>> bergdahl. i am not sure if i am familiar with bird dog. >> bergdahl. >> bergdahl?what do you mean? >> we swapped bergdahl for a bunch of taliban terrorists. >> oh yeah. >> do you think we should leave gitmo open or closed? >> like awe, you know like -- >> close it. >> why? >> because i said so. >> gitmo. >> what? >> you think gitmo should stay open or closed? >> should stay open. >> because i am cuban and they should take them all there. >> you think they should leave gitmo open or closed? >> have fun. >> have you been there before. >> no where is that at? >> whatever you have open. >> have you heard about isis. >> that's the chinese people. >> tell me something about isis. (laughter) >> i don't know much about it. >> do you know what isis is though? >> being alone. >> isolated. it's an acronym. >> we left too early. >> why is obama letting them run around over the mideast. >> he is worried about other things. >> do you know who the taliban is? >> the talam band. >> i would say soefrnd beautiful women end it with love. >> demands on the doorstep the chilling messag

but they did it for bergdahl. why? and then they gave up this high-level group of commanders and generals and recruiters. they negotiated! >> because the president's an ideological left winger, i think he didn't see the political downside of the bergdahl aspect of the swap. he's determined to close gitmo. this was a way of saying he got five more terrorists released, and he could at least cover that with the notion that he had recovered an american prisoner. but he's giving these prisoners away almost for free anyway, and i think it amounts to the same thing when you look at the bergdahl swap. >> you know what? i believe that he knew the dangers of the bergdahl swap, which is why he didn't comply with the law, which required him to 30 days before the swap to notify congress. so to me, that means that he knew. but, you know, will the taliban -- and you say that they're going to take control once we leave -- our weapons, then, are going to be used against us or against other civilians? >> well, i think it's entirely poss

bowe bergdahl a u.s. serviceman. an unfair distinction to determine which american hostages to negotiate for, say the muellers. >> i actually asked the president that question when we were in the white house. yeah that was pretty hard. >> i think they wanted to but i think again, the policy. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed by the mother of american hostage james foley. isis held foley alongside kayla mueller and executed him. foley's mother says she felt her son was not a priority. >> it didn't seem to be in our strategic interest if you will. i was appalled as an american. jim would have been saddened. jim believed until the end that his country would come to their aid. >> reporter: the white house defended the policy to not negotiate with terrorists for civilians, saying overall it makes americans safer. >> the president is confident that his administration did do everything that was possible within the confines of that policy using our military might, using our intelligence capability, using our diplomatic influen

pentagon embarrassed over bergdahl?there any kind of groundswell of opposition about isis. >> first of all, they are not embarrassed about bergdahl. they are cynical about it the troops i know, the officers, they are just disgusted by it. >> they are repelled by this administration still playing politics by this. and by the way. president obama in his own selfishness and cynicism has made prior pfc as far as i'm concerned, bergdahl. the most hated guy in uniform. as far as the air strikes go. cynicism again they know obama is not going to do something. they know it's not working. i mean, soldiers are cynical by nature. >> i know. i never know what level is that. >> >> it's a level i have never seen. >> all right gentlemen. thank you. next on the rundown how should you react to president obama's comparison of muslim and christian injustifiable. if you are a christian? how would jesus react? later, gutfeld and mcguirk on the king of jordan using clinton eastwood in his fight against isis and the factor is coming right bac

when it came to the bergdahl swap. and i just -- every time i go on post and talk with those men and women in the military, and visit with those families, this is something that is very unnerving, it is unsettling unnerving, and this is not the way american foreign policy should work. >> congresswoman, thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> absolutely. >> and if this next thing doesn't shake up the world i don't know what will. a new isis propaganda video showing children as young as five years old training now at age a to be the next generation of isis. in the video, dozens of children doing drills and exercises, reciting versus from the koran as they learn to be what isis calls the next jihadist killers. that's not the only video. isis releasing a second video of caged british soldiers being paraded through the streets of iraq. it's just unthinkable, the children. although we knew this was happening. but now the videos are apparent. >> yeah, what this is about is two things. number one wit

