cnn's martin savidge is live in san antonio for us. rtin, give us a sense of what today and the coming days will look like for sergeant bergdahl. >> reporter: a very critical time for sergeant bowe bergdahl. good morning to you, john. yeah, this is really the phase where he returns to life. i guess that's the best way you can kind of put it. sergeant bowe bergdahl arrived in the middle of the night, was flown by military transport. he went from ramstein air force base in germany, flown to nearby lackland air force base, and from there, he was transported to the san antonio military medical center. it's part of the brooke army medical center you mentioned. and he's now on a special floor, a special section that has been reserved for him. let me just read you a portion of the statement that the army put out. it said that "our focus remains on his health and well-being. secretary hagel," the secretary of defense, "is confident that the army will continue to ensure sergeant bergdahl receives the care, time and space he needs to complete his

cnn's martin savidge outside the hospital to tell us more. good morning, martin. >> reporter: good morning, carol. as you pointed out, it was the middle of the night when sergeant bergdahl returned to the united states of america. there was no fanfare, no special greeting, and there was none ever intended. this, the military says and what comes next will all be strictly by the book. after five years in taliban captivity, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is back only american soil, touching down overnight, bergdahl arrived at lackland air force base in san antonio and was transported to a military medical facility with a room prepped for his ar looifl and a support team standing by along with his family. >> just came out of five years of captivity. we'll get a chance to find out what was in his head there that day when he was taken captive. >> "the daily beast" obtained letters purportedly written by bergdahl to his family while in cap captivity. they may give a glimpse into his disappearance that night in 2009. writing "leadership was lacking

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our martin savidge is in mcallen, texas, where he got a firsthand look. >> reporter: it's 104 in thehade in south texas, and i'm on the trail of the latest illegal tide crossing from mexico. the footprints give you a clue. >> you can see some of these are a lot smaller than us. so it's either going to be females or kids. >> reporter: so do the life jackets littering the banks of the rio grande. >> they look pretty small. >> you got a little pair of pants right here, which obviously belongs to a child. >> reporter: never before say veteran agents have they seen so many unaccompanied children illegally crossing the border by the hundreds, daily. >> i've seen them personally as young as 4. i've heard of them out there as young as 2. >> reporter: four years old unaccompanied? >> yes. >> reporter: back in the sweltering heat with a u.s. border patrol agent who doesn't want to be identified for security agents. we catch up to what may be the source of the footprints. what it looks like here maybe a family unit, certainly juveniles amongst them, maybe some adults. we're going to come back h

cnn's martin savidge is in san antonio with the latest. , and it was in the dead of night here in san antonio, there was no special greeting. there was no sort of special welcome for sergeant bergdahl. instead, it was just as they had carefully rehearsed. this is all going to be done, the army says, by the book. >> reporter: after five years in taliban captivity, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is back on american soil, touching down overnight, he arrived at lackland air force base and then transported to a military facility with a room prepped for his arrival. >> he came out of five years of captivity. we're going to get a chance to find out what was in his head that day when he was taken captive. >> "the daily beast" obtained letters purportedly written by sergeant bergdahl to his family when he was in captivity. they may give a glimpse into his disappearance from his base that night in 2009 writing "leadership was lacking, if not non-existent. the conditions were bad and looked to be getting worse for the men that were actually the ones

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martin savidge is live in san antonio where bergdahl will eventually continue his recovery process afteregration? >> reporter: hello, fredricka, premayoral because of the building behind me, the brook army medical center. it is that place that has been tasked by the u.s. army to receive all former pows, those held captive. anyone who was a pow in recent years would be brought through here, they have the expertise, training, teams that are standing by. they assist all former pows. bowe bergdahl is one of them. they have hundreds ready to help. the question is when and that we do not have an answer for. usually when you have a former pow, they would be in landstuhl for 48 hours. he may need more before he comes home. >> one of the things, he is having a difficult time speaking english i understand. do you know whether he had any contact with his family members by way of phone or by any means while he has been in germany? >> reporter: we are told no, he has not. and again, that's sticking pretty much to what is determined medical doctrine when it comes to handling former pows. the knowledge

