>> then berg had an idea. he needed some way to remove the thread pattern from the image, but he needed to find some kind of filter. >> the filter is a nice word for algorithm. it's a mathematical process that can go through an image and do something to it. we have one that i designed that basically seeks out repetitive patterns, something that repeats itself in a predictable way and allows you to remove that without affecting the rest of the image. >> berg took a sample of the bed sheet's thread pattern and had the computer subtract that pattern from the image, leaving only the palm print, and it worked. >> it was beautiful. i didn't expect this or i didn't expect it to be that clear, but details are suddenly just the hdtv analogy. they were popping off the screen that you did not see before. i mean, you could see formation but you weren't seeing the details. and now all of a sudden, you were seeing those details. >> and there was a remarkable amount of detail. >> here we have pretty much half of a hand from

the administration went behind closed doors to show senators a so-called proof of life video shot by berg tadahlb taliban captors last december. some who saw the video said bergdahl did not appear ill. a physician told cnn in an exclusive interview something else. >> he'd been drugged with an antipsychotic or hypnotic drug. >> what makes you say that? >> you can tell, it was ease city. his speech was slurred. having trouble reading. had what's called listagmus. he'd been obviously drugged. >> you're not speaking as a senator. >> i'm speaking as a doctor. >> not possible he could have been beaten up? >> not at all. there's a total response to medication. >> reporter: coburn, a member of the senate intelligence committee, tells cnn bergdahl's health was not the main reason for the hasty deal. >> they made the claim his life was at risk and i take comment outside of a secure setting on why that can't be the case. >> reporter: tonight administration officials tell cnn the video was not pivotal but merely reinforced their fear bergdahl wasn't well. on that key question of why the administratio

berg dal will be reunited with their son officially. but they wanted to come back here to the state of idaho where so many people have supported them for the last five years as they have gone through this ordeal. their hometown of haley is a 2 1/2-hour drive from boise, idaho. their hometown street is lined with ribbons much the emotion of finally seeing this day come to fruition has really taken over bowe bergdahl's small town. they were getting ready to hold another memorial and a vigil for bowe bergdahl since we were approaching the five-year anniversary of his capture and every year, they have planted a tree in his hon terror in the park where his parents ud to take him to play. but now, folks in the town of haley say it will be a welcome home celebration for bowe bergdahl. but now the family is very concerned about bringing bowe home and what will need to take place to make sure he gets the care and the attention that he needs and the transition back into civilian and normal life, if you will. so, there's a great deal of concern ab

scandal, i would note, the berg dazzle issue has become very partisan at least in the terms of outrage greta? >> are his aids is i ing anything about the simple fact most people is an opportunity. how about picking up the phone and calling chairman dianne feinstein or the ranking member senator saxby sham bliss. look. you had the tore? saxby chambliss last night. he may a case that he is republic and diane tiny stein when it came to the thonel raid these two leaders of the senate intelligence committee knew about it for months and it didn't leak out. that was obviously even more sensitive than what happened here. so i think both chambliss and feinstein both sides of the i'll are trying to make the case that look not every single thing leaks out of wind chill. when there is a single intelligence operation like this oftentimes it does not leak. >> ed henry traveling with the president and up early for d-day celebrations. thank you, ed. >> good to see. >> you did president obama just imply that the berg dave controversy is a phony scandal? >> have you been surprised by the back lantern th

the allegations will be investigated and could result in charges against berg call. >> clearly thereions that good american soldiers died in the process of trying find him. if it turns out that he deserted his post, and that he, in fact, willingly went over to the side of the enemy, for whatever purpose, and good american soldiers died in the process, that's not something that should be left to decide and should -- left to the side and should be considered. >> reporter: the white house says the defense department is investigating all aspects of sergeant berg call's disappearance and detention. but officials say, for now, the focus is on his health and welfare. randle pinkston, al jazerra, washington. >>> military officials say right now sergeant berg call's health is their chief concern. it's still not clear how long he will be receiving medical attention in germany. once he returns to the united states he will be transferred to brook army medical center in san antonio, texas for more care and psychological support he's expected to reunite with his parents, eventually he's expected t

