the metric. olympic champion swimmer michael phelps weighs in on the controversy surrounding transgender u penn swimmer lia thomas, listen. i believe that we all should feel comfortable with 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.
the filibuster. senator john kennedy of louisiana, general jack keane, the faulkner focus top of the hour. bill: thank you. just in to america s newsroom some sad news to report. comedian and actor louie anderson died. he had a long career in show business and toured as a stand-up, acted in a number of tv shows including life with louie. he won an emmy in 2016 for his work on the show baskets and we re being told he died from complications from cancer. he was just 68 years old. louie anderson and meat loaf on the same day. dana: anonymous teammate of transgender u penn swimmer lia thomas say she may have thrown a race from yale. the idea was to prove that gender doesn t impact winning. what is going on? joining us now is fox news contributor and fox nation host
shot. and reprimanding thousands of others. transgender u penn swimmer lia thomas wins the 500-yard freestyle with almost a full 10 seconds to spare. video showing thomas finishing with almost half the pool between her and the second place swimmer. she is expected to swim in several other events next week as controversy swirls over her qualification to compete with biological women. wow. 10 seconds. those are your headlines, guys, over to you. lawrence: that s embarrassing. steve: that s a big lead. carley: thanks, carley. steve: let s go up to the country of canada. ainsley: not the great state, the country. steve: let s go up there. up in ottawa, the prime minister did a couple of days ago invoke the emergencies act to help the government clear the protesters with their, you know, toe the