5 things you need to know Friday

Pro-life movement gets its turn in D.C.

A week after 500,000 people flooded Washington to support women’s issues in the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration, anti-abortion advocates will gather to make their mark at the 44th annual March for Life. Vice President Pence reportedly will speak at the march, becoming the highest-ranking government official ever to do so. Organizers had previously announced that Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway would speak. The march typically occurs on the anniversary of landmark court case Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide on Jan. 22, 1973, but was pushed back one week because of the inauguration.

The 'special relationship' in action: British leader to visit Trump

When Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stops by the White House on Friday, she will become the first foreign leader to visit in person with President Trump. The two are expected to discuss topics including NATO cooperation and a bilateral trade deal — tricky territory, since Trump has questioned the value of the military alliance and has touted a more protectionist trade stance. But both Trump and May have vowed to revive the U.S.-U.K. "special relationship" and the closeness of the Reagan-Thatcher years. May hopes some tasty gifts for the Trumps, including apple juice and cookies, will seal the deal.

World marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Friday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the date the United Nations has chosen to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. The anniversary, marked each year since 2005, falls on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in 1945. Holocaust survivors from various European countries have received financial compensation for loss of property and enslavement. Others, especially in the former Soviet Union, live below the poverty line.  The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which provides the vast majority of funding, has received aid from several Christian organizations. Still, survivors’ advanced age and their financial challenges have made assistance more vital than ever, survivor advocates say. For more information about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, click here.

'A Dog's Purpose' opens amid call for boycott

Friday is opening night for A Dog's Purpose, the family-friendly film that has found itself in the center of an international controversy. Earlier this month, an edited video surfaced on the website TMZ showing what appeared to be a frightened dog being forced into water during a shoot. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called for a boycott and announced they would protest at theaters. The book's author and the movie's producer have defended the film's treatment of its dogs. Despite the debate, A Dog's Purpose was topping Fandango.com's advance ticket sales heading into the weekend.

50 years after fire, NASA honors Apollo 1 crew

A new exhibit will open to the public Friday at the Apollo-Saturn V Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., honoring the Apollo 1 crew killed by a flash fire in 1967. The deadly fire was considered a routine countdown simulation on the pad at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 34 and served as an important learning lesson for future missions such as Apollo 11.  Along with personal mementos from the Apollo 1 crew, the new exhibit displays the capsule hatch whose cumbersome design essentially trapped the three men in the inferno.

And the essentials:

Stocks: Asian stocks drifted mostly higher Friday in quiet trading as traders and investors prepared for the start of the lunar new year holiday.

Weather:Lake effect snow will cover the East, including the Appalachians, while cold temperatures are expected in the South.

TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at TCM's Debbie Reynolds marathon, Elementary and The Affair.  

Be inspired: Amazon delivers a dream trip to a boy who battled cancer.

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