03/06/2014 Newsround


03/06/2014

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Hi, I'm Leah with you this Tuesday morning.

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Coming up, the amazing story of the US soldier

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And the bear caught chilling in a hammock.

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First to the amazing story of the US soldier, held hostage in Afghanistan

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for nearly five years, who has been freed.

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Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released at the weekend in exchange

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for five senior Taliban members who were being held as prisoners

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Bowe now has to begin his life as a free man but how do you deal

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Sergeant Rick has missed birthdays, holidays and the simple moments with

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family and friends. But while he was gone, he was never forgotten. Yellow

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ribbons decorate the streets of Hayley in Idaho, Bowe Bergdahl's

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hometown, placed there by residents to show the world that he was in

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their thoughts every day. This weekend they have been replaced by

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balloons to celebrate his release. He had been working as a soldier in

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the US Army during the Afghanistan war when he was captured on June the

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30th, 2009. He was held hostage for five years. Being placed in a

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stressful situation, over such a long time, can have a huge effect.

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One man who understands what he's going through is Terry Waite. He was

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held hostage for five years by militants in Lebanon 25 years ago.

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It will be a strange experience to come back into a world that has

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changed, and being reunited eventually with his family who will

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also have changed. He's going to need a time when he can come to

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terms with that. Bowe Bergdahl cannot go straight home with his

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family just yet. After such a traumatic experience, he needs

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medical help to deal with what has happened. Right now, he's staying at

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a military hospital. It is very wise to be able to talk to a trained

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listener when you come out to be able to manage it rather than the

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experience managing you. That is the secret. Get on it right away. And

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then you will be fine. The family will never forget this weekend, but

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as the US soldier walks away from the -- a life held captive, a tough

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journey of recovery lies ahead. Huge sandstorm has caused havoc in

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around's capital city. The fire department at helping to clean up

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now the storm has passed. People in Syria are voting

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in a presidential election today. The current President,

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Bashar Al-Assad, is widely expected to win and stay

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in power for another seven years. The election comes as Syria is

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locked in a civil war, which has President Assad's forces are

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fighting opposition groups who The BBC's Jeremy Bowen is

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in the Syrian capital of Damascus This is the heart of the old city of

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Damascus, and wherever you look at the moment, there are images of

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President Bashar al-Assad. There are thousands, literally, and that is

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because of the election. There are a couple of ways of looking at this

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election. There is the view you get from the opposition, and from

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Western countries and critics of the resume. And that is that it is a

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sham, but it is a bad joke. The question asked is, how can you hope

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to have a fear election in a country that is having a Civil War? That is

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a defence against the arguments you hear in Damascus. And it is that

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this election is a beginning, the first time since the 50s were there

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have been three faces on the ballot paper, not just one. The resume here

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thinks it is on the way to winning the war. And it is giving off much

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more confidence than it used to as a result of that feeling that it has.

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Chelsea's all time leading goal scorer, Frank Lampard,

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He scored more than 200 goals in his time at Stamford Bridge.

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He's had offers from 16 clubs but says he'll make no decision

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And now to the wild bear caught relaxing

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The black bear was spotted relaxing for at least 20 minutes.

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After the chill out session off it went and wondered off.

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It's thought the creature was in the neighbourhood searching for food.

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Since then local people have removed their trash bins.

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That's all from me. Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.

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