>> join us for the after the show show because chris will be performing in the after the show show. did they tell you that? >> yep. >> join us there. >> have a great weekend. bill: good morning, everybody. we have exclusive new reporting surfacing on sergeant bowe bergdahl. our own reporting finding while he was held by the taliban bergdahl converted to islam, declared himself a mujahadeen, which is arabic, for a warrior for allah. and a lot more information in this too. good morning, everybody, i'm bill hemmer as we continue to peel away this story her life in "america's newsroom.." how are you doing. >> i'm in for martha today. fox news obtaining secret documents show sergeant bergdahl escaped for several days. his relationship with his captors morphed over time from a prisoner locked in a metal cage to playing soccer with militants. bill: that is the surface of

this. james rosen has been way out in front. good morning to you. you put together a detailed timeline of bergdahl's five years in captivity and from that timeline what have you learned about it? >> reporter: bill, good morning. these are real time dispatches from a pentagon subcontractor called the eclipse group a private intelligence firm previously retained for example by "the new york times" to help find a "times" reporter held hostage in pack stage. thesesy reps offer our east detailed view of sergeant bergdahl's life over the past five years. as early as october brine, he three months into berk dahl's captivity the haqqani network began exploring a prisoner watch towards the end of his first year in captivity, bergdahl made a break for it but he was recaptured after five days, returned to north sirries stan,

within a month's time installed in specially constructed metal cage like an animal. early 2012 the haqqani terrorists began pressing ransom demand. the last of these sit reps, bergdahl in reported eyewitness account, converted to islam and declared a mujahadeen, a warrior for islam and seen firing ak-47s in target practice with his captors, bill. bill: senators were briefed on this. were they briefed on this specific material and if so they were given what appears to be somewhat of a slightly different story. clarify that. bill: james. >> reporter: they were apparently not briefed on this and given a different story. how high up the chain of command did all the reporting by the pentagon subcontractor go. the white house deputy national security advisors when asked by fox news's reporting and specifically bergdahl's alleged declaration of mujahadeen, cold cnn, quote, we've seen no evidence of that. and lamented trial of bergdahl in the court of public opinion.

a leading senate republican voice on national security issues told our megyn kelly last night that wednesday's classified briefing on the case conducted in part by white house officials contained no such details either. >> substance of this report that you reported, i've asked questions that are specifically on point and the answers that i got directly contradict or dispute what you have been reporting this evening. so, clearly this happens to be true we've got a very serious problem with the administration and leading members of congress. >> reporter: eclipse group's chief operating officer told fox news he forwarded the sit reps in late 2010 to the private email address of brigadier general robert ashely, who at that time was directly of intelligence at u.s. central command or centcom. we're awaiting general ashley to get back to us. the head of centcom, james mattis told us he never received sit reps ascribed. he may have received the intel in pieces other or the form. he said there is no evidence of

bergdahl as a collaborator much of the detail in the reports read to him over the phone by me remain classified. bill: james rosen, incredible story. more to come too. james, thank you. arthel? >> pentagon firms are saying sergeant bergdahl still has not spoken to his family. there is no word when the 28-year-old will make his first phone call home to hayley, idaho, nor when he will be transferred to the army hospital in texas. bergdahl is still at landstuhl hospital in germany where military officials say he is showing signs of improvement but say there is no timeline on his recovery. no other specifics released on his condition. bill: still some big questions, arthel. as you know, about the five taliban commanders released from gitmo in exchange for bergdahl. there are reports that the former deteenee living in what is considered to be luxury villa in qatar and can still travel freely around the country. we went there to find out. our own amy kellogg reporting

exclusively out of qatar. we'll talk to her next hour on that report. ♪ >> right now we remember the unfather gettable heroism and sacrifice of d-day. 70 years ago, nearly 160,000 u.s. and allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy, turning the tide in the battle against nazi germany in world war ii. a live look now at normandy, france, where world leaders and veterans are paying tribute to those who gave their lives for the freedom we have today. president obama taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the fallen on a day filled with emotional sights and sounds. [gunfire]

>> a 20 one gun salute echoing across the hallowed grounds of a u.s. military cemetery overlooking one of the landing beaches, the final resting place for thousands of american soldiers who answered the call to fight against unspeakable evil never to return to their homes. up in the guy a commemorative flyover. >> this d-day anniversary carry aspects meaning, perhaps marking one of the final gatherings for those in the greatest generation that helped shape the course of history for the free world. bill: some of these pictures too were just astonishing in their beauty and, for the historical event that took place on that day 70 years ago, it is a remarkable scene of serenity.