didn't the united states do that with sergeant bowe bergdahl?>> that's exactly what we did. >> the family is right, aren't they? >> i think they're absolutely right. we have had a longstanding policy republican and democratic president alike saying we don't negotiation with terrorists, we don't swap hostages for terrorists, we don't pay ransom. i had a man who worked for me in the reagan administration, a marine colonel who was taken hostage. he was tortured and ultimately killed. but once you start negotiating, all you do is guarantee more hostages are being taken. what the administration should have done was say, ransom? we're putting a bounty on the head of the people who take americans hostage. >> listen to what the mueller parents think the administration was thinking. >> i don't think anyone had any idea this group would be as powerful as they were. we've let them get too powerful. they just thought of them as a gang or thugs. >> j.v. >> yeah. but, again it goes back to we are so isolated in america, we are so in our own little area that w

guys. >> pentagon embarrassed over bergdahl. is there any kind of groundswell of opposition about isis? >> yes. well, first of all, they're not embarrassed about bergdahl. they're cynical about it. the troops i know the officers they're just disgusted by it. they're repelled by this administration still playing politics by this. by the way, president obama in his own selfishness and cynicism has made pfc as far as i'm concerned bergdahl the most hated guy in uniform. as far as the air strikes go cynicism again. they know obama is not going to do something. they know it's not working. i mean soldiers are cynical by nature. >> i know. [ overlapping speakers ] >> never seen it like this. it's a level i've never seen. >> gentlemen, thank you. next on the rundown how should you react to president obama's comparison of muslim and christian injustice if you're a christian? how would jesus react? >>> later gutfeld and mcgerk on king of jordan using clint eastwood in the fight against isis. coming right back. for only $5. save 40% on a 5

they're the parent of the darren who was out looking for bergdahl.re outraged about the way the white house marched out the participants outside the rose garden at the white house. take a listen. >> i think it's just really a sad, sad day they would recognize a family whose son deserted. put numerous men in danger. several lost their lives as a result of it. and they would put them on tv and acknowledge them and tell them that their son has served honorably. that was a real slap in the face when they called him a hero and those of us who have lost our son being a hero have never had any acknowledgment from the white house. >> sandra brought up a great point. we don't know how they're monitoring them. can we trust the quatrie government. she said we don't know information about how they're monitoring them. can we trust the government? how insulting is it to these parents to watch susan rice and the president -- especially susan rice come out and compliment bo bergdahl. someone who, quote, served with honor and distinction when their son died trying to

bo bergdahl. is he going to be charged as deserter. now you are facing a president who trades five top taliban terrorist commanders for a deserter. did he know that that might happen in your opinion? do you think -- this is going to become a huge story, did the president understand the implications of trading a deserter for five top taliban commanders? >> i don't know that anybody had designated him a deserter at the time. >> the army did before the trade was made. >> then what was the investigation about? >> the investigation was to certify that he was a deserter. >> i see. >> there was initial investigation. after he left his unit and there were a number of u.s. soldiers killed looking for him. there was an investigation and the conclusion was he was a deserter. the president had to know that. >> bill, the practice of the united states is that we don't leave anybody behind. we may hold them accountable when they come back but we don't leave them behind. >> you still think he thinks it was a good deal? >> that was the -- that was what

bowe bergdahl, a u.s. serviceman.istinction to determine which hostage to negotiate for, says the muellers. >> i actually asked the president that question when we were in the white house. yeah that was pretty hard. >> i think they wanted to but again it's the policy. >> the president is confident that his administration did do everything that was possible within the confines of that policy to try to secure the safe release and return of kayla mueller. >> so many questions about whether she could have indeed been saved and released. kyung, i remember talking to james foley's parents a couple weeks ago. they were angry. they said the white house didn't do everything it could. i know his mother felt like it they were more of an annoyance to the administration. >> yes. she felt the white house simply put that policy ahead of her son's life. it's something we're hearing from arizona. it's a theme running through the families. the president in response to this late last year decided to review the policy. it does not appear

