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To that. we want to make sure we get the information so we understand the full con next which they made a decision to exchange sergeant bergdahl for these five high value taliban detainees. we want to do everything we can to get our members of the military back and we want to understand how the decisions are made with the risk associated with these detainees potentially returning back to the battlefield and even dane dangering afghans and americans. arthel: what do you think he could tell author...

>> after five years in captivity and transition in germany. this video appears to show bergdahls plane arriving in texas overnight. he was taken to brook army medical center to continue getting treatment. this afternoon the army will have a press conference to discuss the final fasz of bergdahls reintegration process. i asked john mccain what he would say to bergdahl and his critics? >> bowe bergdahl is on american soil and has returned overnight to texas for recoup race. do you have any message...

Was ready to take the next step in his reintegration process and so hes back on soil at brook army medical center in san antonio, texas. he is not expected to make any kind of public statement today and possibly not for the remainder of his treatment there. we expect bowe bergdahl will be reunited with his family in san antonio for the first time since he was captured by the taliban in june 2009. the obama administration swapped bergdahl for five taliban prisoners from gitmo on may 31 and bergda...

Lot. and the state republican convention in iowa has visitors on the republican side including rand paul and bobby jindel. >> more to come. stunning new information on the taliban five. is one of them linked to the 9/11 terror attack sns? >> and what is the process are for bowe bergdahl. will be be court marshaled? >> this actions were rough on everybody there. the rest of us were in the same condition he was. and we still fought for our fellow american and didnt desert each other. y phillips ...

And destruction against americans and those forces out there that are sympathetic to america. arthel: there will be a psych evaluation. how much should that determine how quickly they begin to grill bergdahl? >> its a fragile situation. we want to make sure we get him back to a state where he can communicate with us about the things he has gone through. thats a careful process they will go through to make sure they evaluate his full manhattannal health state so we can be most productive in under...

Couple more stories to get to before break. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is back on american soil this morning. he landed safely in san antonio this morning. the taliban freed bergdahl after nearly five years in captivity. in a controversial prisoner swap. something that has been criticized by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. he will stay at brook army medical center and is not expected to make any public appearances during this reintegration process. he had been recovered at a military hosp...

A spokesman says bergdahl will continue the next face into the preintegration process. there is no time line for the process. our focus remains on his health and well-being. he was swapped for five gitmo prisoners. some republican lawmakers were asking why he still had not been returned to the u.s. >> we have seriously wounded soldiers who rurped to the united states almost immediately. you are telling me he goes being held because of his medical condition. >> i dont like the implications. >> an...

Each phase that sergeant bergdahl participates in is a custom event fitted to his individual circumstances. this reintegration process is done on joint base san antonio and ft. sam houston because the department of the army tasks u.s. army south with the lead for phase three reintegration. u.s. army south has received tremendous support from the u.s. department of defense as well as my immediate higher headquarters, the united states southern command and u.s. european command who will lead for p...

Because that reintegration process is challenging. if anybody can relate to a holiday time with family and friends theres always chaos that goes on. so you can imagine that after five years in captivity, not knowing what to expect. not knowing what to say. theres a lot there that im sure hes still going to need to be briefed on before he even meets his parents even for a few moments. >> thats interesting because from my perspective i would think one way would be once you come back you would want...

Now. also we help them return to action plans for the future so they can prepare for and deal with events and help them move forward. >> next question. >> im with cnn. two questions. at what point do you integrate with bowe the controversy surrounding his capture and his release, at what point is that introduced to him because every indication we have so far is that he is unaware of all of that. then also, its been almost two weeks and as far as we know, he has not spoken with his parents. is th...