diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
index 5877c736..28a4b345 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public function mass_update(Request $request)
         //   where name = $request->old_name
 
         // Insert Eloquent statement below
+        Project::query()->where('name', '=', $request->old_name)->update(['name' => $request->new_name]);
+
 
         return redirect('/')->with('success', 'Projects updated');
     }
@@ -35,19 +37,25 @@ public function destroy($projectId)
         Project::destroy($projectId);
 
         // TASK: change this Eloquent statement to include the soft-deletes records
-        $projects = Project::all();
+        $projects = Project::withTrashed()->get();
 
         return view('projects.index', compact('projects'));
     }
 
     public function store_with_stats(Request $request)
     {
+
         // TASK: on creating a new project, create an Observer event to run SQL
         //   update stats set projects_count = projects_count + 1
         $project = new Project();
         $project->name = $request->name;
         $project->save();
 
+        $stat = Stat::first();
+        $count = $stat->projects_count + 1;
+        $stat->projects_count = $count;
+        $stat->save();
+
         return redirect('/')->with('success', 'Project created');
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
index 9b8c73dc..79704da8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Models\User;
+use Hash;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class UserController extends Controller
@@ -15,14 +16,14 @@ public function index()
         //   order by created_at desc
         //   limit 3
 
-        $users = User::all(); // replace this with Eloquent statement
+        $users = User::query()->whereNotNull('email_verified_at')->orderByDesc('id')->take(3)->get(); // replace this with Eloquent statement
 
         return view('users.index', compact('users'));
     }
 
     public function show($userId)
     {
-        $user = NULL; // TASK: find user by $userId or show "404 not found" page
+        $user = User::findOrFail($userId); // TASK: find user by $userId or show "404 not found" page
 
         return view('users.show', compact('user'));
     }
@@ -31,7 +32,15 @@ public function check_create($name, $email)
     {
         // TASK: find a user by $name and $email
         //   if not found, create a user with $name, $email and random password
-        $user = NULL;
+        $user = User::firstOrCreate([
+            'name' => $name,
+            'email' => $email
+        ],
+            [
+                'name' => $name,
+                'email' => $email,
+                'password' => Hash::make(fake()->password)
+            ]);
 
         return view('users.show', compact('user'));
     }
@@ -40,7 +49,11 @@ public function check_update($name, $email)
     {
         // TASK: find a user by $name and update it with $email
         //   if not found, create a user with $name, $email and random password
-        $user = NULL; // updated or created user
+        $user = User::query()->updateOrCreate([
+            'name' => $name
+        ], [
+            'name' => $name, 'email' => $email, 'password' => fake()->password
+        ]); // updated or created user
 
         return view('users.show', compact('user'));
     }
@@ -52,6 +65,7 @@ public function destroy(Request $request)
         // $request->users is an array of IDs, ex. [1, 2, 3]
 
         // Insert Eloquent statement here
+        User::query()->whereIn('id',$request->users)->delete();
 
         return redirect('/')->with('success', 'Users deleted');
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Morningnews.php b/app/Models/Morningnews.php
index 2335e17d..54a3af9b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Morningnews.php
+++ b/app/Models/Morningnews.php
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ class Morningnews extends Model
     use HasFactory;
 
     protected $fillable = ['title', 'news_text'];
+    protected $table = 'morning_news';
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Project.php b/app/Models/Project.php
index dc43be0e..cd289287 100644
--- a/app/Models/Project.php
+++ b/app/Models/Project.php
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 class Project extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
+    protected $fillable = ['name'];
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index e23e0905..3903b807 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;
@@ -41,4 +42,9 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     protected $casts = [
         'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
     ];
+
+    public function scopeActive(Builder $query): void
+    {
+        $query->whereNotNull('email_verified_at');
+    }
 }