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By some. lets get the facts straight. he said we dont do that in the united states. he said bergdahls family is going to be taken care of with his fell bills. >> lets talk about what happened at the briefing yesterday to the senate. one of the things was they sent people from the state department, the pentagon as well as intelligence agencies to talk about the deteriorating health of bowe bergdahl. who wouldnt think it wouldnt get worse as youre in captivity for five years. they showed a one and...

Taliban fighters are in qatar and the terms of release are set. the only thing that seems to be done is a decision on what they will do about bergdahl? will they hold him accountable for the actions. and there was talk that five years in captivity is enough punishment. and others believe if he deserted his post he is pay a price for that and that might be a court martial. the thing that struck me since last week and we have played it over and over again. it is the presidents rose garden news con...

The release of five very dangerous taliban detainees. we have complete coverage starting with joe johns live from washington. joe? >> thats right, chris. the high ranking administration officials who spoke at the briefing played a so-called proof of life video of sergeant bergdahl in captivity. apparently recorded around the time of the death of south african president nelson mandela. >> reporter: a closed door senate briefing on the prisoner swap that brought sergeant bowe bergdahls freedom was...

Would it be upsetting to the family, other concerns? but one thing i do know, it was obtained through a channel they did not want out there, they wanted to keep classified. >> bob, weigh in on the idea, im trying to envision senators in a secret room last night, watching whats a secret video that you and i have not been privy to. if you were able to watch it with your background, what is it youd be looking for? what tell-tale signs come out in a proof of life video that might lead you to make a ...

Five years he was being held by the taliban. were back now with the panel. charles, what do you make of james rosens quite remarkable report tonight that intel reports about bergdahl in captivity he may have converted to islam and portrayed himself as a warner of islam. >> that would be less disturbing. rather understandable. we have a long history of people held toward the end even in the beginning become part of those who kidnap them. syndrome. it happened in patty hearse and dozens of occasio...

To be a middle ground in which you do consult and talk to people outside your bubble and get input from people who are paid to give you input. its their job to give you input and then maybe they can help themselves when they try to explain what happened with sergeant bergdahl. >> if they cant trust diane feinstein or carl levin, two of the best friends this white house has, theres a real problem. >> totally. >> thanks very much, gloria. if you want to read more of her column, go to cnn.com. bo...

Cooking goats are rice, a typical celebratory meal. people bringing the news of this information were given phones, computers, and cash. this is a huge celebration amongst the taliban and their supporters right now. >> how did they describe bowe bergdahl, especially his mindset? what did they say about him during his five years in captivity? >> well, my most recent conversation did not really talk about his psychological state. but we have been in contact with these commanders since 2012 when th...

Needs after nearly five years in captivity. beyond that, theres been pretty much silence as to what his status, what his state of mind is. we understand he will require, obviously, and is probably engaged now, in some kind of psycho analysis, psycho analytical treatment to deal with the trauma of his ordeal. again, but we havent learned yet whether hes had a chance yet to tell his side of the story, because thats one of the key issues for u.s. investigators, of course, as you mentioned, to get h...

Speaking of spinning, hillary clinton now says clearly that she is very, very wary of this prisoner swap. but that is completely different than what she said on monday. she was out in colorado giving a speech and she defended the presidents five for one springing of the bad guys. she said bergdahls release was justified because we have a tradition of not leaving soldiers in captivity. she said that then. now she says shes very wary of the prisoner swap. it sounds like shes got a book to sell or ...

In the hunting of the president, and they were characters, is that they were actually funny some of them. theyre sort of the detectives from arkansas, and weirdos trying to make money from the so-called scandals, and ken starr who had his own sort of humorous uptight persona. but now, its just pure -- i think pure viciousness directed at the president. theres nothing funny about it. what i wrote about today in "national memo" were seeing the wholesale abandonment of basic principles here. libert...