Son. I love you, bowe. This morning the white house is pushing back against criticism it brokered the deal which negotiating with terrorists. Here is what matters. He was a prisoner in an Armed Conflict, a member of the military, and in that situation the United States does not leave its men and women behind, and for five years we have been engaged in an effort to try to secure his release. So lets bring in Cnn Senior International correspondent Nic Robertson to tell us more about this. Hes live in germany where bergdahl is receiving treatment. Good morning, nic. Reporter good morning, carol. Hes now into his second day of treatment. Were not being given updates specifically on how he is faring with that treatment. We are being told the type of treatment. There will be a psychological analysis, a physical analysis. There will be, as well, an effort to see if he has any actionable current military intelligence and anything he has learned that could be useful for troops in the future in this situation. It is going to be a long process is what were told, going at the pace that he can cope with. Its down to his level of comfort, how quickly this reintegration goes. All this coming after almost five years in captivity. After almost five years in captivity in afghanistan scared i wont be able to go home. Reporter aeshl Sergeant Bowe bergdahl is free and safe. Now new details emerging about the secret recovery effort three years in the making. According to u. S. Se fence officials, a socalled proof of life video sent of the now 28yearold last december, incited them to broker the secret deal. Officials say the soldiers sickly appearance putting them on an advanced timetable. The deal, swap these five taliban detainees in Guantanamo Bay in exchange for bergdahl. Release me, please. Im begging you, bring me home. Reporter according to the wall street journal, after days of waiting, the talibans call to meet finally came. U. S. Defense Officials Say it was just around 10 30 in the morning on saturday when 18 armed taliban fighters led bergdahl to the Meeting Point near the pakistani border. In wait, special ops forces backed by helicopter gun ships. Bergdahl walks up to the u. S. Commandos talking to them right away. The American Forces immediately search him for explosives and verify his identity. U. S. Officials say the meeting lasted just 60 seconds and bergdahl was quickly rushed onto to a helicopter. On the helicopter he reached for a paper plate scribbling sf, asking the commandos if they were special forces. After hearing they were, bergdahl broke down, crying. After nearly five years americas last p. O. W. From the afghan conflict is finally free. Five years is a seemingly endless long time, but youve made it. Reporter bergdahls parents who have not yet had contact with their son sent him this message. Im proud of how much you wanted to help the Afghan People and what you were willing to do to go to that length. Reporter so how quickly before he can be reunited with his parents . Doctors say theyre sympathetic to everything hes been through in afghanistan, sensitive to all those types of traumas. One of their aims get him back to his family as soon as possible. Nic robertson reporting live from germany this morning. It has been five agonizing years of waiting in haley, idaho, where family and friends are anxiously awaiting bergdahls return. Yellow ribbons and balloons have long decorated the streets there. Haley is all in for its Hometown Hero. Officials are trying to decide if hell be reunited with his family in germany or once he returns to u. S. Soil. Another side to this story, some of bergdahls fellow soldiers say hes no hero, accuse him of being a deserter. They say his selfish act caused lives and calling on him to stand trial. One soldier said, i was pissed off then and even more so now. Bergdahl deserted during a time of war and fellow americans lost their lives searching for him. He said he needs to admit he deserted his post and face a military trial for desertion. Barbara starr is here with more on this side of the story. Good morning, carol. A lot of this narrative has been out there for many years, of course. The commentary, the narrative, the belief that Bowe Bergdahl may have walked away from his post in afghanistan. Were going to say repeatedly there is no publicly verified information about why he left that night, how he came to not be on the post. Pentagon Officials Say that repeatedly, they need to hear from him what happened. But there is a social media backlash about all of this, a Facebook Page emerging entitled Bowe Bergdahl is not a hero. A lot of commentary on that Facebook Page, and indeed on the Facebook Page of his own unit, a reminder that military standards require people to be respectful when they post these comments, that on his own units Facebook Page which is also getting a lot of commentary. What does the pentagon have to say about all this . A Senior Defense official tells me right now bergdahl is not classified as a deserter. He has continued to be classified over the years as missing captured. They believe very strongly that their obligation was to bring him home and then, if there are legal issues to face, they will talk to him, theyll get his side of the story and they will decide how to proceed. In fact, over the years, while he was in captivity, he was promoted to higher ranks within the enlisted core of the army and was scheduled to be promoted to Staff Sergeant sometime later this month. So the bottom line is, the military says they want to hear from him once and for all, in his own words, not under duress, what exactly did happen. Carol . Barbara starr reporting live from the pentagon. Whether bergdahl was a traitor or hero is complicating the matter further for the white house. As i told you, five hard core terrorists were exchanged for bergdahls release. These photos obtained by cnn were released by the taliban and reportedly show those former detainees arriving in dohar, qatar. Joining us on the phone, former u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations bill richardson. He has experience with negotiating with rogue characters. Good morning, sir. Good