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Son alone on the battlefield. >> reporter: then in may of last year after several years of negotiating the obama administration agreed to release five taliban prisoners held in guantanamo bay for bowe bergdahl. he was brought to this field in a remote area of khost province and handed over the a u.s. special forces unit. one of the soldiers told bowe bergdahl on the chopper ride out, weve been looking for you for a long time. and brooke interestingly enough, bowe bergdahl is 28 years old. he spe...

That there will be a reference to an article 32 proceeding the equivalent of a grand jury in the u.s. military. they will hear from witnesses, witnesses will be cross-examined, evidence will be evaluated, and then there will be another huge decision do you take this to a full courts-martial, brooke? >> ed i know that youve covered him in texas, hes been in san antonio, hes had this administrative job there. has he been out at all since hes returned as a result of this prisoner swap, has he been ...

Hes found to have done that but theres much larger strategic fish to fry here in afghanistan. >> ed lavandera wrapping this up bowe bergdahls had a job at this location in san antonio, texas. what has he been doing these last however many months? has he been exposed to members of the public? how has he been living? >> we understand hes at ft. sam houston which interestingly enough you heard the colonel there in ft. bragg say this is where these proceedings will take place. everything will happen...

Will be brought before him. ed lavandera is standing by. hes been following the story from the get-go. and hes the one that broke these charges at the top of the last hour. ed just for people who are just tuning in run through the charges that sergeant bowe bergdahl will be facing. >> well two very serious criminal charges. one of desertion and the other one misbehaving before the enemy. so these are two serious criminal charges that bowe bergdahl faces. remember, back in august after bowe bergd...

Guantanamo bay? all as part of this agreement with the taliban, they were swapped for bowe bergdahl who by the way, was promoted and received pay the entire time he was held captive by the taliban. so ive got ed lavandera, ive got barbara starr, theyve covered the bergdahl story extensively. welcome back to the two of you. as we await this official statement from the army. barbara let me just begin with you. why dont we run through these initial charges and explain to me what this will mean for ...