:00:17. > :00:18.Good morning. I am Ayshah.
:00:19. > :00:19.First, to the latest on Hurricane Matthew.
:00:20. > :00:22.The storm has battered the coast of Florida in the US,
:00:23. > :00:24.leaving four people dead and one million without power.
:00:25. > :00:27.It has since weakened and is heading north towards Georgia.
:00:28. > :00:29.But it is the Caribbean island of Haiti which has suffered
:00:30. > :00:32.Thousands of homes have been destroyed,
:00:33. > :00:37.As rescue teams try to reach cut off areas, it is estimated more than 800
:00:38. > :00:41.Haiti sits in an area of the Caribbean where lots
:00:42. > :00:43.of big storms happen. BBC Weatherman Simon King
:00:44. > :00:45.explains why poorer countries, like Haiti, struggle to cope
:00:46. > :00:56.For Haiti, as a poor country, they have got
:00:57. > :00:59.rid of a lot of their trees on the mountains,
:01:00. > :01:01.so all the rain comes down into the settlements below,
:01:02. > :01:16.Because they do not have as much money as they are neighbours
:01:17. > :01:22.Dominican Republic, the structures are not quite as strong. There are
:01:23. > :01:25.very prone then to the effects of these hurricanes.
:01:26. > :01:29.This is a serious story, so if you are upset by this news,
:01:30. > :01:31.there is plenty of help for you on the website.
:01:32. > :01:33.To the man who ran 401 marathons in 401 days.
:01:34. > :01:36.Ben Smith set himself the challenge to raise money
:01:37. > :01:38.for anti-bullying charities, because he was targeted by bullies
:01:39. > :01:45.401 marathons, in 401 days. That is a lot of running.
:01:46. > :01:47.Just so you know, one marathon equals just around 26 miles.
:01:48. > :01:52.So, Ben Smith has run a total of 10,513 miles!
:01:53. > :01:59.That is more than the distance between the UK and Australia!
:02:00. > :02:06.Ben has been running to raise money for anti-bullying charities.
:02:07. > :02:11.He says he was picked on when he was younger.
:02:12. > :02:14.During his mammoth marathon, he has visited 309 locations
:02:15. > :02:20.throughout the UK and popped into 101 schools along the way.
:02:21. > :02:31.After 284 days, he had to stop for more than a week
:02:32. > :02:38.Since then, he has been making up for lost time and, today,
:02:39. > :02:43.You can hang up those trainers for now, Ben!
:02:44. > :02:48.Last up, the baby whale who helped out its mum when she got
:02:49. > :02:50.It happened near Brisbane in Australia.
:02:51. > :02:53.The calf pushed the adult whale, who then splashed
:02:54. > :02:57.Mum and baby were then seen swimming off happily.
:02:58. > :03:03.That is it for no. We are back just before midday.