morning, carol. Ambassador, i just want to get the elephant out of the room now. If bergdahl is a deserter and en daengerred his fellow troops, this is what critics appear to be asking, was it worth releasing the most dangerous taliban leaders for his freedom . Yes, it was. The precept that any hostage negotiation, especially an american soldier, is you bring that soldier home no matter what. I think secondly, carol, you cant look at it as proportional, one in exchange for five. Look what happened with the israelis with shalid, the israeli soldiers. It took 1200 terrorists in exchange for one person. I think the administration was correct in moving forward, in striking the deal when the iron was hot. His safety was jeopardized, his health was not in good shape. All of this needs to be investigated. The deserter initiative and the deserter stuff. But the fact remains that will may be one more benefit in that this is the first deal weve ever struck in this afghan war with the taliban. Maybe this can lead to a lessening of tensions, of some kind of not necessarily a peace agreement, but an exit that were already initiating in afghanistan that might save more of our troops. You know what some republicans are saying, mr. Ambassador. Theyre saying its not legal for the United States to negotiate with terrorists and this could make it more dangerous for our soldiers overseas because the taliban will be more willing to kidnap soldiers in exchange for prisoners being kept in other countries. The president made a courageous decision. I think legally you can get around the negotiating with terrorists because, in fact, it was a broker. It was the amir of qatar that was our interlock tur, that was our negotiator. This was a soiled country, a solid leader thats helped us before. What i think is also going to be key is what happens with the terrorists . Will they be noncombatants . Hopefully theres an agreement that they cant be. But that needs to be enforced. Secondly, the travel ban for a year, that they cant move for a year. But i think on the whole, the president had to make a tough decision. I think he made the tough one as somebody thats negotiated with the taliban, also but, mr. Ambassador, he made a tough decision but he made it without the help of congress. If youre deciding something as controversial as this, wouldnt it be a better idea for the president to check in with congress . Well, you know, this law that the president says he challenged was a 30day notification, carol. What is he supposed to do . Give them 30 days . Theres the possibility of leaks, the taliban may change their mind on releasing bowe. You really cant secondguess shouldnt the president have trusted some member of congress . Of course. Of course there were some notifications. But that pre notification law of 30 days is impractical in a hostage negotiation. Its not going to work. Whats important is that there be bipartisanship. This should not be dragged into politics. Unfortunately it is. The fact is, weve got an american serviceman home. I think the positive result was a press conference of parents in idaho exalting about their son coming home. The other stuff needs to be investigated, but what is important is the message sent to the American People and the troops that, if youre in harms way, youre an american soldier. Well do everything we can to bring you home. Ambassador richardson, thank you so much for joining me this morning. I appreciate it. Thank you. Still to come in the newsroom. President obama takes executive action in a major crackdown on Carbon Emissions. Critics say his plan is a job killer big time. Erin mcpike covering this mornings announcement. Reporter epa chief Gina Mccarthy is set to announce coalfired power plants must cut emissions by 30 by the year 2030. More on that faf the break. Thoughtful combinations, artfully prepared. Fancy feast elegant medleys. Inspired dishes like primavera, florentine and tuscany. Fancy feast. A medley of love, served daily. When la quinta. Com sends sales rep Steve Hatfield the ready for you alert, the second his room is ready. You know what he brings . Any questions . 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Opponents say the plan will cost billions of dollars and cost the country hundreds of thousands of jobs mainly from coal plants. Cnns erin mcpike joins us live from washington to tell us more. Reporter carol, thats right. As you mentioned, the headline here is these coalfired power plants will have to cut Carbon Emissions by 30 by 2030. Ive been talking to some experts this morning on this, they say this is more industry friendly than could otherwise have been expected because theyre cutting from 2005 levels, not from 2012 levels. The next reason that makes it a little more industry friendly than they thought is that states are going to be given wide latitude in how they go about doing this. Theyre not mandating any kind of technology, but theyre being given a menu of options for how they can do this, by developing wind, solar, some other forms of renewable energy. As we know, environmentalists have not been thrilled with the president. They dont think hes done enough. But opponents and republicans are saying this is going to be bad for the coal industry. The chamber of commerce says its going to cost the u. S. Economy 50 billion in a year. We also heard from wyoming senator mike enzi and he said it would cost 800,000 jobs from the coal industry. Where is he getting that figure . These are things that have been studied for a long time. Here is the other thing, carol. This is going to be a regulatory process. Its actually going to go on for a rather long time. The epa is going to have to open a forum, essentially, for comments. We are going to see a number of legal challenges. Ive been told were going to hear from the right and the left, not just the harm it could do to the coal industry, but some environmental groups are going to say this is not going far enough, that they would like to see emissions cut from the 2012 levels rather than the 2005 levels. Erin mcpike reporting live from washington. Well have more on this topic later in the newsroom. 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