in north america. his latest book, continental ambitions, roman catholics in north america. our guest is kevin's -- kevin starr who is a lifelong catholic and a boy who lives here still. he was educated at saint ignatius and usf. he has many degrees and awards and he is currently professor of history at university of southern california. his new book tells the story of the first three centuries of the european encounter with north america from about 1500- 1800. he opens with a bold statement, there can be no understanding of american culture and history without an understanding of the role played by catholic people and the unfolding drama of the catholic experience. who were those people and what were their roles. please stay with us and after the break we will speak to professor starr and scratch on his sound of historical knowledge -- font of historical knowledge. >>> welcome back to mosaic. our guest today is professor kevin starr , author dasher author of the book, continental ambitions. let me ask

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: in the wake of those hacking claims, donald trump defends his pro—russia stance, saying the country will respect the us more when he takes office. the israeli ambassador in london apologises after saying he wants to ta ke apologises after saying he wants to take down some british mps. the iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a florida airport is formally charged, as the fbi face serious questions about the attack. at least 43 people are killed in a huge truck bomb attack in the northern syrian town of azaz. the ivory coast president says he has reached a deal with mutineering soldiers, but it is not clear if all of them will accept the settlement. donald trump has given more reaction to the intelligence report released on friday which accused russian president vladimir putin of ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitter, mr trump said... our correspondent barbara plett—usher, who is in washington,

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a diplomatic rift over the border wall. president trump suggests taxing imports from mexico. president pena nieto cancels next week's trip to washington. u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states early, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. britain's prime minister will meet mr trump on friday to talk trade. celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. and it may not look much, but this rough diamond is the largest uncut stone ever found in north america. we can give you a special close—up look. if mexicans hoped donald trump's promises on the campaign trail were just bluster and bravado, it looks as though they, and many americans who voted against him, are in for more disappointment. mr trump has already ordered a start on the border wall, and now the white house is threatening a new tax on mexican imports. mexico's president has cancelled a visit to washington

across large swathes of north america, this is the new terrifying normal.re than 60,000 wildfires, and the trend is towards bigger and more destructive blazes. huge fires are transforming the landscape of the united states. here in the foothills of the rockies, a blaze burned through here 20 years ago, and still it looks like this. no longer dense forest, but essentially prairie. the buffalo creek blaze was one of several so—called mega fires here in colorado which destroyed homes, polluted water supplies, and left locals lucky enough to escape fearful for the future. it is terrifying. it's devastating, the destruction, it's traumatic. it brings into focus very quickly that there's something wrong here. so what is wrong? scientists say rising temperatures and years of drought are partly to blame, and so too is a century of firefighting by the settlers of the west, who interrupted the natural rhythm of regular fires so they could preserve life, property and precious timber. the results — thicker forest, more fuel to burn, and often devastation. we are caught

our north america editor, jon sopel, joins me live from washington. edged to put america first. was that patriotism, author isolationism ? thing i have learned about covering donald trump if he doesn't do pigeonholes very well. there are bits of him that our isolationism, bits of him that our isolationism, bits of him are very patriotic indeed, what is clear from what he says and what i think we'll kind of cause shudders in certain parts around the world, in nato countries for example, may be in the baltic states, donald trump saying, the day of hours subsidising your military are gone, the day of us subsidising your industry are gone, we've looked after your immigration and haven't taken care after your immigration and haven't ta ken care of after your immigration and haven't taken care of our own. that all sounds very much like, you know what, your problems are your problems, i've got america's problems, i've got america's problems to deal with, don't expect me to be the global player. on the other hand, his desire to defeat and crush islamic state s

take the foxfire diamond, the largest to be found in north america.tory museum in washington, and jane 0'brien went for a look. this story of the foxfire diamond began 2 billion years ago when it was forged by fire and forces deep beneath the earth. now the largest uncut diamond from north america is being studied by scientists at the national museum of natural history. it looks like a lump of quartz. and you know, i think a lot of people would agree with you. in fact, i'm sure a lot of people if they saw that just laying on the side of the road would probably not even think about picking it up. diamonds are as mysterious at meteorites, both travel through time and space to offer clues about the origins of the universe. this diamonds perilous journey is even more remarkable, as most are destroyed or splintered by the volcanic action that propels them at high speed to the earth's surface. we know by looking at these flat surfaces that there was more was more to this diamond at one time, that during either this violent ascent as part of this vulcanic er

