this is "nightline." >> tonight, grading trump. on the eve of president trump's first 100 days, we're deep in the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> right now c-minus. >> from the shuttered steel mills to coal country this critical constituency speaking out. >> i believe he cares about america's middle class and the poor. >> we asked the current and future voters of america, how's he doing? >> i think he's doing very good. i am heath ledger. >> we need to go on a mission right now. will you come with me? >> nearly a decade after his death, the "brokeback mountain" star offering an intimate glimpse into his private world. >> first day on the paycheck for me, i'm looking forward to it. >> his struggle and what those close to him are saying about

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good evening. thank you for joining us. 100 days. it's a milestone for modern presidents. when bold campaign promises meet the reality of governing. tonight on a road trip in the key battleground state of pennsylvania, a blue state that turned red, to ask has the tough-talking billionaire turned his rhetoric into the job recovery they so sorely want? surprising take-aways. here's my "nightline" coanchor dan harris with "trump's first 100." >> i'm about going to ask you a series of questions. do you know how many days it takes a sunflower to bloom? >> 100 days. >> do you know how long it takes your hair to grow three inches? >> 100 daze. >> reporter: dr. joe harmon teaching civics in northwestern pennsylvania. >> franklin delano roosevelt, a major historic event when his 100 days hit, we call it great -- the great depression. >> reporter: the lesson plan, the importance of a president's first 100 days. >> when he was running for president.

"imagine what we can accomplish in the first 100 days of a trump administration." >> reporter: trump's words have special resonance here. this is one of the most hotly contested states where he won by just over 1%. and where shortly before the election, he signed a contract laying out his promises. >> on november 8th, americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore prosperity to our country. >> reporter: so now with day 100 fast approaching we're hitting the road in the keystone state. >> we have arrived in bucks county which is a battleground county within the battleground state. it's just outside of philadelphia. there are parts of this county that are quite affluent. and then huge chunks of it which are predominantly working class. >> reporter: we've come to mom's restaurant in charming downtown doylestown to hear from five very different voters. >> hi, nice to meet you. >> reporter: to see if they

think trump has fulfilled his promises. milo and pat. robin and lauren. and brian, a college student who's a never trumper. >> i really disliked both candidates quite a lot. >> how do you think president trump is doing as we come up on 100 days? >> it's disappointing to me. >> this is a four-year term and we're 100 days. i think he's got a very good start. >> if you had to give him a grade? >> i don't give grades, i'm not a teacher. >> fair enough. >> b-plus. >> right now c-minus. >> f. >> reporter: the issue that concerns them most? >> very concerned with immigration. and jobs. >> foreign policy's huge, we have north korea, syria, russia. >> russia keeps me up. it needs to be investigated. >> what i call the basket of deplorables -- >> crooked hillary clinton -- >> reporter: it becomes clear wounds from the vitriolic election still have not healed. >> i think election season 2016 is the worst campaign season i

have ever experienced in my entire life. >> i don't think it's government's job to make us get along with each other. that's our responsibility. >> we do depend on our political leaders to lead the way. >> i did in 2008, i wasn't happy when barack obama won, trust me. but i didn't go out picketing. >> we're worried about our country. >> do that without being nasty. >> there were angry things said during campaign 2016, very angry, hateful things. >> i agree, both sides. >> there was violence -- >> "i want to take him out on a stretcher." "i want to punch that guy in the face." >> obviously sitting around this table there's tension here and throughout the country. do you think president trump is doing enough to address the divisions in this country? >> i don't think that's his job. >> he treweets contcont tweets angry stuff. >> reporter: for brian these 100 days aren't just about the president. >> it's been 100 days and paul