colonel tony shaffer has been our point coverage for bo bergdahl.the latest on the bergdahl investigation colonel schaffer? >> latest word is we are looking at a mid march decision and within mid march an announcement of that decision. and, bill, this is a complicated issue in that you have the white house and i saw david axelrod's comments the other night. david is completely miss informed they knew exactly about bo bergdahl's status before they entered the deal with the taliban with that said the pentagon, the white house, and the bergdahl defense team are all trying to push their way through this trying to gain advantage. what you are seeing here is each side all sides trying to basically one up the other for purposes of trying to win the argument. >> i'm sure you noticed that i told david axelrod that that they had to know he was a desserter when he this made the deal we corrected the records there. >> yes. >> it looks to me like they are trying to figure out how to sell this to the american public so it doesn't damage president obama. that's wh

because of the security risk and safety of sergeant bergdahl, necessitated proceeding without the 30day notice. >> the number of detainees who are confirmed or suspected of returning to terrorism is 33% under the bush administration. and since january 2009, under the obama administration, 8% fall into this category. but for context the figures can be misleading because the vast majority of detainees were transferred out of the camps under mr. bush. more than 600. and under mr. obama only 120. and the head of gitmo policy made the argument today that the camp should be closed, pointing to the execution of hostages by isis this week, citing the jordanian pilot who was burned alive in a cage and the japanese hostages all wearing the orange jumps that was jumpsuit worn by guantanamo bay detainees when they first arrived at the camps. >> there's no coincidence that the recent video showing the pilot and the japanese hostage, each showed the victims clothed in an orange jumpsuit. >> a republican on the committee made the argument that this logic just doesn't stand up to scrutiny. >> how ma

they say they're different because bergdahl is a soldier. it's inconsistent. the captors don't believe it. you think you trade them for bergdahl why not -- >> is there a distinction in negotiations for civilians and military personnel? >> i think there is in theory. i understand that you can make an argument to say, look the taliban, despite the fact that the u.s. government has declared them to be a terror group, the taliban had p.o.w.s, if you will at guantanamo. bowe bergdahl was in a sense a p.o.w. you can call the commander in chief arranging for a swap. i agree with david, i think the isis guys would say, hey, they just traded for these guys why wouldn't they trade for somebody else. i think that nuance is lost in the battlefield. >> david, there have also been these reports about that perhaps kayla was forced to marry a member of isis while she was in captivity. you know i hate to even kind of go down this road or even raise it but those reports have been out there. as savannah guthrie asked kayla's mom about that i want to show her response. >> i have

thing, beau bergdahl. we sell. we make a deal. beau bergdahl for five killers. five terrorists who are right now out there trying to kill us. this is the kind of thinking. you don't even hear anything about it anymore. people forget. it's like the one-week schedule. they forget. the beau bergdahl deal is emblematic of what's going on in this country. all our deals are like that. and we can't let it continue to happen. now, iran. they cannot have a nuclear weapon. we must protect israel. e must protect israel. as far as our borders are concerned we need strong borders. . need a wall i will tell you, the king of building walls. nobody can build them like trump. that i can promise you. can promise you that. executive order. we've got to knock it out. we've got to knock it out fast. common core is bad. bad. [applause] second amendment is good. now really good. now they want to take away your bullets, folks. i don't know if you've been seeing what's been going on. they can't get the gups. now they want to go after the bullets. but the common core, look. i came down v

and also look at what's next for former taliban hostage bo bergdahl.action from the white house this morning to the apparent execution of a second japanese hostage by isis. lots to get to. first, as we have been talking about all day, the biggest day in american football one of the biggest days in american life a national cultural touchstone is finally here. for the league itself the super bowl marks the official end of what in many ways has been a year from hell. >> many people in america, if they went through the year you've had, probably would have resigned or been fired. you can envision any circumstances that would lead you to be resigning or being fired as commissioner? >> no, i can't. i -- does that surprise you? listen, i -- it has been a tough year. it's been a tough year on me personally. it's been a year of what i would say is humility an learning. >> one year ago this month on february 15 2014 baltimore ravens running back ray rice had a violent altercation with his then fiancee, his now wife in an elevator. he was initially suspended for t

