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How to highlight a selection in a view in Android with Java

So what I am trying to achieve is the following.
If a user click on one of the two images in a Framelayout, the image get highlighted (denotes that it was selected).
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/rootView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="180dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/field_background" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="160dp"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:layout_gravity="top|left"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/forty" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="160dp"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:layout_gravity="top|right"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/hundred" />
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
</FrameLayout>
Would I need to add an other ImageView under the two ImageViews (#drawable/forty and #drawable/hundred) and then in the associated Activity reference those images and highlight them? or is it all done in the Activity view where I can add the highlight image directly there?
Im new to Android so I am having issues understanding the best path forward.
UPDATE:
Included the desired effect.

What is the right way to use two scrollviews in a single activity?

This is my current design in my main activity.
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtSubestacion"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Subestacion"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spSubestacion"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:spinnerMode="dropdown" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtClasificacion"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Clasificacion"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spClasificacion"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:spinnerMode="dropdown" />
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollEventos"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="350dp"
android:paddingTop="30dp"
android:paddingBottom="10dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearEventos"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" />
</ScrollView>
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnRegistros"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Actualizar Registros" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
I have a second scrollview inside the first one because this one is filled with multiple labels created from code. These labels can take up a lot of space, so a scrollview is suitable for proper navigation.
The first scrollview that contains everything is so that when changing the screen in landscape mode, you can continue browsing and access all the controls that are displayed.
The problem is that when changing the screen in landscape mode, only the first scrollview works, which allows you to see all the controls correctly. However, the second scrollview showing the records cannot be moved, and therefore the records are cut.
Is there a way to freeze the first scrollview when the user wants to slide the records and allow the second scrollview to be moved?
Or is it that I should create my design differently?
Note: Everything works correctly with the screen in portrait mode. All the controls are accessible at first instance and the second scrollview can be slid correctly allowing to see the records.
I've tried working with the layout_weight property but it didn't work for me or I just didn't know how to use it.

Use this:
<android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
<!-- Other Layout or scrollView-->
</android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView>
Android site: NestedScroll

Analog Clock does not appear in the application

I'm trying to set a analog clock for my app but both the analog clock and the digital clock just dont appear when i run the app on my device, but if i look at the graphic view of the layout its there!
Heres my code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightSum="100" >
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="30" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
//Some Text Views and Edit Texts here!
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="20" >
<Space
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp" />
<Button
android:text="Send"
android:id="#+id/bSendEmail"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="50" >
<Space
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp" />
<AnalogClock
android:id="#+id/acClock"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:visibility="visible" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

My guess is that your layout is not scaling well to varied resolutions. Click the Preview All Screens option (in in the Graphical Layout section of Eclipse) to see if you can see the same cropping problem there. If so, you'll need to experiment with different layout weights, etc. to ensure that the layout works well across different device resolutions.

I guess problem can be about ScrollView. Try to change it and let me know result. Because I don't know for which reason its happening but sometimes with ScrollView view is getting hidden...

How to center Textview inside Listview using RelativeLayout?

ArrayAdapter<String> arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,R.layout.activity_haltestellen, R.id.tvHaltestellen, HaltestellenListe);
lvH.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);
this is how the stuff is set and .xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" >
</ListView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvHaltestellen"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
/>
I get the StringArray from a database.
so how can center the tv inside the listview? realy bad thing

Try to add this one: android:layout_centerInParent="true"
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvHaltestellen"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

I'm not quite sure what do you want to do, but if you want to center the TextView inside the RelativeLayout then remove
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
from TV and try adding something like android:layout_centarInParent="true", and in the relative layout change match_parent to wrap_contents

You could anchor the TextView to the top and bottom of the ListView (and optionally left and right too, depending on the desired effect). That will make the TextView equally tall (and optionally wide), so use a center gravity to position the text in the middle.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvHaltestellen"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:gravity="center" />
</RelativeLayout>
If you're planning to add a background colour to the TextView, you'll need to wrap it inside another transparent container (e.g. a FrameLayout), to avoid the colour from obscuring what's displayed in the list. Something like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/lvHaltestellen"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/lvHaltestellen" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvHaltestellen"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:background="#android:color/black" />
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Alternatively, if you decide to make the ListView fill up the whole height of the RelativeLayout, you don't need to anchor the TextView to the list anymore. As already pointed out by #user1796624, you can then just center the TextView.
As per your earlier comment on someone else's answer:
the textview is shown inside the listview.
I understand what you're trying to say here, but please do realize that the TextView does not sit inside the ListView, but rather floats on top of it.

Android App Layout

I'm developing an android app for 2.2 ver.
My app must hav such structure:
[ Spinner here (fixed height) ]
[ ListView (not-fixed height) ]
[ ImageView (fixed-height) ]
I have to use only portrait orientation.
I use linearLayout for it. How can I calculate listView height to show spinner on the top of the screen, imageview on the bottom, and listview cover all free space, but not push others away from field of view.
It will be cool to make it dinamic for lots of screen resolutions.
Thank you

Use a relative layout to accomplish what you need.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:src="#drawable/icon" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/listView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#+id/spinner1"
android:layout_above="#+id/imageView1" />
</RelativeLayout>
By doing this listview will adjust its size so that it fits between the spinner and imageview on your screen

You need to use the android:layout_weight attribute on the variable-height item, so it fills the available space.
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<Spinner
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<ListView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
</LinearLayout>

Here is another way to do this, using weights. This may be the easiest approach.
You can put in to the weight a percentage of the screen you would like it to take up.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Spinner
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="10"/>
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="80"></ListView>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="10"/>
</LinearLayout>
EDIT:
Now that i think about it, this will "fix" the size of all the widgets. They will be "fixed" at percentages of the screen. This will scale well with other screen sizes, but you did say you wanted ListView to not be fixed.