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So, you know, its one of those very tough questions about where you come down on this. >> absolutely. as we were talking about earlier, its one thing to say in theory that you dont want to negotiate with terrorists that you dont want to do this kind of thing, but its a whole different issue when youre talking about the realities of war. the realities of having a member of the u.s. military in captivity, and trying to figure out how to get him back. barbara starr, thank you so much for your excel...

The microscope. hes accused of insider trading, at least being investigated for insider trading. we have new details on that. we also kick off our special series on historically black colleges and universities. ive spent time on several campuses over the past few months. ill show you how these schools are changing in a dramatic way and what that means for their future. good saturday afternoon to you. im craig melvin. this is msnbc. we start this hour with the big news of the day. the release of ...

A reminder of americas unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield. joining me now on the phone is fox news military analyst, lieutenant colonel bill cowen. thank you for talking to us. in the past, our u.s. captured soldiers, the rule has certainly been not to exchange prisoners of war, in other words, allow prisoners of taliban that are in custody free in exchange. so this is a bit of a change of pace. now that these five prisoners who were held at the g...

We have some breaking news right now. the white house releasing a statement right now saying the taliban in afghanistan has freed sergeant bergdahl held in captivity since june of 2009. now, you may recall that hes been there in captivity for quite some time. freedom coming as part of a negotiation that includes the release of five detainees in guantanamo bay, cuba. president says he called bergdahls parents, who have never given up hope their son would be some day released. again, this is break...

Think about, but a young man in this 20s, whos been nearly five years in captivity, spent most of his 20s in captivity living a life that not every average 20-something in this country will ever know or understand rchltsz for sure. absolutely impossible to understand, and you, ed, you spent a lot of time with them. quickly, barbara starr was talking earlier about the fact she saw the bergdahls walking through the halls of the pentagon. they did have a quiet campaign and to pret the pentagon, to ...

He may not -- ive talked to people about this in the military. theres nothing that says he will face criminal charges, nothing that says there will be some sort of mandatory criminal proceeding against him. by all accounts, he was absent without leave. whether it sdgoes as far as desertion, we dont know. the military will have to provide how wants to proceed but i have to tell you, speaking over the last several months to many senior military officials, they know its delicate and know other troo...

Suggesting also there that he thought maybe bowe was going to have trouble speaking english again, perhaps after so many years in captivity, bowe bergdahl had basically started speaking pashtu or some local kang to his captors and his mother and father making references to this being a long recovery ahead. not just physically getting bowe bergdahl back to his family but af fi after five years in captivity and repatriating him to the united states out of miserable conditions in afghanistan and pa...

Parents, but lets listen. >> good amp, everybody. this morning i called bob and janet bergdahl and told them that after nearly five years in captivity, their son, bowe, is coming home. sergeant bergdahl has missed birthdays and holidays and the simple moments with family and friends which all of us take for granted. but while bowe was gone, he was never forgotten. his parents thought about him and prayed for him every single day, as did his sister, sky, who prayed for his safe return. he wasnt f...

Asked of secretary of defense chuck hagel. i suspect his five years in captivity will speak for itself. then again, you never know what motivated him leaving that base in paktika province that evening. look, having covered the war in afghanistan, there were tremendous efforts made to find then private now sergeant bergdahl in the summer of 2009, in afghanistan. and in some cases, those efforts hindered the ability of the united states military to do other things. because they had so much reconna...

Of the lead. jake tapper, in spare time has writ an best-selling book called "the out post" and is an expert on afghanistan. youve been covering the bowe bergdahl story and captivity for years. tell me what you make of this. >> reporter: well, its a great thing, obviously, for his family. bowe bergdahl finally being released by the pakistani taliban after five years in captivity. it is a complicated case and just to help viewers understand why this isnt being treated with the ticker tape one mig...