the cemeteries on the hill, the cemeteries that extend through the green fields in western france and row after row of white stone cross. and on so many of them unidentified remains. here rests an honored glory, a comrade in arms known but to god. these are striking images and our chief white house correspondent ed henry traveling with the president is now with us live in normandy, france, with more from there. ed, hello. good day. >> reporter: good to see you, bill. i can tell you i was standing right here near the gravestones behind me after that 21 gun salute and the fly over and it literally shook the cemetery. you felt chills and people around us were crying just getting emotional about the power of this place. more than 9,000 americans buried behind me who died here around d-day. another 14,000 had been buried here but ended up being moved back to the united states

because their next of kin wanted them to be closer. it gives you an idea of the tremendous sacrifice that was made on that day when america basically saved the world. and president obama tried to connect the greatest generation to the 9/11 generation as he called it saying that there is now young people who are stepping up for military service, trying to fight terrorism, trying to deal with new threats frankly. hanging over all of these ceremonies of course is russian president vladmir putin is here and a lot of people in europe wondering what is his next move after what has been going on in ukraine? the president tried to highlight the valor of those who stormed the beaches including omaha beach right behind me. listen. >> here, we don't just commemorate victory as proud of that victory as we are. we don't just honor sacrifice as grateful as the world is. we come to remember why america and our allies gave so much for

the survival of liberty at this moment of maximum peril. >> reporter: and, bill, you talked about those powerful symbols. i can give you one last one. very wee hours we were driving in after a long bus ride from paris. a small road through the french countryside to get to this cemetery. at one point i saw this large crucifix in the road. in front of it was two simple things, a french flag and an american flag. a symbol of a way of saying thank you. a simple thank you but also very profound. people here knowing that it was america that came in and saved them, bill. bill: seeing the french leader right now parade in there as well, between the french and british and american sacrifice. what a day to remember too. you talk about that sacrifice. there are pairs of brothers buried in the dirt there in northwestern france that you have seen and visitors who come to mark that, 33 different pairs

of american brothers who have lost their lives on this day 70 years ago. i can't imagine that one can not be just in awe when they walk through those fields of normandy. >> reporter: you're right. you're right. there are 33 pairs of brothers. there is also a father and son who served here together, stormed the beaches together and unfortunately died paying the ultimate sacrifice together here. and it gives you the idea, if you add it up, on that very first day 70 years ago today, there is various estimates but it is estimated to be 6600 americans, 6600 american casualties. think about iraq and afghanistan. roughly about the same numbers if you add them up over many years. this was in one day. it gives you the idea of the tremendous sacrifice. bill: once they were there, they knew they had upper hand on the enemy. ed, thank you. that war would continue another 11 months in europe, another 15

months throughout asia. ed henry reporting live in normandy, france today. thank you, ed. arthel? >> there are so many moving d-day tribute over the years but one of the moisturing speeches was president reagan in 1984 marking the 40th anniversary of the invasion. we want to play a clip from that time right now. listen. >> today the living here assembled, officials, veterans, citizens, are a tribute to what was achieved here 40 years ago. this land is secure. we are free. these things are worth fighting and dying for. >> the president known as the great communicator, at norm dandy 30 years ago today. bill: remarkable to see nancy reagan too, yesterday, in her wheelchair. >> i know. bill: so this ceremony continues in normandy. we just want to have one last look at the ceremony there.

♪ french leader about to give his address. president obama spoke earlier today, several hours ago in fact, long before many of you were probably awake here in the united states. he gave an emotional and stirring speech there. as ed mentioned, connecting the generation of 9/11 with the greatest generation some 70 years ago. big concerns meanwhile about the safety of our troops today. what a top taliban commander is admitting after the obama administration controversial swap. more on that moments away. >> terror on the streets of canada as a gunman kills police officers in cold blood. now that manhunt has ended. bill: latest on a deadly shooting spree at a college in seated at he will washington. students talk about when the gunman opened fire. listen.

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brief meeting today at the d-day event. all eyes on their body language, their short conversation, due to the even further strained relationship over the ukraine crisis. bill: we're talking with ed henry too. so we'll get some more information on that. pass it to you as soon as we get it from france. details forthcoming. republicans have been warning it might happen. now a taliban commander say saying the swap of bergdahl for five top militant leaders will certainly lead to more american prisoners. one of sergeant bergdahl's captors, telling "time," quote, better to kidnap one person like bergdahl and rather than capturing 100 useless people. everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird. philip mudd, former cia counselter terrorism analyst as fbi intelligence advise sorry. good morning to you. you're in the white house, in the cia prior to 9/11. you're keeping eye on taliban

because they were consuming territory and the population of afghanistan at that time. what do they think now in 2014? >> i think right now we're looking at this through an american optic. i used to get paid through to look at problems like this through the optic of the adversary. spend a moment going through their lives. 13 years ago they were right on the cusp of taking over that country. they owned 80 plus percent of the territory. they're about ready to take over the final piece in northeast afghanistan. then you had thine one one attacks and western, american-led invasion. the disaster for taliban it was reversal of their dream taking home the victory over the entirety of afghanistan. i think these guys are thinking now the americans are leaving. the president has said we're out. these five losers are going home and they're going to be part of a i can have at this celebration when the taliban after the american withdrawal starts to take over again. bill: start your scenario, itorg nices, gets stronger over the

coming years and fights back again to regain territory they had prior to september, october of 2001? >> i think that's correct. bill: big difference is that the taliban gave refuge to al qaeda. does that happen again? >> i think we might see remnants of al qaeda there. i think it is critical that america have stay behind intelligence and special forces series of units. remember the taliban's goal, these guys stare at their 1/2 vales all day long. they're not about new york. they're about kabul. they will be there saying we were almost, almost in control of the entirety of the country where we could dictate what happens here and bit my take of al qaeda in conducting those attacks, we lost everything we fought for. i think they're going to say, please don't do anything to bring westerners again because we have a chance of victory against the government in kabul that is relatively week. bill: a warrior fighting for a generation. >> that's right. bill: to the "time" interview he says, you know, we are also human, and have hearts in our

