wednesday s briefing said their focus was on another recording. a so-called proof of life video showing sergeant bergdahl in captivity. in the classified video, bergdahl appears gaunt and apparently had difficulty speaking. u.s. officials say the video showed marked deterioration of bergdahl s health compared to previous videos. they acted quickly to recover him. republicans who spoke for the camera and more than one democrat including joe manchin of west virginia it looks to him like bergdahl was drugged and if it was enough to question the prisoner swap. he was not in that type of dire situation when he was released. reporter: some republican senators who have been harshly critical of the administration s handling of the bergdahl matter are now saying the administration should lift the restriction on the proof of life video. every american should see the video. this is something that we need to put out in the open. you need to look at the video and judge for yourself.
well, with the highlight really of the morning has been testimony called by the defense of two pennsylvania state investigators who work order this case. one of them is now retired. the defense grilling them over their techniques in how they questioned alleged victims in this case. in particular, they concentrated on one, accuser number four. and the defense was suggesting to the jury that these investigators were in essence telling the victims what to say. encouraging them. tainting them by talking about what other victims alleged victims may have said. the defense attorney saying at one point they referred to an audiotape of accuser number four in which the investigator is heard saying that you are doing well, saying words to the effect of you we are hearing very similar things, sometimes word for word from other alleged victims in this case. and, in fact, after at one point told them we also heard others talk about actual oral sex. the investigators who were testifying
rock star to the doctor last fall. crow s team tells abc news the singer was concerned by pressure she felt on her temple. the mri diagnosis? a benign brain tumor called meningioma. no one knows what causes the tumor. still, as many as 10,000 americans are diagnosed with one each year. over 90% of the cases are non-cancerous. they re more common in women than men. and they typically arise in older people, between 40 and 70 years old. reporter: most of the time the tumors grow slowly. that s why many doctors recommend leaving and monitoring them. they re always found in the tissue surrounding the brain. but exactly where the tumor sits is critical. if it s at the top of the brain, that can mean seizures, headaches, difficulty speaking. at the base of the skull, hearing and swallowing problems. behind the nose, loss of smell and vision. the symptoms come on gradually. my side vision was off. reporter: for agneta jofers that means she had to move forward with surgery last month.
withholding program that has yet to be implemented. iraq war vet scott olsen hospitalized with a reported two-inch skull fracture after he was struck in the head by an unknown flying object during tuesday night s occupy open protest has now been medically upgraded from critical to fair condition. great news there. according to a hospital spokesperson, olsen is now aware of his surroundings but has some difficulty speaking. protesters believe olsen was wounded by a canister of tear gas fired by riot police. police have not yet confirmed that. olsen s injury has become the signature moment of the occupy wall street movement as thousands rallied around the 24-year-old in candlelight vigils yesterday throughout the country. oakland mayor gene kwan attempted to speak to a crowd last night. but demonstrators would not let her get a word in, booing her, telling her to go home. kwan was forced back inside town hall where she recorded her
oh, i had many loves. and, of course, her charlie. i m way too old for him now. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. anybody watching the debt vote in the house monday night had to have been extraordinarily moved by that remarkable emotional moment when congresswoman gabrielle giffords walked out on the floor to cast her first vote since an assassination attempt nearly killed her back in january. joining me now is a man who s had his own brush with death, abc news bob woodruff. he s got a primetime nightline special on her and other near death experiences tonight at 10:00 eastern. he joins me now. bob, it must have been a pretty moving moment for you particularly watching gabby giffords given what you had been through yourself. you know, i think all of us i m sure you re the same. you re pretty stunned and shocked that she showed up like that suddenly right there on the floor of congress. her recovery s been pretty remarkable, i have to say. i didn t