:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, Martin here and coming up on today's Newsround we've got the
:00:07. > :00:21.I love my grandmother because she is kind and caring and keeps me
:00:22. > :00:25.smiling. and more of what makes
:00:26. > :00:27.your grandparents great. But first to Hong Kong where
:00:28. > :00:30.thousands of people are still More and more have now joined
:00:31. > :00:34.the tens of thousands who are demonstrating because they want
:00:35. > :00:37.people in Hong Kong to decide who is The protests started after Chinese
:00:38. > :01:05.leaders said they wanted to pick I saw several demonstrators, many of
:01:06. > :01:11.whom were very young, in their teens and 20s. They are intending to stay
:01:12. > :01:15.for as long as it takes. They also want the public to be allowed the
:01:16. > :01:21.opportunity to nominate candidates for the next executive election, and
:01:22. > :01:25.they want the current chief executive to step down.
:01:26. > :01:27.This is something lots of teenagers in Hong Kong feel very
:01:28. > :01:30.Many have stayed out all night to join the protests.
:01:31. > :01:38.BBC World's Babeeta Sharma has been trying to find out why.
:01:39. > :01:42.Young students and young schoolchildren who have been out
:01:43. > :01:47.here have been particularly prominent in these protests. They
:01:48. > :01:53.are tired and they have camped out here. Thank you for joining us, you
:01:54. > :01:56.have been here overnight. How are you feeling this morning? I am a
:01:57. > :02:03.little bit tired. Day you feeling this morning? I am a
:02:04. > :02:13.on this holiday, but what happens after that, will you stay? I think
:02:14. > :02:20.so, we will stay. The school is very supportive, the professors are very
:02:21. > :02:27.so, we will stay. The school is very supportive. Everybody is fighting
:02:28. > :02:34.for democracy. But you are tired, do you want to go home and have a good
:02:35. > :02:40.meal? Of course, I want to but the government is forcing us to do this.
:02:41. > :02:45.meal? Of course, I want to but the We are very systematic, so we like
:02:46. > :02:48.to take shifts. Our friends and students come to support us.
:02:49. > :03:00.Next, to the topic that's seen loads of you get in touch today -
:03:01. > :03:21.I love my grandma because she is very funny, and she cannot remember
:03:22. > :03:28.my friends's name. I love Mike grandma because she tells me funny
:03:29. > :03:38.stories. I love Mike grandma because she makes my favourite food, Pastor,
:03:39. > :03:44.and she gives me pocket money. My grandma entertains me a lot and
:03:45. > :03:48.shows the antique stuff. My grandparents tell me about the
:03:49. > :03:52.history of my family. I love my grandma because she gives me pocket
:03:53. > :03:58.money and she is kind and caring. She tells really funny jokes and
:03:59. > :04:02.sometimes they don't make sense! I love my grandma because she is
:04:03. > :04:07.always there for me and she makes me smile every day of the week.
:04:08. > :04:09.And all day you've been letting us know what makes
:04:10. > :04:13.Libby says her Nan plays hockey and goes walking with her
:04:14. > :04:17.and her brother Abby thinks her Nan Granddad make the best homemade
:04:18. > :04:21.And Ayanda says her grandparents are the most important people
:04:22. > :04:25.in her life but that last month she went to Africa to see her Grandma
:04:26. > :04:31.Well, finally to California where these canine competitors have been
:04:32. > :04:36.riding the riptide at the sixth annual Surf City Surf Dog challenge.
:04:37. > :04:38.These beach pups took to their special doggy boards
:04:39. > :04:41.and were judged on their skills, the duration of their ride
:04:42. > :04:46.And this year?s top tandem surfers were Bono, the chocolate Labrador
:04:47. > :04:58.Why wouldn't you like that? It looks amazing.
:04:59. > :05:02.That's all from me, Newsround's back tomorrow morning.