cnn's martin savidge is about five miles from the mexican border. martin, you rode along today with the border patrol agents along the front lines. >> reporter: yes, jake. i have covered a lot of stories when it comes to the border control and u.s. relations. i have never covered a story quite like this one. they have said, you know, there's a reason for that. we've never seen anything like this. here's what we found. the u.s. and texas have spent decades and billions defending the borders to keep out drug cartels, bad guys, and people without permission. but despite all that, they now seem powerless to stop the most recent illegal tide. children. >> here we go. >> reporter: we pick up their footprints in the sandy soil. >> you can see some of these are a lot smaller than us. so it's either going to be females or kids. >> reporter: i'm with a u.s. border patrol agent who doesn't want to be seen for security reasons. >> welcome to the border. >> reporter: the banks of the rio grand are littered with abandoned flotation devices. >> you have a pair of p

martin savidge joins us from outside atlanta. what do we know now, martin? >> good evening, anderson. a source close to the investigation has spoken to hln's nancy grace and says as you point out there, there were a number of computers, work computers for the father that have now been seized, and apparently investigated. and that source says on one of those computers there was a search that specifically was looking for how long it takes for an animal to die in a hot car. now that would seem like an electronic smoking gun. however, it's quite clear to authorities they already felt that the father's excuse or explanation that this was an accident was unraveling. they felt that because just one look at the route he claims to have taken would show you that. we found that ourselves. according to the investigative narrative, the day that the baby dies begins here when the father and son are seen at this restaurant, and the father is seen placing the 22-month-old baby into the back seat of his car into a child seat. they don't say how investigators saw that, whethe

let's go to cnn's martin savidge. he is on the scene with us. how did it go, martin?o, wolf. u.s. officials say sergeant bowe bergdahl spent his first day in the united states pretty much just acclimating to his new environment. they say given what he has been through mentally and physically, he is doing as good as expected. but there was one big omission. where was the family that worked so hard for his freedom? in the middle of the night, 28-year-old army sergeant bowe bergdahl finally returned to the united states. but in many ways he is still a long way from home. the prisoner swap for his freedom continues to draw criticism as do allegations he deserted his post in afghanistan. and there is his personal recovery from the mental and physical duress of five years in taliban hands. among those watching bergdahl's first moments on american soil was an army general. >> he appeared just like any sergeant would when they see a two-star general. a little bit nervous, but he looked good, and he again saluted and had good deport: >> reporter: the brooke army medical center

martin savidge has the latest, what have you heard, martin? >> reporter: good evening, anderson.uthorities haven't spoken publicly about the case for a couple days but it's clear they haven't changed their mind. they definitely do not think this was an accident. a lot of people here still talking about the information we revealed, a source close to the investigation told cnn a search of the computer turned up someone was searching how long until an animal would die in the heat of a car. meanwhile, we're anticipating that the search warrants will be made public, and when that happens, we could get more insight into what police are thinking when it comes into this investigation, and toxicology results will come by. the medical examiner is saying hypothermia but there could be something else at play in the child's blood stream and on top of that, a petition on change.organize stachange change.org that started early on. people were outraged, it was quietly pulled down due to new developments in the case. the person that posted that still pray this was an accident and then as you poin

where martin savidge is right now. martin to you first. i think they a lot of people look at this and say why he is going to san antonio? it's not really something special about that hospital, is it? >> reporter: it's not special about bowe bergdahl. the sergeant. the about the fact that the u.s. army has dedicated and said this particular medical center behind us, the san antonio military medical center is the place for all former p.o.w.s to go and they have had that distinction sometime now. they have specialized training and specialized individuals and a regular team now that has practiced five years the return of sergeant bergdahl. they have met every six months for a week at a time for the entire time that he's been held in captivity. in essence, they have rehearsed his being set free and his treatment here ten times. >> martin, i misspoke at the beginning saying special about that hospital. not because it's bowe bergdahl. they take all prisoners of war. i think also what people want to know, is this where he is going to be reunited w

martin savidge is in san antonio. give us a sense of what's happening at this hospital right now? >> reporter: sergeant bowe bergdahl was flown in in the middle of the night. 1:40 local time. transported by a van and brought to the facility behind me here. this is san antonio military medical center. this is the area that u.s. army south dedicated to helping all former p.o.w.s and those held captive in the army to return. these are specialists here. it's not that this is being done because bowe bergdahl is somebody special. they stress this is being done because he's a member of the u.s. armed force, he's army and this is where they treat all returnees. no fanfare. they'll follow it by the book. they have a very specific plan. they'll check him out again medically. they'll check him out again mentally. there will be more debriefs to figure out why he fell into enemy hands, how he left his post and how did he stay alive? lastly, there's going to be a family reunion but to that point, there has been a change. i've been

