David Rode Captured News Today

So you just hold on and hope that its going to come to an end eventually. >> reporter: david rode captured and held by the taliban in 2008 working for "the new york times" keeps in touch with the bergdahl family. >> you decide its your job to stay alive and wait and hope theres some kind of resolution to the case and its absolutely incredible that bowe bergdahl has stayed alive through these 4 1/2 years. >> the family of sergeant bergdahl released a statement today. i want to read part of it "as...

>> reporter: we think, and this is as much as we can tell, since as you know the only thing weve heard from mr. southern was during that press kmpb, we think it might have something to do with the fact this company officially merged with a few other companies on december 31st. it merged with poca blending, the company where they found the chemicals to be today or recently, and it also merged with a river terminal company which is the site of the elk river spill. and theres numerous names listed ...