private first class matthew martinek was one of a half dozen soldiers who were killed in action, while *searching for bergdahl after he left his post in 2009. yesterday, members of the senate were shown video of bergdahl in captivity, and briefed on the release of taliban leaders that got him out of afghanistan. i remain convinced from everything we have been presented that these five individuals released will soon return to the fight against america. i remain convinced that the president has now set a precedent that will encourage enemies of the u.s. to target american men and women. >> the exchange of five hard core of quaeda will pose a threat to the u.s. of america and the men and women who are serving. >>senator kirk says president obama may have been swayed by the emotional power of the video of bergdahl in captivity. bergdahl will not be given a homecoming celebration in his home town. the community of hailey, idaho, had planned a welcome home event for bergdahl. but rising anger over the prisoner trade that secured his release, and lingering questions about his possible deserti

second lieutenant darren andrews, and private first class matthew martinek. in dallas today, andrew's twin brother jared said he was shocked when he learned that bergdahl had voluntarily walked off his base. >> i have frustration that potentially he could still be alive if bergdahl had not left his post. we lost somebody that we loved very much and we'll never see him again. >> reporter: in a show of support, bergdahl's hometown issued a statement today saying the city of hailey respectfully request that people do not prejudge this man. >> we need to just decide we're staying out of it. >> while robert bergdahl stands firmly behind his son. >> i'm proud of how much you wanted to help the afghan people and what you were willing to do to go to that length. >> reporter: despite all the controversy, the top priority for the u.s. military right now is to reunite bergdahl with his parents, which could happen before the end of the week, ann. >> jim, thank you. >> meantime, a firestorm erupted today in washington over the prisoner exchange that freed sergeant bergdah

>> and matthew martinek. >> what happened to them that causes you to tie to that to bowe bergdahl? they were on specific missions searching, questioning to find bergdahl when it happened, so if he wouldn't have walked off then they would never have been on those missions to begin with, you know, probably wouldn't have been in that area. could have been somewhere else. i mean, obviously, it happened because he walked off. they were doing those missions specifically. everything changed. the mission was to find bergdahl. that was the mission. and that's what everybody did. i mean, the whole game changed after he left. >> is your criticism of the way this has turned out that an effort was made to bring him back or that we paid too high of a price? because it sounded like at the outset of our conversation that you don't object to efforts having been undertaken to get him back. >> oh, no. everybody that i know and military guys, they don't object to getting him back. yes, he's an american. he did serve in the army. whether he deserted or not, yes, we're going to get him back. but, i beli

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. >> oh, my god glam matthew martinek has the latest on morgan's condition. no triple crown for california chrome. he ties for 4th at the belmont stakes. alexis christoforoushere t the u.s. navy rescues nearly 300 migrants from overloaded boats in the mediterranean. alan pizzey has that story. and he ain't heavy. see why this 14-year-old is carrying his younger brother on his back for 40 miles. >> i really just wanted to do something for him. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is a western edition of the broadcast. the prosecutor in new brunswick, new jersey, is charging a truck driver with death by auto. death by auto after a crash that left the comedian, tracy morgan, in critical condition and killed another comic who was traveling with him. just after 1:00 this morning, he was airlifted from the scene of the accident on the new jersey turnpike just north of trenton. he was on his way home from performing when his limo was hit from behind by a tractor trailer. vinita nair picks up

one of them was 20-year-old private matthew martinek. he was killed three months later on patrol in the same province where bergdahl disappeared. >> he loved his country. he loved his family. >> reporter: mother cheryl brandis and stepfather ken luccioni said fellow soldiers told them their son died while searching for bowe bergdahl. >> i'm happy he's home. i'm happy for his family that their son is not in harm's way anymore, but now he needs to stand up as a man and be accountable for the actions that he did and what it caused. >> reporter: today, defense secretary chuck hagel said he had not seen any evidence that soldiers had died because of bowe bergdahl's disappearance. >> dubois: margaret, if the military does accuse him of misconduct, what might they charge him with? >> reporter: well, maurice, we did learn today that bergdahl's unit established that he had been captured within 30 minutes of his disappearance. so to be charged as a deserter, you need to have been voluntarily be gone from your post for 30 days. so until we hear ber

and the parents of matthew martinek who was killed on patrol in 2009. one of the reasons there's been so much controversy this week is because the obama administration has push back against some of your claims. here is defense secretary hagel on whether soldiers were killed looking for bowe bergdahl. >> i do not know of a specific circumstances or details of u.s. soldiers dying as a result of efforts to find and rescue sergeant bergdahl. >> the pentagon points out that matthew was killed in september, more than two months after bergdahl disappeared and they question the connection. your reaction? >> they didn't find him. they still kept looking for him. that's what they were doing. i guess when it first happened, they said shut everything down, but the missions kept up, trying to look for him and rescue him. >> the military points out that five soldiers were killed in the three months after bergdahl disappeared and eight soldiers in that part of afghanistan were killed in the same three months the previous year. i don't think they are in any way trying

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private first class morris walker, kirk curtis, darren andrews, matthew martinek. families across america share in the joy that i know you feel. >> reporter: many soldiers are furious. the facebook page, bowe bergdahl is not a hero was started by one of bergdahl's former squad leaders and has nearly 6,000 members. a petition to punish bergdahl for going a-wol was started hours after his release. people who served with bergdahl want answers if not a court-martial for desertion. defense officials tell cnn the sergeant will likely not face punishment, indestead he may be promoted to staff sergeant later this month. officials tell cnn that president obama was aware about the complicated details surrounding bergbergdahl's disappearance and the hunt for him, wolf, but argue leave no man behind does not come with any caveats. wolf? >> he's now, eventually after germa germany, he'll be back in the united states. thanks very much for that report. >>> the controversy isn't dimming the celebration of bergdahl's hometown where he is considered a hero. cnn is in haley, idaho, w

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