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Authorities, when were going to get answers to what really happened. the military has already said once he is able to leave germany, his treatment is going to continue at a military medical center in santonio, texas there is a lot of questions about what this treatment entails there was a report that when he first was released, he was only speaking pashto. roy hallums is a american contractor. he spent 311 days in captivity. much of it spent in an underground cell. roy, youre one of the few peop...

I know that just from reading open source and i have no privy to any of the back door behind what is going on here behind bergdahl especially in the recent weeks so this is pure speculation on my part. this is a deal that has been on months on end. i dont think timing is the issue. if it happened next week or next month we have troops in afghanistan for two more years so why are we rushing to get him out now. there has been speculation about his health. that always comes up as a topic. i think t...

Circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if hes held in captivity. period. full stop. we dont condition that. >> we dont condition that. strong words from the president, michelle. did president obama or anyone on his team talk about potential punishment for bergdahl? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, the president said that thats not being discussed right now. but we are hearing from others, including the joints chief of staff that this is going to be looked into and its ...

And our breaking news. we are learning that an investigation conducted in the months after sergeant bowe bergdahls disappearance showed that he definitely left his outpost. now, he was never accused of actual desertion because it was not clear why he left on his own. they were never able to talk to him. also tonight, the controversial comments bergdahls father was making during the time his son was in captivity, and his most recent contact with the taliban. ed lavandera is "outfront" in hailey, ...

Reasons, but i dont think that there is an effort on the part of congress to actually prevent a prisoner exchange. i mean, what would the republicans do? would they have left sergeant bergdahl in afghanistan in the hands of the taliban? >> but there arent any more bowe bergdahls in captivity now so there wont be another exchange. i think it will be fascinating to see whether or not the administration tries to extrapolate from that case to say, you know what congress, we know youre upset, were go...

Knew fell and well that these are the highest ranking taliban people in captivity. and thats the issue. it wouldnt make any difference who bergdahl was. you dont swap out and turn back to the fight people who have killed americans, people who are the brain power of taliban and they are clearly, by their own title, megyn, the minister of intelligence and all these different titles. they are the top guys. they are the ones they have been wanting to get back and they are getting back at a time righ...

Captivity. right now we just want to celebrate the fact that hes alive and well, or as well as he can be, and show support for the family and let them know that were behind them for whatever they need to do to make sure bowe on his uphill battle has what he needs. so, the communitys kind of bonded together to show support. and you know, and the unified thing, we can deal with all the other stuff later. right now were just so happy and thrilled to have him back that thats really our focus here. >...

Commitment to free all of the prisoners in guantanamo, for example? >> i dont know the answer to that. the fact is, they are the parents of sergeant bergdahl. their son was held in captivity for five years. and it was absolutely the right thing to do for the commander and chief, for this administration to take action to secure his release. >> and general bob scales joins us. niles to see you, sir. >> hi, greta. >> catherine herridge says that the taliban chose the five who would be traded in res...

Asking his sons captors to release him. >> we ask that your nation diligently help our son be freed from his captivity. >> reporter: may 2012 the u.s. government acknowledged it was engaged in talks with the taliban to free the soldier. two years later it finally happened, in a controversial prisoner swap. exchanging bergdahl for five detainees at guantanamo bay cuba. folks from bergdahls hometown waits his return. >> were waiting for bowe to have his freedom. >> reporter: a close friend of berg...

Republicans are united behind did the president have a response for his critics who say he paid too high a price for his the cant. >>harkin retiring after 30 freedom for bergdahl? >> well, to some extent, yes, he years. >> there could be a runoff there called it a sacred rule that we too, you never know. she has to get 35% of the vote. dont leave our men and women in thats a pretty big field. uniform behind, he said the >> gloria, thanks very much. administration had been could be a startling ...