26/08/2011 Newsround

Hi there, Newsrounders. Ricky and Sonali here with your official

countdown to the weekend. Yes, we are full of that Friday feeling

today. On the way, Tulisa tells us why she's hooking up with Gary

Barlow again, and it doesn't involve The X Factor. And, Hayley

goes really wild. But first, America is bracing

itself for one of the most powerful storms to strike the mainland in

three years. Hurricane Irene left a trail of destruction when it passed

over the Caribbean. Tomorrow it's expected to reach America's east

coast, home to millions of people. And huge waves have already begun

washing up on some beaches. This is the damage caused so far by

Hurricane Irene. In the Caribbean, some homes were flattened, others

completely washed away. The USA is the hurricane's next stop. The

storm is expected to hit North Carolina tomorrow before heading

north and arriving in New York on Sunday. More than 65 million people

live along its predicted path. Hundreds of thousands of families

have been told to leave their homes. You are advised to leave the area

immediately. People in North Carolina are stocking up with

supplies and boarding up their houses. In New York City, the mayor

has ordered people living near the coast to move to higher ground.

Hurricanes are common at this time of year in America, but if Irene

hits, it will be the biggest storm for 20 years. Pictures taken from

space show Irene is a massive 700 miles wide. Wind speeds have hit

115mph, and officials are also worried the storm will whip up

walls of water along the coast called storm surges. Hurricanes

change quickly, so it's impossible to tell exactly where this storm

will hit and what damage it'll do. But no-one here is taking any

chances. Next up, a little Newsround

exclusive for you. We have some very exciting news about this

year's Children In Need single. We've had an exclusive look behind

the scenes. Tulisa and Gary Barlow have teamed up with the likes of

Chipmunk and Tinchy to cover an old song called Teardrop. There are so

many acts on the charity record that when I asked Tulisa about it,

even she was a bit confused! You are recording the main chorus,

how many acts of there in total? many, I do not know. The list kept

changing every time I was asking them. Two days later, it would

change. It was only a couple of days ago, I asked Gary Barlow about

Chipmunk. I said, get him on the record! And he is here.

Now it probably isn't feeling like a fabulous Friday if you're a

Scottish footy fan. No, for the first time in more than 50 years,

there are no Scottish sides left in Europe after Celtic, Rangers and

Hearts crashed out of Europa League qualifying last night. Celtic may

get lucky, though. The side that beat them last night, Swiss side

Sion, have been accused of having five players that shouldn't have

been on the pitch. If found guilty, Celtic will take Sion's place.

We'll know by Tuesday. Four English sides - Stoke, Fulham, Birmingham

and Spurs - did make it into the group stages of the Europa League,

though. Tottenham are set to play Shamrock Rovers, who made history

as the first Irish side to get this far in Europe. If you want to see

the rest of the draw, head over to our website.

And while we're talking footy, this seems like a good time to tell you

about tomorrow's Match Of The Day Kickabout. It's a tale of two

cities as we look ahead to Sunday's London versus Manchester match-ups.

Paz grabs an exclusive chat with the Little Pea, Man United's Javier

Hernandez. We've got this season's most criminal kits. And we

celebrate some of the strangest sendings-off you'll ever see.

That's tomorrow, 7:40am on the CBBC Channel and again at 11:40am on BBC

Two. Last month, we were all getting

excited about the London Olympics being just a year away. Now we can

get excited about the Paralympics too. That's because Monday marks a

year to go until the likes of our very own Ellie Simmonds get to

defend their title. Don't forget, Team GB's Paralympic team did

seriously well in Beijing four years ago. Ellie got two golds in

the pool, and Britain came second overall, with more than 100 medals.

There'll be 20 events altogether in London, including athletics,

wheelchair tennis, archery, rowing and judo. And tickets go on sale

next month, so if you missed out on Olympic ones, here's another chance.

Really excited that it is a year to go, because it will go so fast, and

it is the biggest event in my career. It will be amazing, but it

is also scary, because it will be so soon, and there will be a lot of

pressure on us all. Now, if you think you've had a busy

summer holiday, I bet it's nothing compared to our Hayley's. She's

spent the past six weeks on a highly-important mission to suss

out the most exciting, thrilling or downright crazy things you guys

have been doing on your break. If you've missed any of her adventures,

they're on our website. Here's her I am on the hunt for the craziest

summer holidays, and it is starting to get wild. Leo and his mates are

spending their holiday on a bush craft survival course in this

forest in Oxfordshire, and they are living in the wild. You have been

sleeping, eating, everything here. What has it been like? Pretty fun,

I have loved it, every single second. We have been sleeping

outside, eating outside, we made fires, we made shelters, and we

even had a bath in the cold light. -- cold lake. Why did you decide to

come in the wild? I really liked the idea of surviving in the wild

with hardly anything apart from trees and grass, and maybe some

things that you have got in the backpack. Is it fun as well? Yes.

First, we need to get in our camouflage and concealment. As

usual, that means covering me in lots of paint. Then we have to trek

through lots of pretty rough terrain. We have to forage for wild

fruit, and we need to build our own shelter for the night. The most

important thing it is too light a fire to keep us warm and eat our

snacks. You are spending your holiday here in the wild, how is it

going? It has been wicked, I have loved every single second. It is a

lot better than being stuck in a classroom.

My favourite of her adventures is when she went in a plane with a 12-

year-old pilot. That's it, outta time. Have a great