stephanie o'neill is one of co-. i spoke to her by phone today. she described to me the mood here and the overwhelming joy and elation that the community felt when they heard the news that bergdahl had been released from captivity. in 2009, they began to put up these yellow ribbons and balloons to show support. they said stephanie o'neill did tell me, though, that these last years have been quite difficult for those who were maintaining hope. some lost hope at some moments along the last almost five years. they said, though, that it was bowe and janney bergdahl, the parents of bowe bergdahl, that really had this unwavered hope and belief that their son would one day come back. i want to share with you a story that stephanie o'neill told me about the bible that bowe left behind with his father before being deployed overseas to combat. he said that he left a bible with his father. and when there was news that bowe had been taken captive by the taliban, bowe's father opened up that bible, and it was bo bookmarked on a page of psalm 12:5. that psalm,

stephanie o'neil's family started the tribute. >> he has no idea this was done?s was done. >> reporter: five years ago t banner that reads standing with bowe was put up at the coffee shop where bowe once worked, the harsh idaho conditions have weathered the banners and yellow ribbons hung around time. the ups delivery driver, watches his beard grow longer, a sign of solidarity with his son. but last night, bob bergdahl immersed himself in the mission to save his son. his father learned the language of his son's captors in hopes of speaking to them directly, keeping his clocks on the time of day in afghanistan, but through it all, the bergdahl's knew it would be up to their son alone to endure. >> i'm so proud of your character, i'm so proud of your patience. and your perseverance, i'm so proud of your cultural abilities to adapt. your language skills. your desire and your action to serve this country. in a very difficult, long war. >> reporter: bowe bergdahl's moment has heard the anger over his release, the exchange for five taliban prisoners. his fellow soldier

that's headline alone -- stephanie o'neill, good to see you and the yellow balloons. take good care. >> thank you, shep. >> a former fbi hostage negotiator says being rescued after so many years in captivity is like coming home from a drive done troy plan hat tan. >> a coast-to-coast alert for a man possessing explosives. there's much more to this story and we're working to get the details. the fbi is on the hunt and the details are coming up. >> a nationwide man houston underway for -- underway for man suspect of carrying explosive materials. ryan chamberlain ii is in question. a special media consultant from san francisco. investigators suspect he had bombmaking materials in his apartment, but when they arrived with the search warrant on saturday, he was gone. fbi agents say earlier reports that he had the poisonous substance ricin turned out not to be true at all, but they're considering him armed and dangerous. an fbi spokesman says the suspect was last seen in a dark blue hooded sweatshirt and jeans. agents say the man is traveling in a white 2008 nissan altima w

we're just outside of hailey, idaho, and stephanie o'neil tells me that every window has a "bowe is home at last" and is completely overjoyed at the news that bergdahl has been released. dana? >> nick, stand by. we're going to go back to ed who is in the room where the press conference or at least the statement from bowe bergdahl's parents is going to take place. ed, certainly where you are right now, there is just plain old joy but i'm sure the people there have heard some of the questions and controversy surrounding the release of their friend and family member, particularly because it was a swap, a prisoner swap with five people, suspected terrorists at guantanamo bay. is there any discussion of that that there or are they just kind of bearing that and sticking with the understandable happiness that they are feeling about coming home. >> right. everyone is fully aware of all of that and i think, as i've talked to people over the years about the aspect of the story, bowe is the one who knows the story of what happened in that situation and without hearing his side of the story, i think

it has spiraled into a nightmare and stephanie o'neill is heartbroken. >> it is a feeling of extremead must we are not allowed or not able to have this event for bow sxe welcome him back to the community. this is something to honor him and we can't do that now. not at this time. >> reporter: o'neill and her family organized what was supposed to be called the bowe is back celebration in the park where beau bergdahl played as a child. last year on the fourth anniversary of sergeant bergdahl's chapter she organized the bring bergdahl back rally. >> it is my privilege to know him better than anyone else. as a father and as a man. i will did he fend his character until day i die. >> reporter: o'neill says the town of hailey was flooded with nasty threats and e-mails. the event was cancelled because of security concerns and beau bergdahl's parents remained out of sight. >> how are his parents taking it. >> i think they were upset. i mean, i think in a way it was shocking to them that we weren't able to do this for their son. you know, again he has not been able to talk. so i think they are