the first one is by a scott berg it is a new biography of woodrow wilson it is a thoughtful volume.e took 13 years of meticulous scholarship to right this boca and it shows. one of the most thoughtful, balanced in american history who had his own contradictions but it give some new insights into appreciation in the history of the american and presidency. a and a delightful read one of the best i have read in a long time. >> the other is from the university of virginia. and then talking about how much of the problem that flowed with three construction is the reinstitution of jim crow in the south came but he turned to vintages that when he was indicted for war crimes in endicott. but chris matthews has written of. it is the story of the relationship of tip o'neill am president ronald reagan. it is the story of the time that now seems long long ago.uqzz unfortunately when democrats could make a difference in the country and everyone who works here should take it too hard to because of the relationship. there were. a wonderful book on the history of the adoption of the civil rights act

i read the letters from the berg dals to their son and we are not publishing those. it's a philosophical family, the mother and father talk about those issues. the letters are rife with misspellings. is this something that you think might lend sort of credence to his state of mind when he did leave the base. aside from what he wrote in the letters specifically about that, just that the whole mental state of this man. >> bowe was home schooled and misspellings are in a lot of his writings that we know are his. we have heard from u.s. officials about the conditions under which he is saying he was held captive, held in a cage, hooded after the two escape attempts. we haven't been able to verify that. one official told me they did build a cage. they moved around a lot between cages and basements to avoid u.s. drone strikes, ci counterterrorist operations and to keep him away from parts of the taliban, who didn't want to trade him. they wanted to kill him. bowe bergdahl was critical saying officers were not concerned with the safety, saying the situation was going from ba

now, this funds will be handled by kenneth fine berg, administered the money given to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. ukee, erika? >> i heard growing ankle fresh facebook users about an experiment that manipulated facebook posts, what do you know about that? facebook revealed about 700,000 users for one week in 2012. researchers changed the numb of positive or negative posts people saw, part of experiment to see if-ee motions can be spread on social media. they found that, yes, can be contagious, but growing ankle fresh some facebook users who say it is not right to manipulate people's news feeds, experts say what they did was legal, but just notelet call. >> troubled, carol, thanks. >> traffic and weather together, we do it on the 3's, hi. i'm shawn johnson of the 2008 u.s. gymnastics team. i'm here with our friends from "veggie tales" to say... all: be a player. get up and play an hour a day. besides gymnastics, how do you stay in great shape, shawn? i love to dance and rollerblade. cool. cool. you don't have to be an olympian to be a player. just do the things you alrea

. >> she was referred to jim berg for counselling. the dane of students at the time. she says he blamed her. >> he asked if i had been smoking pot. and i really - i started to get an almost dizzy feeling. she asked if i had been impure with this man, if i had relations with this man. i kept saying no to all the questions. he either didn't believe me, hadn't heard or wasn't going to help me and said we have to find the incident in your life that caused your rape. i just ran. aran up the steps -- i ran up the steps of the administration building and he confirmed my worst nightmare. it was something i had done. there was something about me. >> reporter: now 31, landry wanted to come forward when she learnt others at bob jones shared her experience. in 2011 a bob jones trustee resigned when reports surfaced that he had covered up the rape of a 15-year-old boy, forcing her to confess her sin in front of her fundamentalist search. in the aftermath of the scandal, grace was fired - godly response to abuse in the christian environment - to conduct an investigation into the sc

. >> reporter: she was referred to jim berg for counselling. the dean of students.ssault. >> he asked if i had been smoking pot. i really - i started to get a dizzy feeling. then he asked if i had been impure with the man and had relations with the man. and i told him no to these questions, but he didn't believe me or he wasn't going to help me. he said we have to find the nipping in your life that -- thing in your life that caused your rape. and i just ran. i ran out the steps of the administration building and he confirmed my worst nightmare, it was something i had done, it was fault. >> reporter: now, 31, landry said she wanted to come forward when she learnt others at bob jones shared her experience. in 2011 a bob jones trustee resigned when news reports surfaced that he had allegedly covered up the rape of a 15-year-old girl and forced her to confess her sin in front of her fundamentalist church. in the aftermath of the scandal grace was hired godly response to abuse in the environment. to cut a report. it was founded by the grandson of billy graham. it's dedic

will be looking at including the release of sergeant bert dall and benghazi dahlstigate -- sergeant berg and big ozzie investigation. >> that will be never-ending. the benghazi investigation is already the focus of a special committee that has been created. bergdahl, and interviewing members this week, it seems like a long-running effort from their part of messaging another aim and shot at the administration for ill-conceived foreign policy. the issues of whether we should make deals with terrorists and whether it is even the release of five taliban members from guantanamo. the obama administration hopes to shut down that cuba prison altogether. >> you can tweet billy house. the national journal website. billy, thank you for your time today. study by the pew research center shows republicans and democrats are increasingly divided. on washington journal, we talked with the director. blending red and blue is the editorial. an important and troubling new study from the pew research center confirms what has been evident of american politics. differences are deeper than they have been in two

