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We have new video just in to cnn of sergeant bowe bergdahl as he is back on u.s. soil landing just hours ago. he is now at brook army medical center in texas. thats where he will be doing the next stage of recovery from five years in taliban captivity. now, of course, the big question isnt where he is, its why he left his post in the first place. and we may be getting some information that pushes us toward an answer there. newly published letters written by bergdahl. we believe joining us this m...

Regain control of his own life after nearly five years in taliban captivity. our affiliate woai believes bergdahl arrived on this plane and headed to san antonios military medical center. there he will undergo the final phase of what the military caused post-captivity reintegration. bergdahls family is not in san antonio yet. he has not spoken to his parents since his release and for nearly two weeks bergdahl was in a german hospital without access to tv or the internet shielded from the harsh b...

15,000 that would be there much as we still have forces in south korea today? >> i think we should have been able to work towards it. i think its all too convenient to walk away from it. i dont fault the administration completely. i think maliki has some part in that. but, somebody has to be the adult in the room. and thats where america comes in, and the president should have ensured we had a bsa and that we secured the peace and he did not do that and now were reaping the benefits of that acti...

Bit about bergdahls captivity that for a good part of the two years, we are told, i was in solitary confinement in a 6x6 foot cell. what is not clear is which two years those were. could it have anything to do with the time he tried to escape and was it two years after that? and then at which time did he have more liberal freedoms to move around and go outside, even play soccer, with his captors. theres much we dont know. we are monitoring this. but we thought it would be a good thing to talk to...

>> john avalon will be on. well talk in a couple days here. >> i look forward to it. the next hour of "newsroom" starts now. >> happening now in the "newsroom," breaking overnight. bergdahl back in america. >> arriving just hours ago at brook army medical center? san antonio, texas. >> the army sergeant started to heal after five years of taliban captivity. >> hes going to need time to resemilate. >> tinder box. terrorists marching to baghdad taking control of key cities. what was once unthink...

Your question to a individual at the panel. and with that, well start on the left side of the room. the question is yours. >> thank you. this is for any of you, but especially i guess all of you were with him last night when he arrived. i recognize that you cant talk a whole lot about him, because of the hipaa rules but nonetheless i would ask you if you could to describe his mood upon landing, how did he seem? was he happy to be home? and how did it appear that he seems to be doing emotionally ...

Served with? >> no. >> okay. next question. over on the right side of the room. >> juan with the associated press. if you could say anything about his reintegration process, is it going to be typical of others that have gone through this and what sort of special challenges is he going to face, do you think, that are special to his case. >> every reintegration process is unique. brad, let me turn it over to you. >> general disalvo said every reintegration event is unique. i would also say its uni...

Since his release. were getting insight from two letters he wrote while in captivity. "the daily beast" said they got in touch with two sources, and that u.s. and western officials confirmed they are authentic. bergdahl asked the united states government to reserve judgment about his case, to wait for evidence to come in about why he left. randi kaye reports. >> reporter: it is dated march 23rd 2013, sent from sergeant bowe bergdahl back to his parents in idaho. in it, bergdahl hints why he walk...

Went over to the van which was part of the three-vehicle combo and took him here. he appeared just like any sergeant would when they see a two-star general. a little bit nervous. but he looked good and again, saluted and had good deportment. >> the second part, over to you. >> one part of integration is psychological decompression. during that process we try to return a sense of control. in captivity, fundamentally, your decision to make any choice is taken away. we slowly increase our chances t...

Arrived. i recognize that you cant talk a whole lot about him because of the hippa rules. but nonetheless, i would ask you to describe his mood upon landing. how did he seem? was he happy to be home? and how did it appear that he seems to be doing emotionally and physically. and the other half of that question is, i saw in the background that you tried to normalize the persons emotions. can dr. poppen explain how you do that, especially when youve been in captivity for so long? >> okay. first, i...