i also want to bring in stephanie o'neill. she was one of the main co-organizers of the bring bowe back. you guys committed for a handful of years of really keeping this story in the media. what's this all like for you to hear this great news? >> it's absolutely overwhelming. it is the best news of my lifetime and one of the happiest days of my life except when my kids were born. >> reporter: was there ever a period -- he know that the parents talked about just how difficult this process will be for him to come back and really just how difficult it was for them throughout these years, not knowing his whereabouts. was there ever a moment, stephanie, that you guys gave up hope? tell us about that. >> i think as a community, we had our ups and downs, as did the rest of the country. there were times where we wondered, but jani and bob bergdahl never once gave up faith their son was coming home to them. they knew. it was never if bowe comes home. it was when bowe comes home. >> reporter: you guys got that news that you had all been

. >> reporter: few have been committed to that cause as stephanie o'neil. >> we're anxious to get hime. we know it's going to be a long process but we're hoping that day comes sooner rather than later. >> reporter: yellow ribbons and balloons line the main street. symbols of solidarity for a hometown hero who has finally been set free. what are you going to say to bowe when you see him? what do you think that's going to be like for you? >> i've thought about that. i think it's going to be quite silent and very dear embrace. >> people here are aware the criticism. his release has not been without controversy. people here are aware that some call him a deserter or that he abandoned his post. people here in haley, though, they don't really care about that right now, ashleigh, they're focused that he's been released and they can't wait for him to come back to haley. >> i'll one up you there, there's a senior administration official who's told cnn that no matter what, even if that is the case, he has spent five years in whatever kind of hell none of us can imagine. so all right, nick, than

. >> reporter: stephanie o'neill was planning the annual bring bowe bag event when she heard he was releasedr bergdahl has never faded. yellow ribbons and balloons adorn main street and this morning, residents are putting up new signs that say "welcome home, bowe." >> family is resilient. the community has not waivered in its commitment to get him freed. today was just, i think everybody burst into tears or couldn't get a silly grin off their faces. it's long come. it's been five years. >> reporter: dwight murphy has been handing out bracelets that read "sergeant bowe bergdahl u.s. army" and the date of his capture. for him, news of the release was an emotional moment. >> they call me on the one phone and said, dwight, you need to sit down. i went over and sat down at the desk and they said, i got news for you, bowe bergdahl's been released, and i'm glad i was sitting down, because it was joyous news to hear. >> reporter: for sue martin it has special meaning. >> he was in daily contact with all the employees and nobody heard from him. >> reporter: since his capture a small lamp inside the c

. >> reporter: stephanie o'neill quickly renamed the event "bowe is back." >> they knew their son woulde to them. they didn't give up hope. >> reporter: neither did anyone in this town. >> i saved it for years. i bought it specifically for when bowe was released and ready to come home. >> reporter: she will be waiting for him with open arms. >> i'm going to congratulate him for his perseverance himself. >> that was sandra reporting from our salt lake city affiliate. >>> no doubt the release of the only u.s. soldier held in captivity is news for celebration. but the deal it took to happen is raising serious questions. one of them, whether or not the u.s. has changed its long-standing policy of not negotiating with terrorists. just who are these five senior taliban commanders released from guantanamo bay in exchange for sergeant bergdahl. joining me now, senior correspondent for "the daily beast," josh rogan. in the article we read, you say that these are considered some of the worst of the worst. explain who they are. >> these were the taliban's five most wanted guantanamo prisoners. the

stephanie link's boat? is that your yacht, steph? i'm sorry. >> robert, thanks. we have breaking news from eamon. >> mary jo white is speaking right now. she's at the sandra o'neillnge and brokerage conference in new york. she's giving advice on market structure and unveiling her thoughts for the first time right now on sweeping reforms to market structure and how markets operate in the wake of concerns after the flash crash, after the michael lewis book "flash boys" and all the controversy over recent years. we're just getting a copyright now so we're poring through it to see what she's recommending. a couple of bullet points at first glance. one is she would like to force more proprietary trading shops to register with regulators and open their books for inspection. she would also require alternative trading venues such as dark pools and brokerage internalizers to disclose more to regulators and to the public about how they operate. and more scloedisclosures for l institutional investors. that is brokerages would be required to give a little more detail about how they're handling that. also potentially more disclosure here in terms of payment for order flow. an