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disappearing honey bee. ♪ the american soldier held in afghanistan for nearly five years has been freed. sergeant bowe bergdahl was 23 when he was captured by the taliban in 2009. now, 28, he was handed over to a u.s. special operations team this morning. in exchange for his release, five detainees from guantanamo guantbay were transferred to the custody of qatar. randall pinkston is joining us. tell us more about sergeant burgdahl's case. >> he was a private first class when he held infell into the happened near the border with pakistan. tonight, he is finally, on his way home. >> freedom came. officials say at 10:30 a.m.

eastern time saturday, special operations forces with support from multiple helicopters and overhead surveillance and intelligence executed the operation. the exchange took place in eastern afghanistan. 19 taliban forces were present, but there was no confrontation, no gunfire. defense officials say bergdahl was able to walk to u.s. forces and communicate with them. he is receiving medical care and initial debriefing at bagram air base outside kabul. the emir negotiated his release in exchange for the transfer of five taliban detainees from the u.s. guantanamo prison facility to the custody of qatar. >> thetaltable had very little popularity in afghanistan today and so i don't think they any longer have levers of power that would make them dangerous. plus, the qataris have promise today quarantine them for a year and i think probably keep an eye on them after that.

bergdahl was captured in june, 2009. over the years, the tabletable released several videos. in most of them, he was apparently forced to criticize u.s. military presence in afghanistan. >> this war isn't worth the waste of human life that it costs both afghanistan and the u.s. it's not worth the amount of lives that have been wasted, the amount of life that has been wasted in prisons, guantanamo bay, bagram, all of those places where we are keeping, you know, prisoners. i am a prison. i want to go home. you know, the men, afghanistan men who are in our prisons, they want to go home, too. >> since 2011, a senior administration official says sergeant bergdahl's recovery has been a central element in america's reconciliation efforts with the taliban. in his statement announced in the release, president obama said i was honored to call his parents to express our joy that

they can expect his safe return. the president said sergeant bergdahl's recovery is al reminder of america's unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield. bergdahl's family thanked his many supporters saying, we were so joyful and relieved when president obama called us today to give us the news that bowe is finally coming home. we cannot wait to wrap our arms around our only son. we want to thank bowe's many supporters, in idaho, around the nation and around the world. we thank the emir for qatar for his efforts. of course, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of those in the many u.s. agencies who never gave up. today, we are he can static. sergeant bergdahl is the last known american pow from the afghanistan and iraq wars. >> a defense department spokesman says he is likely to be reu united with his family.

we have seen reports that the family may be here in washington, d.c. we expect to hear more about the rescue later this evening when president obama is scheduled to appear in the rose garden. >> we will be carrying that live here in just a moment. as you know, randall, the u.s. has been trying to facilitate reconciliation with the taliban for quite some time now. what more can you tell us about that? >> well, a senior administration official confirmed this avenge to al jazeera that this effort began in 2010. this effort to reconcile with the taliban. then it picked up again in 2011 and from that point, forward, sergeant bergdahl's recovery was a key component of that effort. the administration official went on to say that getting him out of the custody of the taliban was an effort in its own right because it's so important. so many officials have said today to never, ever leave any american in uniform behind on any battlefield. >> we do want to mention al jazeera america's parent company is based in qatar and

financed in part by the company's government. randall, thank you. in sergeant bergdahl's hometown, are nots are getting ready for his home coming. yellow ribbons are covering the walls of one local coffee house and balloons are lining the streets. in ex change for sergeant bergdal, five detain easy will be transferred to qatar. all are adel to be senior leaders. all have been in u.s. custody more than a day. the talltable deputy machine stir of intelligence. nori served as a govern in two northern provinces. he is accused of ordering the murder of thousands of shiias. wasiq had direct ties to 0 sam a bin laden. noori is alleged to have committed war crimes. also, mohammed inform abi, a former security official and a radio operator for the taliban. arizona senator john mccain who spent six years as a prison of

