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>> of course, five years in captivity could be very damaging to anybodys psyche. barbara, explain what this final phase of the reintegration process will mean. >> it sounds like what they are going to do is more comprehensive medical all accou.

Him. >> my message is, welcome home. my message is that the proper investigation will take place and we should not make any judgments until that investigation takes place. and in that investigation we need to take into account that he did spend five years under horrific conditions. >> but some of sergeant bergdahls fellow soldiers are calling him a deserter and caused trauma within the unit. joining me, is something outspoken in his suspicions about bergdahls capture, josh corps nellson, a plato...

Consider what he may have been going through for the past five years, being the in the dark, being in chains, not being able to see. we dont know the full details. but scarring in any way. a survival of asian resistance escape psychologist. he is one of the men in charge of bergdahls care. good to have you with us, colonel. we appreciate your time. have you seen bowe bergdahl at this time? and can you tell us anything about that? >> im sorry, you say that again, erin? i couldnt quite get you. >>...

Specialized in this. its comprised of medical doctors and courtrooms and psychologists. they are specifically trained in the areas that sergeant bergdahl might be facing after five years in captivity. and they are going to spring into action once he lands around midnight love time 1:00 a.m. eastern here on u.s. soil. judge. >> all right. casey. thanks. >> and some unscripted action on the set of the new star wars movie. one of the stars ending up one of the stars ending up in the upgrade to the ...

I did ask him also, you know don, senator mccain said bring back the general that had success while in country there and you know i spent a lot of time with him as well and saw how he directly worked with these troops and i saw how certain areas did become safer and i was able to talk to so many people on the ground and not have to have the huge entourage and he said please allow me not to comment on senator mccains statements. i thought that was interesting. >> i dont know if you saw the segmen...

Those locations could be in exile in tehran, that would be a horrible outcome, the president is going to have to act, the administration is going to have to act pretty swiftly in order to get something done because right now the bleeding is immense and iraq needs the help. >> and we imagine the administrations decision will come in the next few days. major general james spider marks, thank you so much. >> important information there, brianna. thats for sure. coming up on "new day," bowe bergda...

Bergdahl and sent to his parents. joining me is kimberly dozier, a contributing writer for "the daily beast" who obtained those letters. welcome. >> good to be here. >> senator john mccain said earlier on "new day" that we shouldnt put much stock in these letters because they probably really werent written by bergdahl. in your mind were they? >> thats one of the first things i asked myself when i looked at these. the letter writing doesnt 34567. while they say the kinds of things that you think ...

So they can move forward. and also normalize their behavior. letting them know that coping skills they used in captivity, although functional in that environment, may not be functional now, but they were known at the time. finally we help them develop action plans for the future so they can prepare for and deal with events in their life as they move forward. >> okay. next question. major general, my name is ed lavandera with cnn. two questions. at what point do you integrate with beau the contro...

The withdrawal from iraq two and a half years ago. stay with abc news. for all the developments on this unfolding story, we will have coverage on air and on-line. new this morning word that u.s. fighters were scrambled this week as several russian bombers neared air space near -- penetrated a 200-mile zone near alaska. it is international air space but close enough to trigger u.s. fighters. two bombers came 50 miles from the northern california coast. the russian planes never entered u.s. air ...

>> after five years in captivity and transition in germany. this video appears to show bergdahls plane arriving in texas overnight. he was taken to brook army medical center to continue getting treatment. this afternoon the army will have a press conference to discuss the final fasz of bergdahls reintegration process. i asked john mccain what he would say to bergdahl and his critics? >> bowe bergdahl is on american soil and has returned overnight to texas for recoup race. do you have any message...