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Stable condition at u.s. army hospital in landstuhl, germany. pentagon officials say hes speaking english, showing signs of improvement but still a prisoner of the taliban. recovery after five years of captivity can often be a very long and difficult ordeal. brian todd is here. more on the psychological hurdles that this soldier is now going it have to deal with and its going to take a while. >> it will, wolf. this reintegration process is laborious, methodical. bergdahls only father had a very ...

The timing of telling congress the white house actually broke the law. >> lets talk about harry reid. he had an interesting response. roll it. >> the video that you all saw of sergeant bergdahl yesterday, some came out and said it looked like he was not in the greatest health. some came out and said it looked like maybe he was drugged. what was your impression? >> i dont know what was in his mind or what medicine he had taken. he just didnt talk with a lot of -- didnt speak too clearly. but here...

We have seen that played leadership roles in the taliban. >> david, i know you wanted to comment on the "homeland" comparisons that some are making. do you feel theres an undercurrent of -- i dont know if its anti-muslim sentiment or how do you see the reaction to what has gone on? >> its strange because this scene reminded me of my captivity and its odd to see everyone dissecting why is he blinking. i think thats unfair to bowe bergdahl. he has to answer the questions about why he left his base...

Dire situation when he was released. >> the release of the five deneighbor kndena deneighbd detainees reignited opposition to president obamas goal of closing guantanamo. there are other americans held by the taliban. worried family members are hoping for a deal to bring them home. heres abcs brian ross. >> reporter: their plight had received little attention until two with videos were made public by the family of the missing woman. caitlin coleman seen next to her canadian husband joshua boyl...

Not, you have to do a lot of research when you do a show like "homeland." doctors are so worried about bergdahls mental and physical health that they told his family not to even contact him to say welcome back. how hard is re-entry? >> well, re-entry is the hardest thing and for some of them its harder than captivity itself. you know, the captivity is so horrific and some people mistakingly compare it to a jail sentence but when youre a prisoner you have a sentence. you know when this is going t...

Cellar. at one point, there was nine hostages held inside this space with roy. when we debriefed an iraqi held with roy, probably about 10, 20 years old. this kid weighed about 80 pounds and he could not walk without the help, much like bergdahl was having trouble walking. so thats pretty common for these guys and the fact thatburg call was blinking. he had probably not been out in the sun his entire captivity. this will explain a lot of the condition that he had that obviously stooe and certain...

Condition is not deteriorating, its not life-threatening, theyre saying. again, but theyre not going into detail as to exactly what the situation is. theyre giving him a raft of tests, of course. hes been out of the care of the u.s. army for nearly five years, and so, theres a raft of tests they have to do. plus, the psychological stuff to make sure hes fit and well to be reinstated back before he goes home to the u.s., christine. >> and we assume that he was held alone without other americans, ...

Go to ed.msnbc.com. well bring you results later in the show. one of the things that i find astounding and stunning in this story the callousness of right wing that they think that the family members havent had any anguish whatsoever in the days of his captivity, hell make it hes in there with the taliban, theyll take good care of him. what do they think its like? no compassion whatsoever. no insight on exactly what the family could be going through. for more, let me bring in syndicated columnis...

That are pointing in one direction, and look, look, his fellow soldiers, bergdahl wont speak english, he wants to speak patch toe -- pashto. the emails, the special forces wont get the guy because they are worried about being traitor. dont they all add up? you got to think if this is the case, there is a courtroom forum. there needs to be a courtroom forum and not just lets download what he knows and take it from there. a legitimate potential for a court martial. >> and he should be stripped fro...

Suspect. christopher gully joins us. what can you tell us? >> police have surrounded this building in the core of the city after receiving various tips. keep in mind last night when the shooting spree began, this justin burke, this 24-year-old gunman, was going from yard to yard and was actually chatting with folks. and he was targeting the police. when police arrived, thats when he opened fire on them. he evidently had two rifles with him and a crossbow. >> they spotted him several times. weve ...