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Said that there is no evidence that any soldier died searching for him, and that is a quote, and what is your reaction to that sondra? >> well, i definitely say that he is wrong. i mean my son was on the mission, and they were looking for him, and he was can killed. how much more evidence do we need? and plus the other five young men. i mean it happened. >> lets talk about what he says when he talks about his time in captivity, and this is bowe bergdahls statement, he says that he was kept in co...

Year, youll recall no doubt. he disappeared from the battlefield in afghanistan in 2009, then spent five years in captivity. now he could spend the rest of his life in prison. barbara starr has the latest. >> reporter: sergeant bowe bergdahl released by the taliban after being held captive for five years could face imprison. at home. the army now charging him with desertion and "misbehavior before the enemy. engaging in "shamefully abandoning his unit." two of the most serious counts in the mili...

Have taken that into consideration? the circumstances under which he was held? >> all i can do, anderson, is say i was surprised that such short shrift was given to nearly five years of captivity that sergeant bergdahl was fortunate enough to be rescued from. and frankly i thought it was very important that the american public start to have some sense of what he actually went through because so far weve been sort of barraged with hostility and vilification from a variety of directions and, you k...

Fell last month. this comes on the heels of other disappointing indications in the economy. that is fueling concerns about where the momentum is going in the economy. is it starting to slow down. >> some of the big players are lowering the forecast for growth. that means they are concerned. thanks alison kosik. 42 minutes past the hour. rescued from the taliban after five years of captivity. now sergeant bowe bergdahl charged with desertion. the punishment next.

Circumstances may turn out to be. we still get an american soldier back if hes held in captivity. period. full stop. we dont condition that. >> nearly a year after bowe bergdahl was dpreeed from the taliban in a prisoner swap charges are being filed against him for desertion. now were getting a firsthand description of what bergdahl says his life was like during those five years in captivity. lets get reaction from two people watching these developments very closely. josh corder served with berg...

He was heading home. back in the u.s. bergdahls parents invited to the white house. >> he wasnt forgotten by his community idaho or the military which rallied to support the bergdahls through thick and thin. >> reporter: the celebrating was short lived. bergdahl did not want to see his parents and his fellow soldiers began to go public with their disgust. >> he knew what he was doing when he deserted us. >> reporter: a hearing will now determine whether there will be a court-martial. bergdahls a...

Shortly after he was released from captivity for two purposes. one to get him medically fit and the other to put him through a reintegration program. a program they specialize to help p.o.w.s come back to normal life. once he completed that program, he was given a desk job at ft. sam houston working in the weldingbuild building behind us. he is treated no differently than any other soldier. the same freedoms and privileges with one exception. that they say is when he leaves post, he is escorted ...

Dont miss furious 7, in theaters april 3rd. for the first time were getting a description of sergeant bowe bergdahls five years in captivity in his own word. his lawyer released a document in which he describes being chained to a bed for three

Releasing that it should preclude him from a court martial? >> well, im not going to speak, you know im not going tell you what he personally beliefs thaus thats invading the attorney-client privilege. ill tell you what i think. obviously those kind of factors bear on what is the proper disposition of this matter and i think that you would have to have a heart of stone not to take these really dreadful circumstances into account. and i expect and anticipate that those who make the ultimate decis...

The rebels had help the nus ra front and isis is claiming credit for an talk in libya. one of the attacks was a car bombing in benghazi which killed 12 people. the u.s. army sergeant who vanished from his post is now being charged with desertion and endangering american troops. bowe bergdahl was held in captivity for five years before being released last year involving tex change of five senior taliban commanders from guantanamo bay. >> reporter: nearly six years ago bowe bergdahl walked off his...