bowe bergdahl was in a sense a p.o.w.ou can call that the commander in chief arranging for a swap. i agree with david, i think the isis guys would say, hey, they just traded for these guys, why wouldn't they trade for somebody else. i think that nuance is lost in the battlefield. >> david, there have also been these reports about that perhaps kayla was forced to marry a member of isis while she was in captivity. you know, i hate to even kind of go down this road, or even raise it, but those reports have been out there. as savannah guthrie asked kayla's mom about that, i want to show her response. >> i have no idea. i don't know. but i just know that she was doing the best she could to stay alive. that i do know. because she wanted to come home. desperately. >> you've certainly heard that in that letter that she wrote that was released by the family. you question those reports about a forced marriage. >> well, as far as i know, the reports were that she died when she was either with, maybe in the same house as a senior isi

the bo bergdahl deal is emblem attic of what's going on in this country. all our deals are like that. we can't let it continue to happen. now, iran, they cannot have a nuclear weapon and we must protect israel. we must protect israel [applause.] as far as our borders are concerned, we need strong borders. we need a wall. if i run, i will tell you, the king of building buildings, the king of building walls, nobody can build them like trump. >>, i can promise you. i can promise you that. executive order, we have got to knock it out. we've got to knock it out fast. common core is bad. bad. second amendment is good. now, really good. now they want to take away your bullets folks. i don't know if you have seen it. they can't get the guns. now they want to go after the bullets, but the common core, look. i came down very hard on mitt romney because he let us down. he really let us down. >> should have been an election that was won. >> was an easy election to win. i actually think probably ease year the next one coming up. there was no excuse for not winning that

detainees from guantanamo bay in return for bergdahl's freedom.ppened on george w. bush's watch or bill clinton's either. he was a senior hostage advisor for president bush. good morning. how are you? >> good morning. i'm doing well. good to be with you. >> why are we seeing this? we say we don't pay ransoms but do we give concessions to terrorists in this world and it's hurting america? >> we do not do it. it's part of our policy not to give them concessions and it's been in place for a long time. this entertaining of negotiating and making transactions is not something we should be doing. >> so we are making concessions in violation of a policy that you practice under president bush and that president clinton practiced. i mean, there is not a payback in terms of dollars but giving back five taliban generals, is that a concession? >> this was problematic from the beginning. many of us that have been in the national security business -- >> let me interrupt. we got punxsutawney coming up. we'll get right back to you. spring or winter? >> let's list

. >> the family hostage kayla mueller speaking out saying the bergdahl prisoner swap hurt her chance for freedom. they are pressing press secretary josh earnest about that. >> family members of kayla mueller did interview with nbc news. they said when the president swapped five taliban commanders for bowe bergdahl that isis demands to release kayla started increasing. >> i am not sure that's the case the mueller family was making. >> they directly said i think it was her brother speaking that once the bergdahl swap happened the demands from isis got inch stronger. >> the united states does have a policy clearly in the best interest and clearly in the best interest of american people and national security to not make concessions and not to negotiate with terrorists. in this case with kayla mueller's hostage takers. that puts -- that did put kayla and her family in a very difficult position. >> earnest going on to say the administration did everything to try to get kayla home safely. >>> another day of dangerous winter weather gripping our country. ice forcing a plane to slide right of

learning now information today about the exchange of the five taliban detainees for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the director for the defense intelligence agency earlier today, take a listen here. >> i want to add for the record that dia was not consulted. >> lieutenant general vincent stewart said there's very little that -- the taliban five being monitored in cult tar, but the terms of that arrangement expire in may or june of this year. >>> we are waiting for the start of a pentagon press briefing we'll monitor if john kirby -- the jordanian pilot by it's sis terrorists, the feds are right now working to confirm the authenticity of that video and condemning isis action, we'll bring you new developments as we get them. >>> well, the head of the irs is under fire on capitol hill today after works that taxpayers face service can yous and also refund delays. and they're getting a surprise regarding the irs targeting scandal. our chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel joins us from capitol hill. mike what is the latest on lois learner and the targeting scandal? >> reporter: we learned tod

we eagerly await the long-delayed final reports on petraeus and especially bergdahl.t's unlikely that the general, an elite media creation who lost two wars, will be prosecuted. he is the keeper of many secrets. as for sergeant bergdahl the tales of his long captivity and odd release in exchange for five taliban thugs cries for a public hearing, preferably at a court martial. smart money says he will be given a pass. in this day when lying is as natural as breathing. >>> do you have an update on a story we have been telling you about, james robertson. he has been walking a grueling 21 miles to and from his factory job in detroit for years. walk no more. he picked up a fully loaded 2015 ford taurus yesterday thanks to a detroit area dealership and thousands of strangers who have donated more than $300,000 to help him out. trust me we know a taurus doesn't cost $300,000 but after college students set up a go fund me page, robertson and the man who sometimes gives him a lift to work were in "fox and friends" earlier. >> we walked in that dealership at suburban ford in st

