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these pictures from our nbc affiliate in charlotte. the law sparked a nationwide backlash with some major performers canceling concerts, sporting events were cancelled, conventions. all pulled out of the state. and that meant millions of dollars were pulled out of the state as well. msnbc's mariana ortenso is at the statehouse. they're on a break now, is that right? >> they're on a break until 11:45. we do know 105 house members are present. that means quorum has been met and they will only need 50 votes to repeal. i'm here with a reverend. you head the statewide naacp. you told me just now that every civil rights group should be here. >> either labor union, anybody concerned about workers rights. this bill was never really about bathrooms. inside, three parts of it attacked the transgender community. but the other five parts say a city cannot raise its wages to a living rage without approval of the general assembly. it also took away the ability of citizens, straight citizens, religious citizens, to file employment discrimination case

charlotte, north carolina in september. authorities maintain scott, whose wife recorded the confrontation, had a gun on him. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> don't shoot him. don't shoot him. >> more than two months after this the nation, today the district attorney announced that brent vincent, the charlotte police officer who shot and killed keith lamont scott, will face no criminal charges. >> it's my opinion that officer vincent acted lawfully when he shot mr. scott. >> the shooting sparked nights of violent unrest here. social media catapulted the story into the national spotlight, based on false information, the prosecutor says. according to state book proved to be false. his wife's statement she didn't know he owned a weapon, also false according to investigators, based on text messages the month before about a firearm in his possession. and they say witness claims that it was a white officer who shot scott are also untrue. police say they were trying to serve a warrant to a different man at an apartment complex when they saw scott with a gun and marijuana. investigators say scott ignored commands t

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nbc 10 national correspondent jay gray tells us about it. >> reporter: in an early morning meeting, the charlotte city council voted 10-0 today to repeal the city's nondiscrimination ordinance with the promise state lawmakers would do the same with their controversial bathroom bill. >> this action is taken to open a path forward toward achieving our goal. >> reporter: the initial measure passed by the city council in february sparked a major debate across the state and nation over lgbt rights. many in the legislature called it overreaching and responded with house bill 2 which in effect nullified the city's ordinance and banned many transgender residents from using restrooms in government buildings that match their gender identity. the backlash to hb 2 was quick and costly. >> we have lost jobs. we have lost opportunities. we have lost headquarters coming to the area. >> reporter: major companies including american airlines, apple, facebook, bank of america, and dow chemical lined up against the measure. the ncaa moved seven championship tournaments out of the state and the nba pulled its 2017 al

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nbc news.com. >>> in the meantime, new anger and outrange of a police shooting in charlotte, north carolina. demonstrators took the streets after prosecutors announ officer involved will not face criminal charges. gabe gutierrez has the latest on this story. hi, gabe. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police were on heightened alert here after that decision was announced. there were four arrests the gun at the shooting scene was cocked and loaded. and this story was much different than what it originally played out on social media. overnight, a small, peaceful protest in charlotte, slamming the district attorney's decision not to charge brent vincent in the shooting death of keith lamont scott. >> this is a blow to our justice system. >> reporter: coming two months >> don't shoot him. don't shoot him. >> there's a huge gap between the police and the community. that's where we are here. >> reporter: right after the shooting, violence in the streets and questions about whether scott was armed. police say they were trying to serve a warrant to a different man at an apartment complex when

nbc news special report. >> jim bakker, the defrocked head of the ptl ministry, has been found guilty on all 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy by a jury in charlotte. >> he kept selling lifetime partnerships at heritage usa, even though he knew they were oversold. for example, the heritage grand hotel could only accommodate 25,000 partnerships, but 65,000 were sold. and for the bunk house partnerships, about 7,000 were sold for a building that had only eight rooms. >> jim and bakker's ptl club was sent $15 a month for 15 years. >> i made billionaires out of those people and i don't have enough to live on. >> bakker could be sentenced to 120 years in prison and fined over $5 million. >> i would say i feel sad, but encouraged in god. >> tammy bakker said she can best describe her feelings in song. ♪ on christ the solid rock i stand ♪ ♪ all other ground is sinking sand ♪ it's not over until it's over. this beer has conviction. for us, it's rocky mountain water... ...or nothing. coors banquet. that's how it's done. ah, family holiday party, huh greg? at least with directv from at&t, you can download then watch your dvr'ed shows anywhere. that makes yo