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That stephanie oneill told me about the bible that bowe left behind with his father before being deployed overseas to combat. he said that he left a bible with his father. and when there was news that bowe had been taken captive by the taliban, bowes father opened up that bible, and it was bo bookmarked on a page of psalm 12:5. that psalm, it reads, in part, i will set him free, set him in the safety for which he longs. and that is part of a plaque. theres plants that were -- trees that were pla...

Response to liz? >> well, its hard foe me to believe that anyone thinks we would be better off if the soldier were back in captivity, which is the position have you to take if you think this shouldnt have been done. i think its a good thing that he is howe home. now, the israelis who no one would argue are soft on terrorists because they got to live -- to get back a single soldier, they sometimes release hundreds of palestinians. this sort of thing is not unmn. even by countries who have very su...

Hammock. "fox and friends" hour three starts right now. well, at this hour, sergeant bowe bergdahl is being treated by german doctors. he was just released from taliban control after five years in captivity. peter doocy is live in washington. peter, what did it cost to bring bergdahl back to the u.s.? >> reporter: to get army sergeant bowe bergdahl back to the u.s., the u.s. had to free five prison detainees at guantanamo bay. the country that mediated the talks between the united states is no...

Try to break out of his prison early in his captivity. he describes scaling a nearby cage and then jumping from roof to roof until he reached the front gate. he did surrender when he realed he couldnt get past the tower of guards. he talked exclusively about how hes doing now. >> i pray a lot. whenever i start to feel nervous, i just -- i close my eyes or look down at the ground and i just start praying or i look up at the sky and i start praying. >> he suffers from post-traumatic stress. well s...

So clearly the governments put a lot of resources into helping this family cope over the last five years. >> theres been an out of the public eye effort to get this young man out of his captivity for a long period of tile. i didnt know that, i dont know if my colleagues knew that. but it is sort of assuring in many ways. i think chuck hagel and susan rice, john kerry and others have spoken to this, all talked about this very long commitment that we dont leave people behind, it is a sacred duty t...

And communicate with his sons captors over the years. stand by for a second while we wait for the bergdahls to come out. i want to go to our nick valencia. hes on his way to the hometown of it the bergdahls in hailey, idaho. what have you heard? >> reporter: we are driving to the mountains right now so youve got to forgive me if our cell phone breaks up. ive been on the phone with residents in hailey, he a as you can imagine, the community is overjoyed and hes been released from the captivity. a...

Going to help the next afghanistan government to prevent a safe haven for al qaeda again. >> in defense, president obama says this shows americas commitment to leave no solar behind on the battle field. your response. >> its hard for me to believe that anyone thinks we would be better off if the soldier would be back in captivity, if this is the position you have to take. i think its a good thing that hes hope. the israelis who are soft on terrorists because they have got to live with the member...

Which he should have done to get that man after five years in captivity. im proud we have no p.o.w.s in afghanistan. >> thank you, senator mccaskill and thank you for sharing part of your schedule with us. >> will she or wont she? what can we pick up from the leaks of the hillary clinton book and what it means for her chances in 2016? >> what without hike to ask the panel about hillary clinton. live healthy and take one a day womens 50+. a complete multivitamin with 7 antioxidants to support cel...

I think the question now is, and you point to the kinds of warfare were having now, that no longer can it be said that the u.s. doesnt negotiate with terrorists? >> i wouldnt put it that way, candy. >> how would you put it? >> when we are in battles with terrorists and terrorists take an american prisoner, that prisoner still is a u.s. serviceman or woman. we still have a obligation to bring that person back. we did so, and thats whats to be celebrated. >> was there a particular reason why now? ...

[ speaking in foreign language ] im your father, bowe. >> i want to say thank you to everyone who has supported bowe. >> after nearly five years in captivity, their son bowe is coming home. >> release me, please. im begging you. bring me home, please. bring me home. >> behind the scenes a secret choreography had quickly been worked out in just the last several days. u.s. command center was set up at an undisclosed location. u.s. command doughs secretly flew to a point near the border where the t...