and the first video we have seen of the army sergeant since returning to the u.s. in 2014. this after appearing in military court this morning and deferred entering a plea at the arraignment and could be facing life in prison. the 29-year-old also asked about the defense team. the military judge skszed the rights held by the accused, inquired on the record regarding current military counsel and civilian counsel. he indicated he was satisfied with his defense counsel. bergdahl is charged with desertion in 2009. he was then held captive by the taliban in afghanistan for five years. mick, i want to go back to you on this. it is controversial, this case, from the start but explain why bergdahl could face life behind bars. reporter: well, initially, it was thought that he would be charged with only desertion and
he speaks from the heart. he obviously in polling, very strong among evangelical voters and now about national security it is not his race. mark, a political headline with this to say. jeb bush shows signs of life in new hampshire. are you buying that? you know, i have never counted bush 100% out. he niece a very tough situation but we have seen other candidates whether john kerry or john mccain being kind of left for dead and rising back from the ashes. but jeb bush needs to do well in new hampshire. that s where he is today. his entire ability to rehabilitate himself all goes through the granite state. all right. lots of questions and uncertainty. beth and mark, thank you guys for joining us. well, up next, sergeant bergdahl before a military judge on charges of misbehavior before the enemy. plus, leaders protest a grand jury decision not to
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which could fair better or worse and why? it s tough because the military juries these days i would guess, specifically those at fort brag, all of them deployed probably multiple times both to afghanistan and iraq so you re really having battle hardened commanders and ncos, so i don t know if i was his defense counsel or versus a a military judge could look at the case a little more dispassionately and lock at the elements and see if they match up. . if i had to make a decision today, i might lean towards military judge. and the colonel who will be his military judge has a good reputation. he s done other high profile cases like the kandahar massacre. so he s well known and a known commodity. he won t let either side get away with anything. so today, i might go judge alone. thank you both so much.
where bowe bergdahl is making his first appearance in front of the military judge. he s being arraigned on two counts including desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could face life in prison. nbc s sarah daloff is at the courthouse now. we understand sergeant bergdahl is in the courtroom right now. what do you expect to happen? sergeant bergdahl arrived more than an hour before the start of the hearing, hurrying from a nondescript car outside into the courthouse. he s being arraigned on charges of desertion and endangering u.s. troops which could carry a life sentence in prison if convicted. this morning s proceedings should be brief, bergdahl is expected to be asked if he prefers to be tried by a judge or a military panel. his attorneys may also push to have this trial moved to texas. he told the podcast serial he