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i want to go to alan shaufller outside the press conference in boise, idaho. alan? >> thomas, extraordinary couple of minutes, 20 minutes or so that we all got to spend with jani and bob bergdahl as they expressed their love, their pride for that son and what he has been through and what he has ahead. they talked about the tremendous support here in the state of idaho and the wood river alley and beyond around the world. bob bergdahl saying he didn't have time to thank everybody because that would be millions. we want to introduce you to one member who can represent some of that support, and this is lance stevenson. step on, lance. thanks for taking the time. we appreciate it. you are with a club, a motorcycle club, pow-mia corporation of boise valley. this is the kind of group that showedtre support from bowe bergdahl from the beginning that you this. >> absolutely. we were there from the start, right after it happened, we all got together. we had over 500 motorcycles come out to hailey and just show support for the bergdahls. we didn't want them to think they were
i want to go to alan shaufller outside the press conference in boise, idaho. alan? >> thomas, extraordinary couple of minutes, 20 minutes or so that we all got to spend with jani and bob bergdahl as they expressed their love, their pride for that son and what he has been through and what he has ahead. they talked about the tremendous support here in the state of idaho and the wood river alley and beyond around the world. bob bergdahl saying he didn't have time to thank everybody because...
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i want to go to alan shaufller. >> that's his home state. you were there yesterday, in his hometown. can you set the scene for us and the mood in his hometown of h l hailey? >> reporter: well, the scene is he can static there. yellow ribbons lining main street, signs saying bowe is free plastering store windows. people extremely giddy about the fact that this young man is coming back to america, possibly coming home to haley at some point and is free after five years of captivity, being held likely by the periods of the hatani network likely in pakistan, now coming home. so they are delighted that bowe bergdahl is on his way back. it's a community that never forg forgot. they have kept up the pressure on this administration to pursue efforts to bring bowe bergdahl home. hailey is a town of 7900, 8,000 or so, so virtually everybody knows this family because they have been there for many decades now. people there are delighted. all of the controversy we have been hearing about, they are someway that. at this point, most people are saying let's
i want to go to alan shaufller. >> that's his home state. you were there yesterday, in his hometown. can you set the scene for us and the mood in his hometown of h l hailey? >> reporter: well, the scene is he can static there. yellow ribbons lining main street, signs saying bowe is free plastering store windows. people extremely giddy about the fact that this young man is coming back to america, possibly coming home to haley at some point and is free after five years of captivity,...
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. >> alan shaufller thanks so much. >>> while friends and family are celebrating, some lawmakers are concerned about the circumstances of his release. critics say a prisoner swap could encourage other groups to kidnap americans. earlier today, i spoke with democratic strat just who dismissed such criticism saying they need to know they won't be left behind. >> we set a dangerous precedent to allow men and women fight wars and we leave them so i think it's important that people know that this country knows if you go and you fight for this country, that this country will fight for you. >> senator john mccain spent nearly six years as a prisoner of war in vietnam. the republicans say he's grateful bo. we e bergdahl is coming home. mccain is concerned about the other principalsers being freed. >> i think there are legitimate questions about these individuals who are being released and the conditions under which they are be released: these are the hardest of the hardcore. these are the highest high-risk people, and others that we have released have gone back into the fight. >> that's been
. >> alan shaufller thanks so much. >>> while friends and family are celebrating, some lawmakers are concerned about the circumstances of his release. critics say a prisoner swap could encourage other groups to kidnap americans. earlier today, i spoke with democratic strat just who dismissed such criticism saying they need to know they won't be left behind. >> we set a dangerous precedent to allow men and women fight wars and we leave them so i think it's important that...
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i want to go to alan shaufller outside the press conference in boise, idaho. alan? >> thomas, extraordinary couple of minutes, 20 minutes or so that we all got to spend with jani and bob bergdahl as they expressed their love, their pride for that son and what he has been through and what he has ahead. they talked about the tremendous support here in the state of idaho and the wood river alley and beyond around the world. bob bergdahl saying he didn't have time to thank everybody because that would be millions. we want to introduce you to one member who can represent some of that support, and this is lance stevenson. step on, lance. thanks for taking the time. we appreciate it. you are with a club, a motorcycle club, pow-mia corporation of boise valley. this is the kind of group that showedtre support from bowe bergdahl from the beginning that you this. >> absolutely. we were there from the start, right after it happened, we all got together. we had over 500 motorcycles come out to hailey and just show support for the bergdahls. we didn't want them to think they were
i want to go to alan shaufller outside the press conference in boise, idaho. alan? >> thomas, extraordinary couple of minutes, 20 minutes or so that we all got to spend with jani and bob bergdahl as they expressed their love, their pride for that son and what he has been through and what he has ahead. they talked about the tremendous support here in the state of idaho and the wood river alley and beyond around the world. bob bergdahl saying he didn't have time to thank everybody because...
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alan shaufller, al jazeera, seattle. >> time for the sports news. here is farrah. >> thank you. day 6 hosts brazil in action for the second time against a team that has troubled them in the past. mexico. in group, belgium and russia face korea. richard nickelson reports. >> algeria came into the match against the bell januarys having not scored a goal in the world cup since 1986. they ended that 24 minutes into their match when they were awarded a penalty. midfielder faguli picking himself up and scoring to make it 1-nil to al year i can't. the red drvl devils had to wait five minuting in the substitute came on to equalize, saw bell jam heading in, in the 17th minute. it was completed 10 minutes later to make it to-1 to belgium. >> south korea held russia to a 1-all draw in the other match. the koreans scored first with igor somehow miss handling the shot into his own net in the 68th minute. but luckily for him, compatriot equalized a few minutes later. final score 1-1. the hosts were fresh off a 3-1 win over croatia in their opening match. and a step toward the knockout phase.
alan shaufller, al jazeera, seattle. >> time for the sports news. here is farrah. >> thank you. day 6 hosts brazil in action for the second time against a team that has troubled them in the past. mexico. in group, belgium and russia face korea. richard nickelson reports. >> algeria came into the match against the bell januarys having not scored a goal in the world cup since 1986. they ended that 24 minutes into their match when they were awarded a penalty. midfielder faguli...