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Thank you. >> that was colonel daniel king of army public affairs talking about the initial court appearance by army sergeant bowe bergdahl on these charges of desertion and also putting his colleagues in danger right now. happened a little more than an hour ago. >> let's get over to nick valencia. he was in the courtroom during this appearance. he's on the phone with us now. nick, tell us a little more about what we've learned here from the colonel, what you saw and heard in the courtroom. >> reporter: good morning, kate. it was a relatively brief arraignment. we expected it to be very expedi...

Each six months that a soldier is deployed in an active war zone. i mentioned he was dressed in his military attire. clean-shaven. he said nothing. just had a few whispers with his co-counsel, defense counsel, as he waited for the judge. once the judge got into the courtroom, about 10:01, the arraignment was very fast. the judge asked him a series of questions to which bergdahl responded, sir, yes, sir. he deferred to enter his plea. he deferred, as you heard the colonel say, whether or not he wanted a judge -- a trial, i should say, by a judge or a trial by a jury of his peers. part of this e...