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That is is part of the slow reintegration process. it will happen in good time. in fact, bowe.s father said over the weekend his son is having a hard time speaking english. steve warren told reporters here at the pentagon that bowe is being given nutritional supplements after being weaked during five years of captivity. his condition was described to us as stable. pentagon officials warn he is only in the second of a three phase reintegration process right now they are trying to gain his trust. ...

Something as clear as bringing a soldier home that was held in captivity. >> dick cheney doesnt get it, rev. he never got it and hell never get it. i pray for his soul to be honest with you. im just going to leave it at that. i pray for him because he needs to understand that he was part of the one of the most colossal mistakes in american history. it was barack obama who came in after the bush/cheney left who tripled the troops in afghanistan and now hes bringing those troops home. but for dick...

Facility to talk about what contact that bergdahl has had with his family since he emerged from captivity, in that controversial prisoner swap, and it seems that as far as were aware, there hasnt been contact between sergeant bergdahl and his family so far. whether thats because hes not deemed to be psychologically prepared for that, whether that would be too overwhelming for him in the eyes of the medical specialists or whether hes still being debriefed to see if theres any actionable intellige...

Be planning to address the lingering questions that its raising. this is as they are reaching out to veteran soldiers to reassure them that they will get to the bottom of what is happening. cnn is covering this from every angle. our correspondent barbara starr has new information. barbara? >> wolf, no one is exactly talking about punishment yet but the pentagon made clear there will be an investigation. 9 arthe army announced a comprehensive coordinated review of bowe bergdahls disappearance and...

The deal that freed sergeant bowe bergdahl continues to raise questions especially about whether or not bergdahl left his base before he was captured for the taliban willingly. early this morning president obama addressed the controversy saying regardless of the circumstances, the u.s. rescues a soldier from captivity and moments ago the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark dempsey responded by saying bergdahl is innocent until proven guilty. so the main thing becomes what were the facts o...

Not miss that window. with respect to the circumstances of sergeant bergdahls capture by the taliban, we obviously have not been interrogating sergeant bergdahl. he is recovering from five years of captivity with the taliban. hes having to undergo a whole battery of tests, and he is going to have to undergo a significant transition back into life. he has not even met with his family yet, which indicates, i think, the degree to which we take this transition process seriously; something that we le...

In captivity. i can tell you that probably, that is the worst nightmare of parents whose children go off to war. and so this principle of leave no man or woman behind is one that i stand by. i dont know the bergdahls, and i dont know the circumstances of why this sergeant left his troops, but i do know that the principle that this country will stand behind the men and women that we send from the military is a good one. >> and as you mentioned the worst nightmare and we thank your son for his ser...

President in warsaw. the president making no apologies, right? >> thats right. hes here in poland wanting to talk about ukraine and the pushback against russia. but instead on defense, because back home theres a firestorm that the president may have broken the law by not informing congress, by moving forward with this prisoner swap involving five taliban commanders. they say they have legal justification for a number of reasons. they say they didnt need to give congress 30-day notification becau...

Soldiers who died as a result of him leaving. >> republicans have also been critical of the deal which freed five suspected terrorists being held at guantanamo. >> bergdahl and his parents are expected to be reunited tomorrow at an army base in san antonio. thats the first step in what promises to be a long road back. heres abcs neal karlinsky. >> reporter: for bowe bergdahl, freedom is complicated. you can imagine what he has endured but british film maker sean langan can. >> im terrified of nu...

Captivity? >> i may be wrong, im pretty sure im going to remember to speak english. >> what does the suspicion mean? hes got a beard, therefore hes pro islam -- >> maybe im nuts, bob. its not adding up. >> its a rush to judgment or at least an illusion -- you are alluding to something that is absolutely unprovable. >> if you didnt see your son for five years and you thought he was in a foreign country would you learn a different language to you can communicate with him? >> he was arguing its a f...