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 that really surprised me. there was a lot of logging going on, but in some areas, the wild animals were not afraid of people. and there were very old trees, 600 or 700 years old. the ancient forest was preserved. i asked the local people how is this possible? people said this is our sacred mountain. this was a big shock to me. just the concept of sacred mountain was good enough to preserve the resources. it's more powerful than the law or the preaching of scientists. today the system is still functioning. in the core area, nothing should be touched. then in a broader area, killing is not allowed. no living beings should be harmed. we did a survey on birds, and we discovered that wherever the belief in sacred mountains is strong, there is greater biodiversity. so this shows scientifically the environmental value of sacred mountai

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i went to perform after what i thought was going to be a comedy club in massachusetts called the peking garden club, and i got there, and lo and behold, it was a chinese restaurant. so i found myself telling jewish jokes at a chinese restaurant and called a friend in new york the next day to tell her about my ironic experience. out of that conversation came the idea of jewish comedy on christmas in a chinese restaurant, and here we are 25 years later. >> and we just heard from two of the beneficiaries of kung pao kosher comedy for this year. where did you come up of this notion of each year having partial proceeds go to support a nonprofit in the community. sdpr so we should say, how do you translate? >> i translate it as charity with a social conscience. so the first year in 1993, the j, which was san antonio as the jewish bulletin at the time, our local jewish newspaper, had a journalist, and she was battling brain cancer. she would cover a lot of progressive lgbt issues, and i knew her and knew that she was dealing with this health issue this nay -- fatal, terminal health issue. so a

surely one of the most remarkable journeys ever undertaken by an american president, his trip to peking deeply hope will become a journey for peace. >> is the food as good as people say it is? >> i'm no expert on chinese food, but i liked it. >> mr. president? >> hello, henry. >> nixon was a great geopolitical thinker, and he liked the idea of linkage, that he could link u.s. soviet policy and produce one tidy bundle. >> nixon thought that the vietnamese were hirlings or pawns of the chinese and soviets. they weren't. they were communists domestically, but they were no one's pawn. they were using the chinese and the russians playing them off each other to get weaponry to fight us to gain their independence. >> the heaviest fighting in a year broke out in south vietnam today. north vietnamese forces struck at eight bases manned by south vietnamese troops just south of the demilitarized zone. >> the north vietnamese are unnerved by the fact that the americans seem to be making peace with both the soviets and the chinese. they're feeling alienated from their principal allies. they see the

like red farm in the west village where ed hears gobbles >> we're peking duck specialists. people like the idea of a duck instead of a turkey. >> it is paired with a consume. it will be available. add string beans and dumplings with faces for entertainment. >> eating here is fun, tasty and fun. >> reporter: don't be afraid to hit a sushi restaurant for dinner. the executive chef promises a fusion meal. >> we do our style of cuisine, japanese, brazilian and peruvian. >> they marinade their turkey. the stuffing is made with quinoa and sausage. then crispy brussel sprouts and >> you have an option to have nontraditional. >> reporter: if you would like to taste the entire meal, check out pauley's pizza on long island. >> everything i saw my parents make over my childhood, i've tried to put that into pizza. >> reporter: the deep dish pizza has turkey, turkey gravy, mashed potatoes and corn, sausage stuffing, topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese. it's a yummy and quick way to gobble up your thanksgiving dinner. audrey puente, fox 5 news. alison: i'm hungry. steve: looks good