roy cooper/ north carolina: "we begin to bring back jobs and sporting events.begin to repair our reputation."and while the new bill removes language over who can use restrooms, critics say it too, puts transgender people "in harms way."but gov. roy cooper promises house bill 142 is only the beginning for ensuring equal protections for all of north carolina. gov. roy cooper/ north carolina: "today's law not only provides for lgbt protections now, but opens the door for more in the future."andy rose , kron 4 news. (pam) a live look outside on this thursday night ... from a-t-and-t park where the bay bridge baseball series was played tonight. todays windy weather is apparently going to stay with us a bit longer..(steve) but the temperatures are going to warm up friday .. our chief meterologist is here with the specifics. noticeable change across the bay area today as a cold front swept through the region earlier today. as mentioned on previous discussions the front was mostly dry, but a few automated gauges did measure some light precip. over the last 12 hours the

newly elected democratic governor roy cooper promised a clean repeal. but under the new law, state lawmakers can still regulate public bathrooms. and it prohibits local municipalities from passing non- discrimination ordinances through 2020. >> for the win! north carolina! >> reporter: what pressured state lawmakers to act was the state's love affair with basketball.

governor roy cooper says the agreement though not perfect begins the process of repairing north carolina's reputation. the economic damages to north carolina have been front and center, in the billions of dollars. >>> this morning as senate intersection committee prepares for its first public hearing how is the kremlin reacting? we are going to take a trip to moscow next. >>> accusations of collusion preaching a fever pitch as the senate intelligence committee prepares to a launch a hearing. in a matter of hours, so how are the russians reacting. good morning, matthew. what is the reaction in moscow? >> reporter: well, it may be familiar to you. they're saying it's about the dishonest media, it's about fake news and it's a witch hunt, so exactly the same kind of terminology being used by the trump white house. that's how they say described as this poisonous and toxic issue. there is though a lot of interest in them. and i think from our point of view in moscow watching these hearings unfold the recent issue of the meeting between jared kushner meeting with the head of the russian developme

ending the controversial bathroom bill, gop leaders reach an agreement with democratic governor roy coopernow it requires transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to the sex at birth. this leaves lawmakers in charge of the policy, but got local governments cannot has not determination ordinances. the senate intel committee holding its first hearing on russia, a probe of russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election which was just expanded, thousands of interviews now being reviewed. senator richard burr quick to shut down suggestions that he can't be fair just because he supported president trump. >> having served as an advisor on the trump campaign, you can oversee an impartial -- >> absolutely. i will do something i have never done. i have a job in the united states senate and i take the job extremely seriously. >> with members of our committee to get to the bottom of this. heather: face-to-face interviews on monday. jared kushner, senior advisor for the president, is included. abby: the images are horrifying, a church bus patch with parishioners scattered on a texas

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no doubt, however, that the big winner here today was democratic governor roy cooper.he, of course, campaigned against hb-2, won the governorship, you know, razor thin margin and then today he, you know, was basically one of the architects that credits himself with repealing hb-2 and putting this replacement bill in place. he tweeted about the repeal, he said, "today we repealed hb-2. it wasn't a perfect deal, or my preferred solution, but an important first step for our state." so in that tweet, he's even admitting that this was a compromise bill. that hb-2 might be gone, but the issue still remains here in north carolina. steve? >> all right. mariana in raleigh, north carolina. thank you for that. >>> let's go back now to the nation's capitol, capitol hill, leaders of the senate intelligence committee today renewing their promise to conduct an independent and nonpartisan or bipartisan investigation into alleged russian interference in the presidential election, and potential ties between the trump campaign and russia. this comes amid all of those questions about whet

governor roy cooper, democrat coming to us from raleigh today. thanks very much. >> thanks, chuck. >>> still ahead, we will look at what to expect from the rollout of a revised travel ban. keep it here. >>> welcome back. the state department scaled back the rollout of it's annual human rights report today. in a break with tradition. the report was not presented by the country's top diplomat. secretary rex tillerson wrote the preface to the report but did not make any on-camera comments. senior official at the state department said that rather than focus on the messenger, the report speaks for itself. but some human rights advocates are concerned that this departure reflects something larger. a down play ugh of human rights issues by the trump administration. there was criticism within the republican party as well. senator marco rubio wrote on facebook that he was disappointed in the choice, saying quote, others around the world look to the u.s. and often to the secretary of state specifically for signs of where we stand, whose side we're on, and

