:00:00. > :00:00.Hi - you're live with me Martin, and some amazing stories about the big
:00:07. > :00:19.floods and how they're affecting kids, coming right up.
:00:20. > :00:21.So, these are the scenes across big parts of northern England
:00:22. > :00:32.all caused by Storm Desmond, which struck at the weekend.
:00:33. > :00:35.It's flooded streets, shut schools, left animals stranded AND left
:00:36. > :00:40.thousands of people without any electricity.
:00:41. > :00:44.Well, our reporter Naz has been in one of the worst hit areas today to
:00:45. > :00:51.speak to kids about what's been happening.
:00:52. > :01:00.We are in Cumbria, in Carlisle, one of the worst affected areas of the
:01:01. > :01:06.storms this weekend. Take a look behind me. That street is almost
:01:07. > :01:11.like a river. I came here this morning and the water was almost up
:01:12. > :01:16.to my waist. So a lot of flooding and what is strange about the
:01:17. > :01:23.street, no lights. None of the houses have electricity, no traffic
:01:24. > :01:26.lights either. A lot of children are off school today and plenty have
:01:27. > :01:33.been affected and they have been telling me about their homes.
:01:34. > :01:43.What happened to your house? It is flooded. We cannot get downstairs.
:01:44. > :01:53.The water is just so high. Probably right up to my head. So yesterday we
:01:54. > :02:00.just said upstairs. Not much food or anything. We did not have anything
:02:01. > :02:07.to do. And you were rescued, what was that like? When I first got up I
:02:08. > :02:13.thought they were joking, I thought I was still asleep. But it was real.
:02:14. > :02:18.We tried to get out of the front window but we could not so we went
:02:19. > :02:29.to the bathroom and opened that window. We had to climb down and get
:02:30. > :02:34.into the boat. So behind me and rescue operation is still going on
:02:35. > :02:39.and also a big clean-up operation taking place. You may be wondering
:02:40. > :02:41.what the weather has in store for the Carlisle and the rest of the
:02:42. > :02:45.country for them in Carlisle will expect more rain overnight and the
:02:46. > :02:50.ground is wet. There could be more flooding. But for now tonight and
:02:51. > :02:54.tomorrow, the clean-up operation will continue.
:02:55. > :02:57.Well over on the website we want to hear from you if you've
:02:58. > :03:01.There's also more pictures and info about what's happened there too.
:03:02. > :03:04.OK, let's get some other top stories now and people
:03:05. > :03:07.in Beijing have been told to stay inside for the next three days.
:03:08. > :03:10.China's capital city has issued a red alert for smog levels, warning
:03:11. > :03:17.the city will be covered in a thick haze and telling schools to shut.
:03:18. > :03:20.The city has lots of problems with smog, caused
:03:21. > :03:22.by factories and other things, but this is the highest level warning.
:03:23. > :03:25.And a special rocket has blasted into orbit taking food and clothes
:03:26. > :03:29.The unmanned craft set off from a base in America with more
:03:30. > :03:32.than 3,000 kilos of supplies for the astronauts onboard the ISS.
:03:33. > :03:36.They're running low after several failed delivery runs recently.
:03:37. > :03:39.Now, I don't know about you, but I'm starting to feel quite Christmassy!
:03:40. > :03:42.And one of the best bits of the festive period is watching some
:03:43. > :03:52.So, Ricky's been finding out what's coming up this year.
:03:53. > :03:57.There is so much to look forward to over Christmas.
:03:58. > :04:02.Christmas comes early if you are a Star Wars fan.
:04:03. > :04:05.The 17th of December, The Force Awakens.
:04:06. > :04:09.Set 30 years after Return Of The Jedi, they are all there, Han Solo,
:04:10. > :04:13.What if sci-fi isn't your bag of popcorn?
:04:14. > :04:19.If you liked Ice Age, the team behind that have made The Peanuts
:04:20. > :04:25.His dog Snoopy is his trusty companion,
:04:26. > :04:27.It's not just about the cinema and the big screen.
:04:28. > :04:29.There's plenty to watch when you are at home in
:04:30. > :04:42.It is about a 12-year-old boy, Jo Spud, whose dad made
:04:43. > :04:47.his fortune selling toilet paper called Bum Fresh.
:04:48. > :04:51.Dr Who always serves up a Christmas cracker.
:04:52. > :04:57.In this episode, Doctor Who is trying to escape from Christmas.