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and michael phelps weighing in on lia thomas. >> i think sports should be playod even playing field, know what that looks like in the future, but it is hard. thomas has been demolishing female competition breaking two national records last month. ncaa says it will review guidelines for trans gender athletes on thursday. and president biden facing renewed criticism for comments he made comparing ark assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. to the death of george floyd. >> president biden: even dr. king's assassination did not have the impact george floyd's death did. >> then president joe biden made comments in june of 2020 and resurfacing to push voting legislation on mlk day. time now is 35 after the hour. history of extremism, disturbing details we're learning about the british suspects in the texas synagogue siege. >> and more troops near ukraine after possible invasion. we are talking to gordon chang and rebecca heinrich, about they should be doing to deter russian aggression. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you'r

but again, biology in sport, women's sport does not equate gender identity. >> john: michael phelps, needs to be a level playing field. what does that look like. i assume the transgender athletes, lia thomas could no longer compete with the men, she was falling behind anyway. it's unfair according to people, that she competes with women. not enough transgender athletes to have a division under their own. what do we do here? >> you know, sports adapts. if you look at the paralympic model or the special olympic model there are categories. and sports discriminates. i wish i could have been an ice skater or gymnast. i don't have the body to do that. i found swimming and i swam in a women's category head to head but i also swam in the area before title ix. so when the men went off to college and you learn about fair play and networking and project in great jobs in the future, me in my generation had to quit. for 50 years we have been protecting title ix and the danger if we equate biological sex with gender identification in our laws, we could eradicate the laws that protect the separate

american perspective, maybe the fourth face on mount rushmore since only allowed four, somebody like michael phelps. but there's no question that brady is somewhere in there, and also part of it, pam, is this. mere statistics, they're important, they indicate excellence. but there's something more than that, especially when you talk about the general public, people beyond those that follow it closely and parse every moment of every game. and that is how much fun were they to watch? how beautiful were they to watch? for all that muhammed ali did, he was distinctively beautiful to watch. think about that regarding michael jordan, tom brady, even though covered up in a football uniform, or tiger woods. distinctively grateful in the way they played respective sports. >> i think it is such a small point. by the way, on the mount rushmore point, simone boiles there. got to get a woman there. >> i'm good with it. >> as long as we're in agreement. what's also important to point out here, he was a beautiful player on the field as you just laid out so he eloquently. anyone that played with tom always raves a

we also had michael phelps weigh in. >> i believe we should all feel comfortable with who we are in our should be played at an even playing field. i don't know what that looks like in the future. this is my sport. this has been my sport my entire career. one thing i would love is everybody to be able to compete on an even playing field. >> yeah, i mean that's a politically correct way of saying that, no, transgender athletes in women's sports is not a level playing field. steve already walked through it. many believe testosterone therapy does not even level the playing field. dr. emma hilton a developmental biologist pointed out the national board has no policy on this. then you go to the international board. no policy on this. but the ioc policy is no testosterone suppression. the logical point is they vary on it. young girls are afraid to speak out. they speak anonymously. they are afraid to speak out because the woke culture we live in is very sad. >> they're being supressed in so many different ways. coming up fans are serious after music superstar adele postponed her las vegas resi

the fourth face on that mount rushmore since you're only allowed four, would be somebody like michael phelpse in there. and also part of it, pam, is this. mere statistics, they're important. they indicate excellence. but there's something more than that, especially when you talk about the general public. people beyond those who follow it closely and parse every moment of every game. and that is how much fun were they to watch? how beautiful were they to watch? for all that muhammad ali did, and it was very important beyond his boxing excellence, he was also so distinctively beautiful to watch. now think about that regarding michael jordan. or tom brady even though he's covered up in a football uniform. or tiger woods. just distinctively graceful in the way they played their respective sports. >> i think that's such a smart point. by the way, on your mount rushmore point i think i'd put simone biles in there. got to get a woman on there as well. >> yeah. i'm good with it. i'm good with it, pam. >> as long as we're in agreement, that's awesome. what's also important to point out here is he was

michael phelps said it perfectly it's a complicated issue but there needs to be a level playing field i want to switch to the beijing olympics. they are just a couple weeks away. there are some very serious security concerns about a mandatory covid app for olympic attendees to report their health and now there's another issue. a chinese olympic official is warning about punishment for athletes who speak about politics at the games. let's take that issue first. i mean, that's a dangerous precedent in particularly when you see people like enes kanter freedom speaking on the against somebody who shares the views actually punished maybe even cent to jail? >> nothing says warm welcome to a country like hi, welcome to china, please close your mouth. come on this is absolutely absurd. the fact of the matter is you're entering what's a surveillance state, by entering these beijing olympics and yes, we brought up that covid tracking app called my 2022. huge security flaws in this where it's not easy to put in all this personal information regarding your vaccination status, daily testing, tempe

olympic champion swimmer michael phelps weighs in on the controversy surrounding transgender u penn swimmerth who we are in our own skin. but i think sports should all be played on an even playing field. >> ainsley: thomas breaking two national women's records last month. the ncaa says it plans to review its current guidelines for transgender athletes on thursday. and those are your headlines. >> brian: take your time. the season is almost over. good job. great job, ainsley. meanwhile, still ahead on this show, secretary of state antony blinken joining a bipartisan group of senators in the ukraine yesterday as tensions with russia escalate. congresswoman victoria spartz is ukrainian immigrant and reacts next. ♪ ♪♪ add downy to your wash for all the freshness and softness of home. even when you're not at home. feel the difference with downy. if you have advanced non-small cell lung cancer, your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small