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His doctors are willing to let it go. were going to take our time. hes going to take his time. you have to remember. he was gone for five years in captivity, which im sure was harsh in all kinds of different ways. and hes going to need the time and space to reacquaint himself, to get a better handle on his emotions and memories. eventually hell be reunited with his family. everybody is going to have to be patient. >> lets see if you can help us with the circumstances surrounding his disappearanc...

Say he was buddies with the taliban, but it certainly does complicate the whole narrative. look, the narrative has been complicated from the moment that president obama came out with the bergdahl parents and acted as if this was a victory lap, and then susan rice, the national security adviser, went on a sunday show and talked about bergdahl serving with honor and distinction. we already knew, at the very least, that he had walked away from his post and was possibly a deserter. and now these lat...

They dont know. you do it with every hostage. treat them and secure them before you take them off the target itself. this is, you know, yes, its nothing compared to the rogues of what they do on the nightly basis, another day at the office for these guys, frankly. >> david, in terms of recovery process, it is interesting its been almost a week now and he still hasnt talked to his parents. does that surprise you? >> it doesnt. again, this is such a long time, five years. these three american cont...

Still going to learn about. he is, as all americans, innocent until proven guilty. hes been tried in the court of public opinion after having gone through enormously traumatic five years of captivity. >> and susan rice later told me in interview she realizes shes become a gop lightning rod that not only did this interview stir up controversy but her interview about the talking points that were used after the benghazi attacks on the sunday talk shows. she went on to tell me in that interview that...

Enormously traumatic five years of captivity. his parents, the same. i think what we need to care most about is is his health and well being and recovery. there will be an opportunity and the military has committed to review the circumstances of his capture. if there is a consequence that resulted from that, that will be -- that will be delivered. but in the meantime, lets remember, this is a young man who vol unteered to serve his country. he was taken as the prisoner of war. he suffered in cap...

Over the deal of the freedom. one fierce republican is standing by along with our panel of experts. lets turn to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr for the very latest. barbara? >> wolf, bowe bergdahl is likely to remain in the hospital in germany for at least a few more days but the army is finding out a lot more about what may have happened to him. army sergeant bowe bergdahl was physically abused during his time in captivity. after an escape attempt, he was held in a very small area des...

So were going to need more money in our pockets before we really feel things are getting better. >> rana forroohar, cnns global economic analyst, always good to have you here explaining these complicated economic situations. hillary clinton puts distance between herself and president obama, revealing in a new memoir some disagreements the two had on major state issues when she was secretary of state. later, we have new detail, about bowe bergdahls condition and his time in captivity. and if ...

Hes now being tried in the court of public opinion after having gone through enormously traumatic five years of captivity. >> i frankly think that her mouth got away from her last weekend. >> i think it was a cliche and she threw it out there. >> and she kind of tossed it out there. >> were all at battle stations. im trying to stay out of battle stations. but overstating the case for the guy, overstating the attack on the guy, overstating the danger of these guys. and everybody is doing it on a ...

>> hi, guys. we follow the latest developments in the prisoner swap that freed sergeant boberg dahl, including delays on declaring jihad in captivity and briefly escaping the taliban. >> a lots of twist and turns in store. a high school principal under fire invoking god during a commencement speech and praying for a moment of silence. >> were going to tell you about the new friend known as buddy mooning. >> how does that go, i like you but not that much. i have to bring my friends. our #onelucky...

Were times he tried to escape. bergdahl may not have fully talked about his five years in taliban captivity but recovering after nearly a week under u.s. military medical care. the pentagon said he is now speaking in english to the medical staff treating him. participating more in his recovery treatment. and is resting better. the administration continues to insist bergdahls health and safety were at risk and to make the point, showed senators a classified video of bergdahl from december 2013. >...