there was a lot of drama after the berg dahl -- > they did notify leaders, and it leaked out. therefore you shouldn't be holding back on other things from us. coif we have to move on to the big drama in capitol hill, closed doors, smoke-filled rooms, jockeying for leadership and this is how it looked when the dust settled. to the average citizen, pretty much how it looked before. kevin mccarthy is the new house majority leader. this is how he describes himself. >> they elected a guy who is a grandson of a cattle rancher, the son of a firefighter. only in america do you get that opportunity. they elected a guy that's only grown up through the grass roots. they elected a guy that's spent his time going around recruiting many of these individuals to get the majority. gwen: he's been in leadership for a while. what's new, ed? >> a little more youth and inexperience, to put it bluntly. mccarthy is 49. he's been in congress since 2007. having won this week, he is the fastest-rising majority leader in american history. so he is now in charge of running the schedule, deciding what bil

. >> the question who is bowe berg dahl?d so long we know he is still speaking in their native language, finding english difficult. >> let me go. to give me to come home. >> on saturday, u.s. drones tracking overhead a team of so called u.s. special operators part of the most secret mission arrived for a prearranged mission with bergdahl and 20 taliban. a tense exchange. no shots fired the 28-year-old hustled into a waiting helicopter. but today, the controversy over the deal releasing those five members of the fally ban is only growing. some soldier who's served with berg dahl described as a skilled marksman, liked ballet and was home schooled are beginning to speak out. former army sargeant was his team leader, describing him as a good soldier that wanted to help afghan people but he began complaining about u.s. role in the war. >> definitely upset with the war effort. >> two months into deployment in the morning bergdahl disappeared, leaving body armor, weapon ask helmet behind while glad he's alive and free, he's conside

. >> the question who is bowe berg dahl?d so long we know he is still speaking in their native language, finding english difficult. >> let me go. to give me to come home. >> on saturday, u.s. drones tracking overhead a team of so called u.s. special operators part of the most secret mission arrived for a prearranged mission with bergdahl and 20 taliban. a tense exchange. no shots fired the 28-year-old hustled into a waiting helicopter. but today, the controversy over the deal releasing those five members of the fally ban is only growing. some soldier who's served with berg dahl described as a skilled marksman, liked ballet and was home schooled are beginning to speak out. former army sargeant was his team leader, describing him as a good soldier that wanted to help afghan people but he began complaining about u.s. role in the war. >> definitely upset with the war effort. >> two months into deployment in the morning bergdahl disappeared, leaving body armor, weapon ask helmet behind while glad he's alive and free, he's conside

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ross berg meet the jive her. he only managed to throw this. it is the first time they had failed to secure this. this is on the grid. several gay, lesbian and transgender pride parade and move their way through the capital. homosexuals there can be jailed for life. this marked the anniversary of a violent police raid on a gay bar in new york. it is seen as the start of the gay rights movement spirit >> they have that cleared a monastery here as a world heritage site. the imperial abbey was founded in a hundred 22. -- 122. >> on a warm summer day, locals flock to the mono street. con to take parts in the guided towards. the highlight is the west work and trends. paintings like this are stemming from the early and middle ages and are very rare. >> we want to maintain them and make sure nothing is lost. >> this status is coveted by many. it is a big help in raising money. worldwide.nds out >> that is all for this edition of "be journal" thanks for watching. >> early morning in cologne. these people have come to the corner looking for work. they h

was berg a deserter. we'll ask a medic who served with him.s clamping down on memorials of the tiananmen square 25 years after it happened. >>> russell simmonds on the music industry and using music to enterfeign and educate >>> why is dan

they had ribbons up for five years, new ones put in place, to keep the memory of berg fresh in people's minds. -- bowe bergdahl fresh in people's minds. this coffee shop, zappies, is an epicentre for the effort. we talked with the owner, bowe's boss. some time back. we asked her what she thought about the things that bowe bergdahl would be facing as he comes home to america to start a new life or restart on old one. sue martin can't wait to see bowe bergdahl, and expects to give him a hug. that is no doubt a sentiment shared by many in the wood river fallry of idaho. >> china hit back at the united states and japan after they criticised beijing's south china sea policy. 24 hours before the u.s. defence secretary told an asian security conference that china was a destabilizing force, here is the chinese response. >> translation: we will never accept provocations by others upped the pretext of -- under the pretext of positive passive ix that stirs up pretext. the speeches by mr abe and mr hagel gave me the impression that they coordinated with each other and staged provocative access. >>>

was berg a deserter. we'll ask a medic who served with him. clamping down on memorials of the tiananmen happened. >>> russell simmonds on the music industry and using music to enterfeign and educate >>> why is dan backing away from suing the n.f.l. not long after he filed.

