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>> a shocking interview with sergeant andrew tahmooressi. >> it was very hard for me to not have anyone having my back in there. >> now "on the record" learning grim new details about his treatment behind bars. then, a mad dash for cash. >> i found 80. >> 80 bucks? >> yes. >> get ready to get reach. the treat everybody is talking about. its a huge "on the record" tonight. >> up first, the u.s. army sergeant held captive in afghanistan for five years released in a prisoner swap for five taliban t...

Be, we still get an american soldier back if hes held in captivity. period. we dont condition that. thats what every mom and dad who sees a son or daughter sent over into war theater should expect from the united states of america. >> full stop so says the president who says he did the right thing. he said he gave congress everything they needed given circumstances and had he given them more, it would have put bowe bergdahls life in jeopardy. >> president obama got assurance from the government ...

Every week day in "the situation room." you can certainly watch us live, you can dvr the show so you wont miss a moment. im wolf blitzer in "the situation room." now lets step into the "crossfire" with van jones and s.e. cupp. >> good to see you, wolf. look, president obama made a decision to get this soldier home and its turned the republicans nuts. they have the attack machine going overtime. >> i dont know, since when did asking legitimate questions become an attack machine? the debate starts...

Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to respond on his facebook page saying like any american, he is innocent until proven guilty. our armys leaders will not look away from misconduct if it occurred. a 2012 rolling stone article detailed a seemingly disillusioned bergdahl and a unit in trouble, saying from the start everything seemed to go wrong. when a lieutenant was removed from duty, it was, quote, quickly followed by a collapse in unit morale and an almost complete breakdown of aut...

>> let me make a simple point here, and that is regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american so soldier back if he is held in captivity, period. full stop. in terms of potential threats, the release of the taliban who were being held in guantanamo and we have confidence that we will be in a position to go after them if in fact they are engaging in activities that threaten our defenses. >> as the president defends the deal, there is gr...

See if he has any intel on how he survived captivity. on top of that the reunion. theres no specific schedule. his life has been dictated for the last five years by somebody who said when he would get up, when he went to bed and what he ate and what he even wore. now they will slowly return that control to him. its all about that process. small steps. >> they also are very careful about how they reintroduce him to his family, correct? >> yeah, i mean, reunion is really what its all about. thats ...

Are you suggesting as we sit here on tuesday you would prefer that bowe bergdahl be in taliban captivity and these five men still be in guantanamo? >> no. im not suggesting that. by the way, yes, i would prefer for five men to still be in guantanamo. theres no doubt about that. i am not suggesting i would prefer for him to be in captivity. how do you know, marc? was this the best deal we could cut? we have to give all five of these really bad battle tested taliban? >> we know if we hadnt release...

Needs to be brought to light if that makes any sense. >> yeah. i hear what youre saying. nathan, i appreciate you being on. thank you, nathan. >> i want to bring down the conversation with a former navy s.e.a.l. commander. also cnn national security analyst and investigative reporter who was held captive for seven months by the taliban before he managed to escape. david, let me start off with you. your thoughts on hearing about the exchange. i mean is it, what went through your mind as someone w...

And we debriefed, i personally debriefed a handful of folks held in baghdad and part of it was giving them a piece of their life back. everything was taken away and now freedom is given back. its a process and phase two is going on in germany and then, of course, the final phase which will be a lifetime phase hell always have access to the help that will come through the warmer this repatriation process. >> does it surprise you that hes having trouble with english? >> of course not. for five yea...

Operations forces for repatriation, for the seconds and minutes backwards, going back through his captivity, what information does he have available. >> im also curious, a lot of people were surprised initially, we saw the president speaking with his parents over the weekend. they have yet to see or speak with their son. is there any reason other than the obvious that really his health is the priority, that the parents have yet to talk to him? >> some speculation on my part. but it may be due to...