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Am living vicariously through my son. i will not leave you on the battlefield. >> reporter: in 2011 his father made this impassioned video appeal direct to his sons kidnappers. >> its past time for him and the others to come down. to the nation of pakistan, our family, we wish to convey our compassionate respect. >> reporter: u.s. officials say his safe return is a top priority. u.s. central command keeps a constant reminder of him in its headquarters in florida. >> our hearts today are with the...

Captivity. "duck dynasty" made headlines. they will be returning with new episodes. the a & e soo follows the adventures of the robinson family. were supposed to see new faces. the owners of the empire state building are suing over pictures taken on top of the landmark. a professional photographer, an iraq war veteran, snapped this shot of his friend, who happens to be topless. owners claiming its inappropriate and didnt have permission for the photo shoot. says it wasnt commercial, breasts ...

Reported first on cnn. new video appears to show that the only american prisoner of war in captivity is still alive. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto broke the story. >> reporter: for the first time in three years, evidence abducted army sergeant bowe bergdahl is still alive. the video includes a time reference to december 14th, 2013. it is the first proof of life since a series of tapes released in 2010 and 2011 by the taliban. >> release me, please. im begging you. bring m...

U.s. military perming they have received a new video of the only soldier in captivity taken prisoners in 2009. its now believed hes in pakistan. these are past images. we have not seen the new proof of life video yet. its the first video in three years. were told he appears gaunt but seen talking. the taliban has said they would free him in exchange for some of their prisoners. the pentagon saying they continue to work towards his safe and immediate release. meantime growing concerns now about h...

Have the accident, the driver did, your dumb blond life flashed? ha. ive got news for you, this isnt the first time i have heard a dumb blond joke. i hope you had a great time joining us today on the real story. im gretchen carlson and now its time for shepard smith. >> gretchen, proof of life, the first video in years of an american soldier held captive by enemy forces, lets get to it. >> breaking news, first this hour, at 3:00 in new york city, officials of the united states now say they have ...

Streets of his home town hailey, idaho, where his family has been fighting for his return ever since. >> my cell phone is set on afghan time. i might be standing here but im living vicariously through my son. i will not leave you on the battlefield. >> reporter: his father made this impassioned video appeal direct to his sons kidnappers. >> to the nation of pakistan, our family would wish to convey our compassionate. >> reporter: u.s. officials say his return is a top priority. u.s. central comm...

Retired from working. i figuring that working too many hours a day was not the way i wanted to spend this life i had been given back. >> good for you. its something all of us can keep in mind. we werent on this plane with the two of you, but for those of us who have not been in a near disaster and havent had to brace for impact, whats your message, mr. kilimanjaro. whats your message for the rest of us? >> dont wait to do the things that are on your list of things you want to do. the other thing...

Consequences. this is something in my opinion happened in west virginia but affects all of america. chemicals are stored in every town, every state, everywhere, that it could potentially leak, that they dont have these sheets that everyone is talking about, they havent been studied, the thousands of chemicals that dont have it. so i have a concern. >> good luck, crystal, crystal good, good luck to you, your kids, everyone in west virginia. well continue to watch this story. thanks for joining us...

Captivity, artificial insemination is uncertain and even when new ones are born, they often tonight make it. >> unfortunately, theyre very, in the first month or so, theyre very fragile. and u you often dont know theres anything wrong. >> reporter: the pandas american journey has been key to the speciess survival. >> this is the crate that ling ling was shipped in in 1972. >> reporter: u.s. scientists have been stud -- researchers in the national zoo are now among the top authorities in the worl...

Well get a little spy cam on him, too. well track him. what viral video will you be absolutely sick of by this friday? maybe it will be the baby panda getting ready to debut at the smithsonians national zoo. the public will get to see these cutie starting this week. tom foreman has all the details. >> shes so warm. >> reporter: at just 17 pounds, 5-month-old bao bao is already a heavyweight in the world of conservation. >> 58 centimeters. >> reporter: a rare success in the long fight to preser...