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>> amazing. unfortunately, we are out of time. if you can very quickly, dr. liles, talk about how bergdahl is learning to do things on his own? he couldnt even make decisions for himself the past five years. >> that is the challenge. i appreciate the colonels service as he mentioned and, you know, this augmentation of going back to reality. his reintegration process is going to be very different because, you know, he was five years in captivity and no english speaking as far as we know. and inhu...

Today is sergeant bowe bergdahls first full day on u.s. soil after five years in taliban captivity. arrived early friday off a military transport plane and taken too brooke army medical center. phase three of his reintegration. bergdahl is in stable condition and his appetite is returning. hes not had any contact with his parents so far. >> family supports a critical part of the integration process, making sure the family understands reasons why we do it, necessity of decompression, and they und...

Captivity. what this means -- hear me out. >> okay. >> they live longer, look healthier. this is because they dont have natural predators, get food offered and they also have medical care. so this is one of the key things. senior physicians routinely being involved with social interactions with the family members. thats very important to a mans overall health. >> well, its often the woman who ends up making the doctor appointments and prodding them to go to the doctor. there is a lot of diseases...

Kept in captivity for many years, some went on to have very, very functional and productive lives, some of them, it was harder. its going to be very important to give him the support down the long term. one thing i would like to say is theres been a lot of rush to judgment with him. we still dont know what happened. it seems like he was struggling psychiatrically. theres a possibility he was on the antimalarial drug which causes reactions. its too early to make statements about what actually hap...

Dan abashs interview on state of the union at 9:00 a.m. eastern. for the first time in years in captivity, sergeant bowe bergdahl is waking up on american soil. is there something in his past that proves he should have never left america in the first place. whr favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast, with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact. and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... tums!

Yet. and now the equipment is there, i think, you known even acknowledged by the government, the equipment and training they had, but when theyre not fighting, that presents a whole different issue. were in a position right now the no having folks on the ground, not having the control we could have on input, so now trying to do it from affair. ichblgts congressman collins, thanks very much. good to see you. >> appreciate it. thank you as well. bowe bergdahl, second day home, hes already being ...

Two-hour film exploring historic policy decisions as well as the person life experienced that shaped george h.w. bush life tomorrow night eastern on cnn at 9:00. bowe bergdahl is back on american soil. he faces a long road back. doctors face their own challenge as he recovers. how do you help a man rejoin life? when all he has known for years is captivity. ahead, we will speak to a doctor and a former american p.o.w. who endured his own ordeal as a captive. [ female announcer ] theres a gap out ...

Mentally, they say -- what you might expect after five years of being held captive. the four things theyll focus on from now on, medically, continue to treat him for after effects of his captivity. continue to work on the psychological aspect, likely the hardest road ahead, and on top of that, the briefings that will continue. they want to know where he was, how he fell into the captivity with the taliban and what allowed him to survive? very unique and could be lessons learned for anyone else w...

Than a typical p.o.w. is held. the short answer is its going to be years. he was five years in captivity. hes coming back under difficult circumstances. this is something thats going to be with him and his family and the town he came from for decades. >> bergdahls experience likely redefined his sense of normalcy, being gone that long. is there anything in him that might be untreatable from this experience? >> well, i certainly hope not. one of the things that we, who have been in the military h...

Five. in exchange for army sergeant bowebergdahl. he is back in the united states after years of captivity. one of those men traded for bergdahl is behind a prison riot that left a marine dead. the family of johnnie span is outraged. >> it is like a slap in the face. my father went over there and lost his life, and this man was instrumental in that happening, and so the mess amg that brings to my family, that the administration doesnt care about the sacrifices that americans have made. >> a diff...