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From an outpost in afghanistan before returning. and we we are also learning what the top five taliban leaders exchanged for him have been doing since arriving in qatar. and we are joined by ayman m mohyeldin. >> well, craig, we know they are in the capital, but we dont know where they are being held in qatar. and maybe doha. but we are not known too much about them, but they were held in captivity and according to some other sources, they are not in good shape mentally or physically, and in fac...

Didnt do. what i think we do know is that he was a deserter, that he broke his oath to his nation. he broke his loyalty to his fellow soldiers and walked off a post that was undermanned and in very serious bad guy country. so those things i think we know. what we dont know for sure is what happened, of course, during his captivity. theres only a couple of ways well get at that. >> do you agree with the president, sir, that regardless of the situation with someone either slipped into enemy hands ...

So he has something to finish. >> turcotte also believes all this excitement is good for the sport and we could see a very big crowd here tomorrow. 100,000 people, maybe more, expected here at belmont park. >> molly line at belmont, thank you. new details about sergeant bowe bergdahl and his years in captivity. plus, a rare piece of history on the auction block. the asking price for this american flag that flew over the normandy invasion. marge: you know, theres a more enjoyable way to get y...

Having gone through an enormously dramatic five years of captivity. >> the president has been over in europe but much of the trip has been overshadowed by bergdahls release. how is he preparing to deal with the backlash from republicans and democrats? >> i think what he has got to do is find a way to tell a clearer story about what they are doing. if you go back to where we started a week ago, i find that the president did a good job in bringing bowe bergdahl back. i think his basic point, we do...

Joining me, a special correspondent for the daily beast and editor of "democracy" a journal of ideas, and eric schmidt, a terrorism correspondent for "the new york times." eric, want to start with you on the question. because i was really taken by that last part of what the official said in terms of -- the jeopardy to this young army sergeants life if the details of this deal were disclosed. do you think that adds more urgency to the situation. if the president had gone ahead and disclosed the o...

>> jim, really, this is a young man whose circumstances you dont have to worry about. he is now being tried in the court of public opinion after having gone through enormously traumatic five years of captivity, his parents the same. >> now i want to bring in richard barren, a former counter terrorism director. whats your reaction to this? to susan rice saying that bowe bergdahl is being tried in public? >> certainly he is being tried in public here in the united states. there is a tremendous amo...

Blocks to his destination. luckily he got out unharmed. >> cheech and chong? >> yeah. what was he thinking. >> hes a down-to-earth guy. coming up, when they tried to sound the alarm, many in washington called them liars. how do the men who served with bowe bergdahl feel now? evidence suggests he sided with the enemy in captivity. >> then new rumors about the first ladys future plans in 2016. ♪ ♪ stick with innovation.

They were found innocent, we would not release them. >> kimberly, youve been doing excellent reporting and your a world class war correspondent and you were severely injured while covering the war in iraq, right? >> yes. >> so you understand the psychological pressure. a guy like bowe bergdahl might have gone through during his tour of duty in afghanistan. >> well, think about it. he, yes, may have walked away from his post but the officers that ive spoke with said it was our duty to get him bac...

Weeks. >> when you saw him get on the helicopter, do you remember -- how did you feel when you saw that? >> when i saw him, i said wow, he looks pretty good. we looked a lot worse than that looking for him. >> looking for him. >> i mean, it was kind of funny to me and after watching the whole video, it was a little uneventful. they just handed him over. them saying -- you heard he was sickly and stuff. he didnt appear to be too sickly to me. >> what really made me angry is when i saw on the news...

Have been going through and looking at contemporaneous reporting over the course of his captivity and what we knew when. i was struck by looking at the new york times from 2012, after the bergdahl family, themselves decided to come forward and say, you have been hearing about the five taliban prisoners in negotiation with the u.s. thats about getting our son home and they made that decision the as a family to do that. the "new york times" we knew that, it had been leaked to us but we were asked ...