There will be a race between jerry brown and one of these two republicans. We will see what happens in coming hours as results come in. Lets go to mississippi right now. Dana barber is on the scene in jackson. As fully expected, this is a real nailbiter. This is more after nailbiter than many expected. As you said, too close to call. I spoke to some cochran sources close to the 36year senate veteran. And they think at this point, wolf, the best they can do is a runoff. The law states unless someone gets 50 of the vote there will be a runoff in three weeks. Thats the best they think right now. This man, who, for lack of a better way to say it, brought home the bacon to this state for so long, would have the coastline where katrina came, that was hit hard, he tried to help get federal dollars, did so, did not perform as well there as other places. So this is very, very tight and it is entirely possible that in three weeks, we will once again be talking about whether or not thad cochran can keep his seat. Thats the best that cochran supporters at this point think that he can do. But it is again at this point, possible that chris mcdaniel, his 42yearold challenger, might get to that 50 mark. We just dont know yet. Been described as the nastiest race out there. Some of Chris Mcdaniels supporters, went into a nursing home to take pictures of Thad Cochrans ailing wife who is suffering from dementia. Under arrest right now, he claims he had nothing to do with this at all. Former democratic representative, Travis Childers will face either thad cochran or chris mcdaniel. In the meantime, lets go back it anderson. Anderson . Wolf, thanks very much. The Bowe Bergdahl story which began as a rose garden story with his parents is now a fire storm. Fuelling the flames, including the breaking news tonight, suggesting that Sergeant Bergdahl did walk away from his post willingly. As he is in a hospital in germany, the president is in poland feeling the heat. There are allegations that bergdahl may have been seeking contact with the enemy. Regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if he is in captivity. Period. Full stop. Meantime, back if washington, the president s deputy of National Security adviser calling Dianne Feinstein who could cochairs the Senate Intelligence committee apologizing for not giving 30day notice as required by law. Clearly she was not happy as the way it unfolded. It is comes with surprise and dismay that transfers went ahead, totally not following the law. And in an issue of this kind of concern to a committee that bears the oversight responsibility, i think you can see that were very dismayed about it. Dismay Republican Committee members even more so will get a sense of it shortly with former pow john mccain. Jay carney joins us as well. In addition to or compounding the political acrimony. A tweet deleted that Sergeant Bergdahls father, bob, sent it a taliban spokesman. It reads, quote, im still working to free all guantanamo prisoners. God will repay for the death of every afghan child, ameen, which is amen in arabic. We are also learning about what kind of intelligence the military had about whether Sergeant Bergdahl would have been held. And the circumstance of his disappearance. They are it is a fascinating. Barbara starr with the pentagon and ed lavandera in bergdahls hometown. Lets start with a comprehensive review of bergdahls disappearance. What have you learned . Good evening, anderson. They are going to conduct another factfinding investigation. Now that bergdahl is back, they will talk to him when he is ready and psychologically able. But there was a preliminary investigation conducted in 2009 timeframe when he first disappeared. And the u. S. Military official tells me that that initial investigation concluded in deed he did leave that post of his own free will. The evidence, left behind his weapon, his bulletproof vest, and his night vision goggles. Very key sensitive items. They did not classify him as deserter at that time. What they have to do is talk to him, get the facts and get what his intent was. Did he intend to desert the u. S. Military. Is it hard to know how he left the base. It is hard to just walk off the base. There are reports he might have left in a contractors vehicle. We dont exactly know. This may not have been a fullup military base as most people think of in afghanistan. Rather instead a small outpost. Vehicles, concertina wire, couple structures, guard tower. Not clear. So far, as far as we know, there is no soldier there that night that saw him leave. Youre traveling with the white house, and they are getting blow back with the way they handled this with both sides from the aisle. I understand an apology from the president to the high ranking intelligence committee. What do you know he . This is confusing. When we heard what was an apology from Dianne Feinstein that sounded strange. Today they put out a statement spelling out why they feel this operation was completely within the law. Basically because they say that bergdahls life was in danger. They had this window of time. That they had to act within. And that to delay that by involving congress at that point, would have put his life if danger. So legal, they say. But when we asked the National Security team about this apology, they said no, they were just calling senators to express regret they werent able to be reached personally on saturday when other lawmakers were reachable and they were briefed on the situation, basically as it was happening. They are denying this was an apology. I think more is going to come out on this as weve heard more and more from lawmakers. On both