war in vietnam issued a statement welcoming saj event bergdahl home but the iran wants to know more about the circumstances of his release. mccain said, quote, these particular individuals are hardened takerists who have the blood of americans and countless afghans on their hands. i am eager to learn what precise steps are being taken to ensure that these vicious and violent taliban extremists never return to the fight against the united states and our partners. am boss dor mark grossman joins me on the phone from village. he was the u.s. special representative for afghanistan and pakistan from 2011 to 2012. ambassador, it's great to have you with us. first of all, your reaction that the u.s. was able to broker a deal with the tabletable. >> thank you very much for having me. i am pleasantly surprised today and i think before we do anything else as mr. pinkston did and as you said, to give a minute here to the bergdahls, all of the time i had the honor to know them, they were

stalwart, creative, steadfast. they never lost hope. i think the most important thing today for me anyway is this feeling that they finally, will be able to welcome their son home and what a great thing that is. >> this was a very difficult journey for the family. you have had firsthand experience, though, negotiating with the taliban. what were those negotiations like? >> they were very difficult and the fact that, you know, we were not able to come to any agreement in 2011 and 2012, i think is proof of that. we, as mr. pinkston said, never, ever, ever talked to the taliban without talking about sergent bergdahl. he was always primary on our minds. but we were not able to make an arrangement in 2011, 2012, which is why i think it's so interesting that they were able to make it today. so, it's very difficult. sometimes things don't happen exactly when you think they will. here we are and sergeant bergdahl is coming home. >> knowing how difficult it was to negotiate with the taliban, are you surprised at all the

u.s. was able to broker a deal. >> well, i think the taliban -- again, i am no big expert but i think they look ute on their perspective, what do they see? they see an election that took place in afghanistan successfully. there is going to be a new president. there is going to be a signed bilateral security agreement. president obama announced on thursday or friday of this last week that he is prepared to leave american forces in afghanistan for some time to come to continue to train afghan forces. they see the ansf is prepared to fight. if they look on their prospects, i think they recognize maybe this reconciliation question is going to come back and one of the things that allows them maybe to proceed is to have sark events bergdahl come home so it's no longer an issue between the united states and the tabtable. >> looking at the deal, ambassador, as we say, five guantanamo inmates were released. could this endanger u.s. national security? >> i think it's important, as mr. pinkston said that they

weren't released. they were being transferred to qatar. and as secretary of defense hagel said, the united states would not the have done this deal if they weren't sure that the qataris would be providing the kind of security, the travel ban and probably other things that i don't know about and as you said, senator mccain interested in learning about those things. i don't think that the united states government would have done this, certainly we would not have, had there not been these assurance. >> in our final moments here, ambassador, do you see this oftening, if you will, the hard line of the taliban? >> it's too soon to tell. i think the add miles per hourstration has been verywise today to be very clear to say we don't know what will happen in the future about peace and reconciliation. this is the deal that was done for sergeant bergdahl. we will see what else happens in the future. >> ambassador marc grossman, appreciate your time. >> thank you for having me. the president will speak in just a moment. we will carry hez comments live and continuing coverage throughout the evening on the

release of sergeant bowe bergdahl. stay with us here on al jazeera america in just a moment. we are awaiting an announcement for the white house on the release of the american soldier held captive in afghanistan for five years. we are looking life in washington, d.c. we have confirmed the family of sergeant bowe bergdahl to be there with the president at the whitehouse when the president speaks, we will bring it to you live. also, ahead here on al jazeera america, the cuban market is supposed to be closed to american companies. we wi we will show you why that isn't exactly the case.

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release of sergeant bowe bergdahl released today after five years of captivity. his family, as we learned, is expected to be there when the president speaks, we, of course, will bring it to you live right here on al jazeera america. defense secretary chuck hagel accused china of destabilizing southeast asia today. the comments sparked a war of words. one chinese individual said if you take china as an enemy, china will become the enemy of the enlist. hagles remarks were made at an asian security summit in singapore. >> that's where we find al jazeera's scott hideler. >> u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagle using blunt language in dealing with china and what he sees as possible destabilization of the region when china is dealing with that i see territory y'all disputes. he thinks that what we are doing is something that could impact the international community. >> china has called the south china sea a sea of peace,

