i'm fighting against it. >> donie o'sullivan joins us now. former president saying that he got the shot, although you said it was timid, nevertheless he did say it. do you think it convinced anyone? >> reporter: no, it didn't seem like that, anderson. i think that is something that trump knows. we know trump likes to take credit for things and he can in many respects take credit for the development of this vaccine, but he knows that so many in his base do not want to take this shot. it is a red line for them. and it's really remarkable to hear, you know, so many folks we've spoken to do not want to be as that woman described it a sheep. they don't want to take this vaccine. they view it as a political statement almost. and some folks are so intent on not becoming part of this herd of sheep, they're going as far as taking medicine for horses. so it is a very troubling situation here. as you heard from that public health official in our piece, some folks are only willing to take the shot once they see a family member or loved one really, really

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cnn's donie o'sullivan is joining us now from sioux falls. donie, did he prove those election lies?hat facetiously. >> reporter: he did not, brianna. mike lindell, the pile owe guy, has become really one of the loudest proponents of the big lie. and for months he has been making very specific, but very serious claims that china hacked america's voting systems and flipped the election, stole it from trump. and he, for weeks, has been inviting the media, cyber experts here to south dakota where he said he would show data that would prove these false claims, but we haven't seen any such proof, any such data. and i want to show you, just to give you an example of the sort of carry-on that's going on here. take a look at this clip from yesterday of one of the speakers on the main stage. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm not a computer guy. i don't know what most of this stuff means, but i've been researching this election since november 3rd. but the cnns of the world, you guys need to stop reporting this and start fact checking it. >> reporter: yeah. so, always a red flag if at a cyber sympos

cnn's donie o'sullivan joining us with more. how is youtube explaining the suspension?rkable decision from youtube to shutdown the account for seven days of a sitting u.s. senator. paul posted videos about telling people not to wear masks, essentially to go against public health guidance. and here is what youtube said. they said the videos resulted in a first strike on the channel which means it can't up load content for a week per long strand standing three strikes policies. we apply policies consistently across the platform regardless of speaker or political views. we have counter veiling views from local health authorities. youtube pointing to one particular part of the video that claimed in paul's videos say most of the masks you get over the counter don't work. they don't prevent infection. of course, this is all confusing for people who are online who are seeing one piece of guidance from the cdc and hearing something else from elected representatives. paul, for his part, pushing back last night on twitter, a platform he is still able to access, saying that it was

. >> donie o'sullivan joins us now. do you think that the former president saying that he got the shot, although you said it was timid, nevertheless he did say it. do you think it convinced anyone? >> reporter: no, it didn't seem like that, anderson. i think that is something that trump knows. we know trump likes to take credit for things and he can in many respects take credit for the development of this vaccine, but he knows that so many in his base do not want to take this shot. it is a red line for them. and it's really remarkable to hear, you know, so many folks we've spoken to do not want to be as that woman described it a sheep. they don't want to take this vaccine. they view it as a political statement almost. and some folks are so intent on not becoming part of this herd of sheep, they're going as far as taking medicine for horses. so it is a very troubling situation here. as you heard from that public health official in our piece, some folks are only willing to take the shot once they see a family member or lo

cnn's donie o'sullivan went to a rally hosted by the former president over the weekend.sitant people there. did the former president change their minds with his message to get vaccinated? we'll show you next. still fresh... unstopables in-wash scent booster. downy unstopables. stop! clearing breakouts doesn't have to be harsh on your sensitive skin. new cetaphil gentle clear contains balanced formulas that gently clear breakouts and soothe sensitive skin. cetaphil. complete acne care for sensitive skin. now in the acne aisle. you need an ecolab scientific clean here. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean now helps the places you go too. look for the ecolab science certified seal. >>> told you at the top of the program about the fda's decision to fully approve the pfizer covid vaccine and how it might change the landscape for those people, at least many of them who have been on the fence about getting one. the former president spoke at an alabama rally over the weekend. while he received his usual full-throated welcome, when

