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Whiteness. really? the power of whiteness? youre trying to score a racial point against people who survived nazi captivity? days later, torre apologized on twitter. in an attempt to comment on racism in post world war ii america, i used a shorthand that was insensitive and wrong. i am very sorry and will make sure this doesnt happen again. i hope thats the case. megyn kelly takes on joe scarborough and a reporter takes on a mayor who gets physical with her.

Classified as a deserter. he has continued to be classified over the years as missing/captured. they believe very strongly that their obligation was to bring him home and then, if there are legal issues to face, they will talk to him, theyll get his side of the story and they will decide how to proceed. in fact, over the years, while he was in captivity, he was promoted to higher ranks within the enlisted core of the army and was scheduled to be promoted to staff sergeant sometime later this mon...

Captors. the taliban while standing next to the president in the rose garden. he had been studying the language while in captivity. jen sacky described him as a member of the military who was detained while in combat. there is a formal military investigation into the circumstances surrounding bowe bergdahls disappearance. military parlance as a 15.6 investigation. the military is having trouble putting hands on that 2010 investigation. the investigation was considered incomplete until bergdahl h...

Soldier saw. >> psychologically, there will be a long debrief. theyre going to want intelligence, who held him. i dont think he will know that much. i was kept have w very young guards most of the time and didnt meet senior commanders often. >> reporter: david rohde, former "new york times" journalist, was held captive by the taliban for seven month. taken from afghanistan intuate and held in tribal -- in 2008 and held in tribal pakistan until he managed to escape. can you give a glimpse into an...

American intelligence, i believe. >> and there is a connection john is making in regard to susan rice: >> they resorted to the youtube video for the failures at benghazi and now they are relating the health issue for having done a bad thing here. this is typical of this white house. >> no one is going to be in great health after being in captive for five years. but chuck hagel said it was essential to get him out. what do you think about that, general? >> five years in captivity and we are out o...

On future discussions. this issue is being looked at from a variety of perspectives. included bowe bergdahl the patient who is being assessed by military health officials. there are going to be a lot of questions about his reintegration in society. is he mentally, physically, and psychologically able to do that? and at what pace? there is also going to be questions about sergeant bergdahl the soldier which is what information may had he have gotten throughout his time in captivity. who he may ha...

Captivity. >> mr. secretary, i just want to touch on the other big story this week, of course, and that is secretary of the veterans affairs administration shinseki resigning amid this scandal within the va. there are questions about the care that veterans are getting today and the lack of service that they have gotten as the internal audit has found. you have got some 22,000 veterans from afghanistan, where you are, who will be returning home. how does this get fixed going forward? >> well, it ...

In captivity. bergdahls newfound freedom touching off a firestorm on capitol hill, critics accusing the president of breaking the law and crossing a line by negotiating with terrorists. as new questions are raised about the circumstances involving bergdahls capture. many soldiers who serviced with him are calling him a deserter. lets bring in senior international correspondent nic robertson live from landstuhl, germany, where bergdahl is being treated. first tell us what we know. he is there. he...

[ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪ sergeant bowe bergdahl is undergoing evaluations right now at landstuhl medical center. the focus is on bergdahls treatment and reintegration. theres no set date for his return to the united states after five years in captivity. joining me now is ayman mo...

And if you held your hand up in front of your face, you couldnt see anything because it was so dark. >> were showing video of that right now. go ahead. this is the rescue. >> if you see the soldier come down in there, hes bent over, and im bent over. its just suffocating in there. in the summer in iraq its literally 118 degrees and theres no ventilation in there. >> wow. >> so i was in that condition for my entire captivity. >> and that was about ten months? >> yes. yes. 311 days i was held. and...