bodies. we're fighting a war against each others which the americans kill us and we kill them. we did whatever we could to make bergdahl happy. you think that the deal would have gotten even more difficult for the u.s. to cut if more time passed? so was this the time to make a deal like this, bill? >> i think it was. let me tell you why. i've sat at the national security council. i've been in the situation room. i've been at the cia for difficult conversations. i see basically three options here. one, make a deal. two, let the deal fall off the table and we leave the country and according to president's timetable and there is an american on the battlefield. three, let me be blunt. viewers won't like to hear this you risk a video if you pull away from the table, a scenario where in a month the taliban mails a dvd and beheading individual of this video. when you go to the national security council you don't get decisions that are easy. put your big boy pants on you know when you make that decision, somebody is going to be unhappy.

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arthel: a freight train getting blown over by heavy wind. take a look. state police in arkansas say that union pacific train was knocked off the tracks, blocking

u.s. highway 49 about 30 cargo boxes fell from the train as severe storms ripped through arkansas. no one was hurt in that derailment thankfully. those strong wind there knocking over several tractor-trailers as well in the region. bill: fox news alert now. new look at the jobs number of in america today. the labor department 50 minutes ago reporting that the unemployment rate for the month of may holding steady, 6.3%. 217,000 jobs added. the real unemployment number which includes people who stopped looking for work is like 12.2%. stuart varney with more on all of that. how are you, stuart? >> i'm well. bill: 6.3, you look it up on this or not? >> no. this is another disappointment. there was no surge in the spring in hiring. we're still at that new normal. slow rate of growth, coming out of a cold winter.

we didn't see a surge in the number of people hired for new jobs. we also found if you dig deeper into these numbers, more than a third of those 217,000 jobs, created, more than a third were in relatively low paid positions, retail, the hotel industry, food service, that kind of thing, leisure. low-paid areas. number three, wages are only up 2.1% in the past 12 months, which means that they're barely keeping pace with inflation. we're not getting better off, bill. we're still not working. one last thing if i may. we only just returned to the employment levels of 2007. in other words, it has taken us seven years to get back to the peak of employment which was more than seven years ago and there, there are more than 10 million new people in our society in the last seven years. bill: you would argue we're still underwater then. >> basically yes. look, i would argue that this is a very disappointing report. we're still in the new normal. slow rate of growth, not many new jobs.

certainly not many high-paid new jobs, new normal. bill: participation rate? that has been stubborn for some time and going back to what, 197. we're still stuck on that number, are we? >> no change in that number. 62.8. bill: what does that mean, stuart? >> that means a relatively small proportion of people who could work are working. that's basically the way it is. and it has not been as low as this, 62.8%, since the late 1970s. tough go back a generation 1/2 to find the low are participation rate we have. bill: more analysis at 9:30 on fox business. arthel: there is new reaction on the prisoner swap for bowe bergdahl and report that the white house was surprised by the backlash. charles krauthamer weighing in with harsh words for president obama. >> in fact that the president pretended this was some kind of a triumph at the beginning when he had the family in the

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wonderful tribute to the sacrifice on, on the shores of norm -- normandy, france, 70 years ago from today. people have been talking about it for a long time. whenever you hit a certain date on the anniversary, such as today, 70 years ago, it brings back in vivid, vivid memory and recollection the sacrifice that was made on that day, on the beaches of normandy, france, and the pictures have been stunning. >> the pictures are stunning. it brings out so much emotion in so many people and i would imagine doing the same for lieutenant colonel bill cowan who is a retired u.s. marine and a fox news military analyst. and colonel cowan joins us now. when you look at these pictures, colonel, ask you what comes to your mind, what comes to your heart when you see it? >> arthel, to tell you the truth, it is honestly emotional. i studied quite a bit about world war ii.

i am a combat veteran. i spent 3 1/2 years in vietnam. it was all combat time. when i look at what these men did on d-day, in fact most of our fighting in europe, it is inconceivable to me the kind of sacrifice and devotion, dedication, how they would site the kind of battles that they fought. i can't comprehend it. so when i look at these men, i look at all of our world war ii veterans with absolute awe. there is no way, absolutely no way that we can honor them enough. i would say quickly if i could, what a privilege to be on talking about this week instead of talking about sergeant bergdahl i have many radio and television hits this week. so great to come here and look at these wonderful men to honor their service. arthel: as we honor their service, colonel cowan, as you just pointed out, we see these pictures and we look how beautiful the weather is there today but 70 years ago it was a completely different situations in terms of weather which played a big role in what our men met

there when they landed on beaches. will you talk about that. >> absolutely, arthel. as you know the landing was delayed for a day because of weather and it was a still a little bit iffy after that. people should remember, something seems as minor as weather could have totally changed the outcome of that operation. had not these men gone ashore, fought, sacrificed as they did, went against great odds, when you look at cliffs some of them climbed, fighting under fire all the time that really changes the world that we live in today. d-day did as nothing else. the start of our american and allied campaign on europe against germany. had we not succeeded in d-day, we wouldn't then have, there for have not succeeded in overall battle and the world we know today would be much, much different than it is. arthel: but, colonel, the world we know today is what it is because of those men we see there today on this day. being honored, you know, not many of them will be here when we celebrate this day, remember

