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Texas. that is the plan, but no precise idea when. he is in stable condition is what we understand, but he is being treated for symptoms that require hospitalization with special focus on his dietary and nutritional needs. so, that does give an indication, it certainly gives the impression that during his captivity, he wasnt eating well. and certainly, weve heard officials say they were concerned about how he looks and his general health was deteriorating in the last weeks of captivity. so, it s...

Occurred. thats a quote from general dempsey. the question is bergdahl spent five years in captivity. a lot of vitriol out there. does the army have to invoke some kind of punishment now? >> well, depends on what the facts are. im a political person, carol, and the way i look at this is, is it a controversy that will increase the temperature of this ongoing political campaign in the midterms? i think absolutely, because just about everybody has questions about part of it. there are four or five ...

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...

Were discussing at this point. were making sure the transition hes undergoing after five years of captivity is successful. >> all right. president obama right now in warsaw. hes doing a joint appearance with the president of poland. but of course there are many questions surrounding the release of bowe bergdahl. i want to get a sense from the panel. you know the questions hanging over this. did the president answer to any of those? he said this is how wars end. is it? >> he did show caution. whi...

Captivity. can you explain some of that process of being free again and kind of the reintegration. >> its wonderful. i mean i just -- you know, what martin mentioned that you cant control when you eat, what you wear. its really debilitating. so -- and i was lucky. i want to be careful here. i was held one tenth of the time bergdahl was held. i dont know. i was elated. i very quickly saw my family. >> you saw your family very quickly. >> yes. i met them in dubai, flew to afghanistan from there. i...

Impression that during captivity, he wasnt getting the right foods to eat. and certainly, thats what we understa understand, the reason to make this exchange with the taliban prisoners, make it happen so quickly, was because sergeant bergdahls physical health was deteriorating. thats what were being told here. we do understand part of the process that he goes through here will involve questions about what he saw, what he experienced with the taliban, and obviously, questions about how he ended u...

Well, that was close! you aint lying! let quicken loans help you save your money. with a mortgage thats engineered to amaze! we are back with more developing news. president obamas three-nation tour through eastern europe was expected to include a heavy focus on russia and ukraine, but instead, it is the controversy surrounding bowe bergdahls rele release that is looming over the presidents first day. in fact, his strong defense of the decision to release the five taliban prisoners in exchange...

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...

If youre going to do the swap that we did for this kind of guy, where there is a question as to whether he left on his own or not, what the motives were, you absolutely have to bring military justice to bare. we dont want to prejudge this but one person in the pentagon said after five years in captivity, he suffered enough. thats not the right answer and not how you deal with this. >> we heard from general martin dempsey and he said in america he is innocent until proven guilty. we will not look...

Critics saying the never have mo return beowe bergdahl. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those 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. and thats what every mom and dad who sees a, a son or daughter sent over into war theater should expect from not just their commander in chief, but the united states of america. the release of the taliban who were being held in guantanamo was condition...