in a statement the governor roy cooper said it's not a perfect deal, but it repeals house bill 2 and begins to repair our reputation. cooper estimates house bill 2 cost the state nearly $42 million in lost business. >>> and a federal judge in hawaii indefinitely extended an order blocking president trump's revised travel ban. it discriminated against muslims and hurt the economy. he tweeted while we understand the president may repeal, we believe the court's decision will be affirmed. >>> the senate intelligence committee begins hearings today on alleged russian interference in the 2015 election. the committee says it wants to interview about 20 individuals. as jeff pegues reports, the republican chair says his job overrides any loilyalty he migh have. >> reporter: intelligence committee chair richard burr is investigating documents. they made a public show of unity. >> an outside foreign adversary effectively sought to hijack our most critical democratic process, the election of a president. and in that process decided to favor one candidate over another. >> reporter: the senator st

. >> republican shared an e-mail chain for an attorney for governor roy cooper but does not show governorsen ap report cost of the law at $3.76 billion over 12 years. >>> the british government today is expected to formally begin brexit by asking european union to leave. teresa may signed a letter ye process. that letter will be european union council president and will be delivered at 7:30 a.m. time. britain and eu will begin negotiations tarto last two yea. british people voted back in june to leave eu but not everyone is on board. yesterday, scottish lawmakers voted to have a new referendum to succeed from britain because most scotts voted to stay, in the eu. >>> well, i'm about to tell you something many don't know i take a few minutes every night to color. >> um-hmm. >> yes. >> it is something i enjoy and that is why this next story has my full attention. >> do you need to relax. >> no, not because of you. i caught myself there. >> well, for the first time in the 100 year history crayolas retiring a color from the box of the 24 crayons anding ago way forever. forever, forever. you do h

governor roy cooper says the new deal will repair north carolina's reputation. >>> overnight president trump travel restriction was dealt a major blow, a federal judge in hawaii extended his block on the president's so-called travel ban on refugees and people from predominantly muslim countries so that the administration will not be able to enforce the executive order. mr. trump's on the issue since taking office. in his argument hawaii's attorney general quoted mr. trump saying the ban is a watered down version of the original telling the court we cannot fault the president for being politically incorrect but fault him for being constitutionally incorrect. on twitter the ag office posted this statement, the court will not crawl into a corner pull the shutters closed and pretend it has not seen what it has. the white house continuing to defend the executive order saying the ban falls within the president's power to protect national security. >>> this morning first daughter ivanka trump will take on a new role as she becomes a federal employee. her title assistant to the president. she

the governor of north carolina roy cooper addressed the criticisms from his fellow democrats as failinghe lgbt community. >>> it is not about north carolina's reputation, jobs or sports. it's about working to end diskrdi discrimination. >> reporter: we know last week the organization said that absent of any change in the law would not hold championship events in north carolina. the ncaa is now saying its board will have to get together, review the new law and then determine whether it is good enough to allow championships back into the state. david and christine. >>> thank you so much for that, martin. >>> georgia's governor declaring a state of emergency after a huge chunk of highway collapses following a huge fire. seen of i-85, part of the bridge collapse is bringing traffic to a stand still at one point. people are advice today stay clear of the area. it is not linked to terrorism. authorities are trying to figure out what in the world sparked the fires. no injuries. >>> rex tillerson attending his first nato summit. will he express president trump's harsh term? live to brussels nex

newly elected democratic governor roy cooper promised a clean repeal. but under the new law, state lawmakers can still regulate public bathrooms. and it prohibits local municipalities from passing non-discrimination ordinances through 2020. >> north carolina! >> reporter: what pressured state lawmakers to act was the state's love affair with basketball. the ncaa set a deadline of today to overturn the law or lose the chance to host ncaa championship events through 2022. >> you resent that basketball? >> yes. that's what's forcing people to make a decision over our lives? report what's now critical but still unclear is whether companies that have boycotted the state over the last year believe this new law goes far enough. scott, the ncaa said that they hope to make a decision on what they believe some time next week. >> pelley: mark strassmann, thanks. in a major reversal in america's policy on the syrian civil war, today secretary of state rex tillerson signaled that the u.s. will no longer insist on the removal of syria's dictator, bashar al-assad. ass

