mr. bergdahl, we've seen him in videos he directs to his son's captors. i want to play a tiny bit and ask you a question on the other side, sir. >> -- past time for bowe and the others, to come home. to the nation of pakistan, our family we wish to convey our compassionate respect. we have watched the violence of war, earthquake, epic floods, and crop failures devastate your lives, all while our son has been in captivity. >> you, sir, have been in the horrible position as well as trying to figure out what is happening to your son. what kind of advice would you give mr. bergdahl as his family tries to navigate who has got to be an absolutely horrific experience for them? >> keep on trying, to try everything that you possibly can, and especially to take advantage of a resource that he has that i did not have and that was the attention of the media. when my son was missing, i contacted the media. i contacted every television station, every major newspaper that i could think of, and since my son's disappearance wasn't public, no one wanted to have anything to

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mr. bergdahl has made some videos where he is speaking, trying to make these messages public to the taliban in the region and make these appeals to get their son back. so far to no avail. >> barbara, is there good reason to believe he is still alive? >> according to the source, everyone we have spoken to yes, they do believe he is alive, being held in pakistan by the so-called hakani network, one of its most active and terrorist-capable networks in pakistan across the border. that's one of the problems, the u.s. says. they do believe he's being held inside pakistan. >> barbara starr live at the pentagon for us, thank you very much. >>> at the top of the hour, soledad will be joined by michael berg has son was murdered by insurgents in 2004, one of the few people who know what the parents are going through. >>> voters in indiana headed to the polls earlier this week, one was turned away before he could cast his ballot because he was carrying a gun, a former marine, his name clay edinger. he carries his weapon with him everywhere he can for protection. he's licensed but when he walked into th

mr. panetta, this week the family of sergeant bergdahl spoke out calling for a swap or transfer exchange to the made to send taliban prisoners to afghanistan, start peace talks and get their son home. have you reconsidered your -- has there been any change in your concerns with the transfer of guantanamo detainees to qatar? do you think there's any possibility at restarting these talks with the taliban on -- on confidence building measures? >> well, look. first and foremost, our heart goes out to the bergdahl family. we certainly understand the concerns of the family, and we share the concerns about bergdahl and the importance of getting him returned. and we're doing everything possible to try to see if we can make that happen. and -- but on the issue related to guantanamo transfers, my position hasn't changed. i would only take those steps in accordance with the law, and the requirements of the law, and at this stage, frankly, there are no decisions that have been made with regards to that. >> mr. secretary, can you both respond, as follow-up to the budget issue. the house has added $10

mr. panetta, this week the family of sergeant bergdahl spoke out, calling for a swap or transfer or exchange to be made to send taliban prisoners to afghanistan and start these talks and get their son home. have you reconsidered your -- has there been any change in your concerns with the transfer of guantanamo detainees to qatar? do you think that there's any possibility of restarting these talks with the taliban on confidence-building measures? >> well, look, first and foremost, our heart goes out to the bergdahl family. we certainly understand the concerns of the family, and we share the concerns about bergdahl and the importance of getting him returned. and we're doing everything possible to try to see if we can make that happen. and -- but on the issue related to guantanamo transfers, my position hasn't changed. i would only take those steps in accordance with the law and the requirements of the law, and at this stage, frankly, there are no decisions that have been made with regards to that. >> mr. secretary, can you both respond as a follow-up to the budget issue. the house has added a

mr. panetta, this week the family of sergeant bergdahl spoke out, calling for a swap or transfer or exchange to be made to send taliban prisoners to afghanistan and start these talks and get their son home. have you reconsidered your -- has there been any change in your concerns with the transfer of guantanamo detainees to qatar? do you think that there's any possibility of restarting these talks with the taliban on confidence-building measures? >> well, look, first and foremost, our heart goes out to the bergdahl family. we certainly understand the concerns of the family, and we share the concerns about bergdahl and the importance of getting him returned. and we're doing everything possible to try to see if we can make that happen. and -- but on the issue related to guantanamo transfers, my position hasn't changed. i would only take those steps in accordance with the law and the requirements of the law, and at this stage, frankly, there are no decisions that have been made with regards to that. >> mr. secretary, can you both respond as a follow-up to the budget issue. the house has added a