winfrey plays annie lee cooper. to reject black voter registrations. >> how many county judges in alabama? >> 67. >> name them. >> reporter: this is a picture of the real life annie lee cooper arrested outside the courthouse after famously striking the sheriff. winfrey explained why she did the film. >> i did it for annie lee cooper but i also did it for every other aunt and mother and grandmother who i have personally known who lived through that. >> reporter: despite the controversy surrounding the film the history lost to dramatic license, screenings of the movie are bringing the story to a new generation and at the center of what happened is this indisputable truth. that americans of all colors reacted painfully to the violence and called for change. steve osunsami, abc news selma. >> what a moment in history. >> that is what people are talking about today and making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america" and have a great monday. is is. >> good morning here's what's happening af

>> 67. >> name them. >> reporter: this is a picture of the real-life annie lee cooper, arrested outsidee after famously striking the sheriff. winfrey explained to robin roberts why she did the film. >> i did it for annie lee cooper, but i also did it for every other aunt and mother and grandmother who i have personally known who have lived through that. >> reporter: despite the controversies surrounding the film, the oscar nominations that didn't happen, and the history lost to dramatic license, screenings of the movie are bringing the story to a new generation and at the center of what happened is this indisputable truth -- that americans of all colors reacted painfully to the violence and called for change. steve osunsami abc news selma. >> our thanks to steve. >>> thank you so much for joining us tonight. "good morning america" first thing in the morning and david muir is right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas. have a great evening. good night. bergeron: here's a sneak peak at tonight's $100,000 "afv." that's a lot of funny money. [ thud ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "

county judges in alabama. >> sixty-seven. >> name them. >> this is a picture of the real life annie lee cooper arrested outside courthouse after famously striking the sheriff. winfrey explained to robin roberts why she did the film. >> i dit for annie lee cooper but i did it for every other aunt and mother and grand pot mother, who i have personally known who lived through that. >> reporter: despite the the controversy surrounding the film the oscar nomination that is didn't happen, and the history lost to dramatic license, screening of the movie are bringing the story to a new generation and at the the the center of what happened is this undisputable truth that americans of all colors reacted painfully to the violence, and called for change. steve, abc news, selma. >>> still to come on "action news" bradley coupe are proving once again he is box office gold a record breaking first weekend for american snipper at the box office. >>> and it has been a licensing year without answers andrew along's mother hopes you can find her daughter's killer before she marks her second anniversary of her in m

like annie lee cooper played by oprah, a woman determined to vote. >> i'm just here trying to register many county judges in alabama. >> 67. >> name them. >> at that time, you had to take a test if you were black in this country. up had to pass whatever the registrar's whims were that day to allow you to register to vote. >> reporter: annie lee cooper one of the many to join martin luther king. >> i'm tired. >> reporter: but also to recognize that there were human flaws, too. >> i mean a man of faith who was sometimes unfaithful had an ego, had some guilt, was a prankster, loved to laugh. he was a dynamic. he was a human being. >> reporter: she has faced criticism for her portrayal of lbj and how much he did or did not do. >> i can't do that this year. i won't. i told you. >> reporter: something she acknowledged to us it was a challenge. >> analyzing johnson's part in the selma campaign i really had to try to get into the mind of the president. it was a bit of a chess game at that time you know one thing triggered another and what was right for this side wasn't right for this side. >>

she plays annie lee cooper who was arrested outside the courthouse after striking the sheriffs. >> everyingle person who was on that bridge is a hero. >> reporter: other stars were on hand for the occasion, which included a screening of the film. david plays dr. king. >> my admiration is sky high. >> reporter: the film is a movie that bridges 50 years of a troubled history making the past present for if future. tom yam as, abc news new york. >>> a man in a wheelchair has died after being hit by a car in san jose. the crash happened just before 6:00 this morning at aborn road. police found the man in the street with injuries. the man who hit the victim stayed at the scene. drugs and alcohol were not involved in the crash. >>> meteorologists are here to tell us about the tides that are going to hit. >> this is the second rounds the king tide. we saw a round in december. now the season brings another round in january. we have a coastal flud statement in effect from monday morning until wednesday afternoon. flooding along the shoreline meaning shore water could spill to sidewalks and along t

. >> so i'm so excited that once again i get to march across the bridge not as portraying annie lee cooper, but as standing in the you shoes and on the shoulders of everyone who came before us. >> the march coincided with the events hop are orring the late civil rights leader dr. martin luther king. >>> you can join in a national day of service for mlk day. just head to the jewish community center in fairfax or the lutheran church in mclean. this is the sixth year volunteer fairfax is inviting to you give back to your community in honor of dr. king. >>> well, there is a new trend when it comes to taking those selfies. >> apparently these selfie sticks are growing in popularity here in the u.s.. i just saw one for the first time this weekend in a store. it will let you mount your phone and made inlate the angle to get the perfect shot the. selfie sticks cost anywhere from $10 to $100. we asked a little bit earlier, convenient or obobnoxious. i'm going with obnoxious. >> a little narcicisstic, do you think? they're saying that this is the new fanny pack the quickest way to -- >> yeah, that's