he was defeated by roy cooper. up next, the trump administrations talk to bill matt under pressure in asia and here at home over an alias he used. here is what some of our affiliates are covering. fox 41 in louisville, cole could be out in nuclear power could be in. kentucky's state legislator is close to lifting a moratorium on nuclear energy in a state that's been dominated by coal. lawmakers are expected to vote today and the governor has said he would not veto it. fox 4 in dallas. state senators are weighing a bathroom bill that would regulate which restrooms transgender people can use in government buildings. state committee passed the bill last week after 13 hours of testimony. expected to clear the floor but faces an uncertain fate in the house. live look at miami from fox 7. the big story there, to spring breakers will not face charges after they were rescued from the path of an oncoming cruise ship. video of them getting pulled to safety on saturday after they fell off a jet ski. sheriff says the girls --

governor roy cooper signed the bill into law yesterday afternoon hours after it cleared the state's house following a very contentious debate. while the governor said the measure is a step in the right direction, it's a limited fix. >> house bill 2 has been a dark cloud hanging over our great state. it has stained our reputation. it has discriminated against our people. and it has caused great economic harm in many of our communities. this is not a perfect deal and it is not my preferred solution. it stops short of many things we need to do as a state. >> now, lbgt and sifl rights advocates echoed their disapproval. those groups calling for a full repeal of the bill saying the new law will still allow for discrimination citing the three-year ban on ordinance. >>> yesterday president took over congress after venezuela nullified the legislative branch late wednesday night. the president of the national assembly literally ripped up the ruling saying he has carried out a coup. the state department calling it, quote, a serious setback for democracy. venezuela has been in political turmoil for

the governor roy cooper backing away from a deal they had on this one, but says, he is still open to >> this bill denies transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice, if the changes to this law aren't made by tomorrow, lots of people are threatening to boycott, in fact the ncaa threatening to remove north carolina from conscious to host the basketball game tournament up until 2022. this controversial law is expected to cause that state's economy about $3.7 billion over the next ten years. >>> indianna, police say suspect attacked two officers with bleach. that person now facing a felony battery charge. the officers were standing guard while a woman retrieved her belong frost a home. well, things quickly took a turn for the worse. police say argument broke out inside the house. at some point things are being tossed out the window. officers tried to take someone into custody. both officers then were doused in their faces with bleach. the officers called for back up to help them get control of that situation. >> just one every my buddies there to help me out, in all honest

. >> republican house bill two or the bathroom bill has hit roadblock, democratic governor roy cooper backing away from the deal but says he's still open to negotiations. hb2 denies transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. the controversial law is expected to cost the state's economy about $3.7 billion over the next decade. >> billions and millions of dollars, future opportunity, losing, as well there is 3.76 is really just the tip of the iceberg. and so much more under the water. >> if changes to the law aren't made by tomorrow, the ncaa is threatening to remove north carolina from consideration to host tournament games through 202: s hockey women's hockey team expected to play in their tournament friday. decision came down it money. the agreement that was just reached that have both party pretty happy. >> good morning, i'm sean bell, eagles owner jeffrey lurie spoke at the owners meeting in phoenix, and he made it clear,'s happy chip is and how he's here. >> took over difficult situation, after losing, you know, premiere player lie lesean mccoy, situation where the sa

roy cooper is expected to sign it. for more, i want to go to the reporter who has been following all of it. what's the latest there? >> so it was repealed. the replacement bill, 142, that is being taken to the governor's desk as we speak. but lgbt activists, some critics are not happy them don't consider this a victory. some saying they're disappointed. that this is a sad day for lgbt rights in north carolina. essentially because they argued that the replacement bill still leaves room for discrimination. that has bill 142. it gives the state the final say regarding multistall bathrooms. it also prohibits cities from issuing the nondiscrimination ordinances until 2020. but hb 2 was repealed. that replacement bill was passed with a much larger margin than what was expected earlier today. and i want to introduce you to one of the house member who's voted in support of bill. i'm being joined here by representative ed haines. what do you say, what do you respond to all those lgbt activists who say, this wasn't a victory. >>

