:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Leah with you this Tuesday morning.
:00:00. > :00:09.Coming up, the amazing story of the US soldier
:00:10. > :00:13.And the bear caught chilling in a hammock.
:00:14. > :00:22.First to the amazing story of the US soldier, held hostage in Afghanistan
:00:23. > :00:27.for nearly five years, who has been freed.
:00:28. > :00:29.Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released at the weekend in exchange
:00:30. > :00:32.for five senior Taliban members who were being held as prisoners
:00:33. > :00:39.Bowe now has to begin his life as a free man but how do you deal
:00:40. > :00:54.Sergeant Rick has missed birthdays, holidays and the simple moments with
:00:55. > :01:00.family and friends. But while he was gone, he was never forgotten. Yellow
:01:01. > :01:05.ribbons decorate the streets of Hayley in Idaho, Bowe Bergdahl's
:01:06. > :01:09.hometown, placed there by residents to show the world that he was in
:01:10. > :01:12.their thoughts every day. This weekend they have been replaced by
:01:13. > :01:16.balloons to celebrate his release. He had been working as a soldier in
:01:17. > :01:21.the US Army during the Afghanistan war when he was captured on June the
:01:22. > :01:26.30th, 2009. He was held hostage for five years. Being placed in a
:01:27. > :01:30.stressful situation, over such a long time, can have a huge effect.
:01:31. > :01:38.One man who understands what he's going through is Terry Waite. He was
:01:39. > :01:43.held hostage for five years by militants in Lebanon 25 years ago.
:01:44. > :01:48.It will be a strange experience to come back into a world that has
:01:49. > :01:51.changed, and being reunited eventually with his family who will
:01:52. > :01:57.also have changed. He's going to need a time when he can come to
:01:58. > :02:01.terms with that. Bowe Bergdahl cannot go straight home with his
:02:02. > :02:04.family just yet. After such a traumatic experience, he needs
:02:05. > :02:08.medical help to deal with what has happened. Right now, he's staying at
:02:09. > :02:14.a military hospital. It is very wise to be able to talk to a trained
:02:15. > :02:19.listener when you come out to be able to manage it rather than the
:02:20. > :02:25.experience managing you. That is the secret. Get on it right away. And
:02:26. > :02:29.then you will be fine. The family will never forget this weekend, but
:02:30. > :02:42.as the US soldier walks away from the -- a life held captive, a tough
:02:43. > :02:50.journey of recovery lies ahead. Huge sandstorm has caused havoc in
:02:51. > :02:52.around's capital city. The fire department at helping to clean up
:02:53. > :02:56.now the storm has passed. People in Syria are voting
:02:57. > :02:58.in a presidential election today. The current President,
:02:59. > :03:00.Bashar Al-Assad, is widely expected to win and stay
:03:01. > :03:03.in power for another seven years. The election comes as Syria is
:03:04. > :03:07.locked in a civil war, which has President Assad's forces are
:03:08. > :03:11.fighting opposition groups who The BBC's Jeremy Bowen is
:03:12. > :03:24.in the Syrian capital of Damascus This is the heart of the old city of
:03:25. > :03:30.Damascus, and wherever you look at the moment, there are images of
:03:31. > :03:33.President Bashar al-Assad. There are thousands, literally, and that is
:03:34. > :03:38.because of the election. There are a couple of ways of looking at this
:03:39. > :03:42.election. There is the view you get from the opposition, and from
:03:43. > :03:49.Western countries and critics of the resume. And that is that it is a
:03:50. > :03:53.sham, but it is a bad joke. The question asked is, how can you hope
:03:54. > :04:00.to have a fear election in a country that is having a Civil War? That is
:04:01. > :04:04.a defence against the arguments you hear in Damascus. And it is that
:04:05. > :04:09.this election is a beginning, the first time since the 50s were there
:04:10. > :04:14.have been three faces on the ballot paper, not just one. The resume here
:04:15. > :04:18.thinks it is on the way to winning the war. And it is giving off much
:04:19. > :04:23.more confidence than it used to as a result of that feeling that it has.
:04:24. > :04:25.Chelsea's all time leading goal scorer, Frank Lampard,
:04:26. > :04:33.He scored more than 200 goals in his time at Stamford Bridge.
:04:34. > :04:36.He's had offers from 16 clubs but says he'll make no decision
:04:37. > :04:41.And now to the wild bear caught relaxing
:04:42. > :04:47.The black bear was spotted relaxing for at least 20 minutes.
:04:48. > :04:50.After the chill out session off it went and wondered off.
:04:51. > :04:53.It's thought the creature was in the neighbourhood searching for food.
:04:54. > :04:56.Since then local people have removed their trash bins.
:04:57. > :05:07.That's all from me. Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.