position as a society in the near or even the midterm. but i think over time it can happen. and i'm hoping this film "bitter harvest" will be an initial breakthrough. >> thank you. and with that i just want to thank the panelists. if you'd join me in a round of applause. [ applause ] and thank you for coming today. i believe there is a reception after this. thank you very much. and go see the movie "bitter harvest," please. friday policy analysts will discuss potential changes to corporate tax policy in 2017. we're live with the urban brookings tax policy center starting 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. friday a lecture on u.s.-russia

relations with the former u.s. ambassador to that country, michael mcfaul. we're live from the george washington university institute for public diplomacy and global communication. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning newsmax media incorporated ceo christopher ruddy discusses donald trump's presidency so far and the white house's relationship with the media. and aaron durkit national health care correspondent discusses the divisions within republicans on how best to repeal and replace the affordable care act. then anti-defamation league ceo and national director jonathan greenblatt discusses the ongoing threats made against jewish community centers and schools. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern friday morning. join the discussion.

this weekend the c-span cities tour along with our comcast cable partners will explore the literary life and history of san jose, california. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. hear about silicon valley, home to many of the world's largest high-tech corporations, including google, facebook and apple. tech business reporter eith eer barron of the mercury news talks about some of the successes and challenges it's had on silicon valley and the region. >> silicon valley is booming. it is absolutely rampant. and that raises the possibility that things will go in the other direction as they have in the past. >> then author larry gersten talks about his book "not so golden after all." >> if you know anything about california, and among other things i'm a native-born californian and i've studied this state 50 years or more, you realize that this state is so

topsy tuvy. it's like a roller coaster gone bad. it can be a boom state economically. one year it can be in the hole, $30 billion the next. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we'll take you to the beginnings of san jose as we visit the peralta adobe. >> and the pueblo was moved from its original location to this location here more in proper downtown san jose. and the adobe that we see behind us is the last remaining structure of that pueblo that was built in 1797. >> then go inside the licht observatory, home to one of the largest refractor telescopes in the world. >> astronomy in the late 1800 ands early 1900s when the licht observatory was constructsed was really going through a heyday of discovery. this telescope was the largest

of its kind in the world in 1888. >> watch c-span's cities tour of san jose, cole cal. saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> now two former obama administration officials discuss what defense policies and strategies might look like under president trump. the brookings institution hosted this event. it's just over 90 minutes. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to brookings. we're grateful to have everyone here today. we're going to be talking about what should donald trump's defense strategy, budget, and other military plans be looking forward for the united states. at a moment where the trump administration is undoubtedly still asking itself these questions and a lot of decisions haven't yet been