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Marino is suing the nfl over concussions. the "l.a. times" reporting marino and 14 other players filed suit last week. complaints the nfl concealed information about football-related brain injuries and mislead players. the nfl has repeatedly denied those claims. and now to the controversy over the u.s. swap for sergeant bowe bergdahl. deserter. u.s. military spent weeks and months searching for sergeant berg davment the mother of one u.s. soldier says her son, sergeant clayton boen was killed on...

Taliban, we obviously have not or isis. been integrating sergeant it was special treatment for the bergdahl. he is recovering from five years europeans, he says. of captivity with the taliban. one british guy told me he was from manchester. hes having to undergo a whole one asked my boss if he should battery of tests and he is going fight in his own country or come to syria. he was told, if god doesnt give to have to undergo a significant you martyrdom in syria, then he could wage war in his own...

>> reporter: the reason just so overwhelming. small steps. reunion plane side wont happen. it will happen after sergeant bergdahl cigarette checked into his hospital room and only then. >> one other detail, when sergeant bergdahl got on the helicopter on the afghan/pakistani border it was so loud and it was so disoriented you wrote on the paper sf with a question mark. they said yes weve been looking for you for a long time and thats when he broke down. david you escaped from the taliban after s...

We just got this homecoming video as the leader of the taliban issued a rare statement hailing this deal as a quote, great victory. joining me first tonight, former army specialist cody full and gerald sutton who are both afghanistan war veterans and platoon mates of bergdahl. thank you for being here and thank you for your service. cody, let me start with you, do you believe bowe bergdahl desert s ed? >> yes, i do without a doubt from my mind. >> youve been prohibited from talking about this si...

Captivity. nice way for the community to get together, show support and bring aware nose the situation. >> you know bowe well. i mean you met him. i under when he came into your ballet studio where you worked whats he like? >> he is a great guy. de. one of my dancers was a family friend of his. he had a sword fighting class right before her class and he just stayed to watch what was going on in ballet class. next thing i know i had a male dancer which in a small town idaho is a wonderful thing. ...

>> no doubt, there is important work to do in europe during this trip, but there are also important questions for the president as he faces the press in just a little bit. jim, i know youll be covering that. jim acosta in warsaw, thanks so much. all right, bowe bergdahl is from the town of hailey, idaho, and today many there are still celebrating, calling bergdahls release an answer to their prayers. his friend and former roommate, shelly horton, tells anderson cooper theyre grateful hes on hi...

Theres a certain recidivism rate that takes place. i wouldnt be doing it if i thought that it was contrary to american national security. 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. but this is what happens at the end of wars. that was true for george washington. that was true for abraham lincoln. that was true for f.d.r. thats been true of every combat situation, that at some point you make sure tha...

Getting ready for a closed door briefing tomorrow on this deal to free sar ga-- sargent bowe bergdahl. >> there is a precautionary measure going to be looking into just what he did while he was in captivity, what sergeant bergdahl was up to. also, look for any clues as to whether there is a very important distinction between being a deserter, which is a very serious crime, and being a collaborator which would be actively assisting the enemy for propaganda or other purposes. those are two very di...

Jay carney. bergdahls capture. >> it hasnt been determined yet whether he was a deserter. >> sergeant bergdahl was in captivity for five years, held against his will and it was absolutely the right thing to do consistent with our tradition in the united states to secure his return. the defense department will in terms of evaluating all of the circumstances surrounding his initial detention and his captivity. >> so carney kind of dodged the question. joining us from boston fox news military analy...

Judge. how on earth does this happen? >> hello, everyone. im john berman. >> im michaela pereira. 11:00 a.m. in the east. 8:00 a.m. out west. president obama defending his decision to secure sergeant bowe bergdahls release and hes making his case from the world stage. the president is in warsaw, poland right now. >> a couple hours ago, president obama said what matters are not questions about how bowe bergdahl ended up in taliban captivity. what matters, says the president, is that bergdahl de...