and listen to the way that they talk about nature, and you'll see what it wasas that really, you knonow appeald to m me. fred: today this lake e is the scene e of annual gatherings of buddhdhist monks. it's also the site of a special meeting between buddhists and scientists. dr. lu zhi is a conservation biologist at peking university. she's been working with tibetans in this area for many years. translator: during the 1990s, when i went to the tibetan area for the first time, i saw something g that really surprised me. there e was a lot of loggiging going on, but in some areas, the wiwild animals were not afraid of people. and there were verery old trees, 600 oror 700 years old. the ancient forerest was preserved. i asked ththe local people how is this possiblele? people said d this is our sacred mountain. this was a big shock to me. just the concept of sacred moununtain was g good enough to preserve the resources. it's more powerful than the law or the preaching of scientists. todaday the system is still functioning. in the core area, nothing should be touched. then in a broader area,

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we knonow that the aid was released because the president, in part because the president knew about thehistleblowerplaint. the white house meeting never actuallyappened. the two presidents met on the sidelines of the united nations, but the president of ukraine has yet to come to the white house and get what wodid really be a omatic and big welcome at the white house. that is differen mthan a sideliting. judy: thank you. here in the nation's capital, pretty much all the attention is on impeachment but how is it being received in other parts we the country? turned to three public media reporters to find out. katie is with wl iran, south -- wlrn, mary from twin cities pbs in minneapolis, and banta joins us from minneapolis as well, where she is visiting for theoliday. it is great to have you with us on the newshour. i will start with you. i know you' home' coloro and that is what i want to talk about. when you talk to colorado voters about impeachment, how much attention are they paying? are they interested in it? >> when we talk to voters across thpepoliticalrum, i was surprised how engaged people a

as you knonow, the protest movement doesn't havave jusust e leadadership.here e are a lot off movements, organize levers, the feminist movement, environmentntal momovement, butt also people who are organizing and popular similes in their n neighboooood. the political debate is everywherere. see people talkining about a new constitution, talkiking about economic policies that we basically..ewew chile,, the situatation in bolivia feels like a tragic turn of events for many people. wing and theght extreme right wing, they are taking advantage of a political crisis in the country. amy: what was the effects of michelle bachelet coming, now the head of the u.n. high commission on human rights, former president of chile who herself and her mother were tortured under pinochet? her father d died inin custody. bachelet did d not come to chile. she sent a committee, but w we still have not heaeard anything from that committee yet. but the human rights sitituation is very difficult right now because the police general, the director of the police in chile is saying he i