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The rumor mil but clearly, now that these documents are out, there is just still no way to prove it i mean exactly and there is no way i can say it. >> when you think of him in captivity for five years and see the video of him coming home, the taliban released it, a property began to piece, but nonetheless, it shows him. do you think this is what i would have done to survive, even if it involved saying i converted to islam and took up arms against the united states. what do you think about that?...

>> i cant speak for them but myself personally, i never would expect for somebody to trade my life for prisoners, ever. >> never. >> you would not if you were in captivity. >> i think we probably all after this happened talked to our families and said look, if that was me, go ahead and leave me there because i signed on the line to die for my country. i deployed, expecting, not expecting, knowing i could die. if i got captured and youre going to release five high-profile taliban leaders, im one ...

Question. the short answer is, yes. we need to view this as an opportunity. we have five very senior taliban now back trying to reintegrate after a decade in captivity in guantanamo. they will begin behaviors, establish new patterns, they will begin to thicken and enrich their networks, and we must be on top of that and see this as an opportunity to confirm and to continue to build on intelligence. this is a great intelligence collection opportunity for the united states, and our partners. >> as...

Having gone through enormously traumatic five years of captivity. his parents, the same. >> that trauma was supposed to give way to something better especially in his hometown. instead, hailey, idaho, turns a apprehensive. now the backlash is getting ugly and taking aim at hailey. >> reporter: this moment was supposed to be an emotional triumph for bergdahls hometown of halley, idaho. >> it is extreme sadness that were not allowed or not able to have this event for bowe. to welcome him back to t...

And back with david road, now with reuters, held captive by the taliban for months, and cnn officer bob bear. bob, again we dont know the full effects of his captivity. when you hear that he pledged to commit jihad with the taliban or whatever theyre saying do you buy that? >> oh, absolutely not. i know those intelligence networks there, come front range the intelligence peddlers. >> what do you mean, intelligence peddlers? >> theyre contractors meeting up and trying to sell it to the u.s. gover...

Mean, this is the second time she has gone on and told obvious lies. she is prompted by the administration. they are making it political. >> watch the politics play, hold on guys, watch the politics played right here. heres maria, a spokesperson for the administration taking a shot at those people that wayne points out. the platoon leader and several others that have come out and said he was a deserter. listen. >> it happened five years ago. this is a situation -- >> all of this time, five years...

Swapping five top taliban leaders for army sergeant bowe bergdahl because, as he told nbc news, he had to act fast, quote, in a delicate situation that required no publicity. >> it was a unanimous decision among my principles in my government and a view that was shared by the members of the joint chiefs of staff and this is something that i would do again and i will continue to do wherever i have an opportunity if i have a member of our military who is in captivity. >> reporter: others say the p...

Part of the treatment is to address nutritional and dietry shortcoming that is emerged from being in captivity for five years. theres psychological issues they are looking at, clearly having been in such a difficult situation for so long. it will have had an enormous psychological toll. before that is stabilized, they will not release him back to the united states. >> there are always scars one can see and those one cannot see. matthew chance reporting this morning. thank you. police say it wa...

86. a little more than a week ago in her home. we understand first lady michele obama, soon to follow good friend oprah winfrey who just eulogized her calling her the greatest woman ive ever phone. the first lady will be taking to the podium momentarily and when she does well take that live. meantime another story were following for you this weekend, you might think an american soldier held in captivity for five years, would receive a heros welcome. but a planned celebration in sergeant bowe ber...

On the specifics of what his captivity was like. >> reporter: since the vietnam war p.o.w.s have returned, they have evaluated the physical effects of captivity on military personnel and found generally good news. >> they need to realize that there is life after being a p.o.w. that most people bounce back, that bouncing back is largely a choice. >> and barbara starr joins us now at the pentagon. do we know now what the backup plan was? >> well, you know we talk about the backup plan. what if it ...