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Off feeling the way that i did, this is great news that hes home. and there since has been a hard political turn there. i have to ask, sitting there with your colleagues and getting this classified briefing do you feel like the people who are now so angry about sergeant bergdahl being home and this deal to get him home do they seem at all apiecea appeased appeased? do they seem calm? >> i dont think so. we are locked into an electoral environment. president obamas foreign policy has been a stren...

>> 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, bergdahl is patted down more thoroughly for possibly a booby trap. the blackhawk helicopter disappears. >> u.s. officials say dont read too much about bergdahls physical appearance in this video. they say two are earlier proof of life video t...

To them. and i know for a fact that he, you know, walked away of his own fruition. so why -- why not speak out? why not be angry that he was getting that kind of hero exposure. i feel like my mission is complete now. im going to wait until theres further developments, maybe theres a trial or something like that. >> all right. thank you gentlemen. stay with me. when we come back, i want to talk about what happened to bowe bergdahl in captivity. and i want to know what you think the taliban got ...

Political games. >> meanwhile, administration is trying to cleanup the slipup from susan rice on abc news over the weekend, claiming that bergdahl served within her words, honor and distinction, an official in the white house telling fox tonight what she meant is bergdahl volunteered for his country and had endured five years of captivity and susan rice was not trying to characterize the circumstances around his capture. the bottom line is that sunday morning appearance again creating credibilit...

And she deleted that. no more thoughts and prayers going out to sergeant bergdahl and his family. did i say that? i didnt mean that. im no longer thinking or praying for you. senator thad cochran. welcome home, senator bowe bergdahl. a grateful america thanks you for your service. for three days. and then senator thad cochran deletes that sentiment. america apparently no longer grateful for your service. conservative democratic congressman steven lynch from massachusetts, democrat, same deal. "g...

Both the white house was caught flat footed and the way some republicans have evolved on the issue of the release of sergeant bowe bergdahl. he mentioned kelly ayotte and john mccain, republican senator jim inhoff is another one who has been very vocal in supporting trying to really push to bring bowe bergdahl back. prior to the release he said the mission to bring our missing soldiers home is one that will never end. its important we make every effort to bring this captured soldier home to his ...

Extending all the way from nebraska and into central sections of illinois. but here are the severe storm reports, all the way from montana and into illinois with the primary report being hail. and we had grapefruit-sized hail reported in some areas. so, this morning, if you are traveling, both on the ground and in the air, some of the airports could be affected, maybe chicago, kansas city, st. louis with low visibility and very high winds. some of the winds were gusting around 100 miles an hour....

That last night. >> when you put this uniform on, theres an understanding that if youre lost and youre taken captive, were going to go to great lengths to get you back. i grew up in the navy. if you fall overboard on the ship, we dont ask whether you were pushed or jumped, we turn the ship around and get you. >> in poland, president obama reaffirmed the importance of that principle. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american sold...

Lot of people said that would be a terrible idea. one of the guys died in captivity because they wanted six guys in exchange for one. they got five. is that more politics? is that it will you lead the country? >> i think it is important we got him back. we will have to release them anyway, when the war winds down. bill: youre okay with this deal? >> absolutely. >> in the end president obama did something celebrating in the rose garden secon second-guessit position. it is not all about politics b...

>> reporter: we learned there was another video. released this year and only seen by the u.s. government. that sparked the greatest concern. an official telling abc news the once fresh-faced soldier was clearly becoming frail and disengaged. thats why there was such urgency going in once the deal was secured according to the official. as for the accusations of desertion, that is a crime punishable by jail time but no officials we are speaking to believe thats on the table given his years of capt...