around 70,000 across north america.burg is a strategic investment decision, as is our new plant in mexico which will produce the three series product, and that will be provided to markets all around the world. the same way we have plants around 14 different countries now. 30 manufacturing sites. it is part of an ongoing manufacturing growth story which bmw has enjoyed over the last few years and i'm sure will continue to enjoy. christoph: bmw's head of sales and marketing speaking there. as the detroit show got underway, the volkswagen executive has been arrested by the fbi. he is facing charges of conspiracy to defraud the united states. he is accused of playing a key role in volkswagen's efforts to conceal its emissions cheating devices from u.s. regulators. the carmaker issued a statement saying the company continues to cooperate with the department of justice but would not give any comments on ongoing investigations. revolutionizing the world with the swipe of a finger. 10 years ago apple presented the very first ip

trump demands a review of the north america free trade agreement or nafta. he says he wants to protect domestic jobs and will impose a 35% tariff on products made overseas by u.s. companies. following the tweet, officials at toyota have told nhk the plant in mexico will be a new facility and is not a relocation from the united states. they say the plant will not cut toyota's u.s. production or workforce and that they are looking forward to cooperating with the trump administration. prior to the tweet, toyota president said he has no plans to review the new plan for the time being. >> translator: once we decide to build a facility, we have to take responsibility for employment and the local society. >> toyoda said he wants to contribute to mexican society. >> japanese automakers consider mexico an important base for reaching the u.s. market, because under the north america free trade agreement tariffs are not imposed on autos exported from mexico to u.s. in addition to toyota, five other japanese automakers have plants in the country, they are nissan, honda,

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: donald trump has given more reaction about the report released on friday which accused of vladimir putin ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitter, mr trump said having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad thing. only relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only stupid people awful is would think that it is bad. he continued, we have enough problems around the world without yet another one. when i am president, russia will respect us for more than they do now. and he continued, both countries will perhaps work together to solve some of the many great and pressing goblins and issues of the world. —— problems. our correspondent in washington, barbara plett—usher, has been assessing mr trump's response to that intelligence briefing. well, mr

with more — here's our north america editorjon sopel. the weightiest issues

how the largest diamond ever found in north america can be daunting even to hold. porter: worth many millions, multimillion dollar diamond. i'm feeling quite nervous. can you take it back? >> sure, sure, sure. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. who will pay for the wall and how? that is the essence of a dispute between the trump administration and mexico. the american president insisted that mexico would foot the bill. a tax on mexican imports as part of the plan. mexico's leader says his country will not pay for the wall and he's canceled his trip to the u.s. nick bryant has more. nick: donald trump's new executive toy, his first ride on air force one that potent symbol of u.s. presidential power. but it was the canceled travel plans of the mexican president that were at the center of a diplomatic storm. his plane will stay grounded after a summit scheduled for washington next week was abruptly called off. this mexican standoff is over the great totem of the trump presidency -- the wall he's determined to get mexico

in north america, the labor market is much tighter. there appears to be some inflation pressures building up. outside of that, as you highlighted, with the exception of rising oil prices and the impact of a weak euro, inflation appears to be pretty modest. i think you've got north america, inflation probably picking up a bit, and the rest of the world, full-blown quantitative easing still in place, loose monetary conditions, and debt deflation fears. i think those are scenarios we are looking at. north america looks to be a different case. francine: who has the most difficult job? if you are mario draghi, you are looking at inflation, looking at whether markets -- markets are questioning whether he's tapering, but overall, how do you deal with political risk? mark: we've got three very big elections looming this year. at least two of the parties that are going to be running with a realistic chance of having a decent outcome will have out mandates from the eurozone. that will place a significant amount of pressure on the european financ

