs to stand up to it there is repurchase cetions for your actions. repercussions for leaving your men and leaving your equipment and walking off and being captured. >> thats for sure. and now he is underg...

These images hard to forget. this was the dramatic video from a dangerous rescue mission by u.s. special forces to free bergdahl. members of the military coming face to face with armed members of the taliban near the afghanistan/pakistan border. the president praising the mission with bergdahls parents by his side. >> this morning i called bob and januariy bergdahl and told them after nearly five years in captivity, their son bowe is coming home. sergeant bergdahl has missed birthdays and holida...

You going to be sad for him? >> im not sad one bit for him. you know, its unfortunate that he was in captivity for so long. im glad that he is back. i wish we would have gone about it a different way, but he needs to pay for his actions. he did something and now he needs to stand up to it there is repurchase cetions for your actions. repercussions for leaving your men and leaving your equipment and walking off and being captured. >> thats for sure. and now he is undergoing that. sergeant, we app...