we didn't see the situation the same. the french obviously thought their submarine could still do the job. we didn't believe that was the case. as a result. we decided not to pursue them. >> brennan: australia is one of the few western democracies that has put in place some very, very strict covid protocols. you shut down your borders 18 months ago. when will they reopen? are you going to have vaccine passports? when will australians be able to leave? >> we will see our international borders, particularly for australians to leave and return -- that will occur before the end of the year. it could happen well before that. with the vaccines, that is improving our resilience, and we'll be able to open up those borders. i'll tell you what shutting those borders did: it saved about 30,000 lives in australia. it is around about 1200 australians have lost their lives to covid.

that is what is lost in a day here in the united states. >> brennan: culturally, there is this huge difference. you talk about shutting your borders. you will go into quarantine when you return home to australia. >> correct. >> brennan: do you think less liberty is medically necessary? we have a huge argument over that in this country. why did you think it was worth it in australia? >> 30,000 lives is the simple answer. >> brennan: people in this country won't wear masks. >> that's a matter for the united states. >> brennan: what do you attribute that difference, culturally, to? >> i think we are different societies. we're great friends, and we share beliefs and values that we hold dear. we're have a a very pragmatic nation. the virus doesn't care. in australia, we have introduced what we are practical controls that have saved tens of thousands of lives. and i think the proof of those decisions is in the

results. >> brennan: the delta variant is really challenging -- >> yes. >> brennan: sydney, again, in lockdown? >> true. >> brennan: in melbourne this week you did have some protests against mandates. iso is there just sort of an exhaustion level here politically that makes it difficult for you to try to control the virus? >> the delta variant is the game-changer. we have had a lot of success in managing covid, but when delta hit it changed everything. regrettably, we've had lockdowns in two of our biggest cities. and we're looking forward to the end of that, and the restrictions are also starting to ease. and the vaccination program has been running successfully. our rates of vaccination have even succeed those in the united states and the united kingdom at their peak, so that is getting us to a place where we'll be able to open again.

>> brennan: we'll be back in a moment.

>> brennan: we also spoke with turkish president recep tayyip erdogan during his trip to

the u.s. last week. turkey was the u.s. ally in afghanistan, where turkish forces had protected the kabul airport before the u.s. withdrew. we asked erdogan about working with the new taliban government. you said back in august, for sure, the taliban's views won't be the same as they were 20 years ago. but the taliban is only letting boys goback to school, not girls. they told women not to show up for work in government positions. it doesn't look like the taliban has evolved. can you do business with a government like this?[speaking n language][speaking through interpreter] madam, turkey's approach t women's issues is quite well-known. women are present in every aspect of life. our views would apply to afghanistan as well. whenever women become more involved, more active in every aspect of life, we can support them.

if they would need us in health care and security and other walks of life, and if they need, we could support them in terms of education in our country. >> brennan: it sounds like you don't want to do business with the taliban at this point?[speaking through interpreter] about the issues that i just listed, if they shall be agreed on, if they will be accepted and recognized, we can do business. but if not, we won't do business with them. >> brennan: president biden is a constant critic of human rights abuses. has he ever asked you to improve your treatment of journalists or anything specific?[speaking through interpreter] no, he didn't. and because we don't have any problems of that nature, in terms of freedoms, turkey is incomparablely free. >> brennan: well, the committee to protect

journalists says that you rank second only to china when it comes to jailing journalists. worse than iran and saudi arabia.[speaking through interpreter] i'm sorry, but i won't accept this. and these associations, these unions' statements and disclosures are not shared by me. because turkey doesn't have such a situation. >> brennan: well, human rights lawyers say you have 100,000 turkish citizens that have been investigated just for insulting you?[speaking through interpreter] do you believe these? >> brennan: international organizations, credible ones, are coming out with these statements.[speaking throh interpreter] well, i know those credible international organizations that have no credit for me -- >> brennan: the united states government has said these things.[speaking through interpreter] well, you are being deceived, actually, and you're led to believe --

are you looking at the source of these allegations? are you researching these claims? please do, if you're not. >> brennan: you think the u.s. state department is not credible when it criticizes human rights abuses in turkey?[speaking throh interpreter] i don't because in order for me to believe that it is a credible claim or statement, my country's organizations actual findings are important. >> brennan: when you came to washington in 2017, you were on camera when you were watching those protestors get beaten, those american protestors. there were secret service officers who were injured as a result. do you understand that in the eyes of the american public, that is completely unacceptable?[speaking through interpreter] well, sorry, but they are

not the secret service. and as press members, please consider these attacks against the turkish citizens. >> brennan: but i'm talking about the video that was shown in households around this country. when they turned on the evening news, they saw you stand there while those protestors were being beaten. do you understand why that hurt turkey?[speaking through interpreter] wasn't standing there. i wasn't standing there. i was following the incidents, but i wasn't standing there. we need to be honest -- >> brennan: did you approve of it?[speaking through interpreter] and i was not inside that crowd. >> brennan: was that appropriate?[speaking through interpreter] on the contrary, our citizens were attacked. and the american security forces aggressively attacked the turkish citizens. and i told thi to the am authorities. >> bre: we'll be right back.

