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The field handyman homer smith. >> lots of luck. >> yeah, you. >> reporter: the role that won him the first ever lead actor award for an african-american. >> it is a long journey. >> reporter: he moved 0 harlem as a teenager and endured the hard climb. then "no way out" in the 1950s film about racism. >> you watch yourself, black boy. >> just shut up. >> reporter: he played a doctor. in a performance so performance the film credited with ending british colonial role in the bahamas. hollywood has...

Breaking director, paving the way for black actors in film. the love by generations for his activism for racial equality. its especially poignant in america today. heres a brief look back at the man and his lasting impact. >> they call me mr. tibs. >> reporter: sidney poitier played characters who jumped off the screen, opposite rod steiger in "the heat of the night." >> now where did you earn it? >> im a police officer. ♪ amen ♪ >> reporter: and in "the lillies of the field" as hammer man m...

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But it is something that has to be done. its so crucial when you look. i looked this morning again at what is happening at the state level. if you look at these bills, willie, they sound like something out of soviet russia . if you look at what they seek to do. theyre absurd, unnecessary, oppressive. >> lets underline senator mcconnell didnt just come out to opposition of the for the people act, which we knew, he also believed the john lewis voting rights bill is, quote, unnecessary. so youre no...

President being reelected, that would be an affirmation of his message. >> two-thirds of the senate will be a hard climb. >> a fight between rival claims in a halloween party in california, the sheriff cattle icall itsa blood bath. cell phone video shows many tried to hide their weapons as police entered the party. theyre releasing mug shots of the five men arrested and charged in the shooting. a motive is unclear. >> a disturbed parent sharing horror stories from inside her childs day-care afte...

Now we dont just ask who you are voting for, but why. you see something that is striking. one reason donald trump is still in the race. hard climb, but still in the race, is because he leads when asked which candidate do you trust more to handle the economy. other issues, narrowly on immigration or terrorism. and then hillary clinton said donald trump is unfit to be president of the united states. she has a 29 point advantage when voters are asked who has the best temperament to be president. th...