0:00:05 > 0:00:07Good morning.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09I'm Ricky, bringing you Tuesday's top stories coming up.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Incredible photos of a lunar eclipse.
0:00:12 > 0:00:22And the hunt is on to find the next Olympic mascot.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27First to the World Athletics Championships in London
0:00:27 > 0:00:29where there was heartbreak for Great Britain's Laura Muir
0:00:29 > 0:00:32in the women's 1500m final.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35It looked like she would take the bronze medal
0:00:35 > 0:00:39but she was overtaken right at the end, missing out
0:00:39 > 0:00:42by just seven hundredths of a second at the finish line.
0:00:42 > 0:00:48Gutted.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And there was more bad news for athletes taking part.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53The organisers of the competition say a number of competitors,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56staying at the same hotel in London, are thought to have
0:00:56 > 0:00:56got a stomach bug.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58It affected Irish hurdler Thomas Barr and the
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Botswanan Isaac Makwala - both were forced to pull out
0:01:01 > 0:01:08of their races on Monday.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Now the Olympic and Paralympic Games is nothing
0:01:10 > 0:01:11without one of the these.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12A mascot.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Well, the hunt is on to find the next face of the Tokyo 2020
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Games, as Ricky's been finding out.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Yet there is just over 1000 days to go until the Tokyo Olympic and
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Paralympic Games.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29That gives this lot just enough time to find a mascot
0:01:29 > 0:01:34for the greatest show on Earth.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37In 2012, at the London Games, Wenlock
0:01:37 > 0:01:44and Mandeville kept the crowds entertained.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48During the Games in Rio, Brazil, last year, these
0:01:48 > 0:01:52fellas stole the show.
0:01:52 > 0:02:00So, how do you go about finding a mascot to represent Tokyo 2020?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Well, a competition in Japan has kicked off, where ordinary
0:02:02 > 0:02:09people can design and send in their own creations.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I want mascots with cute smiles.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Mascots are big business in Japan.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Becoming one takes a lot of training, as Newsround's Leah
0:02:16 > 0:02:19found out a few years back when we sent her
0:02:19 > 0:02:22to a mascot training school.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Guys, it's me.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27This is Leah and this is my mascot.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Don't give up your day job, Leah.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The winning designs will be selected by children
0:02:31 > 0:02:33across Japan in a big vote.
0:02:33 > 0:02:41The winner announced in March next year.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Now take a look at these beautiful shots of the moon.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Last night a stunning lunar eclipse was visible
0:02:46 > 0:02:48in many parts of the world.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Eclipses happen when the Earth passes between the sun
0:02:50 > 0:02:54and the moon, casting a shadow.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55This one could be viewed on several continents,
0:02:55 > 0:02:59although many countries could only see part of it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01A second full eclipse will occur on the 21st of August
0:03:01 > 0:03:07over North America.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Animal news now.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11And the fight against illegal hunting, called poaching.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14The British Army are helping park rangers in Gabon, in Africa,
0:03:14 > 0:03:15to protect elephants there from poachers,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17who are hunting them for their ivory tusks.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Here's Ricky.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23These forest elephants are under threat, all because of their tusks.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27They live in Gabon, a country on the coast of Africa.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Most of Gabon is covered in rainforest -
0:03:29 > 0:03:32stretching for thousands of miles - and most of Africa's forest
0:03:32 > 0:03:35elephants live here.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37But poachers want their tusks, which are made of
0:03:37 > 0:03:40ivory, so they can sell them for lots of money.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43It's thought 30,000 elephants have been poached in the
0:03:43 > 0:03:46last ten years, that's more than half the elephants in Gabon.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Even though there's a worldwide ban on the sale of ivory,
0:03:49 > 0:03:55there's still an illegal trade, and poachers can make
0:03:55 > 0:03:57a lot of money from their tusks.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59But the British Army hopes it can help
0:03:59 > 0:04:00to tackle the problem.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Gabon has a real high density of forest elephants.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06That's why it's gotapproaching problem.
0:04:06 > 0:04:16Out here, training the Gabonese National Parks
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Agency to combat that means the British Army can make
0:04:21 > 0:04:23a difference in the fight against the illegal
0:04:23 > 0:04:24wildlife trade.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26They are training park rangers on how to find
0:04:26 > 0:04:29poachers hiding in the forest and help get the evidence they need to
0:04:29 > 0:04:30get them sent to prison.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Poaching is a huge problem here but it is hoped
0:04:33 > 0:04:35that the training the British Army are giving can
0:04:35 > 0:04:36make a big difference.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37OK.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Listen up...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Lots of you are still on your summer holidays,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43and even though some of you go back to school pretty soon.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45We want to know what you've been up to.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48The big question is, have you spent too much time
0:04:48 > 0:04:49on your smartphones?
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Be honest!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Well, the children's commissioner says you guys should limit
0:04:52 > 0:04:54the ammount of time you spend on social media.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57So head to Newsround online, and let us know what you've been up
0:04:57 > 0:04:59to.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Hi. My favourite CBBC show is Operation Ouch,