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PHOENIX.
RANDI, WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND OUT
THERE?
>> Reporter: ANDERSON, IT'S
CERTAINLY BEEN A CHALLENGE
TRYING TO GET ANYBODY TO TALK TO
US HERE AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH BACKLASH
AS YOU CAN TELL HERE BY THE
PROTESTERS.
NOBODY WANTS TO TOUCH THIS
THING.
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED
TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO GET SOME
LAWMAKERS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT
1062.
>> NO COMMENT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE GOVERNOR.
>> WE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM NEW
YORK TO TALK TO YOU.
>> WE HAVE GREAT WEATHER AND
SPRING BASEBALL IS ALMOST HERE.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO BE HERE AS
LONG AS YOU WANT.
>> I HEAR YOU'RE THE MAN WHO
GIVES GREAT QUOTES.
WE'RE GOING TO CAUCUS, TOO.
>> NO.
HOLD ON.
>> GIVE ME 30 SECONDS.
>> MY 1:00 IS HERE.
I'M VERY VERY LATE.
>> 30 SECONDS.
JUST TELL ME WHY YOU -- PLEASE,
SIR.
>> I'LL CATCH YOU ON MY WAY OUT.
CAN I ASK YOU WHY YOU SUPPORT
IT?
>> NO THANKS.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF ALL THE
ATTENTION IT'S GETTING?
>> I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
MISUNDERSTANDING.
>> DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN, SET
THE RECORD STRAIGHT?
>> I DON'T.
THANK YOU FOR OFFERING.
>> YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY?
>> IT'S INTERESTING NO ONE WANTS
TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
SUPPORT.
YOU GRABBED A MINUTE WITH
SENATOR STEVE YARBROUGH WHO
AUTHORED THE BILL.
WHAT DOES HE SAY?
>> Reporter: WE ASKED HIM IF HE
HAD ANY PLANS TO TRY AND TALK
WITH GOVERNOR BREWER OR MEET
WITH GOVERNOR BREWER BEFORE SHE
MADE HER DECISION.
THIS IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.
>> THE INDICATIONS THAT WE'RE
GETTING IS THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY
VERY WELL VETO THIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
SAY TO THE GOVERNOR?
>> WELL, THE GOVERNOR I CONSIDER
A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE.
I WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THE GOVERNOR
WHEN SHE GETS HOME.
AND I'LL TRY TO PERSUADE HER TO
SIGN THE BILL.
>> WHAT WILL YOU TELL HER?
>> I WILL TELL HER BASICALLY
WHAT THE BILL DOES, WHAT THE
BILL DOESN'T DO, AND THAT IT HAS
BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY DISTORTED
AS TO THE WHOLE STRUGGLE THAT
IT'S BEEN MADE UP TO BE WHEN
IT'S REALLY NOT ABOUT THAT AT
ALL.
WILL I BE SUCCESSFUL?
WHO KNOWS.
>> THE SENATOR TOLD ME HE
DOESN'T EXPECT GOVERNOR BREWER
TO WAIT UNTIL FRIDAY OR SATURDAY
TO MAKE HER DECISION.
HE THINKS SHE'S MAKE THAT
DECISION QUICKLY AFTER MEETING
WITH HIM AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ONE
MORE EXCHANGE THAT I HAD EARLIER
TODAY WITH REPRESENTATIVE SUNNY
BARELLI.
WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO TALK
AFTER HE STOPPED SPEED WALKING.
>> YOU ALREADY DECLINED AN
ANSWER AND I HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED
YOU A QUESTION.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY WE NEED SB
1062 HERE IN ARIZONA?
>> IT STRENGTHENS EXISTING LAWS.
>> CAN YOU STOP FOR ONE SECOND
SO WE'RE NOT OUT OF BREATH?
>> I'M VERY BUSY.
>> JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHY YOU
NEED IT HERE.
WHAT DOES IT CHANGE?
>> YOU KNOW, THE SWORD SWINGS
BOTH WAYS.
OKAY.
WHAT ABOUT THIS SCENARIO.
YOU HAVE A GAY PERSON THAT OWNS
A PRINTING SHOP.
OKAY?
AND SOMEBODY FROM THE WEST
BOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH COMES IN
THERE AND DEMANDS THAT THEY
PRINT SOMETHING THE PRINTER
DOESN'T AGREE WITH.
SHOULD THAT GROUP, THAT
RELIGIOUS GROUP, DEMAND THAT
PRINT SHOP PRINT THAT THING?
DOES NOT THE BUSINESS OWNER HAVE