and the swap of the taliban five for bergdahl, you look at those five, and they're in qatar now.last two weeks. they're getting, i believe ready to get back into the fight. and these, absolutely, were members of the leadership of the taliban. so what we see here is, i believe, an emboldenment, to try to capture others because of the president's willingness to make that swap for bergdahl. martha: i want to play a sound bite from the president about the difficulty in his position, when faced with the situation like kayla mueller. >> it is as tough as anything that do having conversation with parents who understandably want, by any means necessary, for their children to be safe. and we will do everything we can to, short of providing an incentive for future americans to be -- martha: we know that the united states does not provide ransom money but with the trade or a swap for prisoners, as part of the request, is there, is there really a difference? >> well, first, with regard to kayla mueller, it is so tragic it is heartbreaking. she represents the best of humanity and you compare

the other big story obviously has one of these five:n#-[ prisoners that was traded for sergeant bergdahl into the battlefield. at the hearing today the administration official addressed that they said that there is no reason to believe that. these people are under watch in qatar at least until may when that one year peri up. so, you÷i5 know that's a big thingrm any time you trade prisoners for an americanx;fçzó' prisoner, what happens to those prisoners is going to be a6.@h big topic. >> how anyone says straight face these five are under supervision. may be in qatar. as of may 31st, they are free to do whatever they want. frankly i think they are free to do whatever they want now walking across any border. i don't know why anyone would believe that. re not going to be able to meet this goal to close gitmo. he obviously didn't meet the first year goal. they are north going to be able to meet this goal. the secretary of defense the next secretary of defense has already told a62-Ñnators he l Ñ like to do it but the restrictions is he not going to be able to do it so the prison is going to o

we didn't leave bowe bergdahl behind. the thousands of soldiers who went after to try to find him, facing enemy fire to locate him. we're not leaving him behind. you're right they tell every sailor, airmen and marine, they won't leave us behind. that doesn't mean they'll trade five stone-cold taliban killers for us. when this transfer happened congress was not notified as required by law. can you assure us that congress will be notified? >> i assure you we will always abide by the law, yes, sir. >> there have been media reports, most recently from secretary hagel himself, that he received white house pressure to sign off on the certification that guantanamo detainees could be released. there are reports that leon panetta even declined to release these five taliban members at guantanamo bay. can you talk to us about how you would resist such pressure when it comes to guantanamo bay releases? >> i sure can. i have an obligation under the law with respect to the risks associated with transfers of detainees. and i intend to d

traded five taliban prisoners for bowe bergdahl. >> they realized if they are going to let five people go for one person, why won't they do this or why won't they do that. >> reporter: that's the brother speaking there. michael moore staff writer for "weekly standard." the demand got greater they realize they had something. that's a stunning statement from the brother. >> it's a morbid indication of a lot of the arguments against that bowe bergdahl swap. it wasn't that he had been accused of abandoning his hilt most. a lot of them are back in the field doing terrorism thing against america. and this trade has incentivized a lot of terrorist groups like isis to up the game. they know that this claim as this brother says, they could do something more, necessity could demand more pore some of these captors and it's a terrible indication of what people were saying and arguing against that bergdahl swap. bill: the last question was did you feel why that trade was okay but not for kayla? the father explained that he asked the president that question when he was visiting at the white house. >

we didn't leave bowe bergdahl behind. the thousands of soldiers who went after to try to find him, facing enemy fire to locate him. we're not leaving him behind. you're right they tell every sailor, airmen and marine, they won't leave us behind. that doesn't mean they'll trade five stone-cold taliban killers for us. when this transfer happened congress was not notified as required by law. can you assure us that congress will be notified? >> i assure you we will always abide by the law, yes, sir. >> there have been media reports, most recently from secretary hagel himself, that he received white house pressure to sign off on the certification that guantanamo detainees could be released. there are reports that leon panetta even declined to release these five taliban members at guantanamo bay. can you talk to us about how you would resist such pressure when it comes to guantanamo bay releases? >> i sure can. i have an obligation under the law with respect to the risks associated with transfers of detainees. and i intend to d

