:00:00. > :00:07.You're live this Thursday with me, Leah and news of the hailstones
:00:08. > :00:13.How your favourite toys could go on holiday when you can't.
:00:14. > :00:21.First to the latest on the soldier set free after five
:00:22. > :00:27.We told you earlier this week about Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's
:00:28. > :00:33.But today a party to welcome him home was cancelled after some
:00:34. > :00:36.claims he'd actually walked out on the army before being captured.
:00:37. > :00:54.Yellow balloons celebrating the release of the soldier has been
:00:55. > :00:59.flying in his home of Idaho. This was the dramatic moment when he was
:01:00. > :01:04.set free and handed back to the U.S. Army after being held prisoner in
:01:05. > :01:10.Afghanistan by the heart lies its Lanark -- hardline Islamic group
:01:11. > :01:16.that Halliburton. But now the party to celebrate his return has been
:01:17. > :01:21.cancelled. Organisers in his small Town say they would not be able to
:01:22. > :01:27.cope if too many people turned up. Not everyone in America is happy
:01:28. > :01:31.with the soldier. Some have made accusations he was actually a
:01:32. > :01:35.deserter, someone who walked out of the Army without permission. It is
:01:36. > :01:40.not clear exactly what happened but what we do know is that one night in
:01:41. > :01:44.June 2009, the soldier went missing from his Army base. He was not
:01:45. > :01:48.captured in battle and some people think he may have left the Army base
:01:49. > :01:52.by choice, but no one knows for sure exactly what he did. Many people are
:01:53. > :01:57.still supporting him. Hours later, he was captured by the Taliban. Some
:01:58. > :02:01.people think President Obama has not handled the issue well, but he says
:02:02. > :02:10.getting the soldier back was the right thing to do. The United States
:02:11. > :02:19.has always had a pretty sacred rule. And that is we do not leave our men
:02:20. > :02:24.or women in uniform behind. The US Army says it will look into the
:02:25. > :02:25.deserter claims will stop for now, the soldier is recovering at a
:02:26. > :02:27.hospital in Germany. Next - survivors of one
:02:28. > :02:31.of the fiercest battles of World War II have met Prince Charles today to
:02:32. > :02:34.mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day. It was when thousands
:02:35. > :02:36.of troops began landing on the beaches of France
:02:37. > :02:40.and started a major fight back that Special ceremonies are taking place
:02:41. > :02:44.in England and France all weekend and we'll have a special report
:02:45. > :02:48.on Newsround tomorrow. Now, hailstones the size
:02:49. > :02:51.of tennis balls and winds that have blown over lorries have been
:02:52. > :02:54.battering parts of America. Amazingly, no-one has been seriously
:02:55. > :02:57.hurt in the freakish weather. This driver in the US state
:02:58. > :03:06.of Nebraska struggled behind the wheel, as their car was battered
:03:07. > :03:09.by hailstones - leaving their Some of the hailstones that fell
:03:10. > :03:16.were the size of tennis balls! The outside of these houses
:03:17. > :03:21.were badly damaged by hail. The storms forced some people
:03:22. > :03:33.to hide in their basements. It was about 4pm when it hit. It
:03:34. > :03:36.sounded like the world was coming to an end.
:03:37. > :03:38.It came through like a freight train.
:03:39. > :03:43.It sounded like the world was coming to an end, almost.
:03:44. > :03:46.But it wasn't just hail causing chaos - there were powerful winds
:03:47. > :03:50.There were even a number of tornadoes
:03:51. > :03:55.You can see a number of large trees were taken out by this storm.
:03:56. > :03:58.Trees were blown over, as was this lorry...
:03:59. > :04:01.This is just an idea of how strong these winds are and
:04:02. > :04:06.And this video from neighbouring state Iowa appeared to show a petrol
:04:07. > :04:09.Heavy rain also brought sudden flooding, and some people
:04:10. > :04:13.The storms are now moving eastwards across the US, but forecasters say
:04:14. > :04:17.Next to the robots that can read people's emotions.
:04:18. > :04:21.Pepper here uses an "emotional engine" that allows it to
:04:22. > :04:23.analyse gestures, expressions and voice tones and communicate with
:04:24. > :04:37.Imagine if your favourite toys could for just over ?1,000.
:04:38. > :04:39.Imagine if your favourite toys could go on holiday without you. Now they
:04:40. > :04:44.can. A Japanese company has started
:04:45. > :04:46.taking teddies on tours. They take videos of them
:04:47. > :04:49.at famous landmarks and upload More on that on the website,
:04:50. > :04:54.plus our chat on who you're And you can check out this
:04:55. > :04:58.year's fattest pets, too. Go and have a look and I'll see
:04:59. > :05:01.you back here at ten to seven.