this day 10 years from now. what do you think when you see those men there and what could possibly be going through their mind as they're there to stand on those hallowed grounds to be there for the ceremony? >> you can't imagine the emotional memories they're going through. they're remembering the fighting. they're remembering lives of their friend that they lost. i don't think any one of them looks so much personally at the sacrifice that he made but he thinks about all the others. i'm sure they remember seeing their comrades laying there in the surf, in the water, dead already. they remember seeing their friends shot down, fighting against german pillboxes with machine guns that they had to assault and attack anyway because they were under orders to do so. you know, arthel, i don't think anything better illustrates d-day and fighting right after it, the movie, "saving private ryan" which ought to be mandatory viewing for high school students and college students, as reminder of what our country has gone through and the sacrifices that these men

made in getting there. it's a pretty apolitical movie. so the right or the left can't claim credit for it. it is a movie that lays out true stories of true warfare and true heroism. americans have forgotten that. they don't see it. they remember today, whoever is watching, maybe not a lot of people. it will pass of the reality it takes sacrifice by incredible men, sufficient as those being honored today to achieve what we have in our current lives. bill: unfortunately such a long way to go for most americans as you know. but if you have ever get the opportunity it is quite the field trip with a capital f. as a young college student i remember walking fields and beaches of omaha and june mow beach and taking in the history and seeing cliffs and what you faced when you land facing off the nazis. well dug-in. the weeks the germans had to prepare for this. it was great deception on behalf of allied forces that allowed them to soften up that point of

the beach because the germans thought we were coming up around belgium. that was point we picked. and, enormous sacrifice but overwhelming success too. sir, i want to make mention some of the news being made there as well. the white house now confirms there was an informal meeting held moments ago between russian president vladmir putin and president barack obama. they had what they call a, a discussion on the margins of a lunch that lasted 10 or 15 minutes. putin, president obama and new leader in ukraine called for a quickened to the bloodshed in ukraine. perhaps is this is the beginning of something that could better fortify a better relationship. is that your sense or not? >> no, bill. my sense would be, of course putin watched this trade we made with the taliban and i think realizes once again what a weak president we have. and i think at best putin may want a little bit of respite while he realigns his forces, while he thinks about what he

wants to do. he looks at other places he would like to do things. there are no incentives for putin to stop what he is trying to do in ukraine. time, he could let some time past while he builds that favor and support overin eastern ukraine. putin is on a mission. he is not going to stop. i think we're still out there in the wishful thinking mode, hoping that the world will be something that it is probably not going to be unless we show more of ourselves as being a world power. bill: suggesting what then on behalf of the president and what you believe he should do? >> i'm sorry, bill? what we should do? bill: what we should do and the on behalf of the president should do. >> let's stand tall. some of the things we could have done had been more forceful at the outyet. we could have offered military support for ukraine when this started. we could have offered more training to ukraine. first thing we ought to be doing right now, getting with the pols and re-establishing the missile defense shield. there are a lot of things we should do as americans without going to war. i certainly don't want to do

that. demonstrate to putin we are a world power. we stand by our allies. we support them and we will continue to support them in the strongest way possible. but i think most of our allies don't see that anymore. i doubt that putin sees it. the iranians don't see it. the taliban are laughing about the deal that was just made. syria doesn't see it. we could go on and on, bill. i'm afraid we have a terribly weak presidency and president. a white house that doesn't understand what the rest of the world is like. "the washington post" a couple months ago editorial board piece said that this foreign policy of this president is based on fantasy. that is the "washington post" editorial board, bill. they're not really a very conservative group of individuals. so even when the "washington post" and "new york times," critical, when the world looks at us as the weak country that we are now, nothing like we used to be, we need to get a little bit of backbone, a little bit of resolve and show the world that we are the same kinds of people that were participating in the d-day invasion, to liberate europe from the nazis and i'll

afraid we don't demonstrate that these days. bill: bill cowan, thank you for your input. i appreciate your sense of history and your analysis what is happening in the world today. thank you, sir. we'll reach out to ed henry. we spoke to him a short time ago. he is traveling with the president in normandy. we'll get a better sense what the exchange was between vladmir putin and barack obama. arthel: first face-to-face exchange since the ukraine crisis started. so got to get details on that. meanwhile there is growing concern that a prisoner exchange is making american troops less safe. is the bergdahl swap for five taliban leaders a setback in the fight against terror? replace your laptop?

