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So youve got to raise questions about that -- >> although let me interrupt. the part about bergdahl being kept in a cage now we know for weeks or months was confirmed by american military sources today in the "times." >> right. and the pentagon did its own investigation of his captivity. they didnt come out with this -- what was in the report, that after he tried to escape and was punished that then he became more friendly with them, they treated him well, he was able to get out, play soccer, ca...

Again those key details were learning this morning from "the new york times" that hes told his caretakers that he was kept for weeks at a time in total darkness in a metal cage for his efforts at trying to escape his captivity which really runs against a lot of this criticism that were hearing, that in some way he cooperated and k collaborated with the taliban. >> karl penhaul, thank you so much. we appreciate it. the u.s. trade of five high-level taliban detainees for sergeant bergdahl, as yo...

>> bowe bergdahl was born in sun valley, idaho. home schooling in their household, he had a somewhat uneventful childhood. getting his ged before enrolling in ballet school. >> he did like to explore different cultures. he was constantly learning different languages. >> in 2008, with the wars in iraq and afghanistan going strong, he enrolled in the army. by 2009, his platoon is in afghanistan, three months later, his follow soldiers say he walked off the base unannounced and unarmed. >> we heard...

Hey there, everybody. its noon in the east, 11:00 a.m. in memphis, 9:00 out west. were glad youre right here. i am t.j. holmes in today for alex. we have two new reports to tell you about what life was like for sergeant bowe bergdahl during five years in captivity by the taliban. bergdahl is currently at a military hospital in germany. the associated press now said he told officials there was torture involved. he was tortured and beaten by his captors. "the new york times" said bergdahl told m...

Comedian tracy morgan turned himself in. 35-year-old kevin roper was driving the tractor-trailer that hit the limo bus from behind. morgan and two others are still in critical condition today. im erin mcpike in washington. "reliable sources" starts right now. >> good morning from new york. im brian stelter and its time for "reliable sources." today there is one obvious lead story. it provides a textbook example of red news and blue news, the way in which the news you get is so sharply skewed by ...

We didnt expect to be at capacity already, of course. >> reporter: he is refining church for some. >> whether you like it or not, god has never failed and not going to start with you. whether you like it or not, you need to hear it. he is going to lead you into something better. >> all right. thanks so much to poppy harlow. next hour of cnn newsroom begins right now with poppy harlow in new york. hi there, everyone. you are in the cnn newsroom. breaking news. beginning with this. im poppy harl...

Should pull us back. the press should encourage us to pay attention to these issues. i think the media has an educational role to play here. as president obama said on monday, this is what happens at the end of wars. sometimes thats hard to see when you watch tv and all you hear is fear mongering. news accounts that dont include all of the context here are incomplete. they are worse than that. misleading to the people watching and reading them which brings me to something else misleading. report...

Close. now, "the new york times" is doing its best to smear the unit by running articling saying theyre sloppy and the they finally found an american soldier they like in bergdahl. but the average ones being interviewed are unanimous on this. >> ill come back to the smear question in just a moment. but bill press, after the e-mail from bergdahl to his parents widely reported ashamed to be an american, james rosen of fox news got hold of a report about his captivity. he tried to escape a couple o...

We were in very heavy firefights that sustained themselves throughout the day. yeah, its dangerous. >> jeanine: all right. there are reports, tom, that military had eyes on bergdahl for much of the time in captivity. was going to extract him an option? >> i will say that due to the location that invests, it was not a political priority to grab him. >> jeanine: okay, but it was still something that could have been done. we knew where he was, correct? >> i believe we did. >> jeanine: okay. >> we d...

Doesnt seem to have any defining illness. yes, hes got some gum problems, yes, hes got some skin problems but all that due to the period that he spent in captivity, living in pretty rough conditions but certainly nothing life-threatening there what from the "new york times" is quoting its sources as saying. also, sources telling "new york times" bergdahl has begun to move around a little bit, that hes had a walk in the grounds of land skull hospital, that he walks up and down the corridors at al...