tracie po nnews, wagt>>> this inergeant bowe berg recvioutpatient.e in san the army says he will continue his -inintegtion process with expose to more people and social interactions. the idaho native was captured by the taliban and held captive for five years. army officials say they are investigating his disappearance but won't enter view bergdahl until dical experts say it's okay. >>> russian presid v inhe ukrainconflirot sides a çcompromise. in moscow yesterday, putin said the compromise must guarantee the rights of russian-speaking people in ukraine. ppraine accusesof suhegenc >>> three men who were captured after escaping from a canadian prison are due in cn new chartoday. authorities arrested the men in an upscale condo in montreal ea morning. the fugitives had been on the run since june 7th when a helicopter pulled them from a prison courtyard. the men were on trial on charges of drug trafficking and murder at the time of their escape. >>> a new report shows the investigation in a missing malaysia airlines flight is focusing on one pe. accord

this is what could not have been known when the president walked garden with berg it that thes parents exchange would turn into a huge is point for democrats and republicans. >> i remain convinced that the a precedent that will encourage enemies of the to target american men and women in uniform. >> we leave no soldiers behind. is a lot to be answered here behavior of peculiar between the family, this soldier and his actions. gwen: add to the fact that the president did not notify congress and a top advisor described him as a hero and those who served with him did not and a big messy story. did the white house see is coming? >> not with the ferocity that it arrived with. were three big issues as you sorted out this incredibly complex week. the first is was it worth going through all this effort to rescue somebody who has been suspected of walking away from his post. while that was the subject of think thee, i chairman of the joint chiefs martin dempsey put that away. he said in the united states we bring back everyone and then it was that they ended up leaving their post and getting ca

. >> a soldier who served with berg -- bowe bergdahl, he considers the rescued prisoner of war a dirter. >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. and i'm john henry smith. dramatic video shows the moment the group released bowe bergdahl to u.s. special forces. the trade for a group of taliban prisoners held for years at guantanamo bay, that got bowe bergdahl back is causing an uproar on capitol hill, and with critics across the country. >> two senators say the white house apologised for not keeping the white house in the loop. the "new york times" reported that bowe bergdahl left behind an alert in 2009, saying -- a letter in 2009 saying he did not support the war and was leaving to start a new life. randall pinkston has more on the controversy surrounding bowe bergdahl's return. >> reporter: no one denies bowe bergdahl suffered during five years of captivity by the tall mapment some that served with him say he has no hero. >> i want him held accountable. he purply and willfully deserted his post of the he deserted me, and his platoon. >> former army sergeant was a squad lead

several former members of berg's unit a -- bowe bergdahl's unit accused him of deserting the post and several died whilst searching for the sergeant. heidi zhou-castro has more. >>> second lieutenant darren edwards died in a roadside bombing. the clipt from a rocket powered grep aid caught his eye. >> the two guys, he hit them forward to get them out of the way and threw himself on top of them. as he did that he took a direct hit. >> reporter: his mother said when the army presented her with darren's coffin they offered this explanation. >> they were out on a mission to capture a high-ranking taliban that was instrumental in their strategic organization, and they had accomplished that, and they had sent him back, wherever they sent the prisoners. and then they were continuing on their mission. >> that's what the andrews family believed for five years. after bowe bergdahl's release, the phone started to ring. sandra andrews said her son's former comrades said now that bowe bergdahl was no longer in jeopardy, they had another version of the story to tell. >> and i said "i don't remember