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a bit more reaction to the prisoner exchange that freed american p.o.w. sergeant bowe bergdahl with charles krauthamer weighing in on the white house controversial decision to cut a deal with the taliban. listen. >> i would a agreed with the swap but with great reluctance, with even revulsion in order to get one of our guys back. but the idea that they would think that the country would want to celebrate this, tells how out of touch they are and you got a sense of that when the president said, oh, the debates in washington are being whipped up as if this is a phony debate and it is not over fundamental issues where there are arguments on both sides. arthel: and as we debate this, we take a look there, live shots of the president, president obama arriving there at this current ceremony there in normandy. and meanwhile fox political analyst juan williams is standing by as well as fox news

contributor mary catherine ham. good to see both of you this morning. >> good morning, arthel. arthel: juan, i want to start with you what charles said there from greta last night. i want to ask you, did president obama miscalculate's america's reaction to the swap, and how much of a conversation was america's reaction when the president and military leaders planned the swap? >> well i think they did misunderstand the kind of revulsion to use charles's word that the american people would have to the idea of freeing those taliban prisoners from guantanamo but i think it's not the case that they were totally out of touch with american public opinion. our latest fox news opinion poll shows that the american public is split on this deal to bring him, bring bergdahl back to the country. what you have is most republicans, i think 2/3 of republicans opposed to deal at the moment, 2/3 of democrats in support. but even charles, as he put it

is reluctantly in support of the deal because it does bring an american soldier back home, even if we have some great questions about that soldier's behavior. arthel: while you're talking, juan, we're taking a look there at the split screen with president obama and putin. as you heard just alert that they had a brief meeting, 10 to 15-minute face-to-face meeting, first time since the ukraine crisis broke out there in normandy. we'll get details what they said later on. meanwhile i continue with this story of. so mary catherine, let me bring you into the conversation here. of course there are some who are saying, listen, this video, it's a victory video from the taliban. it will become a recruitment video for the taliban. what do you say to that, mary catherine? >> i think there is great danger in that. the american people calculated that when they heard high-ranking taliban are being released. that is part of the calculus. i think the white house politically might have been pretty safe and put out a

statement, look, this is grave decision, it was very tough. sometimes we have to do these things. i think the american people would have had some questions about, there would be criticism and mostly moved on. when they started throwing a tickertape parade when we have serious questions, the pentagon had serious questions about bergdahl. here is what happens. they miscalculated how the military community would react and how his fellow troops would react, they thought the ndas, non-disclosure would hold. on d-day, when it comes to allegations of desser is shun, talk about as if it is not a huge deal. it's a big deal. the allegation, not guilt or innocence, the allegation is important because when that guy leaves he makes rest of his unit very unsafe. when these guys are in combat situation, yes they're serving their country, what they talk about even more serving men and women next to them. serving their brothers. when you risk other people's lives wandering off they will continue to do their duty by you.

many of them died trying to find him. when obama went to the rose garden podium, made him a hero that is when they started to object. arthel: mary catherine, pardon me, that the president made bergdahl a hero when he stood side by side with general any and bob bergdahl the parents? >> yes. i think the tone of this went too far. that is why the fellow soldiers stood up and said, we have to talk about this we lost many heroes trying to find him and there are serious questions about bergdahl. i think that was a turning point. arthel: sorry, mary catherine, got to get juan back into the conversation. i want you to talk about mary catherine, her take on the tone. charles express ad concern that the administration perhaps might coach sergeant bergdahl on his account what happened. take it away, juan, what do you say to that as well? >> i think it was a mistake to have the ceremony in the rose garden. i differ with mary catherine. i think military from what i have heard diddies agree with the swap initially, going back

sometime. cia and military, because they were worried about releasing those five taliban commanders back into the, possibly attack the united states. but ultimately they, their objections were overcome. they agreed to the deal because they felt that one, it was important to get bergdahl back and the terms of the negotiation of the release of the five through that third country and the limitations on their travel, and their ability to get back into the war, allowed them to have some degree of comfort. so it is not that the white house was unaware of objections. they were aware. i think that they had a sense that as the president said yesterday they were bringing a child back to the family and didn't anticipate that there would be so much of a flip on the republican side because -- arthel: i have to jump in there. to both of you guys. we're tight on time. >> sure. arthel: many layers of the story we'll be talking about for weeks to come. juan williams, mary catherine ham i thank you in the meantime. bill? >> you're welcome. bill: watching ceremonies from

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bill: as we remember the greatest generation, new details on efforts to get u.s. veterans health care they need here at home. republican john mccain, independent senator bernie sanders, announcing a bigby partisan deal paving the way for more than two dozen new va medical facilities after scathing investigation confirmed reports of long wait times and secret employment logs at -- appointment logs at va hospitals. here is the acting va secretary on that. >> in far too many instances we have let our veterans down. they have had to wait too long

for the care that they deserve. and then in too many instances we have based in ways that are not consistent with our values. bill: doug mckelway is live on this in washington. tell us more about the bill in the senate. what will it do for veterans, doug? >> reporter: bill, this senate bill shows real signs of passage, first of all. there is as you said bipartisan support of it. it encompasses most of the language of the house republican bill. it would allow veterans with inordinately long wait times or live 40 miles or more from va facility, get a choice card to seek care of physician from their own choice from a private facility. the bill would allah firing of senior va officials who are incompetent or performed poorly. there is caveat to the john mccain, bernie sanders bill. sanders objects to the firing provision. he wants a expedited.

hearing. he wants a fired employee to contest their dismissal during a seven-day time period. that is one caveat, one potential holdup to the bill. bill: need more flexibility to control the people that work for them and perhaps give veterans more accessibility an more mobility, especially when they need it. thank you, doug, doug mckelway. important stuff. arthel: bill, five taliban commanders released from gitmo will still be allowed to move freely in qatar. so what are the people there saying about this prisoner swap? and, about qatar's relationship with the u.s.? stick with innovation. stick with power.

