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american citizens on them, as i speak, also with these interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. the state has cleared the flights and the taliban will not let them leave the airport. let me pick up on this because i didn t know this. you re saying there are americans on airplanes ready the fly out of afghanistan right now and they re not being allowed out because taliban is making demands? what demands are the taliban making? well, they are not clearing the airplanes to depart. they have sat at the airport for the last couple days. these planes and not allowed to leave. we know the reason why is because the taliban want something in exchange. this is turning into a hostage situation where they are not going to allow american citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the united states of america. this is a developing story. we re trying to get the latest information on this. cnn national correspondent is at the capita ....
the reopening of schools, as more children will have to wear masks in the classroom. and the return of everyday life. simply put, it impacts the fund from concerts, games. we just saw new orleans cancel a jazz fest. they will justify their decision as freedom. and sure, they are free and they are free to get infected, free to spread the virus. free to add to the tally of 600,000 american lives lost. countless livelihoods lost your freedom, some will say as they refuse to get vaccinated. and also were a few to wear a mask. enabled by the governor of south carolina. there is no need to require, for the government or masks in schools at this time. there is just no need for it. if you listen to some of the national press it and even some of the national experts. who i believe are exaggerating and engaging in hyperbole. and necessarily alarming people. you might think otherwise . he says a doctor in his own state is now in a code red emergency. because of the influx ....
covid cases are up and vaccination rates are down here in the u.s. i ll discuss the mistrust taking place in getting the vaccine. major cities around the world are seeing protests like this over covid restrictions. we ll take you to france on what the protesters are demanding. the u.s. has racked up its first medals at summer olympics in tokyo but not the only country adding to its tally. and a positive covid test taking out more big names from the competition all together. patrick snell with cnn world sport is standing by in atlanta with all of the latest competition. pat, let s start with another reminder about the clear and present reality of covid-19 at these games including how it s impacted one huge american star from the world of golf. yes, that s right, alison. one huge american name and one huge name from spain as well, the top ranked men s golfer in the world, jon rahm within the last few minutes the reigning u.s. open champ testing positive for covid-19 ....
right now at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic with three vaccines readily available. but that s exactly where we are. with covid infections rising in nearly every single state. that deep red that you see represents infection rates going up by at least 50% over the prior week. hospitalization rates, they re also moving in the wrong direction. and due to the staggering number of americans still opting out of getting a life-saving vaccine. there s even an active discussion happening right now to reverse the cdc s mask guidance for vaccinated americans. we re going in the wrong direction. do you think masks should be brought back for vaccinated americans? you know, jake, this is under active consideration. if you re asking, am i part of the discussion? yes, i am. so the surge may seem familiar, but one factor that sets it apart from the others is that it was fully preventable. we have multiple vaccines available that would enable the country to reach herd immu ....
politics are a big part of how we got here. look at canada. 69% of those who supported the conservative party have gotten at least one dose. much more than the 52% of donald trump supporters here in the u.s. now look at how the u.s. has rapidly fallen behind canada in vaccinations. less than 600,000 vaccine doses are being administered daily now. that s down from a peak of more than 4.5 million a day in march. we ve heard plenty of reasons why people aren t willing to get a shot. our elle reed caught up with a woman in arkansas. did anyone you know get covid? my son got covid. how old is he? 8. wow, that s rare for a young kid. what was that like? he s sick a lot. he s been sick for a long while so we have to go get him looked at to see if there s further damage. he got real sick. fever every day for weeks. are you guys going to get the vaccine? no. no vaccine. how come? i just don t trust the government. cnn s gary tuchman heard another woman s re ....