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Days since the release of the taliban, the pentagon, fellow soldiers and afghans presented two vastly contradictory portraits. desserter or good soldier? first dispute is the circumstances of the disappearance. a military investigation found he wandered off base more than once. still, afghan witnesses told cnn the morning he was taken he was force bring abducted, beaten as he resisted. while some of his platoon mates allege he may have been trying to contact the taliban. >> i heard it straight f...

I would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. back of the book segment tonight watters world with all the controversy surrounding bergdahl and his family, we decided to send watters to hailey idaho, the sergeants hometown. >> after nearly five years in captivity, their son bowe is coming home. >> when you heard ...

Call now to request your free decision guide. back of the book segment tonight watters world with all the controversy surrounding bergdahl and his family, we decided to send watters to hailey idaho, the sergeants hometown. >> after nearly five years in captivity, their son bowe is coming home. >> when you heard that he was rescued, what did that feel like for you? >> elation. we got bowe coming back and the whole town is excited. they are planning parties. >> bob, the father, what is

Yeah. so were going to let the taliban mete out justice, not the united states government when we bring this soldier home. yes, there will be an investigation. but that doesnt mean that we should have left him in captivity in the hands of the taliban. >> this is the kind of thing, congresswoman -- pardon me for cutting you off -- that really gets to me. i spent most of my life, all my life, fighting for equal rights for civilians. to think that a member of the military who volunteered, volunteer...

Platoon mates allege he may have been trying to contact the taliban. >> i heard it straight from the interpreter lips hearing it over the radio and at this point, this is kind of snowballing out of the control a little bit. theres a lot more to the story than just a soldier walking away. >> reporter: for troops killed in the search for him, in the massive manhunt that ensued after he went missing, fellow soldiers say six troops were killed. pentagon says there is no such evidence. and then there...

Not to be called sergeant. he was promoted twice in captivity. hes been asked to be called private first class and doesnt want to speak to parents or family. u.s. official intelligence tells us bergdahl did not have any life-threatening diseases and are focussing mostly on his psychological health. bergdahl was reportedly held in a cage after trying to escape from his captors at least once. the indication is that he was tortured. the state department came out swinging today depending the swap sa...

Taliban treated him while he was in captivity. but we begin tonight with stunning, breaking news as a major crisis at our southern border is unfolding and yet you probably heard next to nothing about it. a massive surge of illegal immigrants is underway right now and we do mean massive. this is unprecedented. leaked pictures show hundreds, hundreds upon hundreds of children packed like sardines into detention centers. most of them here illegally without parents and the boarder patrol totally ove...

Overreporting. yes, unfair. >> i want to turn now to bob bergdahl, the soldiers father. i got into it with bill oreilly on the subject of whether or not he was fair game for some of the media abuse. lets take a quick look at that. >> i think you went too far on that one because im not a fan of how bob bergdahl has conducted himself but cut the guy some slack. the man shows up at the white house looking like a muslim. he speaks pashto. he thanks allah. its inappropriate. >> your thoughts. >> no, ...

"l.a. times." "those who try to link the marine situation to the release of bergdahl are not doi ining tahmooressi any favors. they should stop comparing him to a soldier that spent five years in captivity. what would you say to robin? >> i just appreciate that robin exercising her first amendment rights just as we have the same right to disagree with her. >> will you get us know if you hear anything back from the president? going on two months now. many people paying very close attention to thi...

Home yesterday. israeli president peres and palestinian president abbas were even spotted joking and embracing. francis presided over an invocation of muslim and jewish prayers. new details from bowe bergdahl about his time in taliban captivity. u.s. official says bergdahl is telling those treating him at an american medical facility in germany he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage after he tried to escape. here at home, hes not getting much sympathy. heres abcs martha raddatz. it was aft...