sides of the aisle, unhappy, not necessarily with the fact that bergdahl was obtained back from the taliban but now it went down and understand the number and type of prisoners that were released from gitmo. They are all saying the same thing at this point. Yes, there were discussions with congress. Some say that was as long ago as two years. But all these details they are angry about now are not within what they thought the scope of this would turn out to be. Senator john mccain calling this wrong, unacceptable to the american people, hes saying. And i will talk to senator mccain later in the broadcast. He earlier months ago said he would support some sort of exchange under conditions an depending on the details. I will talk to him about that. And jay carney as well. Now to hailey, idaho. The tweet that i mentioned earlier, apparently, reportedly sent by Sergeant Bergdahls father, reading, as i said, im still working to free all guantanamo prisoners. God will pay for the death of every afghan child. What do you know about it . Did that in fact come from the father . We tried to doublecheck with the bergdahl family today, whether or not that indeed came from bob bergdahl. They were told by the military spokesman who works with the family that they would have no comment on it. But bob bergdahl has been tweeting for some time and he used it as an avenue to gather intelligence. Gather information. At times communicate with people. Send messages. Friends of the family say he has done this always with the hope of creating sympathy with his son and to save his son. Obviously that tweet quickly deleted apparently after sent out it is causing a great deal of criticism about bergdahl tonight. All right. We will have more from all of you late are on in the broadcast. Michelle it, michelle kazinski, barbara starr, ed lavandera. It is safe it say that picture changed considerably from the one on saturday in the rose garden. President hailing release as part of his commitment to winding down the war. Echoing themes he hit days before. Today, that picture of a white house prize becomes something of a defensive crowd. Press secretary jay carney doing a lot of defending. I spoke to him before the broadcast tonight. Jay, Sergeant Bergdahl was held by a group your group considered a terrorist organization. As far as 2012. In reality, can it be said you were negotiating with terrorists . Anderson, Sergeant Bergdahl was held as prisoner in an Armed Conflict. One doing on for more than dozen years. As a general principal going back to our founding. The United States military does not leave its men in uniform behind when they are held by the enemy. In captivity. As the administration in the last five years, we were doing everything we could and look at everything possible. As you know, he was the lone captive in the iraq or afghanistan war. We had been engaged in direct talks with the taliban on broader issues including Sergeant Bergdahl but also exploring the possibility of afghanled reconciliation talks. Those broke down in 2012. In this case through a third party, we were able to negotiate his release and transfer of these Guantanamo Bay detainees. I mean, i understand the imperative of not leaving anyone behind. But at the same time, can it still be said the United States doesnt negotiate with terrorists . It can be. Because when you put on the uniform for the United States and you go and fight on behalf of your country, in a foreign land, at war, and youre taken captive by the enemy, the principle that we dont leave our men and women behind, doesnt have an asterisk attached to it depending on who is holding you. The principle is in violet and thats what we pursue here. So a group like al qaeda, there would be negotiations with them. But thats not the case here. What im saying is he was a prisoner in Armed Conflict and we were engaged for five years to try to recover him. As admiral said on tv today, i noticed when he said, when one of your shipmates goes overboard, you go get hum. You dont ask if he was jumped or he was pushed or he fell, you go get him and then find out. You said the end of the war to make this deal, secretary hagel said his health he said his health and safety. We had to move quickly in order to ensure his life was not jeopardized. I think as you pointed out in your questioning, he wasnt held by a bunch of nice guys here. And he had been in captivity for five years. And we had reason it believe that it was absolutely necessary to move quickly and not to notify congress 30 days in advance and forgo the opportunity of recovering him. And i would note, anderson, that the conversations about the exchange of prisoners here, having been engage had for quite sometime, including with members of congress, during the previous episode when there was the potential for direct discussions with he the taliban and recovery of Sergeant Bergdahl through that in 2011 and 2012. I think senator mccain himself on your air said he would support such a deal and that was not that many months ago. You have to note the details, but yes, he would support the deal. The details are, you have the secretary of defense in consultation with the entire National Security team. Affirm there is sufficient mitigation of the threat posed by the transfer detainees to merit the exchange and the recovery of Sergeant Bergdahl. And thats what we did. Senator feinstein talked about your previous briefings on a potential prisoner swap. There were strong views and virtually unanimous against the trade. Even suggesting that might have been motivation behind not consulting congress. To that you say what . I think that the notification