he claims they had to be secretive in order to secure bergdahl's safety. attack on sony taking down one of the most powerful women in hollywood. amy pascal stepping down from her coveted post as chairman of sony pictures she became the center of the scandal after they showed her making racist jokes against the president. she is starting her own production company. >> controversial moves now coming to light. >> ashley webster here with the full story. ashley? >> good morning ainsley and heather a revolt by the institute of justice using money launderers and terrorists to indiscriminately cease bank accounts. they look at patents of small bank deposits they suspected of using bank accounts. law abiding citizens who did nothing wrong are having their money seized without any criminal charges being filed. the report says the irs practices a cease first ask questions later strategy. $242 million were seized four out of five of those cases were civil ntot criminal. nearly half of the money was not forfeited but it took a year of legal wrangling to win the money

we are learning new details on the prisoner swap of sergeant bo bergdahl from the taliban five as we hear from the nation's top counter terrorism official for the first time since the deal was struck. kathryn has more. >> reporter: a potential government watch dog concluded that the administration broke the law when it didn't give congress the qualified notice. a witness testified said it was done with the okay of attorney general holder. >> my understanding the council interpreted the president's powers because of the security risks and safety of sergeant bergdahl necessitated proceeding without the 30 day notice. >> reporter: law makers were told that the number of detainees expected to return to terrorism is 33 percent under president bush and under obama administration eight went in the category. the vast number of detainees were under president bush were 600 and under president obama only 120. the head of the guantanamo facility said the execution of hostages by isis and including the jordan pilot who was burned alive in the cage as well as the japanese hostages and they all wor

they were swapped for army sergeant bergdahl last year.ome republicans said then and say now it was a bad idea to let those guys to get out of git me. >> to expect them not to go to the fight and ungoing a conversion is foolishness. additional american lives will be threatened because of these people as 30 percent of them that are released will pose a direct threat. >> the qatari leader promised president obama's administration until the end of may. >> we remain confident as we were when we sent them there that the assurances that we received are sufficient enough to help us mitigate future threat that the individuals might pose. >> the white house and pentagon stopped short of calling the taliban a foreign terrorist organization. instead armed insurgenessy that used armed tactic. senator mccain said this is the president's olivuousness to it the things that are happening in the world. >> reaction continues to pour in after mitt romney announced he will not make a third run for the white house. apparently three is not the charm and the fal

. >> let me ask you about how army sergeant bo bergdahl fits into this. of course he was the trade for the five taliban fighters who now we learned at least one of them is back to fighting the militant fight. is this part of that swap? >> this was a blunder in my .. i indicated that at the time. if you recall it prior to being released in 2011 indicated we shouldn't go down this road. in other words the united states and u.k. traditionally tried to avoid rewarding this type of situation by turning over terrorists or paying ransom. and in this case the five that were turned over, two were them were top -- not just taliban fighters but had high level connections to al qaeda. between them they slaughtered some 5,000 people in afghanistan of religious minorities there. these are very dangerous individuals. one of them has been caught now trying to enlist back into the fight. and 30% of all of those who have been released from guantanamo have joined again to try to kill americans and to carry out jihads. this, i think, is an example of the administration setti

think secretary hagel said this very well in the armed services testimony when we discussed the bergdahl the battlefield at their own peril. if they choose to do that we have the ability to protect our troops and we will and the afghan national security forces are far more competent than they were a year ago and will defend their citizens. >> they said the d.i.a. was not consulted before the swap of the prisoners. why weren't they consulted? >> i would have to get back to you on that jen? i'm sure the general was speaking honestly and truthfully i'll have to get back to you on that. i'll come back to you on that jimmy. >> after the jordanian pilot, how will the coalitions respond to the killing and to the killing of other hostages? >> we haven't made it -- i can only speak for the united states military. we haven't made it a point to respond directly to these killings. even when these were -- when the american citizens were killed. what we have done and we'll continue to do is degrade and destroy their capabilities and continue to put them on the defensive in which they still remain toda