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vehicles from the unique 1946 italia g 02 gt. unbelievable. >> each of the pieces of the car were handmade. >> reporter: to mark familiar cars like the volkswagen beetle. these are so beautiful. they catch your eye. >> it's the air stream land yacht. it has everything you need. it doesn't have extra frills. you have your stove, your kitchen sink, your toilet, a bed and a couch. >> reporter: andrew gardener is one of the show's curators. a car can be so many things to different people. memories, nostalgia. >> it's really remarkable when you think about the ways cars can bring different kinds of audiences into a place like momo. that's a really good feeling. >> reporter: the show features cars as art, and also art inspired by cars. like this painted hood by judy chicago. >> i think she was really

fascinated with the fact that cars were stereo typically male objects. but embedded in their form and the shape and the kind of sumptuous details of the car was this very fem nightly newsed approach to car, car design and car culture. >> reporter: or this sketch by frank lloyd wright. >> he was obsessed by cars. >> reporter: you can feel the optimism, the hopefulness. >> he was looking to the car to shape the 20th century. he was very prescient in his thinking. >> reporter: this isn't the first exhibit revolving around cars. the first was in 1951. speed up to 2021, and the museum has taken a different direction. this show is called auto mania, after an oscar nominated film from 1963 that questions our dependence on cars. >> you actually see these cars piling, piling, piling up.

does our entire life have to be organized around this one thing? >> reporter: right. >> it brings up really important questions that i think we really wanted to get at in the exhibition. >> reporter: so, the show is not just a celebration, but it's also a critique. >> absolutely. >> reporter: that intersection of apprehension and adoration towards cars has begun since cars rolled into is our lives in the 1890s. the ford model t and assembly line brought cars to the masses and served as an engine for post-war economic growth. but those weren't the only changes fueled by cars. >> it is fundamental to virtually everything that we do in modern society and how we operate within it. but then at the same time, we also know that they're polluting our cities and contributing to the loss of habitats and changing the whole way that we live in the world. i think beginning in the early to mid 1960s, you start seeing

these artists who are kind of taking automobile to task. >> reporter: like andy warhol with his work, orange car crash 14 times. it really speaks about the horrors of what a bad car accident can do. >> the violence of the automobile is really sort of front and center in this piece. >> reporter: and this poster by german graphic artist claus schteck. >> the crisscrossing of roads and the urban landscape.ç worldn >> reporter: and chaos kind of, which way, every way. they're all wrapping over each other. >> there is this hope that is growing from this kind of chaos of the urban landscape. and you really see that there might be a new direction or new way of thinking about how the cars can transform our lives. >> reporter: today there are an estimated 1 1/2 billion cars around the world. it's a statistic driving debates over electric cars snd

infrastructure. and one that's led us to ponder what's around the bend on this century-old joy ride with cars. are we at this inflection point? is that where we are today? >> we're certainly at a changing point in the ways that cars are going to be manufactured for years to come. the question of whether the car is a good thing or bad thing is a question we'll continue to grapple with for generations. >> that again was serena altrual reporting. you're watching the "cbs overnight news." [♪] if you're only using facial moisturizer in the morning, did you know, the best time for skin renewal is at night? add olay retinol24 to your nighttime skincare routine. it combines hydrating moisturizers

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a few years ago a c.e.o. in seattle did something completely unexpected. he gave generous raises to his employees. since then, resumes have been flying in and so has the stork. here's carter evans. >> reporter: coworkers are proud new parents. but at their office, it's no surprise. you aren't the only ones that had a baby, huh? >> no, everybody had a baby. >> do you love her? >> baby. >> reporter: 66 new babies in a company with just over 200 employees. why do you think that's happening? >> we can afford it.ç i think that's like plain and simple. >> reporter: all the birth

announcements came after this big announcement in 2015. >> we're going to have a minimum $70,000 pay rate for everyone that works here. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: since the raise at gravity payment, c.e.o. dan price says ten times more employees own homes. 70% of them paid down debt. and now there is a baby boom. all born from an economic boom. >> hey, if you pay people more, not only do their lives get better. the company gets better and everybody is more successful. >> cheers. >> right on track for the american dream, you know. we have a beautiful baby boy, a wonderful home. >> reporter: and the company family is still growing. seven more babies are on the way. carter evans, cbs news. >> and that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings and follow us online at any time on cbs

news.com. reporting from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is cbs news flash. i'm elise preston in new york. congress will begin debating the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. speaker of the house nancy pelosi says a vote on the biden administration-backed bill is expected thursday. new york state's health care worker vaccination mandate takes effect monday. governor kathy hochul says she is prepared to deploy the national guard to help fill the potential shortage of health care workers left by the mandate. the tony awards return sunday to honor broadway's best and brightest, and pay tribute to the great white way. shuttered for most of the pandemic. "moulin rouge" took home the best musical trophy and led the night with a total of ten awards.

for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. it's monday, september 27th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." capitol hill clash. a possible government shutdown and debt default both threaten president biden's agenda. why some democrats are holding out on major pieces of legislation. deadly derailment. three people are killed after a serious amtrak crash in montana. how passengers are describing the terrifying moments. vaccine booster. the head of the cdc addresses whether americans will need an annual shot to fight off the coronavirus. good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.