friendship, and cooperation. and that's what it should be. but in recent months, china has undertaken destabilizing unilateral actions asserting its claims in the south china sea. >> in his speech, the defense secretary broad ended out from these territorial disputes in southeast asia as well as the east china sea. he talked about thailand and the united states's concern over the military coup over the last two weeks and what that could mean for the population in thailand. >> we will respond when nations retreat from democracy as in thailand. we urge the royal thai armed forces to release those on who have been detained, end restrictions on free expression, and move immediately to restore power to the people of thailand through free and fair e elections. >> secretary of defense hagel ntunderline the united states's pivot or rebalancing to asia as it draws down forces in afghantistan and earlier in ira. they are looking to the united

states to have a bigger foot printing diplomatically and militarily. he underlined the military shifting of forces. 60% of air force and navy will operate out of this region in just six years underlining how important the administration sees this region. >> that was scott heidler in singapore. >> an international monitoring group says it may pull out of ukraine because of safety issues. fighting between kiev and separatists in the east continue today. the organization for security and cooperation in europe says they lost contact with a group of five monitors on thursday. russian officials say the monitors should stay. clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police broke out across turkey today. water canons and tear gas were used to quell the violence, about 25,000 police were

dispatched throughout turkey. it's the one-year anniversary of taksism m square that left dopps dead. protesters aren't happy with charges of corruption. comments on the release of sergeant bergdahl . their son, bowe is coming home. sergeant bergdahl has missed birthdays and holidays and all of the moments we take for granted. while he was gone, he was never forgotten. his parents thought about him and prayed for him every single day, as did his sister, skye, who prayed for his safe return. he wasn't forgotten by his community in idaho or the military, which rallied to support the bergdahls through thick and thing. he wasn't forgotten by his country because the united states of america does not ever leave our men and women in

uniform behind. this commander -- as commander in chief, i am proud of the service members who recovered sergeant bergdahl and brought him safely out of harm's way. as usual, they performed with extraordinary courage and professionalism and made of their nation proud. right now, our top priority is making share bow gets the care and support that he needs and that he can be reunited with his family as soon as possible. i am also grateful for the tireless work of our diplomats and for the cooperation of the government of qatar in helping to secure bowe's release. we have worked for several years to achieve this goal and earlier this week, i was able to personally think the emir for qatar in his leadership helping us get this done. the united states is transferring five detainees from the principles in guaupt guantby in qatar. we have assurance the qatar

government will protect our national security. i also want to express gratitudes of the afghan government, which has always supported our efforts to secure bowe's release. going forward, the united states will continue to support an afghan-led process of reconciliation which could help secure a hard-earned peace within a sovereign and unified afghanistan. as i said earlier this week, we are committed to winding down the war in afghanistan, and we are committed to closing gitmo. but we also made an iron-clad commitment to bring our prisoners of war home. >> that's who we are as americans. it's a profound obligation within our military and today, at least in this instance, it's a promise we have been able to keep. i am mindful, though, that there are many troops who remain missing in the past. >> that's why we are never going to forget. we are never going to give up our search for service members who remain unaccounted for.

we also remain deeply committed to securing the release of american citizens who are unjustly detained abroad and deserve to be reunited with their families just like the bergdahls soon will be. bob, janie, today, families across america share in the joy that i know you feel as a parent, i can't imagine the hardship that you guys have gone through. as president, i know i speak for all americans when i say we cannot wait for the moment when you are reunited and your son, bowe is back in your arms. so with that, i would like bob to have an opportunity to say something and janie if she would like as well. >> i just want to say, thank you to everyone who has supported bowe. he has had a wonderful team everywhere. we will continue to stay strong

for bowe while he recovers. thank you. ? >> i would like to say to bowe right now who is having trouble speaking english [speaking ] i am your father, bowe. for the people of afghanistan, the same. [speeding ] . >> the complicated nature of this recovery was we will never really be comprehended. to each and every single one who effected this in this country, in the service branchs, at the state department, throughout the whole of american government and around the world international governments around the world, thank you so much. we just can't commune indicate the words this morning when we heard from the president.