ryans republicans dominate the government and haven't been able to get key legislation problems passed. >> reporter: when we're done it's heartening to see despite their ideological differences these pennsylvania voters can keep it cordial. next west a few miles south of pittsburgh. past country farms. the city of monessen, a once-proud steel hub. the steel mills here built the cable that holds up the golden gate bridge. >> oh, the memories. oh, i could still hear -- i could still hear the ingots running down. the intercoms were going. >> reporter: john gollum once worked here. what used to be the wheeling, pittsburgh, steel mill. >> that was my way of life. i supported my dear children. i was very proud to be a pittsburgh steel worker. i still am. >> reporter: when the steel industry collapsed because of cheap foreign imports, so did much of this town's economy. >> it will be american steel that sends our skyscrapers soaring, soaring into the sky,

beautiful sight. more beautiful with american steel. >> reporter: in may, donald trump campaigned right here at this plant saying exactly what john and so many others desperately wanted to hear. >> i voted republican because donald trump took his time to come to monessen. >> reporter: a life-long democrat in november he flipped, like hundreds of oath voters in this deep blue town. >> i believe he does care about america's middle class and the poor. >> reporter: when we visit john and his daughter, a fervent clinton supporter, at their home, john admits he's already disappointed. >> no action thus far. i'm a little disheartened but i'm hoping that maybe he can still honor his word. as a gentleman. >> this is where i say, i told you so. >> i hope -- what have i got to lose? everything's gone. why not maybe keep a little glimmer of hope. >> reporter: right after our visit, president trump did announce that he is taking steps to try to ensure the future of american steel. >> it's beautiful out here.

>> reporter: from a steel town to coal country. >> the heart of trump country. >> reporter: we're visiting dr. harmon at his red bank valley high school students. >> there it is, red bank valley high school. we're going all the way down on the left. poetically, he is in room 100. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter: this is not the first time "nightline" has walked these halls. back in october terry moran visited this school when they were having their own mock election. one of the biggest issues they were concerned about here, jobs. >> when you asked how many of you have been affected by job loss? can you do that again? how many of you? pretty much everybody. >> reporter: trump won them over, so now 100 days in, we're taking their pulse. how do you think he's doing? >> he wants to do a lot for us and make us feel secure and protected. >> how many in the room know people who have lost their job? that's pretty much everybody. >> my grandpa has actually lost

his job going to the coal mines. >> do you think president trump can do something about this, bring back the industry? >> it seems like he's trying his best to bring back all the jobs that have been lost. >> reporter: according to the bureau of labor statistics, pennsylvania lost nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs since january 2001. the coal industry is not the only thing that worries these future voters. what worries you the most about our country? >> immigration. >> why? >> because it affects all of us. them coming over and like taking people's jobs. that are americans. >> and why does that worry you so much? >> because like we work hard for our jobs. and they just come over and they can just like -- i don't know, like take it? >> why do you think they come here? >> because they don't have as much as we do. >> reporter: but they don't all believe that building a wall is

the answer. >> i think the wall probably won't help. i think it will probably make mexico mad at us and that could cause more issues with the economy. >> you guys think it's fair to judge a president by 100 days? no? you're shaking your head. >> it's a really short amount of time for the four years he has. >> he said that he was going to get a lot of stuff done in 100 days. now he's saying it's a ridiculous standard. what do you make of that. >> i think he didn't realize how hard it was to get everything through. because i mean, he wasn't really a politician, he's a businessman. >> josie, you think it's okay to judge the president on the first 100 days? >> i think it is because he made promises for us. if he can't keep them, it's on him. >> what promises in particular come to mind for you? >> that he was going to like completely repair the health care and get rid of obamacare

and that he was going to build a wall, but he didn't get any of those done and approved. >> during the election, were you for trump or for hillary? >> i was for hillary. >> what about your folks? >> they're for trump. >> so you really broke with the tie here. >> yeah. >> why? >> i just -- i didn't really like the things he believed in. everyone deserves a fair shot at life here. and he didn't. so i didn't really agree with him. >> reporter: and this is what dr. harmon's civics class is all about, learning to be well informed and knowing the power of your own voice. >> the one thing we try to do in this classroom, to show these students that don't vote because this is the way i voted, vote based on what would be the best for -- of course the country. think critically about these issues. >> reporter: for "nightline" this is dan harris in pennsylvania. up next, a self-portrait of the late hollywood star heath ledger, never before seen home