. >> we have cnn's martin savidge outside the cobb county police department for us and joining me here defense attorney. martin, can you just expound upon this new bit of information we're getting today in the investigation? >> well, a couple things. of course, what you were just talking about there, the possibility of the computer having some kind of intel in this case. we all know now, it's standard practice, any electronics you have are going to be likely to be warranted. in other words, somebody is going to come looking, especially investigators, because they have a lot of information, either knowingly or unknowingly, that is gathered by them. so that's going to be standard procedure there. and we are waiting to hear what those warrants will reveal. then yes, you mentioned the cause of death.death, out, rele attributed to the hypothermia. if it wasn't hypothermia in a this, we would have really been shocked. it was pointed out that toxicology results are not somebody asked why would you t 22-month-old pretty much, hey, we cover the regardl will anything further, we don'tknow. so th

martin savidge has details about it. what are you learning? >> good morning to both of you.tine is the keyword to be looking for here. we talk about reintegration as if hundreds of people have been through it. bowe bergdahl is the 7th person to go through it at brooke army medical center. he's the first young soldier. let's look at the list. it starts off with a regular schedule. that's important. he eats, sleeps, and does everything on a regular schedule. doesn't get up in the middle of the night, didn't do anything out of the ordinary. he shares the floor that he's on with other patients. it's a typical hospital room. nothing special. he also interacts with a very limited number of people. there are hundreds in that hospital to take care of him, but less than a dozen actually interact with him on a regular basis. and telling his story is huge, this is his part to recount everything that happened to him in the last five years. those that are listening, it's going to be his military psychologist, debriefers and members of his medical staff, the first time that anyone has hea

martin savidge is on the phone to tell us more. >> reporter: good morning, carol.ergeant bergdahl meets in the morning to assess where things stand how he's doing physically and mentally. and each day they make a determination as to whether or not they believe that he's ready to travel and head back to the united states. that would be phase three of his reintegration process. big thing is reunion with the family. they say he's not ready for that particular transition. he remains in germany. the team that's standing by to transport him to san antonio, the san antonio medical center here, they are ready. they had been there for some time because the idea here is that they do not want sergeant bergdahl to suddenly see a new team of strange faces. so they actually have been working with the sergeant there and they are standing by to transport him to the united states. this doesn't mean that he's leaving or that he's leaving from germany is imminent. it just means that everything is in place. everything is ready in this well rehearsed scenario to bring him back home whe

. >> this has been run in simulators, i've heard pilots talk about this and martin savidge ran this inor. auto pilot tries to hold its altitude as best it can. it doesn't necessarily know what's going on with the engines. the nose gets higher and higher and it runs out of authority. and what happened in the simulator was it went into a stall spiral situation. if that did happen, you would presume that the plane would break up and there would be wreckage. so is it possible -- and i have seen some pilots talk about this, that it could have gotten into this kind of porpoise effect and glided in ever so gently. that seems remote but i suppose it could have happened. >> i would just add to that that both engines aren't going to flame out at the same time. when you're running out of fuel, there's a little bit more fuel on one side than the other. >> that would lend itself to other. >> this is how it works. wynn one engine flames out. the other engine is on. the auto pilot is still working and compensates and keeps the plane flying on a straight and level path. when that engine conks out, whe

martin savidge is outside the hospital., medical experts say he is doing pretty good, considering the fact he spent five years in captivity of the taliban. they say that medically he is stable. the way they observe him, set the bar fairly low, they said he walks, he was able to make under his own power into the hospital, speaking english, returning salutes, following military decorum, that's a good sign there. mentally, they say there are some issues, but that's why he's here. this is a place that specializes in those held captive for a long time, returning them to freedom, returning them to normal life. has a long way to go, but first steps are looking very positive. >> do we have any sense as to whether bergdahl knows about the controversy surrounding his return? >> reporter: that was a question that was asked at the press conference yesterday. you know, tremendous amount of media interest, public interest, debate over the trade made for him, how he may have left his post. that was asked. does he know anything about how e