so, we look forward to the continuing recovery of our son, which is going to be a considerable task for our family, and we hope that the media will understand that that will keep us very preoccupied in the coming days and weeks as he gets back home to the united states. thank you all for being here very much. >> thank you. >> a good day. >> yes. it's a good day. >> once again, short but powerful words from the family of sergeant bowe bergdahl as well as remarks by the president. i want to bring in our randall pinkston joining us once again. randall, this has been a journey not only for sergeant bergdahl but for his family. >> absolutely. the family probably more than anyone has been arrestedently

working for his release. you will notice that bergdahl's father, bob bergdahl was wearing a beard, had grown a beard. he also made one brief comment, as best we could tell in pashtoon, the language used in the area of afghanistan where bergdahl, sergeantbeyberg was serving at the time of his capture. his father apparently has been attempting direct communications with his captors. we don't know whether or not or i certainly don't know whether or not he ever managed to reach anyone directly, but he has made every effort to be in communication with those who have kept his son for nearly five years. bergdahl captured june 30th of 2009, almost five years ago. president obama taking -- making a special effort to think the government of qatar for its role in efforting this release. it has been an intermediatiary for some time now, the emir

specifically credited with making it possible for there to be a transfer of five detainees who have been held at guantanamo bay into the custody of qatar with assurance that american's security will be protected. >> randall, perhaps too early to dissect this deal but moving forward, does this say anything about the administration's handling of foreign affairs? >> certainly i would relieve that assessment to people more skilled at diplomatic analysis than i. we recently heard from the former ambassador grossman who told you that this is a moment for joy and receiving back into the embrace of america a long lost member of the american military. there were the plymk impl the is as we look at the role of the

afghans selecting a new leader that may or may not allow american forces after 2014. there are so many issues that come into play here but certainly what is wonderful, the news is that bergdahl, as far as we know, is the last american pow in custody as a result of the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> yeah. we heard the president say to bergdahl's family, this is a joyous,drate day. our randall pinkston in washington. thank you. earlier, we spoke with david rohde. he was captured by the taliban and held from november, 2008, to june of 2009. he was able to give us an idea of how sergeant bergdahl may have felt upon his release. >> it was very isolating. it's amazing bowe bergdahl has survived five years in captivity. i was taken into pakistan, the e essential safe area where the

palstani government does not control the northwest part of the can't tree. that's why they were able to hold him for so long. >> rewiping a little bit in your own experience as we mentioned. you were working as a journalist. >> i was invited to an interview by the taliban. we want to that interview. instead of speaking with me, they abducted me and two afghan colleagues. i was in afghanistan but they quickly took me into pakistan where they have the safe haven. >> what were the conditions like. >> an isolated compound. i was moved from house to house. i think he would have been moved as well. you know, they are very worried about drone strikes. there were many happening taat that time. it's amazing, again, that bowe has kept going and kept himself alive for five long years. >> what do you think sergeant bergdahl is going through, knowing your own experience? >> this will sound strange. he is elated. many people think, oh, my gosh. this must be trtraumatic. this is the happiest day of his life. anything is better than captivity. he can eat when he wants, walk

when he wants. and i am just so happy for him and for his family. >> what is that transition like, reentering society? >> i was a civilian, you know, came back to my family. i am sure he will see his family. the military is debriefing him now. they will checking on him medically and debrief him. i think there is a chance he will see his family at a base in germany and come back to the u.s. there will be a lot of attention in the beginning, and that will sort of overwhelm him. >> will fade. he will decide what to do with the rest of his life. >> you bring up a good point because you were a civilian captured. there are other civilians being held. >> yeah. i just in terms of today, it's an amazing day. it was an amazing effort the administration made but the u.s. doesn't have a policy on what it does when someone is kidnapped by militant groups. there is another american prisoner in pakistan who wasn't free, warn weinstein, an aid worker. he will turn 73 years old in july. two american abb journalists abducted in syria. they have been held for over a

year. what happens in those cases? and i just want to say that we don't want to forget them today either. >> we will being following the latest developments on sergeant bergdahl's release throughout the evening here on al jazeera america. still ahead, a new focus on carbon emissions, new initiatives president obama plans to unveil this week. the most miserable people on earth. the new study tells us just who that is. stay with us. we will be right back.