these rules of origin is going to be critical. 62% of a car has to be originating from north america.80% or more. with the car industry, it is difficult to establish with components moving across the border many times. this will be one of the most complex elements. components will cross the border several times and you also have the us component manufacturers supplying to mexico which could also get hurt if you start increasing tariffs to and from mexico. you can see us businesses being heard. how will it play out. president trump once more jobs being heard. how will it play out. president trump once morejobs in america but it is easier said than donein america but it is easier said than done ina america but it is easier said than done in a critical and complicated industry. these big three carmakers not alone in goa were either bankrupt or on the brink of it? absolutely. they were making cars that were not selling very well so you could see a situation where if they are forced to open new plans, they are forced to open new plans, they could start edging back to overcapacity. the smal

our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. longer a plane with trump emblazoned on the side. defending, and representing, the united states of america. and the future first lady, melania. and reflecting on the magnitude of what's about to unfold. the president—elect‘s direction. washington is a city in transition. are loaded up and taken away. these past eight years. with their sunny and beau. the new tenants pick up the keys tomorrow. the trump international hotel. with republican congressional leaders. i want to thank everybody. we have had such great, great support in this room. inauguration, there's solemnity too. who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. trumpet. i'm from florida! hundreds of thousands are converging on washington for the inauguration. famous monuments, the lincoln memorial. i was on board. at his rallies, and so i received an invitation in the mail. he has the chance to be like the next ronald reagan. trump. there will be protesters too. but it doesn't signify a unified nation. jon sopel, b

but now, the dogs are going to new homes in north america and britain.ch of east asia, but a western charity has persuaded the korean farmer to close the farm. will the brutalised dogs adapt to life in suburban homes? i think what's incredible about these dogs, from our experience of re—homing over 500 dogs now from south korea, is just how forgiving they are. and it is an amazing success rate on — once you get the dogs off the dog meat farms, out of the environment, how they transform, and become the dogs that we all know and love. but aren't westerners just being hypocritical, telling others to do what they don't do themselves? there are about 200 dogs on this farm. it is not a big farm, by any means. now, westerners often object to eating these animals. then they go off and have steak, and pork, and lamb. what's the difference? hello. this dog market has long been a target of western activists. outside, dogs for slaughter. inside the shops, vats where traditional potions are brewed, with dog as an ingredient. the owner told me westerners are hypocriti

our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington.o longer a plane with trump emblazoned on the side. the president—elect arrived in washington aboard a us military jet, and this is the brand he'll now be promoting, defending, and representing, the united states of america. and though not yet commander—in—chief, it was the first opportunity to practice his salute, as the base commander greeted him and the future first lady, melania. across the city, the future vice—president was thanking the current administration for their help in the transition and reflecting on the magnitude of what's about to unfold. it is a momentous day before a historic day and i'm pleased to have a chance to report to the american people and all of you the progress that we have made at the president—elect‘s direction. washington is a city in transition. it's out with the old and in with the new as the obamas' possessions are loaded up and taken away. michelle obama tweeting one last photo from the balcony of her home these past eight years. and a video, one la

our north america correspondent aleem maqbool has this report. quebec city that was the site of this bloodshed. a gunman burst into the islamic cultural centre during evening prayers, spraying the worshippers with bullets. police say the victims were all men aged between 35 and 60, including, according to locals, a university professor, and the owner of this butcher's shop, close to where the attack took place. translation: quebec is the most secure city. for me, it's beautiful. so, to have an attack like this here... police said one man was detained close to the scene, but he is now thought to have been just a witness. the suspected gunman fled in his car across a bridge in the centre of this city, but pulled over and called the police to turn himself in. he waited, and appears to have been detained without a struggle. he has now been named as alexandre bissonnette, in his late 20s, and he could appear in court as early as today. well, the police haven't talked about a motive as yet. but, even though this is known to be a peaceful place, with ve

mr trump is trying to pull it back to north america. this is his attempt to.ts protectionism at the height of his policy, that is what everybody fears. that depends on who they are and what they do in the us. there are critics of both tpp and ttip, they say it is protectionism via the back door because of these agreements favour one country or back door because of these agreements favour one country oi’ one section, agreements favour one country or one section, so you can see it both ways. what about this playing into the hands of china, not part of the tpp, australia and new zealand say they will ask china to consider being part of it, 1—1 they call it, so being part of it, 1—1 they call it, so in these trade deals are you not the one benefiting the most. almost taking a part of the small economies pa rt taking a part of the small economies part of the agreement?” taking a part of the small economies part of the agreement? i think you are in theory and with china it is moving its economy away from exporting cheap, low value goods into markets like north ameri