juliet berg and jessie frank are trainers at unite fit and, jessie was always in tip-top shape until -- >> a year ago i was severely injured and it really set me back, i couldn't eat or work or exercise. he ended up losing weight, mostly muscle and when he gained it back it was mostly fat, this is him at his heaviest. when he was cleared to work out his goal was to lose fat and gain muscle. to help keep him on track, they used body metrics ultrasound and measured body found more accurately than some other systems, the device is held in three spots, it differs from men and women. it's able to detect how much fat, muscle and water is on your body. jessie saw his drop from 21% to 14%. the more muscle mass the faster your metabolism. >> other ways to do strength training is get enough protein in your die the. it helps to keep the muscle mass on there and repair your muscles especially after you exercise. >> feel great much more like myself. >> there is a slightly less accurate way, at home with a tape measure, we have information about that on 6abc.com along with this chart telling you w

police released this image of the suspect 24-year-old justin berg. they're seven hours into this search. we'll keep you posted on details as they come up. >>> new details for you though in the story of that pregnant woman stoned to death in pakistan. >> police make more arrests including members of her own family. >> plus, the story of slenderman and how two american girls tried to kill their friend. >>> you're watching "cnn newsroom" this thursday. three men wanted in the so-called murder of the pakistani woman are due in court. >> the brother, cousin and alleged former husband of fazana parvine are accused of beating her to death with bricks for refusing to have a prearranged marriage. three men including her father are in police custody. >>> police in new york have arrested a suspect who they say stabbed two young children inside an elevator. one of the children died. a law enforcement official said dna evidence from a knife at the scene hemmed identify 27-year-old daniel st. hubert. he was out on parole from a domestic assault case. police say he

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i wanted to ask you about bowe berg dahl. what made the administration say it was these particular five detainees in guantanamo bay that should be released? that members of congress or required members of congress have been notified over, i believe he said for years that about the -- they had included the potential transfer of five detainees and i'm curious what the reaction was from those members of congress when they were presented with that possibility. there are point that the chief of staff is smage that we have been engage an effort for years as we should have been to ecover sergeant berg dahl, a prisoner of war in afghanistan. as part of those efforts, there have been ongoing discussions about how to bring that about and that included conversations with members of congress about the possibility of transfering these five detainees as part of dahl back geant berg to the united states wand his family. as we have been saying that we successfully roved him this weekend, this is the right thing to do. we in the united states

bergdahl's health and transition, but that has not stopped harsh questions from angry lawmakers and some of bergoll's fellow -- bergdahl's fellow soldiers. karen trave verse -- travers has the latest. >> they say there is no judgment until there are the facts. i think it is a bit unfair to sergeant bergdahl's family, and then to presume anything. >> today stunning new video released by the at that . he that is bergdahl sitting in the truck. no beard. the taliban fighters then watch on a hillside as the american military helicopter approaches. bergdahl warns don't come back. you won't make it out. gite taliban reaches over and pats him three times on the arm like you and i have been together for a longtime. i don't want to have to kill you next time you are here. >> once the blackhawk lands a swift landover. he is met by the special ops forces. a quick handshake and a pat down to check him for weapons or explosives. before he gets on the helicopter, just 90 seconds total and then bergdahl flies to freedom. >> secretary hagel spoke to bergdahl's parents and assured them the military is focused on

they won't interview berg daal until medical experts say it's okay. >>> russian president vladimir putinalling for both sides in the ukraine conflict to find a compromise. in moscow, putin said a compromise could guarantee the rights of russian-speaking people in eastern ukraine. pro-russian separatists have declared independence and asked to join russia. yushg accuses russia of supporting that insurgency. >>> three people are captured after sta escaping from a canadian prison. the fugitives had been on the run since june 7th when a helicopter pulled them from a prison courtyard. the men were on trial on charges of drug trafficking and murder at the time of their escape. >>> a new report shows an investigation into a missing malaysia airlines flight is now focusing on one person. according to britain's "sunday times," ce s the captain f planned a landing on a remote island his flight simulator at home. the route was delighted but experts were able to pull it off his computer. ey this is circumstantial evidence and doesn't rule out terrorism or mechanical faile. >>> fivevy rain leads to f