this afternoon, the democratic governor roy cooper signed a compromise measure to roll back the state'salled bathroom bill. the new law is being supported by opponents of old law. but it sailed the through state senate and the general assembly with bipartisan votes. the old law restricted bathroom use to the agenda per matched yourirth certificate rather than your gender identity. the new law repeas it. it puts bathroom regulations in the hands of the state government. and it prohibits anti-discrimination ordinances through 2020. the compromise was struck as pressure mounted, particularly from the ncaa which threatened to take away sporting events and all the money that comes with them through 2022. and don't think that the acc, chfk, north carolina is the heart of, also wouldn't have followed suit with the ncaa on that. the democratic minority leader that supported the compromise. thank you for coming on the show. >> thank you. happy to be with you. >> do you believe this is behind you or is this just an awkward pause in this larger debate? >> i think it is clearly behind us with this

democratic governor roy cooper quickly signed the legislation thursday, calling it an imperfect deal. >> in a perfect world with a good general assembly, we would fullyepealed house bill 2 today and added full statewide protections for north carolinians. unfortunately, our super majority republican legislature will not pass these protections. amy: in a statement, mara keisling of the national center for transgender equality said -- "the story of hb2 and its disastrous consequences started with former governor mccrory, but the way it continues is on governor cooper's shoulders. unfortunately, his decision to sign hb 142 today was a turn in the wrong direction." the north carolina governor's signature came on thursday's deadline, set by the ncaa, for the repeal of hb2. the collegiate sports association said its governing board was reviewing the new law and would soon decide whether to extend a boycott of tournaments worth billions of dollars to north carolina's economy. president trump is scheduled to sign a pair of executive orders today.y. one aims to establish a commissision to study

the truth is, the political climate here right now is such that this was probably the best that roy cooperoing to be able to do. i think he achieved something that he's tried twice already. i'm happy that he's been able to get as far as he was able to get this time. >> you distilled the critical thought into a tweet yesterday. i'm going to read it. never underestimate the power of college basketball in the state of north carolina. so long hb2. hb2repeal. the ncaa says it has to review the law before making a decision on whether or not to bring back chf championships to the state. first of all, how much of this, even what the law is now, how much do you think was motivated by the love of basketball in that state, is and do you think that it does go far enough that the many millions of dollars in business that has been lost by north carolina could start coming back? >> i mean, it was part joke in the tweet, obviously, but it is true. businesses have been pulling out of this state or stopping their expansions in north carolina for almost a year now. it's been quite a while since the law has b

. >>> north carolina governor roy cooper assigned a compromised bill tuesday.ft the lgbtq community angry. >>> and spacex successfully launched and landed a reused rocket for the first time ever. fashls say reusing rockets will help cut down on surprises and revolutionize space flight. >>> now back to devin nunes and the white house, nbc got exclusive comments from the men reportedly involved in handing over the information to the chairman. take a listen. >> i'm not talking about anything. >> i have no idea. >> can you tell us anything, any information about the current investigation going on by chairman nunes? >> nothing to say. have a good day. >> i want to bring in a man who knows a little bit about political challenges. former obama press secretary josh earnest who is now an msnbc political analyst. good to see you this morning. >> good to see you. how are you? >> we are colleagues now instead of being on the other side of the podium. the president tweeted in this morning. mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch-hunt, excuse for big elect

the new bill was brokered by the state's democratic governor roy cooper and republican lawmakers. today we repeal house bill two and we begin to end dises krim nation in northed carolina. >> ahead of the vote members be both sides >> sreenivasan: ahead of the vote, members on both sides said they were ready to move on. >> the time has come for us to get out from under the national spotlight for negative things. >> sreenivasan: still, critics both inside and outside the chamber and said the measure is no compromise at all. the new bill repeals last year's law, which among other things required transgender people use public bathrooms according to their gender at birth. but, it leaves the republican- dominated state legislature in charge of setting future policy on bathroom use. and it continues to bar local municipalities from passing their own non-discrimination laws on the issue until 2020. said i wish it were sooner than 2020. i really do. but while these additiol protections may be temporarily delayed, they will not be forever denied. >> but several democrats and >> sreenivasan:

