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Personnel, and found generally good news. >> they need to realize that there is life after being a p.o.w., that most people bounce back, that bouncing back is largely a choice. >> barbara starr joins us now. barbara, what is next for him? >> well, don, what we are hearing is he is likely to stay at that military hospital in landstuhl, germany for at least the next few days, perhaps several days before his medical and repatriation team say he is stable enough psychologically, mainly, to travel to...

Face or anything like that. >> all we can see is on his face. we dont know what is under there but presumably from everyone that has examined this, hes in good shape. do you remember having these ticks or blinking light before? >> im not exactly sure. i mean, he always seemed to be a pretty -- a normal guy as far as his gestures and the way he was looking. so maybe it was the bright sunlight. in a way, though, he looked sad to me. and maybe he smiled because there was some kind of sar relationsh...

Undersecretary of the army, josh porter served with bowe bergdahl and former jag attorney jeffrey corn. im glad to have all of you here tonight and for members of the military, thank you for your service. josh, i want to begin with you. you say youre speaking on your own accord and not as part of any political opposition but you were there with bowe bergdahl the night he went missing. how does he look to you on this tape and what jumped out to you? >> well, i mean, yes, you guys did mention that...

Lar from any other soldier fromming back from combat. he didnt have scars on his face or anything like that. >> all we could see was really his face. we dont know whats under there. presuming from everyone examining this, he is in good condition. do you remember him having these sort of tick or blink like that before? >> im not exactly sure. he always seemed to be a normal guy as far as his gestures. maybe it was the bright sunlight. in a way, though, he looked sad to me. and maybe he smiled bec...

We had the cooperation of the qatarris to execute an exchange and we seized that opportunity. and the process was truncated because we wanted to make sure we did not miss that window. >> by law, congress is supposed to get 30 days unless before any prisoners are moved from guantanamo bay. but thats a technicality compared to the shock and the outrage felt by many over who those prisoners actually are. and who bowe bergdahl is, in the minds of several who served with him. they say he is a deserte...

Because it was deemed too dangerous, too concerning that his captors would kill him. >> thank you very much. joining me on the phone right now is lieutenant colonel jeffrey corn. he is a former jag attorney. let me ask you. people here at the top of the program, jeffrey, he left deliberately and he left of his own free will when he left the base that night. that was the army conclusion. but then as barbara said, that is distinct from deserting. what is the difference between these two things? yo...

Legal issue but its mostly a political issue. theres not going to be any lawsuit about this. congress cant sue the president for violating this aspect of the law. congress will take action. they will hold hearings. they will express their outrage. thats not trivial. but did president obama break the law here? i think its pretty clear that he did. >> theres certainly a lot more conversation that needs to be had, especially if and when we do get some information straight from bowe bergdahl himself...

Life in america has been decided in part by the circumstances of his capture in afghanistan. as weve reported, many gis who served with him say he wandered away from his post. though that has not been proven and the pentagon says it does not know at this early stage but it wants to hear from him. joining me with special insights on the legal angles on this are cnn senior analyst jeffrey toobin and from houston, former military lawyer and now professor at south texas college of law, jeffrey corn....