08/06/2016 Newsround

Hello, and welcome to Newsround with me, Hayley.

Here's what everyone's talking about today...

How drones could help track rare whales...

And the unusually large worm found in Ecuador.

To the US now, where Hillary Clinton has been named as an official

candidate for the presidential election after months

of campaigning.

She's the first ever woman to have a real chance of becoming

president of one of the biggest and most powerful

countries in the world.

So I've been finding out more about her.

Who is Hillary Clinton?

She's a lawyer turned politician, and she is the first woman to ever

have a serious chance at becoming the President of the United States.

She first became famous when her husband, Bill Clinton,

was the President.

During her eight years as the First Lady of the United States,

she campaigned for women's rights and for health care,

and became a well-known political figure around the world.

As her husband's leadership came to a close, she decided

to enter politics herself.

She wanted to run for President in 2008, but supporters

of her political party, the Democrats, chose

Barack Obama to run instead.

When he won the US election, he appointed Clinton

as his Secretary of State, and she spent four years in this

important position, where she looked after America's relationships

with other countries.

Now she has a serious chance of becoming the next President.

The battle for the position is attracting huge attention

because both Clinton and her Republican party opponent,

Donald Trump, are so well known around the world.

Clinton's priorities are employment, equality and health care,

but many of her opponents think she's an untrustworthy politician.

Those who support her think this is sexist, and that people

don't approve of her just because she is a woman.

If successful, she'll be the first female President

of the United States.

The election campaign is already dividing the USA.

The battle for one of the most influential jobs in the world

is only going to get hotter as the election draws nearer.

Now take a look at this rare footage of a Bryde whale off

the coast of New Zealand.

They are an endangered species and this footage, taken by a drone,

is one of the first to capture the whales feeding

in their natural habitat.

Scientists believe using drones can help protect the creatures

without disturbing them.

Next to the school where two wheels are better than a car.

Ricky's been to a school in Yorkshire where children have won

an award for the amount of time they spend on their bikes.

Helmet on, school awaits.

There's nothing like a good bike ride.

No matter what the weather is like, even when it's raining,

these guys get on their bikes and their scooters, and off they go.

And these guys are so good at it that they've even won an award.

For five whole days, every single kids at this small

school in Yorkshire cycled or scooted to school.

I think it's important because you're stopping

pollution, and you're not...

It's kind of like changing the world.

You can just go anywhere you want, really.

I love cycling because it's nice and it's kind of...

It makes the world better and it kind of relaxes me when

I go for a bike ride.

But there's still a problem.

Cycling charities say lots of you aren't able to ride to school.

When we do surveys with young people, we find that around a third

of them want to cycle to school, and yet just one in 50 children

cycle to school in this country.

So there's a big difference there.

But if you go to countries like Denmark or the Netherlands,

something like a third of children will cycle to school.

You see much more on a bike than you see in a car,

and you get more exercise than in a car.

Busy roads can put lots of you off getting on your bike.

Charities say riding in groups with an adult can make it easier

and safer for young people.

Now, I hope this doesn't put you off your tea,

but take a look at this giant earthworm spotted during a rainstorm

in Ecuador in South America.

It's over one metre in length and weighed

as much as a bag of sugar.

That's all from me.

Newsround's back tomorrow morning with Martin.

Bye!

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