mounting pressure from the n-c-double- a...which threatenedto take away more sporting events. governor roy coopere begin to end discrimination in north carolina. we begin to bring back jobs and supporting events.we begin to repair our reputation. the n-c-double-a says tonight that it's reviewing this new compromise. but it could be a week or so before they decide whether to lift the boycott.. tonight meantime, the atlantic coast conference says it's also considering bringing back championship events...pam and steve? ( steve ) a dramatic rescue in the north bay. why the hiker was left feeling a little embarrassed about needing a helicopter to bring him to safety.( pam ) plus take a look at this. burglars bust into a house with a woman inside. see what happens right after when they kick in a door.( steve ) and a cockfighting operation is busted on the peninsula. the tip that led investigators to the suspect. (pam) (2sh an east palo alto man is facing felony animal cruelty charges... after police found evidence of a cockfighting operation at his home. (steve) the peninsula humane society displayed s

with us the 54th, after election day, but the new governor of the great state of north carolina, roy cooper>> thank you, governor mcauliffe. i always heard you were a shrinking violet, and i guess that's not true. greetings from north carolina. people ask me what i want at the end of the day from this job. i often say i want a north carolina that is better educated, that's healthier, that has more money in their pockets and that they have opportunities to live a more abundant and purposeful life. that's what i want. that's what i've told cabinet secretaries that i've interviewed and people who come to work for this administration. it's been a great first 56 days as governor. i'm delighted to come here and be a part of this organization. i think we have probably never been as polarized politically as we are now. both in my state of north carolina and across the country. and i think what people want more than ever are a people who are willing to sit down, roll up their sleeves, and find out okay, where can we agree? where can we achieve consensus? i think that this organization is one where w

late last night republican lawmakers and the democratic governor roy cooper reached and agreement to repeal house bill 2 and replace it with a new measure. legislators are expected to vote on it today, but it is still unclear whether there are enough votes in the house and senate to pass it. the current law that limited lgbt members to move out of state. >>> and new jersey's governor chris christie was at the white house on wednesday, as his theat to you. >> reporter: good morninvernor hot at the white house. including his former deputy chief of staff, have been sentenced to prison time for their ruling in bridgedebagate. and he along with president trump taking a any white house stance on addiction. governor chris christie front and center in washington wednesday, meeting with president trump and taking the lead on a new commission to battle oprk difference to the s the conviction here wednesday before esentencing. >> in your opinion, do they need to serve somjue believes is app deputy of chief of staff bridget anne kelly, a single mother of four, sentenced to 18 months in a prison

late last night republican lawmakers and the democratic governor roy cooper reached an agreement to repealhouse bill two and replace it with a new measure. legislators are expected to vote on it today, but it's still unclear whether there are enough votes in the hse and senate to pass it. the current law, which limits lgbt protections has prompted some entertainers and sports organizations to cancel or even move events out of the state. >> in an unusual twist of timing new jersey's governor chris christie was at the white house on wednesday. as his former aides were in federal court to learn their fa fates in that bridge-gate scandal. stephanie, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. it's a scandal that some say cost new jersey governor chris christie a real shot at the white house. two of his former allies, including his former deputy chief of staff, have been sentenced to prison time for their roles in bridgegate. the ruling on the same day governor christie, along side president trump, taking the lead of a new white house commission on addiction. ssion on addiction. >> mr. presiden

cooperating win investigators. >>> this just in a missing elderly man from montgomery county has been found. it is unclear where roy camp meyer was located. the 84 year-old left his montgomery township home yesterday. last night someone spotted his car near hershey park. we are awaiting more information from police and when we get it, we will pass it to you. >>> a philadelphia police officer is forced to shoot and killed a dog while responding to a call. now this happened last night on the 6500 block of buse avenue in southwest philadelphia police say the officer and dhs, security were em trying to remove two children from the home when a german shepherd attacked the on ther. the officer has been treated from the hospital and released >>> police are investigate the shooting in frankford that sent one man to the hospital in critical condition. chopper three over 29,000 block of bridge street, just before 8:45 last night. the 20 year-old victim was shot in the head, shoulder, and then back, and robbed of $100. police are checking surveillance cameras in the neighborhood for an image of the gunman. >>> chopper three a