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Saw enough in them that only bowe would have known to write that they really do think they came from him. but were really going have to wait to hear from him to find out what were you thinking when you wrote this down. >> roy, when you were captivity, because kimberly just said i want to play devils advocate, let me be clear here, the taliban could have been forcing him to write something. you were forced to write to your family when you were being held in iraq for nearly a year. what were those...

A security team, doctors, chaplains and attorneys, part of the way that theyre going to you know, be able to re-integrate him into some form of living here. in a way, secretary hagels questions, his answers made it seem as if he was not ready to be questioned. that his condition is at least bad, if you can draw that from the way he answered the questions. he didnt give any details. but at least now we know that bergdahl is well enough to be transported back here to the u.s. randi? >> michelle ko...

Whos also said that hes running, from texas. if that doesnt happen, there is always a chance that a red state republican, a more conservative, maybe even a tea party-backed republican, could take the number three slot. now, if youre lost, think about it in the house of cards. that is the house majority whip frank underwoods job. so, while that palace intrigue is going on, which is quite important, there is also a big discussion going on in these halls about what eric cantors loss means. how coul...

They do have a determination that seems to be frightening to the iraqi forces loyal to the government, pam? >> and not just there, we know it is a big concern to the u.s. the obama administration weighing their options trying to see how they can deal with this situation. ben wedeman, thank you, we appreciate it. and just ahead as the crisis grows, senator john mccain says that president obama should replace his security team with general david petraeus. well speak to him about what options the...

Was the trade the right or wrong thing to do? according to a recent usa today pew research poll, more americans say it was the wrong thing. those views are echoed by the cbs news poll with 45% against the deal and only 37% approving. the second issue involves an army code that has been repeated by the white house. >> the united states does not leave our men and women in uniform behind. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american s...

And serve. so there is that population within the military that probably would not be sought today to serve. now, separate from this, did bowe bergdahl suffer from ptsd in captivity? certainly hes had many challenges that are psychological. im not a psychiatrist. i dont think jeff miller is. i think we should leave that to the professionals. >> let me ask you, finally, because these new questions are being raised about a perceived threat from al qaeda related to whats going on in iraq. you also ...

He was implying that bergdahl was staying at a military hospital in germany because the administration was somehow hiding him. you know what? were americans. regardless of the circumstances of his capture, he was still an american soldier, caught on the battlefield and tortured in captivity for five years. he deserves our respect. there will be time to get answers to the many questions. but lets get him healthy and home first. john mccain said recently that spending five years in isolation will ...

Next step of rehabilitation. >> and a little later in that hearing, congresswoman, you seemed to take some offense to that line of questioning. let me get your thoughts on that. >> well, i found it to be reprehensible that we would not want the appropriate medical care to be provided as long as it needs to be provided to a soldier that we have just recovered as a p.o.w. who was in captivity much of that time, or some of that time in a box and give him the opportunity to be the recipient of all o...

>> reporter: as for sergeant bergdahl, he remains at a military hospital in germany where hes recovering from the physical and mental toll of his five years in taliban captivity. john and reena. >> mary, thank you. turning now to iraq where militants have taken control of another major city, three years after the u.s. withdrawal of saddam husseins hometown tikrit has fallen, iraqi security forces fled offering little resistance. the rebels seized u.s. supplied weapons and vehicles that followe...

Where he will continue his rehabilitation. its unclear how long bergdahl will stay there, if he will see his family, if hes aware of the controversy spurred by his relief. but in letters sent to his family while in captivity, he seems to acknowledge the curious situation surrounding his disappearance. "the daily beast" has published two letters from bergdahl, one from 2012 and one from 2013. in the 2013 letter bergdahl writes, if this letter makes it to the usa, tell those involved in the vision...