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Coming up, its almost mind boggling to think about all the huge stories over the past 13 years. our next guest is doing exactly that with a collection of columns covering some of the most hot button issues in america. author george will joins us with his new book next on "morning joe."

The administration has been beating the proverbial drum about the battle against covid-19, extolling the virtues of getting vaccinated. ill also repeated warnings about the contagious nature of the delta variant. however, as he pointed out, growing number of americans he does covid focus is an effort to take the attention off of other hot button issues where the administration is really struggling including balloonings driving up costs on everyday items from gas, housing, food. the unfolding hum...

A normal circumstance when a justice writes a decent, they usually write i respect a decent. tonight they left out "resp "respectively," that reveals deep frustration of the liberals on this court and well see how it is moving to the right on some of these hot button issues. thank you very much for that. we have a lot of breaking news and a lot of areas to cover. new images coming in from the northeast where it is being inundated with floodwaters.

>> reporter: the supreme court declined to take appeal from a school board in virginia that was sued when it refused to let transgender students use the bathroom that matches their jenlter identity. this is a long-standing case of gavin brim, who announced he was transgender. first they said he could use the boys bathroom, the school board said no, he couldnt, he had to use a separate bathroom. he sued, twice won in lower courts. now the supreme court declined to take the case. that leaves his v...

On my child -- [cheers and applause] >> there are two hot button issues right now. one is parents expressing concern over her teaching critical race theory. some worry that curriculum will divide children and teach them to see his skin color, the other being the proposed transgender policy if your 259 people signed up to speak out last nights meeting. it was shut down after 51. some clearly upset, feeling like their first amendment rights were taken away. the school said they were worried it was...

The loudon county virginia school board. only 51 had an opportunity to speak about the proposed transgender policy in public schools here. disruptions leading to several arrests. a man telling the sheriffs deputies were restricting his first amendment rights to speak. the school board hit a nerve with some folks yelling shame on you frustrated they were not allowed to address the board. a former republican state senator blasted the school board. >> its absurd and immoral for teachers to call boy...

To a boy is cruel and wrong. >> a republican state senator blasted the school board. >> your teaching children to hate others because of their skin color and youre forcing them to lie about other kids at gender. >> there are two hot button issues right now in loudoun county public schools that have been simmering for months. one is transgender policy, the other is critical race theory. parents are worried that curriculum change will divide the children and teach them to see skin color. >> as lon...

Theory but many more are considering bans, other kinds of restrictions about how race can be taught as a part of the history. is this just a catch-all for something republicans feel is a necessary thing for them to stoke among their base going into 202 #it? >> i think these are issues -- they think these are issues whether critical race theory or banning transgender athletes from competing in girls and womens sports they think these hot button issues animate their base so they are leaning into t...

About the reception of communion of president biden or anybody else. maybe it will be kind of an exhortation on the eucharist. we just dont know. but remember, it has to pass two-thirds at that meeting to get approved of the bishops. and then pope francis has to approve it as well. and this is a pope who has said the eucharist is not a surprise for the perfect. its medicine and nourishment for the weak. so i dont know if im going to see pope francis approving a document that might exclude people...

Children into foster care but the city barred them when they realize the group was not placing children with same-sex couples. the group says that would violate their catholic doctrine. here is g.o.p. senator josh hawley on the implication. >> this is a resounding pro-religious liberty decision, really good result. its a great nondiscrimination ruling. what they are saying is they cannot discriminate against churches on the basis of their faith. this is a big victory for religious liberty. >> on...