. >> berg dog sprouted a beard. the long lost soldier was retraoefz. was he worki ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ two... two, three... ♪ ♪ newscaster: we now go live to our eye-in-the-sky hovercopter on the scene of that terrible hovercopter crash. jim? the news is not good. i've just learned that my final words were "back to you, linda." (laughs) one for the blooper reel. oh, the news is so violent. let's watch rachael ray instead. oh, no, wait, there might be chopping. god, what a wuss. stop being such a spineless jellyfish. you know full well i am more closely related to the sea cucumber. not where it counts. (whimpers) i hated jim! in other news, our city's filthy, urine-soaked walls have been desecrated by a mysterious tile-work graffiti artist. police have no leads as to who's behind this innovative scourge of public art. (chuckling)

defense secretary chuck hagel said today, berg dal's health and safety informs jeopardy and the u.s.e. >>> no one could be happier at the news of sergeant berg dal's release than his parents. they joined president obama yesterday at the white house thanking everyone who has supported their son and saying they will continue to stay strong for him while he recovers. they haven't spoken to him yet, but we will hear more from them when they speak to reporters at 3 p.m. eastern and we will bring you those comments live. >>> louis cass, a media mogul co-owned the philadelphia ya enquirer, daily news and philadelphia.com is among the victims of a private jet crash outside boston last night. six others died and there were no survivors, according to the faa. the plane apparently caught fire shortly after taking off. >>> a park official on mt. ranier thinks there's little chance of finding six missing climbers alive. the group went missing several days ago. it's believed they probably died in some sort of fall. i'm erin mcpike. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> the

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. >>> coming up next in sports, we will hear from ryan sand berg. >>> phillies will try to extend theirour-game win streak tonight. burnett getting the start. he has not pitched too well in st. louis. phillies activated cody ash. ashe had been out. he is in the lineup tonight. >> rehab assignment went well. he had power numbers and he hit for a high average. that's good. right now, he will provide punch at the bottom of the order. >> the count down to training camp begins. eagles wrapped up their final minicamp yesterday and have a little over a month before they report for training camp. they say going through this for the second time has made a big difference. >> we did well in the weight room. our bodies are in good condition. i feel like we're further -- we're ahead of what we were last year. >> training camp is going to have ups and downs as far as physically, mentally, it's just a grind. but like i said, i'm looking forward to it. i can't wait to get back out here and actually play some games. >> we're six days until the nba draft. the sixers hold the third pick behind cleveland a

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soldier berg -- burke is headed -- bowe bergdahl is headed home after five years as a hostage in afghanistan. >>> fighting wind with windmeals - will it help with swords. >> this is the most sought-after item in the united states. i'm in new york. i'll tell you what the smart phone industry could do to stop it. >> environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a mistake. >> and a controversial plan to present poaching of elephants. why the government says more of them should be tamed. >> he wasn't forgotten by his country because the united states of america does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind. >>> the long road to freedom. the final captured soldier from the war in afghanistan is headed home. >>> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america, him john henry smith. after nearly five years in captivity army sergeant berg bowe bergdahl begins his journey back to american soil. bowe bergdahl disappeared in 2009, videos emerged showing him looking weak and dishevelled. in 2012 the u.s. government acknowledged that it was talking directly with the taliban to see him. after

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bergdahl's health and transition, but that has not stopped harsh questions from angry lawmakers and some of berg doll's fellow -- bergdahl's fellow soldiers. karen trave verse -- travers has the latest. >> they say there is no judgment until there are the facts. i think it is a bit unfair to sergeant bergdahl's family, and then to presume anything. >> today stunning new video released by the at that . he that is bergdahl sitting in the truck. no beard. the taliban fighters then watch on a hillside as the american military helicopter approaches. bergdahl warns don't come back. you won't make it out. gite taliban reaches over and pats him three times on the arm like you and i have been together for a longtime. i don't want to have to kill you next time you are here. >> once the blackhawk lands a swift landover. he is met by the special ops forces. a quick handshake and a pat down to check him for weapons or explosives. before he gets on the helicopter, just 90 seconds total and then bergdahl flies to freedom. >> secretary hagel spoke to bergdahl's parents and assured them the military is focused o

it's a scandal some are calling berg-d-ghazi. so far, it's just me, but it's going to catch on. on tuesday, at the g7 summit in poland, the president defended his actions. >> let me just make a very simple point here, and that is regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an measure soldier back from captivity. period. >> stephen: you can't argue with that. comma. or can you. question mark. of course, we want to get every american soldier back. because the tv has some questions. >> is he an american hero or a deserter? >> a member of his platoon says bergdahl left his own post ohis own volition, back in 2009. >> shortly before he walked off the base he wrote to his parents about his disillusionment with the military and his mission in afghanistan. >> hear that? this guy had grown disillusioned with the war in afghanistan. and there's only one wordinar-- 82% of americans. plus, should we be bringing this guy back when several of those who served with bergdahl charged that soldiers died searching for him? and i agree with anyone