the answer is cooperstown. it is quite an interesting story at the center of the story is a man named louis retired exxon mobil executive at one point hent managed all exploration in the u.s. canada and latin america. so he knew the fossil fuel industry inside and out. after retiring he ran for the trustee in cooperstown then spearheaded the effort for them to become the first town to defend the whale and gas stocks he said you just don't keep driving your car when you see it slip ahead. well said the yet so many in this chamber are determined to drive the car over the cliff. from a the high reaches of the executive suite the backs of s mobile to see the damage done to the planets of the continued burning of fossil fuels and took a principled and moral stand thank you for setting that example is one we should all pay attention to every city council or mayor across the country should ask the question should be follow his example of cooperstown your? because if we continue the current direction doing damage from

the answer is cooperstown, new york. it is quite an interesting story behind this, a remarkable story. at the center of the story is a man named louis alstott, a retired exxonmobil executive. at one point he managed all of carbon monoxide in canada and the united states. he knew the fossil fuel industry inside out from the very top level. after retiring he ran for town trustee in cooperstown. as a town trustee, he then spearheaded an effort for cooperstown to become the first town in the u.s. to divest its oil and gas stocks. mr. alstott summed it up this way -- you don't just keep driving your car when you see a cliff ahead. well-said. and yet so many in this chamber are determined to drive the car over the cliff. mr. alstott, from the high reaches, the executive suites of exxonmobil, can see the damage being done to the planet by the continued burning of fossil fuels he saw -- of fossil fuels. he saw the damage and he took a principled, moral stand on behalf of us all. it is something every city counsel, city r. every

around the idea of cooperstown tax reform, which is one of the things which has driven the stock market to record high levels, i think think there is a lot of support across party that that is something that should be done to make america more competitive. you look at the corporate tax ratesd in other parts of the world, they would say america is too high and more must be done. but donald trump's legislature agenda, whether on health care, whether on tax reform or infrastructure, he has found it far more difficult going than he previously imagine the it would be, and there is no reason to think that this is going to be a walk through the words. >> thank you so much for joining us. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's practice. why capitalism is a broken injury and the world should change course. mohammed has a radical vision. >> british artist, still wiltjer is known for his drawings of urban skylines. what sets him apart is his sketches were done entirely from memory. he was diagnosed with autism at 3. but he has established an international reputation.