welcome back to al jazeera america. let's get you caught up on the top stories we are following right now. the american soldier held captive for the last five years has been freedom. the white house announced sergeant bowe bergdahl is coming back to the united states. the u.s. has transferred five guantanamo detainees into the custody of the qatar government. >> president obama said sarge he wants bergdahl was never

forgotten. his payments were there as well. >> we cannot wait for the moment when you are reunited and your son, bowe is back in your arms. so with that, i would like bob to have an opportunity to say something and janet if she would like as well. >> i just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported bowe. he has had a wonderful team everywhere. we will continue to stay strong for bowe while he recovers. thank you. >> i would like to say to bowe right now who is having trouble speaking english. [spe [speaking pashtoon ] i am your father, bowe. to the people of afghanistan [speaking pashtoon.] the complicated nature of this

recovery will never really be corpprehended. to each and every single one who effected this, in this country, in the service branchs, at the state department, throughout the whole of american government and around the world, international governments around the world, thank you so much. we just can't communicate the words this morning when we heard from the president. so, we look forward to continuing the recovery of our son, which is going to be a considerable task for our family, and we hope that the media will understand that that will keep us very preoccupied in the coming days and weeks as he gets back home to the united states. thank you all for being here very much.

>> thank you. >> a good day. >> yes. it's a good day. >> the president whispering "it is a good day." take a look at sergeant bergdahl's hometown. people are already getting ready for his home coming, yellow ribbons and we know home signs are comping the wall of one coffee house. balloons are lining the streets. we, of course, will have more on sergeant bergdahl throughout the evening here on al jazeera america. president obama is preparing a major move to tackle climate change on monday. the white house will release a new proposal designed to reduce carbon emissions. here is had a the president had to say ahead of the announcement. >> now, special interests and their allies in congress will claim these guidelines will kill jobs and crush the economy. let's face it. >> that's what they allegation say. every time america has set clear rules and better standards for

our air, our water, and our children's health, the warnings of the cynics and naysayers have been wrong. they warn doing something about the smog choking our cities and acid rain poisoning our lakes would kill business. it didn't. our air got cleaner. acid rain was cut dramatically and our economy kept growing. >> republicans responded quickly to the president's remarks saying the regulations could cost the country 800,000 jobs. >> if it succeeds if death by regulation, we'll all be paying a lot more money for electricity if we can get it. our pocketbook will be lighter, but our country will be darker. the administration also slow walks approval of the domestic oil and gas production. it's death by delay for the keystone xl pipe . we all want clean air and clean water. we don't want costly regulations that make little or no difference. >> so it seems clear the

political battle lines are drawn. the question now: what, if anything, can washington actually do about climate change? i talked with michael girrard, director of the columbia center for climate change law about the potential cost of the president president's plan. >> it may mean that some people will have jobs in wind and solar and natural gas and other industries more than in coal. but the costs of this plan are immensely lower than the costs if we don't deal with climate change. it's cost will be catastrophic. >> i also asked gerrard about the global impact. he said the rest of the world is waiting on the u.s. to act and that a move by the u.s. could cause a rippel effect forcing other major powers to follow suit. taking you to sudan. there is word the woman sensed to death for refusing to prove if he is she is musslil may be freed. she was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her can christian faith. she is being held with her son.

the foreign ministry told reuters authorities are working to release her through legal means. an update in and out out of india. police have arrested a third suspect in the gang rape and murder of two teenage cousins both found hanging from a tree in their village. six men including two police officers are under arrest. state officials also fired two other officers for failing to investigate the girls' disappearance. . >> anger over the incident is growing across india as dozens of protesters marched in new delhi demanding the immediate arrest of thefugetive suspects. they say the crime isn't being taken seriously by officials. >> another case of violence again women in asia. this time, pakistan in the case of frazzana parviv where a pakistani court is keeping her father in custody. she was beaten to death by more

than two dozen people including her father and other relatives. a so-calledhon killing for marrying a man of her choice. her father was arrested at the scene and four more have since been detained but in a strange twist, her husband murdered his first wife in 2009. >> woman's family forgiving him under pakistan's blood money laws. hundreds of women are killed in pakistan each year by relatives who claim they are defending the family's honor. tonight at 8:00, we can take a deeper look at the complex system of justice for these victims. a my grant camp in southern spain is proving to be a magnet for immigrants from signatuub sn africa. for those who made it in, their journey is likely far from over. arpingsz's ned barker reports from mmelia immigration camp. >> time moves slowly at the melia immigration camp after making it across the border, these migrants are at the mercy

