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Stockholm syndrome. >> whie saw that video of the handover of bergdahl and he was wearing a tunic. you spoke with one of the commanders close to the negotiations who told you this. he said, we wanted him to return home with good memories and they described that white tunic as -- the tunic, the shawl, if you will, a gift that they gave him. tell us about that. >> well, its a part of taliban honor. they still considered bowe as a guest even though he was captured. but at the same time, its a dig a...

Videos authenticity but are reviewing it regardless. we know that the transfer was peaceful and successful and our focus remains on getting sergeant bergdahl the care that he needs." i think the two words there, peaceful and successful, stand out, christine, because when ive been talking to senior administration officials about this exchange, one thing that they do point out is that this might have been sort of a first test case as to whether or not the u.s. and the taliban can do business when ...

Extending all the way from nebraska and into central sections of illinois. but here are the severe storm reports, all the way from montana and into illinois with the primary report being hail. and we had grapefruit-sized hail reported in some areas. so, this morning, if you are traveling, both on the ground and in the air, some of the airports could be affected, maybe chicago, kansas city, st. louis with low visibility and very high winds. some of the winds were gusting around 100 miles an hour....

The only translated message was for bergdahl not to come back to afghanistan. as you can see in this video, bergdahl does not look healthy. he looks pale and is shaky. lets talk about this with our senior international correspondent nic robertson along with former cnn war correspondent mike betcher who has a document out called "the hornet easiness hornets nest." nic, ill start with you. what stands out in this video? >> reporter: this is not the pre 9/11 taliban. todays taliban has a slick medi...

Sergeant. but also politically the administration saying a big reason we had to do this right now and not notify, according to the 30-day rule, was because we had word that he was in very failing health. what do you think this video does to help or hurt that suggestion? >> well, certainly looks frail on this video. his head shaven, he looks pale. one of the first questions on that video, according to the taliban narration thats overplayed on it is the special forces guy who took handover from hi...

Border. the taliban said this took place in eastern afghanistan. they also said that at least 18 armed taliban soldiers were present during this handover. indeed, the video also shows a number of taliban armed afghan militants in the frame as well. so, you know, it corroborates that side of the story. in terms of his health and welfare, he looks pretty gaunt. i think we have to go with what the medical officials say here in southern germany say about that, he has certain medical needs. hes in a ...

Helicopter, they greet him, shake hands quickly with the afghans. >> see the pat-down? a lot of people noted that bowe bergdahl was actually patted down by u.s. special forces right there. >> watch again. grab him quickly. youre right, youre right. >> gives you a sense how little trust there is, even as this exchange is going on. >> you can see members of the special forces never fully turn their backs on the taliban fighters there and the taliban, 18 of them are up in the hills with guns watchi...

>> you can hear them saying long live mull la omar, the leader of the taliban. the taliban indulges in some propaganda, asserting the americans were so flustered they offered the wrong hand during a handshake. we told them, once, since they arrived in the area, we would be having a white flag. when they landed, they were too afraid and worried, that they shook hands only with two people and gave a left hand to a third one. about bergdahl, the narrator says, quote, when he first saw the helicopte...

All right, were following breaking news this morning. this dramatic, new video showing the moments when bowe bergdahl was set free by the taliban, handed over to u.s. special forces. theres the black hawk helicopter right there. you see a handshake. you see sergeant bergdahl being patted down by u.s. special forces, a precaution, no doubt, to make sure there were no explosives or anything dangerous on his body. this is the first time weve seen sergeant bergdahls face in months. there were at lea...

Says, "when he first saw helicopters, he became very happy but the americans left very quickly and we didnt get them to convey them our messages." bergdahls hand over appeared orderly and calm but the taliban say they came prepared to fight if necessary. the narrator saying, "we were given assurance by our leaders that nothing would take place but we took our armed friends there only for the safety of ourselves because you can never trust your enemy." barbara starr live at the pentagon with more...