02/11/2016

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:00:10. > :00:11.Hi everyone, welcome to Newsround

:00:12. > :00:14.this Wednesday morning with me, Leah.

:00:15. > :00:17.First, in a week's time the next US president will have been decided.

:00:18. > :00:20.Millions of Americans are voting next Tuesday on who should take

:00:21. > :00:23.over from Barack Obama at the White House.

:00:24. > :00:25.It's one of the most important jobs on the planet,

:00:26. > :00:30.so here's our quick guide to the main contenders.

:00:31. > :00:40.She's wanted this job for a long time.

:00:41. > :00:45.So they both hope to become the most powerful person in the world -

:00:46. > :00:52.Donald Trump is a businessman and he likes people to know it

:00:53. > :00:56.so he became a judge on the American version of 'The Apprentice'.

:00:57. > :00:58.His party is called the Republican Party.

:00:59. > :01:06.He wants to build a wall between America and Mexico.

:01:07. > :01:11.He says this will stop Illegal immigrants and keep America safe.

:01:12. > :01:13.Hillary Clinton has been here before but it was her husband,

:01:14. > :01:22.So far, there have been 43 presidents, but if she won

:01:23. > :01:27.Her party is called the Democratic Party.

:01:28. > :01:34.I told you, we don't have time to go into why.

:01:35. > :01:36.She says she will break down the barriers she believes hold women

:01:37. > :01:48.Find out who wins after America votes on November the 8th.

:01:49. > :01:50.Time now for a quick round-up of last night's

:01:51. > :01:56.First up, Manchester City beat Barcelona 3-1 for the first time

:01:57. > :02:01.This brilliant free kick from Kevin de Bruyne putting them ahead.

:02:02. > :02:07.A memorable night for Pep Guardiola who used to manage the Spanish side.

:02:08. > :02:09.A great night too for Arsenal who beat

:02:10. > :02:13.The Gunners were 2-0 down to begin with though,

:02:14. > :02:16.but after about 15 minutes they hit back and were level at half time

:02:17. > :02:21.before Ozil scored the winner in the final minutes.

:02:22. > :02:24.Celtic fought back to draw 1-1 at Borussia Monchengladbach.

:02:25. > :02:35.The result leaves Celtic bottom of their group with two points.

:02:36. > :02:37.Now, if you thought football or rugby was a boys' sport

:02:38. > :02:43.There's been a big rise in the number of girls and women

:02:44. > :02:45.playing rugby over the past two years in England.

:02:46. > :02:49.Jenny's been to a club in Peterborough to find out why.

:02:50. > :02:57.I'm jazz and I love cheerleading. I'm Grayson Hart like to swim. I am

:02:58. > :03:08.a county cricketer. We all love rugby. We are not the only ones

:03:09. > :03:14.according to rugby union 10,000 more women in the UK are playing rugby

:03:15. > :03:19.than two years ago. From two players this club now has more than 20 and

:03:20. > :03:24.13 girls and this season they have won all ten games they have played.

:03:25. > :03:30.I have made so many of my closest friends through rugby. It is a nice

:03:31. > :03:35.community to be in. I've played since I was six. I took a brand be

:03:36. > :03:41.because my dad was always playing rugby. My brothers played and they

:03:42. > :03:48.inspired me to play. Women's rugby is on a roll following World Cup

:03:49. > :03:52.glory back in 2014 and the extra attention given to the sport after

:03:53. > :03:58.rugby sevens was included in the Olympics this summer. We watched the

:03:59. > :04:02.sevens in the Olympics and I couldn't stop watching it. It has

:04:03. > :04:06.inspired me because I want to grow up to be a rugby player play

:04:07. > :04:13.Finland. I think the Olympics helped so much. The girls played just as

:04:14. > :04:17.well as amended. You don't really turn on the telly and see girls but

:04:18. > :04:25.we need to prove that girls are as good as boys. Today they've had a

:04:26. > :04:30.special visitor. The first professional female referee. Weight

:04:31. > :04:34.is she think the sport is gaining popularity? Women's rugby is

:04:35. > :04:40.naturally going to encourage more support whether that been dad on the

:04:41. > :04:43.sideline or whether it be somebody at home so with that kind of

:04:44. > :04:50.continuing as it is I think that will grow the game itself. Those

:04:51. > :04:52.guys coming through an inspiring them to take that legacy and run

:04:53. > :04:54.further with it. Newsround's back right

:04:55. > :05:00.here in about half an hour.