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are anot allowed to fund raise or get in political avenue. they are free to go back to afghanistan after a year and the taliban is loosing this as a propaganda victory. >> we are getting reports. a big delay on the signal here for the viewers. why was this country the one the broker the deal? >> qutar is friendly with many countries. it is known as the arab switzerland. they have been a bridge often between the west and more radical movements. their foreign minister said this was a humanitarian mission. qutar's track record isn't great in the past. they lost track of a 9/11

mastermind who was here in 1996 and disappeared. and another guantanamo bay relea releasee was released and supposed to stay here magically turned up in london. but authorities believe they will be watch because they put their word on this. we will see how this goes. >> as we learn more about the negotiations of free bergdahl, it is becoming clear the taliban wanted the five most senior leaders and take it or leave it. they rejected an offer to release two now and three later and the white house caved. tucker carlson is here. one of the detainees died in

cuba so it was 6-1. the taliban was making all of the demands and the administration caved. what do you make of this? >> this is another example of the triumph over common sense. they wanted a certain outcome and anything that gets in the way they ignore. they didn't notify congress and they are admitting, because it would have created a political road block. and they are attacking anyone questioning them including the former sergeant members. >> you wonder whether or not that strategy is imperil now? just to double down on the points you made. washington post said there were

concerns that notifying congress would lead to road blocks that could have killed the exchange that imperilled bergdahl. the taliban made a recommendation they make a pilgrimage to mecca. >> that is one of the conditions that they complete the trip. we don't know all of the conditions because that would be another political road broke or what is known as public input. it is hard to get what you want if you have other things to say in it. this may have been the final straw for democrats in congress because in the end even 'they support the president, he is undermining their authority and co-equal branch ouf government.

being afraid he was going to die is ludicrous. and you can say that about the secr secrets anything they hide from congress. >> next stop, mecca. thank you tucker carlson. good to have you. we are learning new details from the marine sergeant andrew tahmooress who is in prison in mexico saying he missed a turn and confirmed his innocence. >> i think a lot of mexican people know i am innocent. and even they know there is a lot of corrupt military and

police officers in the government and i think they see this was just a mistake and i was at the hands of some bad military officials. >> sergeant said conditions have improved his in mexican prison and he is able to communicate with some of the guards now. it was 70 years ago today that thousands of brave men starred death in the face and in doing so changed the course of humanity for ever. 150,000 americans and allied soldiers stormed the beaches of normandy on d-day and what turneded to be the turning point

in world war ii. they were honored today by many world leaders including obama. he spoke with ten thousand soldiers were laid to rest. >> by day break, blood soaked the water and bombs broke the sky. thousands of paratroopers dropped into the wrong landing side and thousands bit in the flesh -- thousands of rounds bit into the flesh. hells beach with won its name. >> winddle gold is live. >> reporter: they built this memorial between the 18th and 19th century leaders who founded the nation and preserved it to honor the 20th century men and women who saved it. president obama walked on omaha

beach today. it was the bloodiest of the beaches overall. 70 years ago, 5,000 ships and 13,000 planes put 160,000 british, american and canadian soldiers and there were 3,000 deaths on the first day. it looked for a while that the mission might fail. >> by the end of the day, the beach was fought, lost, refought, and won. a piece of europe once again liberated and free. >> reporter: in this day of instant communication, he said the innvasion might have been declared a loss early on but instead they kept on. many of the people who fought in the battle are in their 90's and

our last link to that day. she said her soldier son died while searching for sergeant bowe bergdahl after he deserted the post. now she is looking for answers and we will talk to her and new reports the democrats are worried about the white house's imcompitance over the bergdahl deal. we will debate that plus this: >> doesn't look like june, does it? golf ball size hail there. >> that is big! >> that is big!

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severe in the rockies were the next few days. the parents of the soldier who died in afghanistan, private first class, matthew martin, they say was killed after searching for bergdahl after he left his post. they are demanding information on the disappearance and release. good morning. >> good morning >> i cannot imagine what the last five years has been like and i cannot imagine what the last week has been like. can you give us emotions knowing that your son doesn't come back and you have to live with that the rest of your life and now this. first your feelings. >> it is hard. it is bringing back the flood of emotions again. over the past for and a half

years i have been able to move forward with my life and this coming up again, you know, it is -- our whole family is -- >> you are ripped apart. >> his family, friends, people that don't know him but are getting to know him now, i am sure they have to feel the emotions we are feeling. it is hard. you lose your child. that is unnatural. they are supposed to outlive you. where are my grand children? i don't get any from him. >> he went on patrol in 2009. what have people in his platoon told you about the circumstances? you think he was looking for bowe bergdahl but others say that is not the case. present yourself. >> the six out there talking about this this i truly believe them. there is not a doubt in my mind

after speaking with them personally. just the account of everything that happened and every detail i was told when my son was hit that there is no way anyone could make anything like that up. they are not liars. they are defenders of america. >> they came to you and said they were looking for a missing soldier? that was the time that your son died to be clear on that? >> that is what where i was told. >> and that was five years ago? >> that was on september '04. >> here is chuck hagel from a few days ago. >> i don't know of specific circumstances or details of u.s. soldiers dying as a result of efforts to find and rescue sergeant bergdahl. >> what do you think of that

based on what you have been told? >> you were not there. you were not there to see those boys witness that. you were not there. you cannot tell me that. there needs to be an investigation. and i don't know if we investigate that we will get the truth because we were not told the truth. why is this such a cover-up? why can't they tell us? what is the issue here? yes, your son was looking for a another soldier. what is so bad about that? there is nothing bad about that. we just want the truth. >> you mentioned the other six who were on with megan last night and they suggested their platoon was under fire bergdahl went missing. what have you heard about that?