. >> i'm so excited that once again, i get to march across the bridge not as portraying annie lee cooper but as standing in the shoes and on the shoulders of everyone who came before us. >> in an effort to continue the discussion on racial issues in america, mtv will broadcast 12 hours of its programming in black and white. today's google doodle, dr. king locked in arms with other civil rights leaders. and "the new yorker" cover features an illustration of mlk marching with trayvon martin, michael brown and other people's deaths who have furthered the discussion on race relations. later in the show, richard lui will have a report on dr. king's legacy. >>> the super bowl is set now that the top two teams emerged in sunday's conference championships. the patriots weren't the only obstacle the colts had to face in new england. damp conditions at gillette stadium. the pats released this time lapse video of the field crew removing the rain tarp before the game. though the pats seemed unaffected by the weather, tom brady threw for three touchdowns, and legarrette blount ran in three more in a

is the producer of the oscar nominated film "selma," and also plays a civil rights activist annie lee cooper notice film. on friday winfrey attended a private screening of the movie at the white house. >>> here is a good headline for you. just moments ago finally lindsey vaughn celebrated a major victory in italy with her 62nd women's alpine skiing world cup win. talk about capping a comeback from two serious knee injuries. vaughn's first place finish in the downhill ties a 35-year-old record for the most world cup wins. vaughn has a chance to break the record in the super g tomorrow just a couple years ago. it was unclear what her future would look like. a fuj win a huge win today. >> great pictures. >>> it is wet out there. it is causing a lot of problems. rain is moving up the coast making for freezing rain. we have freezing rain advisories up and down the coast from philadelphia all the way up to gan bore bangor. the worst is in philadelphia where the delaware river, they are shutting bridges down to salt them so it has been accident-prone out there this morning. this is the system. here

. >> so i'm so excited that once again i get to march across the bridge not as portraying annie lee cooper but as standing in the shoes and on the shoulders of everyone whocare came before us. >> oprah stars in the oscar-nominated film "selma." >>> now, there's a big push for students to see "selma" this martin luther king jr. day. a group of african-american businessmen and businesswomen raised money to pay for the tickets. they want seventh, eighth, and ninth graders to see this movie for free. supporters say those students learn about civil rights movement. few actually know about this historic march from selma to montgomery, alabama. if you'd like to see which one of those 11 theaters is showing "selma" for students go to nbcbayarea.com. just search selma. >>> a hawaiian airliner got nowhere near hawaii after departing oakland yesterday. it ended up across the bay at san jose international. this hawaiian airlines flight had just taken off from oakland en route to honolulu, but the pilot was rerouted to san jose after a crack developed in the windshield. a plane spotter zbot this video.

she plays annie lee cooper, who was arrested outside of the courthouse after striking the sheriff. >>very single person who was on that bridge is a hero. >> reporter: other stars from the movie were on hand for the occasion which included a screening of the film. david oyelowo portrays dr. king. >> my admiration for dr. king is just sky high. >> john legend and common performed the oscar nominated "glory" from the film. a movie that bridges 50 years of the troubled history making the past present for the future. tom llamas, abc news, new york. >>> coming up in the next half hour, we'll turn to pope francis who capped off an unforgettable trip to asia. drawing historic crowds. his inspiring words and message for everybody, especially the children in need. >> first, something else that's inspiring people worldwide. concept cafes from cats to maids to psychedelic robot dance battles. there's something for apparently everyone. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. @ >>> you may have heard of cat >>> you may have heard

she plays annie lee cooper who was arrested outside of the courthouse after striking the sheriff. >>as on that bridge is a hero. >> reporter: other stars from the movie or on hand for the occasion which included a screening of the fichlt david portrays dr. king. >> my admiration for dr. king is sky high. >> he they performed glory from the film. a movie that bridges 50 years of the troubled history m past present for the future. abc news new york. snoop >>> coming up we will turn to pope francis who capped off an unforgettable trip to asia. his inspiring words and message for everybody, including the children in need. >>> something else inspiring people worldwide. caves from cats to maids to psychedelic romance battles. there's something for apparently everyone. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: >>> you may have heard of cat cafe but there may soon ba space for dog to enjoy a meal. >> there is a themed restaurant for just bt everybody. for more about this we are "up all nightline" with abc's cecilia vega. ♪ >> reporter: for those truly bizarre dining experience well, t

. >> oprah winfrey plays annie lee cooper. a woman who was rejected over and over again. >> i think the way this movie resonated with the public is the best reward any of us associated with this film could receive. >> we met a great grandmother who marched across the bridge with dr. king. she can't understand how anyone will choose not to vote. >> it hurts my heart. >> controversy still surrounds the movie. and oscar nominations it failed to receive even making the opening saturday of "saturday night live." the ghost of martin luther king can't believe it. >> i guess that won't be nominated for a lot of oscars right? >> but what a difference half a century makes. today the mayor of selma is african-american and so are many of the police officer providing security for these events. >> steve, thank you very much. the scene to see people of all races going across the bridge as they did almost 50 years ago. >> let's go to ginger. not a great scene. >> no. you see this is northwest of oklahoma city. within city limits logan county

point that these voting restrictions are tangible and important even if they don't look like annie lee cooperook about the history of voting right rights to tell the story of what happened after the marges and engage the history. chief justice roberts said history didn't end in 1965. voting discrimination didn't end either. it's morphed now. the voter i.d.s, they are not the same. there's a different variation. but that doesn't mean they are any better. so we're in a new form of voter discrimination. they have refined the tactics to try to get them through. that makes it even more important to engage with voter discrimination today. that means the solution couldn't be to get rid of it, it should be to strengthen and modernize it. not just throw it autoaltogether. >> isn't the other problem if it has gone to congress, it's gone to elected officials who have an incentive because of how lines are drawn and how people have been elected to seep the electorate relatively small. how do you create an inent sieve to broaden the electorate to the very people who will likely throw them out. >> especiall