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Talking to people and there are yellow plackards, a way to finally celebrate that this is happening. >> thats right, dana. yesterday it was a big celebration. in fact, some of the locals in hailey, idaho, they uncorked champagne to celebrate their hometowns release after captivity of nearly five years. >> nick -- we are now hearing bowe bergdahls parents. >> this is part of a very large military, diplomatic and other governor mental agency team. dr. brad poppen, major hickey

This is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, every single day. ill ask again... whats in your wallet? for the past five years, residents of a small town in idaho, theyve been praying and waiting for the release of one of their own, american soldier bowe bergdahl. >> the folks in his hometown have a lot that they want to say about him. take a listen. >> its been the most unbelievable day in my lifetime. its like 100 christmases all rolled ...

Judge? >> thank you. >> the only person p.o.w. in afghanistan, bowe bergdahl, has been releesd. part of a 5 for 1 prisoner swap after five years in captivity. with me now, retired colonel tony schafer. good evening, colonel. 5-1. is that a good deal? >> i dont think it is a good deal in vegas. weve lost all leverage and one of the things were talking about, the administration has been talking about is trying to use these five, the git moe leverage. two reasons it is wrong. weve given up at least...

Judge? >> thank you. >> the only person p.o.w. in afghanistan, bowe bergdahl, has been releesd. part of a 5 for 1 prisoner swap after five years in captivity. with me now, retired colonel tony schafer. good evening, colonel. 5-1. is that a good deal? >> i dont think it is a good deal in vegas. weve lost all leverage and one of the things were talking about, the administration has been talking about is trying to use these five, the git moe leverage. two reasons it is wrong. weve given up at least...

Youre in the cnn newsroom this sunday. heres an update on the top stories were following for you right now. a suspect in last weeks shoobt at jewish museum in brussels is now in custody. three people were killed on that day, a fourth person is now considered clinically dead. its a good day, so said u.s. president barack obama saturday as he and the parents of freed american serviceman bergdahl made a statement at the white house. released by the taliban on saturday after almost five years in t...

So hes been around local taliban fighters who speak the local language, pashto. i dont want to blame bowe bergdahl this kid kept himself for life five years all alone in taliban captivity. we are not able, he was held in pakistan. we should be blaming the pakistani military. why werent they able to rest tu him for the last five years? this has been a problem -- >> were they even trying for the last five years. >> correct, i was held in the same place. theres lots of other people to blame than th...

Somehow encourage terrorists to take our american servicemen prird prisoner or hostage. >> okay. so good, bad? >> any time you get an american held in captivity for a long time, having that person free is a victory for the united states. this argument that the administration is negotiating with terrorists, we need to look back to the reagan years with what prompted the iran scandal has to do with the hardest scenario in international relations when youre a leader of a great power. when youre adv...

Havent talked to their son yet as he undergross what will be a very rigorous reintegration into life after nearly five years of captivity. among the seven people killed in a massachusetts plane crash was lewis katz, co-owner of the philadelphia enquirer, as well as former owner of the new jersey nets and the new jersey devils. now back to "caught on camera." a police officer tracks down a suspect on a bridge. and ends up in the fight of his life. >> and at that point i realized that i was de...

Residents there. theres a lot of balloons and yellow ribbons. those ribbons were put up in july 2009 to show solidarity with the bergdahl family and actually when i spoke to stephanie oneil yesterday, she mentioned that the handful of years that bergdahl has been in captivity, actually, 4 years and 11 months, some of the moments have been very difficult for his supporters. she said that there were moments in the last couple of years where people in hailey believed that he may never come home. bu...

For five years and finally being able to do so. but, you know, again, knowing his parents the way you do, it speaks to their stoicism and their strength. >> reporter: and the self-discipline to trust in what is going on around them. remember, this is a family that gave very few interviews during the course of bowe bergdahls captivity, many ups and downs especially in the last few years as talks with the taliban had gone good days -- it started, there were signs and they were feeling hopeful, and...