>> when he left the post the fight intensified is what i have been told. >> and the suggestion is they had information where the outpost was with greater accuracy? >> yes, because they were placing the ied's in front instead of blowing them up and after that it seemed like they were given information on how to better kill americans. >> have you thought about bergdahl's parents? have you thought about the possibility you would like to them? >> i think so. i don't want to attack them. i just want to know why. i haven't even thought about putting a questionnaire together.

how do you think about something like that? first and foremost, i am sure her mom wants her son back. i want my son back, too. i get a picture. you get a human. you know? do i blame her? no, i don't. i understand. >> what would you want her to understand do you think? >> understand what i am going through, too. you know? understand that. i don't get my son back. >> my best to you, cheryl. >> thank you. >> thank you for coming in. we will remember your son. age 20 from illinois. thank you. well they were some of the most powerful or dangerous terrorist in the world. the five taliban prisoners freed from guantanamo bay -- will they return to the battlefield? a look at what happened to the other so-called gitmo graduates

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prisoners we are talking about given their freedom in exchange for bowe bergdahl. how many get gitmo parolees end up back on the battlefield? catheri catherine heritage has that answer. >> reporter: the number expected to return to the battlefield is 29% but a foew officials believ it is higher. >> garden variety criminals who are career criminals in the united states who a long wrap sheet, you never know whether they go back to criminal activity until you catch them and they say they do a lot of other crimes before being caught next. the same is true for terrorist. >> one of the most prominent

grads is this man who returned to libya under the bush administration is accused of plotting and supporting the benghazi attack. >> what about this argument that the taliban five had been out of terrorism for a decade and are not as dangerous? is that a fallacy? >> we see them connecting with their own network once they are o out. some go on to become suicide bombers and this is one of the videos. they encourage others to launch similar attacks. and another became number two

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here is david vitter. >> susan rice had certain talking points. this is like a flashback. and that changes overtime after a serious, serious hell concerns were debunked and now we are on to something else that maybe he would have been killed. the story is changing over time and it seems to be political talking points and not real facts. >> chris sty wall is here. good morning to you. is the story changing or progressing by the day? >> the technical term is the administration is craw fishing. they are wiggling backwards to try to find ground on which they can stand because the storm is getting pretty bad for them. the original talking points on this, which were he served with honor, and that distinctin and

they thought there would be excitement about the deal. that went away. step two is those who are criticizing the deal are partisan and republican hacks and that is no good. that doesn't work and thou they are looking for new ways to make it stick. >> this is a tweet from on obama official who works for the department of hud. this is what he said. what if his platoon was short on leadership and he was disillusi disillusioned what he saw and walked out? illegal? no. sympathy needed? maybe. you consider these comments significant? >> i consider them significant in a sense that this is part of the obama team communication

effort and structure, he is not high level, but he was an organizer for the president's campaign so this is where the thinking is that the people who are doing -- i think the administration's goal bill was to do with this what they did with other scandals like benghazi and say anyone who criticizing the president is doing so for partisan gain. however in this case, the shock of five high level detainees being released from guantanamo bay is so great that it is bringing scrutiny on the administration. they could not have released these people from guantanamo bay if they had gone to congress because a bipartisan congress would have said no way. so they used bergdahl with what they said was his health and then a death threat. they tried different answers. but they had to go to bergdahl so they could do this without

congressional approval and that was the ultimate goal. >> and just to be clear, we are not suggesting someone told him to talk this way >> no! >> susan rice did an interview today. i know you heard it. they have a new talking point. >> he did serve with honor and distinction because it is honorable to sign up for service. his service in the military is distinct from others. but what we see from susan rice today and from time magazine and as a senior administration source telling the publication they are eluding to sexism and

racist behavior. that is a sign they are in big trouble. when you push that air horn and say that you know you are in big trouble in washington. >> thank you, chris. the bergdahl prisoner exchange is leaving some democratic lawmakers left high and dry before the elections system. it was worsenied by the veteran scandal. we have two contributors here now. leslie, the president is facing push back from this own party. how do you think this is going to play out as the facts come to surface? >> we do have a mid-term

election in november so we will have both sides doing what i see the polls breaking down. 2/3rd of republicans don't approve, 2/3rd of do -- democrats -- what everybody is saying left and right was this wasn't a good deal but it was the only deal. the was a deal that congress said no to and tskand that was . money -- i don't think the democrats are going to push back except those running in hot districts where it is red and they may lose their seat. >> leslie layed out her plan of the swap. did you believe republican

leaders might need to lay out a detailed plan of how they would have handed the last afghan pow instead of what the president administration did? >> i know to point out to leslie's point it is only red state democrats objecting and that is not true unless you think diane feinstein is from a red state. >> i said we do have republicans like kirk that said when we saw the video he understands the president had a difficult decision to make. >> my point is diane feinstein has been pushing back against the administration even though she is as safe as it comes in terms of the paollacauolitipoli. democrats feel like they have

been battered by wave after wave of news they were not expecting. and one of those waves -- if i could focus briefly -- >> briefly because we are tight on time. >> what we heard about them having to bypass congress because the people holding bergdahl were threatening to kill him. they were saying this was a traditional swap and not a negotiation. >> guy, chris just touched on that. i hate to cut you off. but i have to go. >> amazing images from france. the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers recognized at the sight where so many died. a live look at the -- site --

