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day known as bloody sunday. on this day in 1965, 600 people began a march from selma to montgomery, demanding an toned discrimination in voter registration. marchers were beaten by white state troopers, including the late congressman john lewis, as they tried to cross the edmund pettus bridge. it helped spark outrage. cnn s arlette saenz is joining us right now. arlette is there in selma for the event today. the president is expected to make his own case for maintaining, restoring lost voter rights. reporter: yeah, fred, he is. the president will make his arguments against the backdrop of what was a brutal, yet very historic moment in the civil rights movement. the president will be here to celebrate the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday, as you recapped, the moment where civil rights and voting rights activists crossed that bridge right behind me and were severely beaten by police officers, many white police officers. the president is traveling to selma. the white house sa

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