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He was one of the key figures in brokering an agreement with the republican leadership here, and they made that announcement last night in support of this replacement, and of course his replacement to hb2 is what helped him get elected in the first place. but craig, many lgbt activists here, they're not happy with the result. they say this is an appeal in name only. we spoke to someone from the acou who also said they're hand-delivering a note to the governor's mansion right now asking for the governor to veto this replacement bill. i want us to talk to chris grove. he is from equality north c...

Just in there. it was almost like hearing a ping-pong, for, against, but definitely in the end, more house members speaking against repealing hb2 and replacing it with this house bill 142. you have opposition in there coming from both ends of the spectrum. lawmakers who basically do not want to repeal hb2, and then lawmakers who are more progressive and want to repeal it but don't agree with the replacement bill. it is essentially because this replacement bill will allow transgender people to use the rest room with -- that coincides with the gender identity they identify with but it will leave...

Vulnerable lgbt citizens with vital non-discrimination protection for four years. that's a very long time, especially for transgender people who are at immediate risk for harm. and it continues to keep north carolina the only place in the country that is obsessed with transgender people using the restroom. this isn't a victory for anyone, but especially for the lgbt community. >> i want to stress that this bill would still leave the bathrooms up to the state. it would be up to them. they would have the last word. chris, i wanted to ask you. i was talking to craig before and there seemed to be ...

Law. $4 billion could have been lost in the course of a decade right outside of the house chambers right now, what do we expect from that vote today and why now in terms of this repeal? >> peter, the house here is discussing the replacement bill, house bill 142 that replaces hb 2 after it easily passed the senate. i was just in there and it was facing a heated debate. especially because you mentioned you have house members saying they're in favor of repeals hb2 but they're not if favor of the replacement bill. one congressman said there was no lbgt people on the discussion table when this repl...

Breaking news now on the effort to repeal north carolina's controversial bathroom bill. msnbc's mariana atencio is in raleigh, north carolina. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the house basically voting to repeal hb2 and replace the bathroom bill, house bill 142. they basically took a concurrence vote, which means they can only vote once, and the reappalachianment biplacement b other one i told you about before passed 70-8. it went to governor bill cooper for his signature. this is a victory for the governor.