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150,000 american and allied soldiers took the beach at normandy 70 years ago today. kitty logan is live in london with more on one man's story. hel hello, kitty. >> reporter: hundreds of the veterans have been gathering in france to mark the special events concerning the 70-year-old anniversary. several events are being held on the beaches where the landings took place and some of the veterans are in normandy and saw a flag by the air force and a 21 gun salute. it marked a turning point in world war ii but many lost their

lives and thousands are thought to have died. so this anniversary brings back powerful memories who served. we talk today a british fighter pilot and he said he was handed over to the american forces after being shot down and captured by the germans. >> i remember how wonderful they treated us. i wined and dined and supplied us with clothes to wear, and somewhere to sleep, and eat. it was marvelous. >> reporter: and of course, today's ceremonyy is particular emotional for many of them given their age. some are around 90 maybe the last time they gather to mark the events.

the events will continue throughout the day. >> so many were 20 years young. and joining me now is chuck nash, a former u.s. navy officer and fox news analyst. good to see you. >> nice to be with you. >> i would like to share your thoughts at the forefront of your mind and what would you like to remember people about the day? >> the thankfulness of the men we have been talking about is what stands out. they left high school and signed up and went over there to do their job and did it with uncommon valler. i would like the united states to remember freedom doesn't come

free. this generation is lucky that these people have stepped from the last generation to defend the freedom. that needs to be paid forward. the challenge to our freedom will be coming again and by the grace of god we will have people that step up just like the current generation has with afghanistan and iraq. we will constantly be attacked and challenged and we need those that step up and defend. >> when you look at the afghan war through the lens of world war ii, what do you wapiti want americans to be more mindful of as far as how the veterans coming home today should be treated. >> they should be treated with respect and admiration. there a lot of people i think would like to do it but maybe it doesn't fit in what they are

doing or a little trepidation. but there are those who go out and do that. when you look at the films of d-day this is ground combat and this is an unfront way of looking at things. my father was in the navy and he a buddy who degree up with in philadelphia, there was a coast guard station, ship yard and the navy were in the town. these kids were talking and my dad says i am going to join the navy and his friend says you are nuts president obama i am joining the coast guard and i am going to be right. dad joined the navy and edgar joined the coast guard. you never know where you are

going to be send. you step up and they will send you where they need you. >> d-day 70 years ago and the veterans issues we have been dealing with and now the prisoner swap and dbowe bergdah. what a time. california chrome is going for gold. do we get the triple winner? >> i am putting down $5.

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>> california chrome is going for the triple crown on saturday. a victory would mark the first triple crown in 36 years. before all of the big ones the was secretary and does the jocky who road that horse think california chrome is the real deal? >> reporter: absolutely. it will be the end of the long dry spell if he wins tomorrow. 36 years since the last triple crown winner. if anyone knows about breaking a long spell it is the jocky that road the horse that won the triple crown in 1976 finishing 34 yards sooner.

he believes if any horse can end the long gap between the winners it is california chrome. >> i love the way he trains, the way he goes to the track, the way he comes back from the tr k track. he is very manageable in the stalls as well. >> reporter: one of the others dropped other and the other 11 ran and all failed. the big question on whether or not a different fate will be seen. >> what did he say about keeping that horse so cool with the buildup? >> he talked about how powerful and how well they trained. he lived this type of

excitement. we had a chance to talk about what it means for this sport as well. the buildup of what it means for the actual sport of horse racing. take a listen >> you don't see that many people in the sand. i think you bring the younger people in the grand stand toward the races and introduce other horse-loving people who come in and watch the races live. >> reporter: last year with no triple crown winner waiting there was a smaller crowd. tomorrow we could have over a 100,000 to watch the excitement. >> i will be one of them. but i am bad luck at the belmont. >> shots fired outside the county court house outside of atlanta. one person taken away in an ambulance. we will get you more on this in a matter of moments. zero heartburn. woo hoo!

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bill: that is the courthouse in

forsyth county, georgia. cumming, georgia, is the town outside of atlanta. reports of shots fired outside. an officer involved. we're tracking that down. more on that breaking news in matter of moments. i'm bill hemmer. thank you for by being with us today. you as well. >> thank you, have a good weekend. jon: fox news alert on three developing stories at this hour as we honor the service and sacrifice of so many fallen american heroes. the descendants of general eisenhower and president roosevelt mark 70 years since the d-day invasion at a wreath laying ceremony at the world war ii memorial in washington. a bipartisan deal reached for the v scandal. it allow veterans to access care outside of va system. do