of spanish bureaucracy. it could mean months in limbo before they discover if they are allowed to live in the eu for now, life goes on. nana traveled 5,000 kilometers over land from cameroon, one of 400 people who stormed over the board they are week. >> when i enter i say bull's eye. >> what does that mean? >> occur. now. >> victory, it may seem but the influx of new migrants has overwhelmed the camp. >> the spanish government spent 30 million euros fortifying melilla's front line with africa. 12 kilometers of watch towers and razor wire run down to the sea where navy vessels guard the waters. a recent increase in navy patrols has successfully reduced the number of my grasped trying to page it by boat across the mediterranean to the european

union. it does mean many more are now trying their luck at the fence. at the camp, pressure is mounting. officials here are urging central government to help. they know that another suddenly influx of my grants could happen at any time. the fence is no longer an obvio obstacle for those in search of a better life. ned barker, al jazeera, melilla. >> thousands of syrian migrants have been intercepted while trying to reach italy. the italian navy performed some my grant rescue operations. eleven boats were intercepted in total. nearly 43,000 people had attempted the journey from north africa to italy so far this year. >> that's the same number that made the trip in all of 2013. residence in wyoming are bracing for severe flooding. the north platte river is

expected to reach levels. sarah together a will be hit and people are filling sapped bags as flood waters continue to rise. the cresting could be over 10 feet by tomorrow morning. the national guard has been there helping the town prepare. >> in minnesota, officials in edina are warning of flooding along mini ha-ha creek. the water is high and there is an elevated risk of the creek overflowing. we have a lot to talk about. r rebecca stevenson is joining us with the weather. >> reporter: you mentioned two places getting very heavy rainfall as we speak. we have a storm system moving through parts of the upper midwest and a little front coming in behind it appeared that's leaving a tornado warning in parts of southeast montana. you can see the rainfall coming in. and a lot of these thunderstorms and showers popping up in wyoming. >> that's just adding to the issues you've got with the river flooding coming from snow melt from the rapidly warming temperatures. let's talk more about what's going on with where you see the

rainfall right now. you can also imagine about a thousand lightning strikes right around the leading edge ever where you see rain, you have lightning coming down. it is an active day b when it comes to lightning across the united states all the way down into florida. so the hazard right now is in montana, southeast montana, about to the northwest about 20 miles of mild city is where a tornado was spotted. we are getting heavy rain. we are getting hail, powerful wind gusts. >> risk of a tornado. it's slight but it's there and it will continue through tomorrow through this upper midwest area. we get into heavy rain causing flash flooding also for parts of minnesota down towards minneapolis. as we look at the warnings, see them stretching down the river flood warnings for wyoming and that is down into the saratoga area and toward cheyenne and seeing it pop up as the rockies get big thunderstorms. temperatures are hot. and we are going to keep the very warm weather going all the way through at least the next four days.

now, in the southeast, here is where we have some troubles, new orleans over two inches of raven was totalled for you in 24 hours. so you've got flash flood watches impacting you, a little rotation, a little storm system spinning up, all of the showers and thunderstorms here as well the we will keep an eye on thestorms for you to let you know when they become severe and when we get a little cooldown. >> that's coming up. who are the most misses rabble people in the world? turns out venzuelans according to the world missery index. they include some of the discontent citizens on the globe. cat turner has more. >> reporter: the line outside the supermarket starts at around 8:00 a.m. no one knows what the food truck will bring. it's a lottery. >> sometimes, i come fo-rice or oil but can't get it. sometimes we spend all day waiting but if the supermarket doesn't bring the things we need, we go back to the house

with nothing. >> after a two and a half hour wait and more than 100 people in the queue, the truck arrives. it arrives with flower, sugar, butter, chicken. but supplies are rationed. each person is only allowed to buy up to two of each product. >> translator: over the past year, the lines have been getting longer in this district. the food shortages are critical. the government must solve this situation and listen to us. people are furious. >> according to the world index, venzuela is the most miserable country in the world. it's calculated using inflation and unemployment rates as well as gross domestic product. other cities are equally depressing. the price of food in venzuela is higher than 18 other countries in the region. >> in the second quarter of 2013, more than 730,000 venzuelans sled into the extreme poverty category taking that total to almost 2.8 million.