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cnn's donie o'sullivan is in des moines tonight for the iowa state fair. donie, good evening. let's talk about marjorie taylor greene bringing her anti-vaccine message to iowa. do people on the ground believe all her misinformation? >> reporter: hey, don, yeah. greene does this thing where she prefaces her statements by saying she supports people getting the vaccine if they want to get it, even pointing out that her parents got the vaccine. but then she goes on these long monologues attacking the vaccine that could discourage people from getting their shots, and that is a message that is resonating with some of our supporters here. have a listen. would you consider getting the vaccine if more businesses, there's parts of the country now where you can only go into a restaurant if you have proof of a vaccine? >> no, no. i'm not for that. this is america, and we are a free country, a free people. we have the right to decide what goes on with our bodies, and mandatory vaccines and vaccine passports, i believe that is unamerican, anti-american, and the government has no place in do

donie o'sullivan, cnn, iowa. >> be sure to watch the "history of the sitcom" tomorrow night on cnn. >, it has provided so much joy in times of uncertainty. >> there's a lot of pressure in the 1960s. this notion of new products and everything being new, this kind of brave new world. >> everything's about the future and modernizing. yes, it's all bright and shiny and you get cars that look like spaceships. but then it's a scary thing, what does the future hold. >> air force general curtis lemay suggested that we bomb north vietnam vac into the stone age. >> "history of the sitcom" is tomorrow 9:00 p.m. here on cnn. thank you so much for sharing part of your morning with us, "smerconish" is up next. >>> don't go anywhere. we'll see you again in one hour. ♪ >>> was it all in vain? i'm michael smerconish live from hudson yards in new york city. that question was addressed by my first guest in an essay he co-authored for "usa today." a writing for amy mcgrath, michael o'hanlon, senior director of foreign policy at the brookings institution argued that those americans who fought in afghanist

cnn's donie o'sullivan live in des moines. donie, what are you seeing out there, buddy?arjorie taylor greene bringing her antiscience, anti-vaccine message to the fair in iowa. there is some good news. there is a vaccine tent here and they are seeing people who were vaccine hesitant now ready to get their shot. have a watch. >>> what did you guys have for lunch? >> corn dog. >> i had a rib. >> reporter: this year at the iowa state fair, corn dogs, cheese curds and a 1300-pound boar named irish cowboy. >>> any idea why they named this hog the irish cowboy? >> is it an irish breed? >> reporter: i hope not. and here as well this year, a vaccine center and two controversial members of congress. >>> i don't know if you heard of marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz. >> don't get me started on her. >> reporter: they're coming tomorrow. >> thank god i won't be here. >> reporter: not a fan? >> can't stand that woman. she needs to keep her mouth shut. >> reporter: what is it you don't like about sner >> i just think she needs to keep her mouth shut. what comes out of it is idioti

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cnn's donie o'sullivan live in birmingham, alabama, with the latest on this. n, donie. >> reporter: hey, john. yeah. really is rather remarkable when you think about it, trump was banned from twitter while he was president of the united states, right after the insurrection. meanwhile now you have the taliban essentially freely available to use the platform. they do not have this blanket ban. i want to show you what "the new york times" reporting what type of content is being posted by the taliban. in one video, a taliban official reassured female health workers they can keep their jobs. other told a minority religious group they were free. so the difference i guess in how the taliban, how trump was using twitter is trump was being very active in pushing the big lie, which inspired the insurrection and twitter was able to point to that and say his posts are dangerous. but the taliban is using twitter in a way for a propaganda battle right now, trying to paint a rosie picture of their takeover of the country. but, you know, that is, of course, can be very, very d

. >> reporter: donie o'sullivan, live at the iowa state fair. thank you very much, my friend. >>> "new day" continues right now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> and good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is friday, august 20th, and thousands of americans and their afghan allies are desperately trying to escape from afghanistan this morning. and time may be running out. just in, the u.s. embassy is warning of safety uncertainty getting to the kabul airport. 3,000 people were evacuated from kabul in the last 24 hours on 16 military transport flights. about 1/10 of them we're told were u.s. citizens. for those left behind, the desperation is building. video showing a young afghan child being handed over to american troops, a baby we are told, on top of the wall at the airport perimeter. >>> and president biden will address the nation at 1:00 p.m. eastern today after getting briefed later this morning on afghanistan. all u.s. senators will also be briefed virtually this afternoon. >>> we also have new