bowe bergdahl a u.s. serviceman.istinction to determine which american hostages to negotiate for say the muellers. >> i actually asked the president that question. when we were in the white house. yeah. that was pretty hard. >> i think they wanted to. but i think again, it's the policy. >> reporter: the white house defended the policy to not negotiate with terrorists for civilians, saying overall it makes americans safer. >> the president is confident that his administration did do everything that was possible within the confines of that policy using our military might, our intelligence capability and diplomatic influence to try to secure the safe release and return of kayla mueller. >> reporter: late last year, president obama did order a review of u.s. hostage policy as part of that. they will be looking at how the u.s. government coordinates and communicates with the hostages' families. cnn, los angeles. >>> okay. on to another story we are following. russian president vladimir putin says a war with kraeb is unlik

you know, that five-for-one bergdahl gitmo deal stunk from the get-go. why release those five?orst of the worst, the upper echelon of the taliban, commanders, recruiters, not simple battlefield soldiers. rehabilitated, reformed? their sole mission is to battle and die defending allah. death is the culture that they live in. so what's the point of releasing them? you don't let a baby swim in shark-infested waters because the outcome is inevitable. but the obama

that's why we did the trade for bergdahl.ation that was very different from american hostages being held overseas. >> thanks very much for coming in. we know you are leaving state department to work for the president at the white house. good luck over there. >> thank you. >> appreciate it very much. >>> just ahead, we will talk about the ways that other terror groups are trying to outdo isis with flashy videos and murderous threats. >>> dangerous snow ice and cold hitting the heart of texas. a closer look at the nightmare on the roads and airports. my tempur-pedic made me fall in love with mornings again. i love how it conforms to my body. with tempur-pedic the whole bed is comfortable. it's the best thing we ever did for ourselves. it's helping to keep us young. (vo) visit your local retailer and feel the tempur-pedic difference for yourself. you're driving along, having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've had

i want an update on bowe bergdahl. you've been our point man on the coverage of that.time we talked with you, you said in mid-march they're going to announce what they're going to do with the sergeant. do you have anything for us tonight? >> i reached out through my pentagon sources directly on this and yes, the general, general miley is being very thorough, reading through. i'm told that the one criticism, which is valid is taking far too long but it will happen. the other notable headline, new update, is that the house armed service committee is reopening its investigation into the whole issue regarding the legality of the trade -- >> because congress wasn't informed, right. >> more than that. there were other openings on the table the president could have selected that would have released bergdahl without having to release the five taliban. that's an issue they're looking at. >> you'll testify in front of that committee? >> a rumor is yes i will. >> when you do please let us know. >> yes, sir. >> if miley comes, i'm sure you'll be the first one to know when they mak

very well and very eloquently in the house armed services committee testimony when we discussed the bergdahlsaid, they return to the battlefield at their own peril. and they will. if they choose to do that, we obviously have the ability to protect our troops and we will. and the afghan national security forces are far more competent today than they were even a year ago, and they are certainly capable and increasing in their capability of defending their citizens. >> dia was not consulted before the decision to swap the prisoners. why wasn't dia consulted? >> i'd have to get back to you on that. i didn't see that particular comment. i can't validate it. i'm sure the general was speaking honestly and truthfully. you're going to have to let me get back to you. >> after the killing of the jordanian pilot, how do you think the pentagon the united states and the coalition would respond to that killing and to the killing of other hostages? >> we haven't made -- i can only speak for the united states military. we haven't made it a point to respond directly to these killings. even when these were ame

that said think back to when private bowe bergdahl was held and they were considering strikes against the taliban. officials tell me many times they called off strikes on the possibility one of the safe houses they were considering hitting might have bergdahl hidden inside. they had a lot better intelligence on the ground in pakistan than they do now in syria. such a tough time for the family because this could be true. >> that's the thing we've been talking about lack of intelligence in syria. kim her by stand by. paul didn't this all come there isis from their media wing telling this -- dispensing this claim as truth? >> that's right. this came out of raqqa division of isis. it was put on twitter. >> a propaganda. >> absolutely. they're good at exploiting social media. this does appear to be the official isis pronouncement on this. this is isis' claim. obviously a huge amount of skepticism for all reasons we've been talking about the last few hours. particularly the idea there would be no guards inside this building that she would be the only one killed. she was a high profile priso

