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Mccarthy, good morning. >> this movie step is an incredible documentary that follows an all girl step team in inner-city baltimore, taking place, filmed during and before the event of freddie gray's death. and baltimore beating a leading character on this film, two sets of drama, the school and baltimore instead of gold, every student in school would be accepted and graduate from college. it follows the step team to a championship and is a powerful, inspiring, beautiful film and i was cheering and clapping the entire time, found myself really involved in the lives of these american girls, this...

Finally, the high school seniors determined to go to college. byron pitts with the dance that got them there. >> reporter: for these young women -- this is sweet sound of dreams. >> i like to step, because it is empowering. >> reporter: a documentary called "step," three baltimore high school seniors preparing for a national step-team dance competition. prepping for college. >> are these grades your best? why does the step team get your best and i don't? >> i'm trying. >> school is what got me out of brooklyn. college is what's going to get you out of baltimore. >> reporter: they attend the ch...

Reactions as well. i think we've seen extremes, and our step team is focused on the positive and the people that are embracing us for doing something that we're not traditionally, you know, we don't traditionally do. megyn: so people booed you when you won the first prize although a lot of people came to your defense and said it was clear that your team was the best. and then, and then five days after the competition as the internet started buzzing and more and more controversy was coming out, the organizers announce, coca-cola which owns surprise, announces that there was a scoring err ro, an...

Even these are ladies from the university of arkansas. [cheers and applause] pretty darn good. they're showing off their step talent. if you're not familiar, it's a synchronized drill movement. recently, sprite hosted a step off competition, and these ladies won. but then there was a huge outcry. you see, later, organizers or suddenly said there was a scoring error, and the women who you just saw now have to share first place with the members of alpha kappa alpha sorority incorporated from indiana university. was the scoring error a move to be more politically correct? you see, the second soro...

We're really excited that we got $100,000 for our education, and we're really excited that the ladies of alpha kappa alpha have that opportunity as well now. it makes a big difference. megyn: sure does. so you think the team deserves to share the first prize with you? >> well, they were a really good step team. we knew we had the competition, and they did really well. so i think the score just reflects, you know, what happened. megyn: okay. well, good. so there's no controversy, you think it's great. >> i think it's what coca-cola needed to be done, and we support it, and we're just happy that...