our north america editorjon sopel reports on the growing chorus of criticism in america.entury america, it is airports that are the gateway to this nation of immigrants. but that changed this weekend amid scenes of chaos, anger and anxiety. people who thought they had a right to come are suddenly not welcome. families separated. it was emotionally exhausting, not just for separated. it was emotionally exhausting, notjust for those directly affected. this is chuck schumer, the leader of the democrats in the senate. this executive order... was mean—spirited and un—american. order... was mean—spirited and un-american. but was president trump moved by this? no and he mocked. un-american. but was president trump moved by this? no and he mockedlj noticed moved by this? no and he mocked.” noticed chuck schumer yesterday with big tears. i would ask him who was his acting coach. because i know him very well and i don't see him as a crying man. he defended his policy on social media tweeting, there's nothing nice about searching for terrorists before entering our country. this was

first off, he's already commented on the north america free trade agreement. have a listen. renegotiating on nafta, on immigration, and on security at the border, and mexico has been terrific, actually, terrific. the president has been really very amazing, and i think we're going to have a very good result for mexico, for the united states, for everybody involved — it's very important. now, let's take a look at how the change of american leadership will affect countries in the asia pacific. throughout this week on newsday we'll hear from all our correspondents across the region. this morning we've already heard from beijing, sydney, seoul, taipei, hong kong and yangon. this hour, we'll start withjonathan head in bangkok. jonathan — there's a lot of uncertainty about the trump administration in thailand. yes. in fact, yes. infact, inevitably, given the size of his agenda and the many distractions, president trumper hasn't said much about south east asia but his overall approach to this region is different to his predecessor. 0bama this region is different to his predecessor.

our north america editor jon sopel is in washington. ceremony tomorrow, what kind of tone do you think mrtrump tomorrow, what kind of tone do you think mr trump will strike? tomorrow, what kind of tone do you think mr trump will strike ?|j tomorrow, what kind of tone do you think mr trump will strike? i don't think mr trump will strike? i don't think it's going to be a long list of detailed policies. i don't think we're going to hear about building a war with mexico and repealing obamacare and war with mexico and repealing obamaca re and rewriting war with mexico and repealing obamacare and rewriting trade deals. instead, we are being told it's going to be more philosophical, sincere, personal, about what it is to be an american, the duty of being a citizen, what government can do for the people. so i think donald trump will be trying to paint with a very broad brush, but also very conscious alike he said when he got elected, that he was here to unify the american people, because what we are also going to see over this weekend the inaug

|j in north america, because she's a woman and leading britain?vertently, she was always going to be compared to margaret thatcher. the circumstances in which they came to office were also similar. however, iagree they came to office were also similar. however, i agree with you, i think the speech was very, very smart. it demonstrated strength in the areas where i think we needed to see strength, however it was also almost an olive branch in regards to acknowledging some of those shared values. i think donald trump has spoken of values like patriotism and nationalism and national pride. nationalism, in the speech, not as an excuse, nationalism, in the speech, not as an excuse, strikingly, to disengage from the world. you have still got to bea from the world. you have still got to be a leader in the world, you can't just back to be a leader in the world, you can'tjust back off, it was a striking challenge to america?” think it was a conflicted message. the one line saying, we are not going to repeat the mistakes of bush and blairand intervene in co

we have seen a market decline for small vehicles in north america. >> it was a ford decision. factors as weall make these decisions. clearly we see a more positive u.s. manufacturing business undernment president-elect trump. we see the progrowth policies he is outlining. this is a vote of confidence that he can deliver on those things. >> considering further measures to curb capital outflows this year. let's talk to our tom mackenzie, our china correspondent. >> they are considering contingency plans to support the yuan. including asking enterprises to convert at least temporarily therefore in exchange into yuan. u.s. treasury holdings to support and maintain a stable exchange rate. it points to the pressures officials are under to maintain and pour back on these capital outflows. >> how unusual is this move by china? >> they fact that they are preparing a contingency plan, they have is time to devalue the currency, they created market uproar. what is different is they are looking to react to overseas movements in the dollar. that is slightly ominous from my point of view. it

