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It was not a very long video. you cant conclude a whole lot from it. >> that did not sell me at all. proof of life. five month as go, december. at that time he was impaired. that was not the person that was released here. he was not in that type of dire situation. >> andrew, your thoughts there on two senators reacting to the video? >> clearly they have, they have their opinions and their stance. i mean, the reporting that we have done is looking back at what the military was thinking at the tim...

Get him to leave the village, telling him the area was dangerous. the official said bergdahl appeared to be under the influence of hallucinogenic substances. cnn has spoken to several u.s. officials who could not independently confirm those accounts. so we now see the huge risk that these special forces took to get bowe bergdahl. but still, erin, make no mistake, there are a lot of questions that the army and the pentagon want to ask bowe bergdahl. they want to know how and why he disappeared, a...

That we have just let out of jail the people who organized the hell in which they live. the whole concept of releasing these prisoners would empower the moderate element of the taliban just offense be to my core. reporter: a big problem for the white house has been response from democrats like senate intelligence chair dianne feinstein on the issue of notification. she said it is disappointing there was not a level of trust to tell her and other key lawmakers about the trade before it happened. ...

People and unlike the happy ending that we all want it to be, its the beginning of a very hard journey of recovery. ive spoken to many prisoners of war who have spent long months and some of them long years in captivity. some 40 years ago and its still a very traumatic event. >> i want to ask you this because you acknowledge beyond just research, you served for three years as a paratrooper in the israeli army. does it make a difference to you if he was a deserter or not? >> well, i think the who...

Susan rice. i understand this is captivity. certainly more complicated than susan rice saying this is a guy who served his army with honor and distinction. >> that was the single biggest mistake. >> r z garden tmpleght -- it was pretty vague. >> how the controversy over bergdahl prisoner swap is dividing washington along familiar lines.

>> well, one of the bigger mysteries surrounding bowe bergdahls five years of captivity is how he ended up in the hands of the taliban, while the administration wants us to believe he served with honor and distinction. >> he needs to go through all the proper channels, a court martial. >> i want him to face the consequences for his own actions. >> i believe he should have a trial for what he did. >> i think that he should be tried as a deserter and court martial martialed. i personally would lik...

Truth if he was not well. but we saw that he was fine and told them that. >> the soldiers wave, one keeping his eyes locked on the taliban even as he walks backwards. bergdahl keeps his eyes focused straight ahead. he is stumbling, the legs of a man repeatedly shackled or just a nervous walk around the rocky terrain. at the helo, he is caused once again about a possible booby trap. the black hawk helicopter disappears. >> u.s. officials say dont read too much about bergdahls physical appearance ...

Going to eat again. you have complete lack of control of your life. and so coming back home is extremely traumatic to these people and unlike the happy ending that we all want it to be, its the beginning of a very hard journey of recovery. ive spoken to many prisoners of war who have spent long months and some of them long years in captivity. some 40 years ago and its still a very traumatic event. >> i want to ask you this because you acknowledge beyond just research, you served for three years ...

Wednesdays briefing said their focus was on another recording. a so-called proof of life video showing sergeant bergdahl in captivity. in the classified video, bergdahl appears gaunt and apparently had difficulty speaking. u.s. officials say the video showed marked deterioration of bergdahls health compared to previous videos. they acted quickly to recover him. republicans who spoke for the camera and more than one democrat including joe manchin of west virginia it looks to him like bergdahl was...

Bergdahls condition? >> reporter: yeah, his reintegration is what the focus is with the view of eventually returning him back to the united states. hes here in this medical facility behind me here in southern germany, landstuhl. of course, there are medical issues that are a result of his nearly five years in captivity in afghanistan. theyre not being too clear about what they are, but saying part of the treatment includes addressing dietary and nutritional needs. after so long in captivity, you...