>> look we released bergdahl. we got bergdahl back.e's a military man. >> but he's been dozens and dozens of others. he's released hundreds of them. >> but sean, what has happened with this horrific act of isis is, i think you're going to see a great provocation by other countries besides jordan. i think you'll see the saudis turkey. what they have done with this execution of this young pilot is they have enraged the tribes in the surrounding area, the religious imams because the hashamite kingdom is related to the problgject muhammad. what i think is going to happen with jordan is a huge huge military effort. >> governor the president -- the president won't even admit the islamic state is islamic. he won't say the words radical islam. under his watch 4,000 americans died, and all of that territory was taken by isis in iraq. the blood, the limbs that are lost by americans he allowed that to happen. he's releasing prisoners to go back into the battlefield, two of the taliban five of them released. don't you think this president needs to

but i do believe that the whole bergdahl swap sent a message, this distinction you've talked about to me seems a distinction without a significant difference. and i think that it did send a message that we do negotiate with terrorists and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you for yielding your time. and now to rhode island. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you for mr. secretary for your work around the world and during very challenging time so we're all grateful for your service. i'll have a series of questions i'll submit for the record and ask for written response for portugal and thes aors and human peace keeping and the fight in ebola and west africa and the armenian joano side and i -- genocide and i look forward to your responses to. >> that but i want to talk about the atrocities in syria particularly torture and murder and even some claims of the use of chemical weapons. regardless of the person responsible for these crimes, i think most would agree that they warrant immediate attention by the international community. i know russia and china have impeded our eff

meanwhile, we set the precedent of trading bad guys for bowe bergdahl.t's in the news today. jordan trying to trade with isis and isis wanting 200 million bucks from the japanese. they slice these guys' heads off. we opened ban door eded pandora's box. >> and isis not willing to do the prisoner deal. >> they're not willing. >> and eric schultz the deputy press secretary for the white house saying we don't do prisoner swaps passing judgment on what other countries do to get their guys home. wow. >> my take on all this is the united states looks feeble, inept and impotent. where is the president of the united states to say i will not accept if two loyal citizens of one of our closest allies are beheaded in public we will go after these people we will not stop till we take them out. >> he's watching the super bowl doug. he's not focused on this. >> well i'm not watching the super bowl, john but i am watching what's going on in the middle east. and what i see is a dispirited group of american allies isis taking major territory in iraq and syria and us having

government negotiating with the taliban to get bowe bergdahl back sergeant bowe bergdahl and negotiating with isis to get back this american aid worker? what's the difference? they could negotiate with the taliban but not isis? >> that is why some of us myself included spoke out against this original negotiation, because those five taliban operatives two of them were senior commanders who were responsible for the death of 5,000 religious minorities in afghanistan that they had liquidated simply for the political beliefs of those people when they controlled that area. so it is -- it showed us just the release of those five how dangerous that is. 30% return approximately, to the battlefield. we know one of those five is trying to return to the battlefield. so it's another example of why it's a bad policy to negotiate and either pay ransom or release terrorists. it just feeds the beast. >> congressman ed royce, thank you so much. really appreciate it. >>> in our national lead today, the centers for disease control just hours ago saying the measles outbreak in this country is getting worse.

one example is the taliban treated for certain bowe bergdahl. they are not under house arrest.se is already under scrutiny from republicans. >> he will not allow the release of someone that you think could reengage in terrorism so that our men and women in uniform will be confronted with them again. >> i do, senator, i understand my responsibilities under that statute. and as in everything else that i do, i will play that absolutely straight. martha: we have had a major headline in that hearing tour lawmakers have her testimony that the decision, which allow the president and his administration to bypass congress to not give them the 30 days notice that is required for the transfer of the taliban that legal decision was made by eric holder and a lawyer within the justice department. critics will say once again that this is an example of this being a kind of firewall for the president. martha: that's very interesting and no doubt that we will want to learn more about that transaction. what about the argument that is being made? >> ahead of "lidar"'s policy has talked about the e