rates. we have taken bold action to go after criminal cartels and needed a top priority to prosecute anyone who targets law enforcement. this has been the work of my administration. fighting for the american worker. defending the rule of law. and returning the power to the american people. since my inauguration, economic confidence has soared reaching higher than any time in nine years. optimism among manufacturers set to a record high and small business confidence has seen its largest increase in your way for decades. perhaps, the greatest change of all is the renewal of the american spirits. as long as we have faith in each other and trust in god, then the sun will always shine on our very glorious republic. thank you. god bless you. and god bless america. >> hello, i am senator brian schultz from hawaii. this week marked the first 100 days of donald trump's

residency. it is unlike anything anyone has seen before. from the nomination of unqualified cabinet secretaries like betsy devos and scott pruitt to the failed attempt to ban muslim refugees from our country. this administration and congress have governed with cruelty and broken every promise they made to the american people. during the campaign, we heard the president promised he would keep jobs here at home, and hold countries like china accountable for their unfair trade practices. trump hasnt, donald proposed deep cuts in job training programs, refused to label china a currency manipulator, and has done nothing to stop companies from outsourcing jobs. elected, donald trump promised health insurance for everybody. tot we saw was an attempt strip 24 million people of their health care. an attempt to impose an age tax

that would allow insurance companies to charge you more as you got older for your health insurance. as a candidate, donald trump promised time and time again to drain the swamp. he has filled the swamp in the first 100 days. he has done the opposite. he has filled the administration with his friends and lobbyists. interest --ongoing investigation into his russian ties that is casting a shadow over his administration. president trump made a lot of promises to make life better for working and middle-class americans. his first budget showed his priorities were making life better for the rich and not for everyday americans. unless the president changes his approach and reaches out to the democrats come the next 100 days will be just like the first -- a series of broken promises to the families of america. is a live look outside

of the washington hilton hotel in the cap -- in the nation's capital as guests are beginning to arrive for the white house correspondents dinner. president trump not attending this year making key -- making him the first president in more than three decades to skip the gathering. the announcement of several journalism awards and recipients of college scholarships provided by the white house correspondents association. our live coverage begins tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend, on american history tv, on c-span3. tonight, at 8:00 on lectures in history, a towel sin professor will lecture on -- >> these are the values that the

victorians are promoting. restrain yourself. do not give into your urges. be modest. do not brag. and work hard. on real america, the 1984 film "soviet active measures" about the measures of the soviet union to spread fake news to further their cold war agenda. there were secret packages brought into my office. almost each time, there would be some forgery there. like in some spy movies. eastern, at 6:30 p.m. historians talk about their roles as expert witnesses in court cases. >> history is a sort of add-on. evidence tot or which most judges or lawyers returned to to the extent that

is useful in a particular case. >> at 8:00, presidential historians on the most influential first ladies. >> dolley madison really shaped in formal politics in washington. that atly understood social gatherings you could get men to agree to what the president wanted to do or get two warring factions over ice cream. for our complete c-span schedule, go to c-span.org. >> he once called for the removal of pluto as a planets. on may 7, neil degrasse tyson will be our guest on "in-depth." >> allow me to tell you that our moon, has five

times the mass of pluto. so, pluto lovers were never told that, where you? -- were you? welcome to the company of informed people. we will take your calls, tweets, and facebook questions for mr. tyson who is also the director of the hayden planetarium in new york city. he is also the author of several books including his most recent, "astrophysics for people in a hurry." will be live from noon until 3:00 p.m. eastern. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your ca