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we will get there at the end of the show. all right, a lot to get to this hour but we look ahead to tonight, president biden will deliver the state of the union address in less than nine hours from now. and he certainly will have a lot of explaining to do to the nation. first, there is the growing controversy over the chinese spy balloon that flew over the country for more than a week. before he took action. the record-breaking biden search at the southern border and the scandal surrou...

past 11 days in a row. american families forced to spend an average of $5,000 a year on gas compared to $2800 a year ago. interior secretary deb holland refusing to concede it is too big a burden to bear. >> americans are still recovering from this terrible pandemic and there are a lot of other world events that are making things difficult for all of us. >> so it sounds like you are unwilling to say that gas prices are too high. >> were doing all we can, senator. >> dana: grady trimble...

To do the right thing. she said, it is already a challenge for transgender community because suicide rate is high. this adds another discussion to the discussion. the cardiovascular system is bigger, the respiratory system is bigger, hands are bigger and she can swim faster peer of the scientists who are against the save the transgender women who have gone through male puberty they still hold competitive edge over competitors even one year testosterone suppression therapy is not enough to ensure...

Quantity for sure. its what will really inspire people to make that change realizing this is the majority. >> dagen: talk about what its like i guess the disadvantage a biological female would have even using hormone or testosterone suppression therapy. >> in a sport like swimming where it is based on your individual performance and it requires things like your power and your stamina and your strength and endurance. all these things that women are just disadvantaged at over men. to pretend other...

One person, you know, its a woke world gone wild. doesnt have to be that way. >> john: there is another transgender swimmer who swims for yale, a woman transitioning to a man, the only athlete so far that has beaten lia thomas. now they are looking at testosterone levels and the levels have been used to find out if anybody is doping. now look at it to see if somebody has testosterone levels that are common with their gender. but i have read studies that testosterone suppression therapy, and even...

Athlete must be on testosterone suppression therapy for a year, but they say it does not remove the athletic advantage under puberty, and some suggest the one-year time frame is not enough and that no amount of testosterone suppression therapy will level the playing field. always be an advantage gained during puberty. what do you say? >> its a pleasure to be on your show today and to have had this discussion. ive been working with other elite women athletes and researchers and even the internati...

And continue competing. >> he played on the mens team in 2018 but came out as a woman in 2019 and allowed to join the womens team after following ncaa protocol of testosterone suppression therapy. this year she broke three records devastating the female competition. out of fear of being bullied teammates are afraid to speak out publicly but in a letter to officials obtained by the daily mail parents of 10 swimmers say at stake is the integrity of womens sports. the precedent being set where wome...