>> this is one of the poorest neighborhoods in karakas. there are more than 1 slums like this around the city. millions of people are living high up in the mountains. the quality of life is very low. no one in these areas has a regular job. there is no running water. instead, residence use containers to stock up from water trucks operated by privately owned companies. then forced to accurately their own electricity system stealing from underground cables. >> this is not a problem of the international market, because of falling oil prices or sales. it's a problem with the pr primitive economic government model the government has chosen. it must negotiate prices for domestic supplies. it has to negotiate and understand it's critical to the country's development. >> to wait in line for two packs of flour is a fight. i have neff seen venzuela like this before. >> in a long battle with no end in sight. >> straight ahead on al jazeera

america, taped confessions. they often lead to sure-fire convictions. a surprising number of suspects are confessing the crews they did not commit. bees are a vital part of our eco system. but they are disappearing in droves. the rob on theic solutions some scientists are developing. vé

>> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. welcome brack. videotaped confessions are often used to convict defendants. the number of suspects who falsely confess to crimes is st staggering. the innocence project focuses on overturning wrongful convictions using dna evidence. our jonathan betz reports. >> it was a brief moment but jeffrey deskovic's words would haunt him for years. >> i falsely admitted to a murder and rape after high school classmate. >> he was 16, a murder vicinitygation of a routine age girl consumed his small new york

town. police quickly focused on him and after a seven-hour interrogation without husband parents, he confessed. >> i remember -- i remember -- i remember falsely telling them that there was -- that there was an argument and that i tackled her, ripped off her bra and hit her over the head with a gator aid bottle. >> a shocking admission that wasn't true. forced out, he said, by aggressive officers? >> they wore me down. i was an emotional wreck. >> they sent him to prison for 16 years, all of which could have been avoided, he feels, if the jury had seen the confession. >> i think it would have been clear to them, you know, that i was -- that i was fearful, that i was -- that i was worn down, that they played a lot of psychological games with me. i was an emotional mess. >> activists say it happens all too often. nearly a quarter of recently

overturned cases have false confessions. >> they are so force fullest, so a aggressive, yeah, they get bad guys to confess. but they also get, you know, innocent people to confess as well. >> yet across much of the country, officers do not record suspect interviews. >> sir, you are free to go. >> a string of recent exxonrations has further erased calls for states to require taped interrogations. >> i think it's a matter of time before it becomes a national phenomenon. >> until in 2006 was he released after a dna case pointed to a convicted murderer whose confession by the way was recorded. >> do you recognize yourself back then? >> barely. it's shocking how young and have you nerable i was. >> he works fofree others in jail, wrongfully convicted by

their own words. >> jonathan betz, al jazeera, new york. >> when police make mistakes, overturning a wrongful edition can take years. we take a look at how faulty fbi analysis is preventing one man's release after 20 years behind bars. here is a preview. >> we do have the best justice system in the world in theory. the problem is, it's run by human beings. human beings make mistakes. >> mistakes like those surrounding the f.b.i. scandal of manipulated forensevidence, one of the case is the case of willie manning. manning was sentenced to death in 199 on 2 for the murder of two college students in starkville, mississippi. hair found in the victims' car was analyzed by the fbi crime lab and tied to manning. >> when you heard about, you know, the f.b.i. sending out letters that there was bad

testimony about the forensics in your case and a whole bunch of other cases, how did you react to that? >> that was a huge sense of relief because i mean it shed the light on so many other cases that this had happened, you know. >> fred whitehurst was the f.b.i. agent who blew the whistle on the bureau's famed crime lab? >> this thing about hair analysis is not science. it's a subjective nightmare. >> i believe that the state knows they have an innocent person incarcerated. >> they are going other something that was problem in court 21 years ago. i don't want him breathing another breath of our air. i don't want to feed him another meal. i don't want to put a roof over his head. and it won't be final to me until he's dead and gone. >> the system, flawed forensics airs tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. ea

eastern. >> still ahead, honey bees does appearing around the world. some scientists are working on a robotic replacement. activists say that's the wrong approach. . >> . >>