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it was nine years ago 28-year-old actor heath ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose. ledger's ambition and creative spirit left the world with a slew of home videos detailing his most mundane moments to behind the scenes of his oscar-nominated roles. here's abc's nick watt. >> here's my card. >> reporter: for his maniacal joker in "the dark knight" -- >> heath ledger. >> reporter: heath ledger won a posthumous oscar. his dad gave the acceptance speech. >> this award would have humbly

validated heath's quiet determination to be truly accepted by you all here. >> reporter: summing up both his son's talent and insecurity. >> the first day on the paycheck for me. i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: much of the upcoming documentary film "i am heath ledger" was shot by the australian star, who died nearly a decade ago, aged just 28. >> i think heath in many ways is the director of this movie. you see all this footage, he takes us inside his world. >> reporter: we see his never before seen home movie footage. when he was 20 he starred alongside mel gibson in "the patriot." >> it's been three months after i got this job. after three months of thinking about it i get to go out and do it. this is it. >> i wonder whether all this happened to him too fast, too young. >> at times there was a crisis of confidence. for "the patriot" he went to the audition, halfway through walked out, said sorry, i didn't want to waste your time. he got the role, incredible. >> reporter: many friends from the age of 4 and 5 are

interviewed. >> we went back and forth to school every day. >> he had friends he kept from childhood through his adult life. not talk to them once a month, like be with them on a regular bas basis. >> there would be something, "come to london, i'm doing dark knight." he'd like people cleels to him, he'd keep the door open for us. >> reporter: the camera rolling at his los angeles home. >> heath's place was renowned for having a stream of australian actors living there. >> reporter: ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in january 2008. >> the movie doesn't explicitly deal with his death. >> heath died from an overdose of prescription drugs. he essentially became his own pharmacist. which isn't smart. for many, many years he suffered from insomnia. >> you chose really not to explore that avenue. why? >> the moment of his passing? is essentially not a moment we're there for, not a moment anybody else experienced. >> reporter: he'd been hell bent on hollywood from an early age.

>> he had little shiny stars on the ceiling. he said, that's where i'm going to be i'm going to be in the film industry. he said, i'm going to be a filmmaker. >> it's like trying to settle a wild stallion at the time. may as well make a friend of them and support them as best you can and love them and let's hope that everything turns out. >> the number of people who said, he called me in the middle of the night, he showed up at my house at 6:30 for breakfast. were they red flags that perhaps were missed? >> to a person, this is not a red flag. he was always on the go, always taking on new tasks. >> reporter: taking pictures, painting, directing friends' music videos, or nailing his first leading role in "knight's tale" aged just 22. >> there was an inner conflict in this guy. >> on-set he was magic, he was home, he was comfortable. off-set, having to put himself on a red carpet or doing an interview like this, that wasn't heath. >> he loved doing work, he loved the accolades for the work. but the attention was troubling.

>> reporter: let meer's breakout role was in teen romance flick "10 things i hate did. >> you." he turned down similar roles, wanted to stretch the gritty "monster's ball." groundbreaking "brokeback mountain" and his first oscar nomination. >> when this thing grabs hold of us again in the wrong place, in the wrong time, we're dead. >> he clenches his fists, gritting his teeth the whole time. there was no doubt in his mind. he was that person. that's golden. that's the magic. >> reporter: the relationship with his "broke back" costar michelle williams, a baby, then separation. there's been conjecture in heath's role as the joker in "the dark knight" -- >> it's simple, kill the batman. >> that this role spiraled him down into the dark depths and has contributed to his demise. there's a very different story

to that. >> the truth is he was super happy. and was loving life. and he struggled with some de n demons. but he wasn't one to go anywhere but forward. >> he had a path. he wanted to become a film director. everything he was doing was focused on that. >> reporter: ledger, this movie makes clear, still missed by those who knew him best. >> he would always encourage me, like i'd see a wave coming and he'd say, don't be afraid to fall. and that was a real important aspect of who heath was. he didn't have that kind of fear. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. and next, heineken taking building relationships to a whole new level.

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