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Information from two connected generals digging into this on their own and in a world exclusive, we have gathered together six members of sergeant bergdahls platoon. this is the first time these guys have been together since they served in afghanistan and have some fascinating insights on this report that i asked them about and on sergeant bergdahls behavior. but we begin with our chief washington correspondent james rosen who broke this story just a short time ago. james? >> megyn, good evening...

In captivity until they die. i really feel strongly you ca not enter the debate and criticize the terms of the deal if you do not provide your own plan about how you deal with the folks in guantanamo. that to me is the cost of entry. you dont get to just say bad deal. lindsey graham i should say declined to come on our show and offer to answer that question. senior fellow, former assistant secretary of defense joins us now. ben, ill start with you. what do you think the plan is? what do we do wi...

On this. this is about bowe bergdahl and the situation in captivity in afghanistan. were back with the panel. charles, what about this element of this story and where this heads? >> well, we dont know the veracity of the story but if you assume for the moment that its true, i do think it actually helps the sergeant because even though it speaks of him becoming radicalized and sort of a sympathizers with his cap tors at the end, it does talk about multiple escapes, at the beginning, one in 2010, ...

Bowe bergdahls time in captivity. decklation of jihad and more. im jon scott. >> hi, everybody im jenna lee. fallout over the prisoner exchange is triggering new outrage on capitol hill leaving many lawmakers fuming because they werent notify ahead of the controversial swap. mike mike emanuel is live in washington. we begin with james rosen live in the d.c. bureau. >> reporter: jenna and jon, good morning. these documents contain real time dispatches from a pent fon subcontractor called the ecli...

The game because it confirms what his fellow soldiers have been saying that the white house has been trying to dispute? >> heres what came out since we were here. new york times reported that bergdahl on two separate occasions walked off from the base that he was at, one time in california, one time in afghanistan. prior to the time that he allegedly walked off and was captured or whatever happened with the taliban. as you point out, he converted to islam. he declared himself a warrior for islam...

Right now. a lot of it deals with his competency. this is a rather deranged and conservatively speaking, extreme act. so at this point, what they want to do is find out exactly who they are dealing with and how they will pursue this investigation or interrogation. so it is a little but of an ongoing process. and it just continues to unfold literally moment by moment based on information that unfolds to you moment by moment. so they will want to fully understand who it is they are dealing with. a...

Daily basis, hes not bedridden. hes resting better though, according to the latest statement. hes engaged in physical therapy in terms of his medical needs. theyre not going into great detail about what those medical needs are except to say that part of his treatment involves addressing his dietary and nutritional needs after spending five years in taliban captivity but any other medical conditions are not being made public. also, theres a psychological aspect of course. we dont know the conditi...

Changed over time as the taliban loosened or tightened security around him. they also moved him frequently to avoid detection by the u.s. the top u.s. military commander in europe told christiane amanpour is not yet being formally questioned. >> i would not say that hes being debriefed yet. were concentrating on hits health. hes been in a very tough place for a long time. >> with the army opening a new review into what happened, the pentagon is getting more cautious in its public statements. >> ...

Are why im shooting for something better. eliquis. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor today if eliquis is right for you. fox news is learning more about bowe bergdahls captivity in afghanistan. the army sergeant converted to islam, spoke openly with his captors and declared himself a warrior with islam. >> these documents consist of realtime dispatches from a pentagon subcontractor called the eclipse group, a private intelligence firm whose granular situation reports offer us for the first tim...

Video that was shown to senators. senator tom coburn says he is convinced the soldier was drugged in that video. u.s. officials have told cnn that bergdahl may have tried to escape at least twice during his five years in captivity as a taliban prisoner. they are hoping to learn more when theyre able to speak directly with bergdahl. he is recovering at a hospital in germany. he is able to speak and more actively involved in his medical care. so this is going to take time. >> yet to speak with his...