recapping our top story tonight, the american soldier who was held captive by the taliban for the last five years has been freed. speaking just moments ago at the rose garden with the soldier's parents, president obama said sergeant bergdahl was never forgotten. . sarergeants bergdahl has missed holidays and birthdays and simple moments with family and friends which all of us take for granted. while bowe was gone, he was never forgotten. his parents thought about him and prayed for him every single day, as did his sister, skye, who prayed for his safe return. he wasn't forgotten by hi community in idaho or the military which rallied to support the bergdahls through thick and thing. and he wasn't forgotten by his country because the united states of america does not ever leave our men and women in

uniform behind. th as commander in chief, i am proud of the service members who recovered sergeant bergdahl and brought him safely out of harm's way. as usual, they performed with extraordinary courage and professionalism and they have made their nation proud. right now, our top priority is making sure that bowe gets the care and support that he needs and that he can be reunited with his family as soon as possible. i am also grateful for the tireless work of our diplomats and for the cooperation of the government of qatar in helping to secure bowe's release. we are committed to winding down the war in afghanistan and we are committed to closing gitmo. but we also made an ironclad commitment to bring our prisoners of war home. >> that's who we are as americans. it's a profound obligation within our military and today, at least in this instance, it's a promise we have been able to

keep. >> the president speaking moments ago. this is sergeant bergdahl's hometown in hailey, idaho. people getting ready for his homecoming. yellow ribbons and welcome home signs are covering the walls of one local coffee house. balloons are lining the streets. we will have continuing coverage throughout the evening on sarge he wants bowe bergdahl. >> in just three days, apple's developer's conference will begin in san francisco. the company made a big announcement this year saying it has acquired beats headphones for $3,000,000,000. they are still expected to announce updates to their operating systems and possibly preview its newest iphone. this evening, honey bees have been dieing in large numbers here in the united states. so much so the government says their long-term sir viefl is at stake. more than a third of our diet relies on bees. some believe robots might be the answer. as kaelyn forde reports, some

say that's the wrong way to go ♪ can't policy nature me. >> activist billy talen and his choir traveled to sing the praises of this i hope sect, the honey bee. >> my bee is alive. >> they help policy nature one third of the world's crops. isn't 2007, honey bees in the. >> united states have been dying off in what's known as colony collapse disorder. >> according to the u.s. department of agriculture, more than 30% of u.s. honey bees have died in the last five years alone. while the population decline has been going on for some time, 42% more be. s died last year than the previous year. scientists here at harvard university have been working to develop a robotic b event e. tall talen wants scientists to save real be. >> honey bee lovers everywhere

rise up against bad science, misguided science. >> harvard said artificial pollination is two decades away and that robo bees are not a long term solution to come knee collapse disorder. scientist point to pesticides to n neonictinoids. >> the bnext stop for the choir was one of the biggest users of pesticides. >> we are standing outside the monsanto corporation. it's one of the world's developers of neonicotonoid pesticides that are devastating our-s and our bees and much of our ecosystem. >> we are the church of the honey bees. i am reverend honeybeelujah. >> they say they are safe for hey their intended uses.

harvard's lead scientistsist is the former defense project fellow and received funding from the army for robotic insect research. harvard said external funding is provided entirely by the national science foundation. we can't speak to who may be interested in this line of research. >> this particular research project, i think, you know, has said we could use it for bees, we could use it for, you know, for, i think, surveillance or military. >> but at least one firm is interested. defense contractor bea systems signed a $38 million agreement with the military to develop robotic insects for spying. it's a worrying thought for talen sdlfrn making a robot to replace a magical animal that is dying and the people who are causing the death of that animal are going to receive the intelligence that you are developing in your laboratory. >> when the choir had vowed to speak out about one song at a time. kaelyn forde, cambridge,

massachusetts. >> that will do it for this hour. i am thomas draden in new york. i will be back at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5 pacific. stay tuned "fault lines" starts right now. >> nogales, arizona. a bus has arrived filled with people being deported from the united states. >> right now we're headed to san juan bosco, a shelter here in nogales where the mexican immigration authorities have picked the people who were just deported, they take them there so they have a place to stay on their first night back in mexico.