is a notification. It is not request for permission. There are diverse views on a matter like this, which is be can see very complex where there are competing imperatives. What was a fact is that in this case, an issue worked on for a long time, reached a point where there is an opportunity to secure Sergeant Bergdahls release. Was there any concern about having a ceremony in the rose garden . Why go to that level of public attention on there . You could have easily brought this guy home and kept it relatively quiet. I guess im perplexed by that kind of analysis which suggests that maybe some of the reporters were surprised by the story that evolved the last several days. The right thing do because of what we were doing to make it clear to the public that president thought this was the right thing to do. And to join with his parents who have been suffering for five years in his absence. To make that statement. Jay carney, appreciate your time. Thank you. Thank you, anderson. We today edit that interview for time. If you want to see the whole conversation go to our website. Up next, john mccain spent five and a half years with brutal captors during the vietnam war. Why in february did he support the idea to free bergdahl. Set your dvrs to watch 360 any time. What if anything made him, if the allegations are true, leave his post. Desert. Possible clues, next. mother vo when i was pregnant. I got lots of advice, but i needed information i could trust. Unitedhealthcares innovative, Simple Program helps moms stay on track with their doctors to get the right care and guidance. anncr vo thats health in numbers. Unitedhealthcare. Little things, anyone can do. It steals your memories. Your independence. Insures support. A breakthrough. And sooner than youd like. Sooner than you think. 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The full circumstances of his disappearance and the motivations if he walked away or left from his unit remain murky. We have yet to receive a final determination from the pentagon let alone hear from bergdahl himself. Some of his fellow troops have been speaking out including sergeant evan, his team leader the night he disappeared and the soldier was seeking out the enemy. I was standing next to the radio when they heard that there was an american in a village about two miles from where we were at. Its a village that has a very large presence of taliban. The american is in the village, looking for someone who speaks english so he can speak to the taliban. I heard it straight from the interpreters lips as he heard it over the radio. At that point, it was like, this is kind of snowballing out of control. Theres a lot more to this story than just a soldier walking away. That may understate the case. More from pamela brown now. Reporter soldiers who served with Bowe Bergdahl tell cnn he joined the military as a quiet, wellbehaved soldier. A portrait in Rolling Stone magazine two years ago, those who knew him said in the days before his deployment he seemed more interested in learning, reading military manuals and studying maps of afghanistan than socializing over barbecue and beer. But once he got to afghanistan, he started to change. As soon as had gone to afghanistan and things started to turn a little bit harder for all of us, he immediately started separating himself away from us and everyone in the platoon and started gravitating more toward the afghan soldiers. Reporter bergdahls father told Rolling Stone his son was lured to the army with the false promise he would be helping afghan villagers rebuild their lives. And learn to defend themselves. Emails to his family show bergdahls growing disillusionment and one email calling command stupid after an ambush on his unit. He did talk about how he did not agree with the war effort in afghanistan. Or the way we were handling our war in afghanistan. In his final email before being captured, he wrote, im ashamed to even be american. The u. S. Army is the biggest joke the world has to laugh at. Its an army of back stabbers, fools and bullies. It ends with some are seeing as a clear sign of what was to come. Im sorry for everything, he wrote. There are a few more boxes coming to you guys, referring to his uniform and books. Feel free to open them and use them. I think it was premeditated with the emails he sent to his father, mailing his stuff home before the mission. It definitely shows intent. Premeditated. Reporter just days after the last email, bergdahl disappeared pr camp and a frantic search ensued. One of his fellow soldiers remembers him asking a strange question about his sensitive equipment. His gun, bulletproof vest and night vision goggles. He came to me and asked me, he said, what would happen to my sensitive items go missing . Its odd, but he still asked me. I told him. And it was just one of those other things. Once he walked away and we had the items left behind, it just kind of made perfect sense. Reporter why he slipped away five years ago, remains a mystery. Pamela brown, cnn, washington. It appears clear the experience of war changed him and war does unexpected things to different people. So does captivity. John mccain endured more than five years of nonstop mental and physical torture. He still has the scars to show for it. He brings a unique perspective to the debate of how far to go to bring prisoners home. I spoke to senator mccain just before the broadcast. When you and i spoke in february, you said you would support a prisoner exchange. You were opposed to releasing the five taliban leaders as a confidence boosting measure, but you did signal you were open for exchanging bergdahl that a lot wo