donie o'sullivan, we appreciate that report.d cases surge in florida and texas, the republican governors of those states are touting an antibody treatment called regeneron rather than promoting prevention measures that are a lot cheaper like mask mandates and vaccines. elizabeth cohen explains what this treatment is. >> that is a tool in the toolbox that really needs to be used. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis and texas governor greg abbott have been talking a lot lately about this medicine. >> the regeneron has been found to be effective against the delta variant. >> reporter: a monoclonal antibody drug made by regeneron is a treatment for covid-19. a treatment that's needed in large part because under these two republican governors, covid-19 is spreading fast in their states. florida, number one in covid-19 hospitalizations per capita in the country. texas, not far behind, number seven. >> the vaccination rates were too low to fend off the delta variant. we know we got there because there wasn't indoor masking. it i

my colleague donie o'sullivan went to a trump rally in alabama this weekend. >> no. not getting that vaccine. no, no, no, no, no. them vaccines are not good, hon. >> are you vaccinated? >> no. but i have a lot of hydrocolor-queen and zinc at my house. >> have you got your vaccine shot? >> no. don't want it. >> why not? >> they ain't tested it enough from my opinion. >> i don't trust the government. i don't trust cdc. i don't trust none of them. >> that woman at the end saying i don't trust the government, i don't trust cdc, i don't trust none of them. but you point out that the resistance to precautions isn't really anti-government sentiment when enforcing bans on mask mandates and vaccine requirements often requires the government. we see that in texas and florida. >> that's right. what these people are doing is not reducing government. what they're doing is using the force of government on somebody else. for example, punishing businesses that want to institute vaccine mandates just in their private business so they don't have to be exposed to people who are

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donie o'sullivan with joe johns, doing great work out there. stay safe, guys.n hero of the year is in kabul, working to evacuate nearly 200 dogs and cats by cargo plane. he spoke with cnn days before the taliban entered kabul. >> before withdrawal of troops from afghanistan, i was actually progressing extremely well. hey, guys, hello. we have over 140 dogs in our care, we have 50 cats. donkey sanctuary, first of its kind in afghanistan. we were really being recognized by the community and we just employed our third female afghan national as veterinarian. we are proud of that. young girls that work for us, young woman work for other organizations, they believed they had a future. and now suddenly in a matter of literally weeks that has just been ripped apart and i cannot believe that the west is allowing that to happen. you go to any country in the west, people talk about women's rights, women's equality, yet we almost had that here in afghanistan and we've just thrown it away. i would ask everybody, please, don't give up on afghanistan yet. >> cnnheroes.com has

here's what some rallygoers told cnn's donie o'sullivan. >> have you got your vaccine shot?tigating. >> yeah. >> nothing's going in me until then. >> you think that would take a long time? >> about ten years or so. >> i watch prophets of god and news max and maybe a little fox. that's about it. that's about it. >> right. >> i turned away from news. i don't want to listen to it. i want to listen to what god's saying, what he's fixing to do. that's all i'm concerned about. >> i think it is a time where god is separating the sheeps from the goats. you know? >> what are you? >> i am a goat because i ain't a sheep. i'm not doing what they're telling me to do. i'm fighting against it. >> frank luntz joins me now. frank, you do focus groups polling. you must get a lot -- you must hear a lot of folks with opinions like that. >> yes. and it used to break my heart. and now it just breaks my brain. it causes my head to explode because i know how dangerous covid is and the delta variant and i know how much more dangerous that is than the vaccine. but key moment and this is a key moment

. >> let's listen to one unvaccinated man who told cnn's donie o'sullivan his reasons for avoiding thehave you been vaccinated? >> no. >> why not? >> not going to. >> any particular reason? >> god gave us natural immunities to everything. why would you want to interfere? >> you're an older man than i am. you're probably what the government would say as the risk category. >> well, who come up with that? >> the scientists and the doctors. >> who told them to say that? >> what would you say to him, doctor? >> well, first, what i would say is that, first i wouldn't say anything, i would listen, i would try to understand what his concerns are, what he's heard about natural immunity compared to vaccine-related immunity. and then i'd try to talk to him about what we have understood actually from the studies about natural immunity. we are seeing more and more data that tells us that while you get some protection from natural infection, it's not nearly as strong as what you get from the vaccine, especially with the delta variant, which is the heardiest and most contagious variant we've seen to