:00:00. > :00:00.Good afternoon, you're watching Newsround.
:00:07. > :00:12.I'm Ricky, live with your midday headlines.
:00:13. > :00:15.It's a good day for Wazza in the Cup!
:00:16. > :00:26.We meet the gamers taking on this virtual circuit.
:00:27. > :00:30.First up, today the last orca show will take place at SeaWorld
:00:31. > :00:36.The company has faced a lot of criticism over the last few years
:00:37. > :00:38.about the treatment and welfare of its killer whales.
:00:39. > :00:46.Graceful, powerful and intelligent - we're talking about orcas, or killer
:00:47. > :00:52.For many years these whales have performed in shows across America
:00:53. > :00:57.at amusement parks run by the company SeaWorld.
:00:58. > :01:07.In 2015, Californian authorities banned SeaWorld from breeding
:01:08. > :01:13.And, after a lot of pressure from celebrities and animal rights
:01:14. > :01:16.groups, in 2016 SeaWorld announced they were putting an end
:01:17. > :01:18.to killer whale performance shows in their parks.
:01:19. > :01:20.This weekend marks the final show at one of those parks
:01:21. > :01:25.SeaWorld currently has killer whale shows at two other parks in America,
:01:26. > :01:28.in Texas and Florida, but they will be
:01:29. > :01:35.Instead of performing tricks, the whales will now be used to help
:01:36. > :01:41.Animal rights groups have praised SeaWorld for making positive steps
:01:42. > :01:43.in the right direction, but some still think more can be
:01:44. > :01:46.done to help protect the animals' welfare.
:01:47. > :01:51.Some are suggesting the whales should be moved to sanctuaries
:01:52. > :01:54.by the sea, where they can live in an environment closer to that
:01:55. > :01:58.The fight for killer whale rights seems set
:01:59. > :02:01.to continue into the future, but things are definitely changing
:02:02. > :02:14.Well, the FA Cup is in full swing this weekend, and the big news
:02:15. > :02:15.yesterday was Man United's 4-0 win over Championship
:02:16. > :02:20.Wayne Rooney drew level with United legend Bobby Charlton as the club's
:02:21. > :02:23.But if you've ever made a mistake playing footy at school,
:02:24. > :02:25.don't feel too bad - even the professionals
:02:26. > :02:33.Reading keeper Ali Al-Habsi made a mess of this attempted clearance.
:02:34. > :02:38.And it looks even worse in slow motion.
:02:39. > :02:41.And in tennis, Andy Murray's 28-match winning streak finally came
:02:42. > :02:44.He lost to Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open final
:02:45. > :02:49.New knight Sir Andy saved three match points in the second set,
:02:50. > :02:53.but eventually lost out to the man he knocked off the world number one
:02:54. > :02:57.Both now head off for the Australian Open,
:02:58. > :03:01.the year's first Grand Slam, which starts in a week.
:03:02. > :03:06.Next to China, where a thick fog of pollution in capital Beijing has
:03:07. > :03:10.got so bad a team of special police have been set up to stamp it out.
:03:11. > :03:13.The mist, called smog, has finally cleared after two weeks,
:03:14. > :03:15.but it's many say it's the worst ever seen.
:03:16. > :03:19.Sophie lives there and she sent us this report.
:03:20. > :03:25.Hi, my name is Sophie and I live in Beijing.
:03:26. > :03:31.In my city we have a lot of smog, also known as pollution.
:03:32. > :03:40.When pollution gets bad, I can't go outside as much as I usually do.
:03:41. > :03:43.But if I need to go shopping or to my friend's house,
:03:44. > :03:45.I wear one of these - called a pollution mask.
:03:46. > :04:01.I have one at my house, but there are loads at my school.
:04:02. > :04:04.This means I can go to school on high pollution days.
:04:05. > :04:06.Do you know when you can't go outside to play
:04:07. > :04:10.It's like that in Beijing, just it is pollution instead.
:04:11. > :04:14.I lived here for eight years and this is some of the worst
:04:15. > :04:20.The CES tech show in Las Vegas comes to an end today.
:04:21. > :04:22.It's where some of the newest gadgets go on show
:04:23. > :04:30.It's also where gamers meet up and get pretty competative.
:04:31. > :04:36.Drivers and gamers are taking part in this virtual Formula E race.
:04:37. > :04:39.The drivers take their seats and get ready to race their rivals,
:04:40. > :04:43.and this event has pulled in a huge crowd.
:04:44. > :04:46.Virtual tournaments like this one gives players the opportunity
:04:47. > :04:59.to feel like a real racer without having to burn rubber.
:05:00. > :05:12.In the end, this virtual race was run by Bono Huis,
:05:13. > :05:17.-- was won by Bono Huis, who won more than ?150,000 for coming first.
:05:18. > :05:20.Keeping it competitive now, and Let It Shine may have beaten
:05:21. > :05:22.The Voice in the ratings battle last night.
:05:23. > :05:24.The BBC show got more than 6 million viewers compared to ITV's
:05:25. > :05:27.version of The Voice, with just over 5 million.
:05:28. > :05:29.But what really counts is what you guys think.
:05:30. > :05:31.And you've been telling us all morning.
:05:32. > :05:33.So were you glued to the sofa for The Voice, or did
:05:34. > :05:36.you ditch the spinning chairs for Gary Barlow's Let It Shine?
:05:37. > :05:40.Dylan says he was watching The Voice because he thinks it's amazing.
:05:41. > :05:43.Marley preferred Let It Shine because it's brand new and The Voice
:05:44. > :05:46.Mia said she enjoyed watching Let It Shine,
:05:47. > :05:48.but that nothing can beat the spinning chairs!
:05:49. > :05:52.That's all from me, keep your Saturday night TV views coming in,
:05:53. > :05:54.Newsround will be back just after 1.30pm.
:05:55. > :05:58.Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest