officials believe bo bergdahl is held in pakistan by a network with links to the taliban. the pentagon said in a statement: >> reacting to the video the bergdahl family said: >> a massive scandal is upfolding that involves air force personnel in charge of the country's nuclear arsenal. 34 air force officers are facing accusations ranging from drug use to cheating on important exams. there are - there are supposed to be safeguards to the u.s. missile defense program. >> they are at the heart of american strategy, intercontinental missiles armed with nuclear weapons. the civilian head of the air force revealed that 34 officers are under investigations for drug use and cheating on proefficiency exams. they are the officers in charge of the land based nuclear icbms. >> this is unacceptable behaviour and as everyone here knows the number one core value for us is integrity. >> 16 officers shared the answers to a test by texting them. 18 knew about the cheating but failed to report it. >> we decertified all 34 officers. they are restrictingment security clearances have been suspen

army sergeant bo bergdahl went missing in afghanistan in 2009. he's believed to be held by fighters linked to the taliban in pakistan. u.s. military intercepted proof of life video but yet to release it. >> 34 nuclear site officers suspended for involvement in cheating on proefficiency tests. three nuclear launch officers are facing a drug investigation. safety violations mount against a

quote, sergeant bo bergdahl has been gone far too long, and we continue to call for and work for hisd immediate release. we cannot discuss all of the details, they say, of their efforts. but they say there should be no doubt that on a daily basis using our military intelligence and diplomatic tools, we work to see sergeant bergdahl return home safely. i can tell you, having spoken to a number of officials involved in cases like this, this is a top priority for the military, for the pentagon. they are very focused on it. they look for any sign of intelligence as to his condition. they're making every effort. there certainly has been frustration that they haven't been able to get him home safely. and now it's coming up on five years. and, you know, i will say, suzanne, looking at this, there is some good news here in that as of december, just a month ago, he was alive. this is a proof of life video. and if -- in a very sad story, if we can find some good news, that is that you have some proof that he is still alive. >> yeah. there is some sense of hope. even just a video providing that

military officials there is a new video, a proof of life video of sergeant bo bergdahl, held since taken captive in afghanistan in june 2009. it's believed by the huh khaki network, california ban aligned network inside pakistan he's being held. details from video. one, it shows some sort of time reference to december 14th this past year, just a month ago. so in that sense, there is some good news here. >> this is not the video, by the way. >> this is -- >> previous video. >> the last video we had of him is three years ago. so this would be the first time in three years we have seen evidence in video form he's still alive. this new video, which i should again say is not this particular video, we don't have it, but do have deals details, shows him in diminished health. he has been in captivity for five years. that would be expected. and remember, when these videos come out, you'll have military doctors poring over it for signs of their physical state and what i'm being told, it shows he has shown physical decline since then. so, you know, there's some good news here. you now have proof he

. >> there is new video emerges from sergeant bo bergdahl. he was captured in 2009.e pentagon said it a pores that he is not in very good health. what do we know, jennifer? >> allyson as you can imagine, it is heart breaking for sergeant bergdahl's parents who was held five years and america's only living prisoner of war and this is the first video they have of him in three years. he's held by a faction of the taliban based in afghanistan. bo's parents issued the statement. we request his cantors to release him safely so he can be reunited with his mother and father. if you so this. remain strong through patience and your endurance will carry you to the finish line. breathe. >> and that is according to his parents. bowe locks like he is in decloining health and it appears to be shot after nelson mandela's death last month. if the obama administration fails to negotiate a security agreement with afghanistan that would allow u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan next year, this could hamper the u.s. military's ability to bring sarge bergdahl home alive. and one of the lea

intercepted video proof that army sergeant bo bergdahl is still alive, though being health captive. exactly where is not clear. it is the first such video since these clips were released three years ago. on tuesday, the u.s. army told bergdahl's family a video had recently surfaced of their son. >> your country will not leave you on the battlefield. you are not forgotten. you will not be forgotten. >> reporter: they made a public plea to bring him back home as soon as possible saying as we've have done so many times over the past four and a half years, we request his captors to release him safely so that our only son can be reunited with his mother and father. the parents then directly addressed their son. bowe, if you see this continue to remain strong through patience. your endurance will carry you to the finish line. breathe. the u.s. had long believed that bergdahl is being held by militants linked to the taliban, which had offered in 2012 to swap him in exchange for the release of prisoners from the guantanamo bay military prison. that deal failed. with the u.s. poised to draw d

there's a proof of life video, of bo bergdahl. his parents are urging his captors to set him free. in a statement the pentagon said: >> a coalition air strike killed several civilians in a northern province of afghanistan. there are two confirmed deaths in the parwon region, as many as eight were killed, almost all children. it prompted afghan president hamid karzai to order an official inquiry into things. civilian deaths say it's a reason he refused to sign a deal keeping american forces in the country. >> the vatican is reeling after revelations of police sexually abusing children. a scathing 48 page report has been published. the scandal is the subject of a united nations meeting in geneva. as simon mcgregor-woods reports, it's forcing the church to defend publicly its policy. >> peter saunders was a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of his catholic priest at school, as his brother mike. who had an early death. most survivors are not interested in compensation. they are interested in seeing change, friday in knowing that what happened to them is not going to happen to future

army sergeant bo bergdahl went missing in afghanistan in 2009. he's believed to be held by fighters linked to the taliban in pakistan. u.s. military intercepted proof of life video but yet to release it. >> 34 nuclear site officers suspended for involvement in cheating on proefficiency tests. three nuclear launch officers are facing a drug investigation. safety violations mount against a chemical company blamed for a toxic spill in western virginia. freedom industries was cited in another matter. thousands of chemicals leaked into the elk river, leaving 300,000 without clean water. >> the house of representatives passed a $1.1 trillion funding all government departments from airports to the cost of war. >> "america tonight" is up next. for the latest go >> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york with a look at the top stories of this hour. new evidence that the only american prisoner of war may be alive. army sergeant bo bergdahl went missing in afghanistan in 2009 and is believed to be held by fighters linked to the taliban. u

army sergeant bo bergdahl went missing in afghanistan in 2009 and is believed to be held by fighters linked to the taliban. u.s. military intercepted a video proving that bo bergdahl is alive, but yet to release it. >> 37 air force officers with nuclear launch clearances have been inspecteded. three have been implicated in an illegal drug ring. the remaining 34 were involved in cheating on a proefficiency test. >> more safety violations for a chemical company. freedom industry was cited at another facility. thousands of gallons of chemicals leaked into the elk river, leaving hundreds of thousand without water. some have this their water restored. >> for the first time the vatican is addressing child abuse in the catholic church. a british charity published a 48-page report saying the church is not fully disclosing cases of aclues. >> those are the >> deadly attacks in benghazi libya - a senate committee says they could have been avoided. the catholic church sex abuse scandal in the spotlight - the vatican to be grilled by a committee about cover ups. >> drilling for oil may be causin