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cnn's martin savidge has been digging into the program, what bergdahl has been up to since he's been in texas. so let's just begin with what we know is happening inside this room. >> yeah. let me start off by saying first of all the military is not going to reveal to me the personal things about his diagnosis or anything that is rightly kept to him. however, they do talk about some of the details of his daily life. routine is very important now. he gets up at a normal time. eats his meals at a normal time. goes to bed at a normal time. he does that day in, day out. he's in a regular hospital room, they assure me. he is on a floor with other patients. he doesn't interact with a lot of them because primarily he's only interacting withle less th a dozen people. these are the specialists that are there to help him recover. he's also got security. i asked about that. >> mm-hmm. >> they say, look, it is not to keep him as a prisoner. it is not to keep him under guard. it is to prevent others, unauthorized people, from coming in. maybe surprising him. remember, they say, he's in a very deli

. >> martin savidge, thanks very much. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our north american viewer, "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next, iraq under attack. terrorists taking over major cities. was the united states caught completely offguard? >>> plus, sergeant bergdahl back on american soil. why hasn't he asked to see his family? tonight an exclusive update from the man in charge of treating bergdahl. he'll be our exclusive guest. >>> and chris christie tries to move past bridgegate. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett "outfront." they were caught offguard by how quickly the situation in iraq has spiraled out of control. sources telling our kyra phillips they were surprised at, quote, the speed at which the situation continued to deteriorate over the past few days and the apparent ease at which the iraqi security forces abandoned their units and positions. today militants took over three more towns after clashes with iraqi security forces that lasted hours. so far t

cnn's martin savidge is there in san antonio. martin, good morning.itary will talk about and issues they will not talk about when it comes to the mental state of sergeant bowe bergdahl. that is one that is in between. anybody who has been held in captivity and isolated by enemy force for that long will have an affect on you. they say one of the issues that came up is language. he spoke pashtu for so long and when he first got free, he had trouble speaking english. they said that is not a problem anymore. he speaks with his team in english. >> martin, for years, his parents worked for years to bring him home. they spoke in the rose garden and a news conference after that. we have not seen them since and there has not been a conversation with bergdahl and his parents. any word on that reunion and when it will happen? >> reporter: no, there isn't. you know, this is one of those things where there is obviously a private situation going on between parents and child that is played out very publicly here. it is really a difficult thing. it had always been sa

. >> and martin savidge joins us from san antonio, texas. indications of what will happen once he arrives? >> reporter: good morning, victor. a lot of people wonder why san antonio. san antonio and the u.s. army south is tasked with the job of bringing back all soldiers that have been held in captivity. fortunately in recent conflicts there haven't been that many but bowe bergdahl fits into that category. right now he is in landstuhl, germany. they are working to medically and mentally stabilize him. you go through three phases. one, get him into friendly hands. that happened last weekend. two, get him to a regional medical center to be checked out. that's going on right now. three, bring him here, because here they specialize in everything it takes in every way to bring you home both mentally and physically. your question, victor, no timetable has been set. no word on when he will come here. we know his personal recovery team as they're referred to is in germany ready to receive him and bring him here but they haven't got the green light ma

i asked martin savidge on what bergdahl is facing each day. >> there are privacy issues and they willt the day-to-day routine is vitally important and i mean routine. in ord just the routine of a daily schedule. in order, he wakes up at a normal time, has meals, he's not changing his life around to match the kind of captivity he had. then he's got a regular hospital room and he's on a regular floor. there are other patients. he doesn't interact that often with them. >> does not. >> no, everything is done in small steps. there's security outside his hospital room. not to keep him in, but to prevent those who shouldn't be interacting with him from going into his room, then story telling. it isn't the fairy tale story telling. it is him being able to tell his story about five years of captivity from the beginning to the end. very careful, day-to-day break down. now, the people listening, a very small expert group. his military psychologist, his medical team and the army debriefers and all are listening for very different things, but carefully paying attention. they don't like to interrup