north america editor, john sobelm about this with the bbc north america editor, john sobel.d been talking a year ago, two yea rs had been talking a year ago, two years ago, we would have said, you know what? on january 20, 2017, years ago, we would have said, you know what? onjanuary 20, 2017, we would be witnessing the election of president—elect trump, our viewers would have thought we had taken leave of all of our senses. it is an extraordinary moment, and if you look back at the process, from george washington onwards, there's been a sense of continuity, democrat to do much —— democrat republican, republican and democrat, i think the 45t h republican and democrat, i think the 45th president of the united states represents a break from some of that, because what he has done, he has upended political normality in the way he has campaigned and in the way he has been since he won that election last november, and i think we are in for a very unpredictable time. he talks about draining the swamp of washington, changing the way everything works, and it's like a disruptor is goi

with me is our north america editorjon sopel.s conference since winning the election, it was certainly an unusual one. what's your assessment of it? i think we have got used to the bizarre standards by which we accept communications from donald trump and this one was way beyond anything we have ever seen because of these allegations about his business activities and his personal conduct that we heard paul wood talking about. it is worth underlining, is this fake news or not? we are reporting this because the intelligence agencies thought it was serious enough to bring it to the attention of the president elect and the president himself. i thought what was a remarkable scene in that news c0 nfe re nce what was a remarkable scene in that news conference was the extent of his distrust, not towards the press, you would expect that, but towards the us intelligence services, the cia and the fi the us intelligence services, the cia and the f! i —— the us intelligence services, the cia and the f! i -- fbi, the us intelligence services, t

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe.ent trump wants to tax imports from mexico. president pena—nieto cancels a trip to washington. u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. britain's prime minister will meet mr trump on friday, looking to revive the special relationship and talk about a free trade deal. celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. and it may not seem much but this rough diamond is the largest uncut stone ever found in rough diamond is the largest uncut stone everfound in north america. we can give you a special close—up look.

>> with additional the past be coming to north america, we will take into consideration the policies ca, new mexico, canada. so far, the policies have been nafta. this was an agreement signed between the three markets, and this we adapted to the policy. if this changes, then we will adapt to this condition. what is important is that, as a rule, we implemented for everybody. >> as it stands now, he has clearly targeted mexico. so you are saying if you are going to add capacity it is going to be in the u.s. or canada? >> i do not want to preempt on what will be decided when the new administration will be in position. but i can tell you, we will not make any moves before understanding exactly what is going to be the new policy of the american administration. this is the second largest car market in the world. when the president of the united obviously, states says something, everybody listens. ♪ >> clearly, this is a year in dramatic change in industry structure. i strongly believe that dish's capability will persist, but something is going to happen with them. i also predict that cable

. >> this is what north america might have looked like about 70 million years ago. along with one of t the ininhabitants. but the risen findings is given the t-rex in this japanese computer animation a new look. feathers instead of scales. five years ago a fossil of a t-rex relative discovered in china included preserved feathers. now it's believed those feathers gave the t-rex an advantage. allowing it to hunt in cold weather. recent discoveries also suggest the dinosaur's bite was more powerful than previously thought. researchers say the jaws and the structure of a t-rex head were similar to a crocodiles. so they used one to find out just how powerful the dinosaur's bite was. >> here we go. >> oh, gosh. >> 2,423 pounds. >> the measure meter measured more than 1 ton. >> as high as 18,000 pounds or more so again just incredible bite force. among the highest ever generated for any animal. >> based on the result of that test, researchers estimated the bite of a t-rex would top 8 tons. they use them to bite through wood and board. >> and then they crunched through a c

that is where voters are in europe and north america.ybody was to get reelected realizes they have to do some ink. balancings big land, the budget, you go back to the end of 2015. they went to do a big highway spending bill. austerity is gone. it is now stimulus. betty: that does mean higher rates. it could. i think it is helicopter money. i think the feds are going to finance it. that is what they did in world war ii. 25%y supply was increasing annually. back then it was a shooting war, now it is a war on slow growth. betty: i don't want to confuse fiscal stimulus. helicopter money is from the fed. that would naturally lower rates. if you're talking about pouring expanding fiscal stimulus, that might possibly mean faster growth. that may mean higher rates. fornder what that means let's say the housing market in the u.s. guest: all i can say is the treasury issues those securities and the fed buys them. in other words, they just cash through the markets very briefly and any effect on interest rates is nil. we are in an excess world. when

