0:00:02 > 0:00:03Afternoon everyone.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Leah here with Thursday's Newsrond.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Stick around we've got loads of good stuff on the way including:
0:00:08 > 0:00:13The tasty snack elephants are going wild for.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15And Newsround's in the US bringing you the latest
0:00:15 > 0:00:20in virtual reality gaming.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28But first.
0:00:28 > 0:00:28They make their way each winter from the Arctic in the North Pole
0:00:31 > 0:00:32to parts of northern Europe.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34But recent storms here have blown hundreds of little auks
0:00:34 > 0:00:36onto the shores of eastern Scotland.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Luckily they're being given a helping hand to get
0:00:38 > 0:00:48back on track.
0:00:51 > 0:00:57When they're at sea, they're in their element,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00but once these tiny birds touch the ground, they're in big trouble.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02These birds are designed to be on the sea,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04so obviously, they can't walk and run across land,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07they can only stand up and move a short distance before
0:01:07 > 0:01:08they're exhausted.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11So when these birds land in people's gardens or in fields,
0:01:11 > 0:01:12that's them stuck.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14The team at the Scottish SPCA wildlife centre
0:01:14 > 0:01:17in Alloa normally rescue just four or five of these birds in an entire
0:01:17 > 0:01:19year, but in the last few days, they have cared
0:01:19 > 0:01:20for hundreds of auks.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23They are doing their best to feed them up and release them.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25He's quite feisty, he's biting, so he looks
0:01:25 > 0:01:27really good for getting released again, hopefully.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28He is quite strong.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31They breed in the Arctic and migrate for the winter to the North Sea
0:01:31 > 0:01:35They breed in the Arctic and migrate for the winter to the North Sea off
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Scotland, but the strong winds have blown them inland.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40The charity say if you do find one, call them to give the birds
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and the best chance of survival.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45If you think the weather's been a bit grey here in the UK,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47take a look at these incredible views from northwest China.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Thick fog swamped Urumqi City almost completely hiding
0:01:49 > 0:01:50the 80 metre high buildings.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53On the roads people had to be extra careful and lots of flights
0:01:53 > 0:01:58had to be cancelled.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Space now and Tim Peake is preparing to become the first ever British
0:02:01 > 0:02:02astronaut to do a spacewalk.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Right now he's on the International Space Station orbiting 400
0:02:05 > 0:02:07kilometres above earth but next Friday he'll take those first
0:02:07 > 0:02:08nerve-wracking steps outside the craft.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10So what does it take to walk in space?
0:02:10 > 0:02:18Jenny's been finding out.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20The International Space Station, floating in orbit 250 miles
0:02:20 > 0:02:24above the Earth.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27In just a few days, its hatch will open and two astronauts,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Tim Peake and Nasa's Tim Kopra, will step outside the craft
0:02:29 > 0:02:36into nothing but infinite miles of space.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Their mission?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41To replace a broken solar unit bolted onto the outside of the ISS.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43A simple job?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Absolutely not.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47They'll be travelling at 17,500 mph and if that doesn't make things
0:02:47 > 0:02:52difficult enough, they'll be wearing 160-kilogram spacesuits.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54And even though they're weightless in space,
0:02:54 > 0:03:00they're big, bulky and very tricky to work in.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02You've got to imagine that they're up there,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04orbiting the Earth at 17,000 mph in a tin can, basically,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07in the vacuum of space.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08And they're all protected within that environment,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11but they've got to step outside into that near vacuum of space
0:03:11 > 0:03:13and sort of float there, outside the station.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17So it is difficult.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20It will actually take them a few hours just to get suited up.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24They've got to put the special suit on to go outside and then they'll be
0:03:24 > 0:03:26out there for about six hours doing the job.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29To get them ready for their task, the astronauts will breathe pure
0:03:29 > 0:03:32oxygen for two hours before leaving the ISS.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35This will get rid of another gas in their bodies,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37called nitrogen, that can cause problems when they're
0:03:37 > 0:03:40in their spacesuits.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42To stop them floating away into the void, they'll be attached
0:03:42 > 0:03:46to each other and to the craft by a 26-metre steel line.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Tim's underwater training has prepared him well for the mission
0:03:49 > 0:03:50and he's looking forward to the challenge.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52He even tweeted about his excitement, saying he was thrilled
0:03:52 > 0:04:00to be doing his first ever spacewalk.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02If you want to know more about that amazing spacewalk,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05get to the website where there's loads of exciting stuff on Tim Peake
0:04:05 > 0:04:09and his time at the International Space Station.
0:04:09 > 0:04:17On the website you can also learn more about the future of gaming.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Some of the biggest tech companies are at a huge gadget show in
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Las Vegas.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Big news this year are virtual reality headsets and Ricky
0:04:24 > 0:04:26is at the show checking out all the latest tech offerings
0:04:26 > 0:04:28from giant TVs to smart chairs.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Tomorrow he's taking a look at drones and robots.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Now, we're all working through those holiday leftovers,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34but Christmas treats aren't just for humans.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37These elephants, have been munching on Christmas trees.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42The elephants liked the taste and smell so much, the huge snack
0:04:42 > 0:04:43was gobbled up in 15 minutes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Zookeepers at Berlin's Tierpark say the trees are a nutritious addition
0:04:46 > 0:04:50to their usual diet.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51That's all from me, Newsround's back tomorrow
0:04:51 > 0:04:52morning at 7.40.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58Bye for now.