database to wikileaks. chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins us from washington. good afternoon, mik. >> reporter: good afternoon. welcome aboard. >> great to be with you. the army has announced additional 22 charges and these include, i quote, aiding the enemy, for which the death penalty is available. and some believe he's guilty of treason. so could he receive the death penalty? >> reporter: well, martin, in the army, the aiding the enemy charge is as close to treason as they can possibly get. the prosecutors who filed these charges point out that he could, if convicted, manning could either get a life sentence or be sentenced to death. the prosecutors recommend a life sentence. however that determination will have to be made by the convening authority who would essentially be the military judge in any court-martial that manning will face. >> private manning has been incarcerated since july. why has it taken so long to bring these charges? and has the military, in a sense, been waiting to see which