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. we start with breaking news from turkey. at least 35 people are dead after an armed attack at a nightclub in istanbul. local media say shots were fired during new year celebrations at the popular reina nightclub. it's thought that more than a0 other people have been wounded. the attack happened in the ortakoy district during new year's eve celebrations. between 500—600 people were in the club at the time. istanbul's governor called it a terrorist attack. translation: today, around 1:15am, a terrorist attacked an entertainment venue using a firearm. the terrorist shot and killed the police officer in front. he then fired at people in the venue, who were only there to have fun on new year's eve. at least 35 people have unfortunately been killed. one of them is a police officer. at least a0 people are in hospital. the investigation is ongoing. selin gerit is on the line for us from istanbul. what more can you tell us? the ambulances at the scene have been leaving, one after another, so f

in terms of number of screens, china just past north america.t year. enough, chinese consumers are becoming more and more picky. richard: i'm not sure of your premise. china box office is up a little bit, around 3% last year. about 8% was lost in the renminbi to dollar exchange rate and another five or 6% was lost in ticket prices and then the rest was more picky. y -- but it pick did not have to do with the business side. picking movies was like picking stocks. good luck. you look at a movie that went out that starred chris pratt and jennifer lawrence and it did not work in the united states. maybe as matures, it becomes more of a real film consumer market, more discriminate in. discriminating. as you look into 17, the film slate looks really good, especially for us. we are in the blockbuster business. this year, there is a lot of blockbusters coming up so you have guardians of the galaxy, fast and the furious eight. you have beauty and the beast, which will be fantastic from disney. you have "transformers," the next "star wars," episode eight,

company in thailand,, which produces much ofof the fee that is eventutually fit to consumers in north america and europe. we also uncovered evidence to suggest that i if wrigley operas legally in foreign waters. our research found that these modern-day pirates used to fishing technology in the waters all across asia. they're searching for more valuable fish species. >> [speaking foreign language] >> t the industrial strength culture in thailand -- it is driving illegal this trafficking and across southeast asia to the glglobal shrimp industry contins to rebrand itself as sustainable, but this film raises important questions about the poor agriculture and thehe y ingredients used to grow them. there is the precious marine biology diversity. also in restaurants and s sold n stores, tropicacal prawns are popular choices ofof food across the western world today. the region is a country's leading producer of ron to export overseas. it is at the center of the struggle. thousands of impoveverished peoe were fighting to conserve their natural resources and livelihood against the might of the ron indu

and the new administration has announced it will protect america against possible missile attack, from iran, and also northsystem. but what about syria? barack obama allowed russia to take control there, and president trump could start working far more closely with the kremlin. america's allies worry about the new approach to russia, particularly if president trump actively favours vladimir putin over nato and the european union. ukraine is a real test. does mr putin feel his intervention there will now cost him less in future? that donald trump could soft—pedal on sanctions, favouring partnership, rather than punishment. donald trump's deal—making will really be put to the test over international trade. trump the candidate demonised cheap imports, particularly from china, as the destroyer of american jobs. the trump white house has now confirmed us withdrawal from the tra ns—pacific partnership and threatens withdrawal from the nafta deal with america's neighbours, too, if renegotiation fails. i'm afraid international affairs are messy and complex, and i suspect that if trump clings to that "i win and you

. >> it is a special guest, the president of north america toyota.will get to the corolla question, but first the camry. there is an empty stage without a camry. we are going to unveil the eighth generation of camry. it is an important vehicle for us. >> why is it so important for you? >> there has been a shift towards light purpose. 2.5 million midsized cars were sold last year. david: huge volume, but it is not as profitable. >> it depends on the vehicle. david: you made news with the president-elect with the plant to build corollas in mexico. thee build corollas in u.s., in mississippi. we made decisions six years ago to realign our manufacturing footprint in the u.s. we can build razr fours in 4's in canada. a division where you build the suvs and trucks in the united states and more of the compact cars down in mexico? >> there are some that want to build the small cars and others want to build more full-size vehicles. there are two ways to go on that. it is closer to mississippi. in the case of mississippi, it is a five-year-old plants. they mat