speaking in english to the medical staff treating him. participating more in his recovery treatment, and is resting better. the administration continues to insist bergdahl's health and safety were at risk, and to make the point, showed senators a classified video of bergdahl from december 2013. >> he looked terrible. and i think that video should be released at some point. he could barely talk. he couldn't focus his eyes. he was downcast. he was thin. he looked like a man -- i looked around the room as that video was shown, and i think it was clearly effective when the video stopped. it wasn't very long, maybe 30 seconds. there was dead silence in the room. >> reporter: an afghan security official who was on duty near where bergdahl was captured in 2009 told cnn when local villagers spotted bergdahl after he left his base, they tried to