09/06/2016

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:00:00. > :00:09.Stay tuned for all of Thursday's top stories.

:00:10. > :00:13.We meet the sisters who're taking Gymnastics by storm, and...

:00:14. > :00:28.Check out our ones to watch for Euro 2016.

:00:29. > :00:31.First, to the US, where Hillary Clinton has been named

:00:32. > :00:33.as an official candidate for the presidential election.

:00:34. > :00:35.She's the first-ever woman to have a real chance of becoming

:00:36. > :00:38.president of one of the biggest and most powerful countries

:00:39. > :00:40.in the world, so we've been finding out more about her.

:00:41. > :00:45.She is a lawyer-turned-politician and she is the first woman to ever

:00:46. > :00:54.have a serious chance of becoming the president of the United States.

:00:55. > :00:56.She first became famous when her husband, Bill Clinton,

:00:57. > :01:01.During her eight years as the first lady of the United States,

:01:02. > :01:03.she campaigned for women's rights and health care and became

:01:04. > :01:08.a well-known political figure around the world.

:01:09. > :01:10.As her husband's leadership came to a close, she decided

:01:11. > :01:19.She wanted to run for president in 2008 but supporters

:01:20. > :01:20.of her political party, the Democrats, chose

:01:21. > :01:25.When he won the US election, he appointed Clinton

:01:26. > :01:29.She spent four years in this important position, where she looked

:01:30. > :01:32.after America's relationships with other countries.

:01:33. > :01:35.Now she has a serious chance of becoming the next president.

:01:36. > :01:37.The battle for the position is attracting huge attention

:01:38. > :01:39.because both Clinton and her Republican Party opponent,

:01:40. > :01:43.Donald Trump, are so well-known around the world.

:01:44. > :01:53.Clinton's priorities are employment, equality and health care,

:01:54. > :01:55.but many of her opponents think that she is an untrustworthy politician.

:01:56. > :01:58.Those who support her think that this is sexist and that people

:01:59. > :02:01.don't approve of her just because she is a woman.

:02:02. > :02:03.If successful, she would be the first female president

:02:04. > :02:06.The election campaign is already dividing the USA.

:02:07. > :02:09.The battle for one of the most influential jobs in the world

:02:10. > :02:16.is only going to get hotter as the election draws nearer.

:02:17. > :02:18.Next, gymnast sisters Becky and Ellie Downie

:02:19. > :02:20.had a brilliant weekend at the European Championships in

:02:21. > :02:25.Big sis Becky was crowned the bars champion and younger sister Ellie

:02:26. > :02:31.grabbed silver medals on both the vault and floor.

:02:32. > :02:35.They also won the team silver medal with their GB

:02:36. > :02:38.And they're joining me now on the sofa.

:02:39. > :02:46.What was it like for you both on the final day of the Europeans

:02:47. > :02:52.Incredible. For us both to come out on top on the same day is so

:02:53. > :02:56.special. The fact we did it together. Your sisters, and I

:02:57. > :03:00.remember growing up and being mega competitive with my younger brother.

:03:01. > :03:08.Even breakfast was a competition. What is it like you both, doing the

:03:09. > :03:15.same sport? It can be competitive. But we have different specialities.

:03:16. > :03:18.We are competitive but fighting in our different competitions. We have

:03:19. > :03:25.to talk about his medals. Your house must be jam-packed with medals.

:03:26. > :03:28.Whether you keep them? Mainly in our bedroom. Some are scuttled around

:03:29. > :03:34.but it is nice to get the recognition. Livestock about the big

:03:35. > :03:44.one coming up in the summer. The Olympics. Do you have any idea when

:03:45. > :03:47.you will be picked? We hope that when the day comes, it will be a

:03:48. > :03:50.good day for both of us, to see if we get picked.

:03:51. > :03:53.Finally, there's just one day to go till Euro 2016 kicks off in France.

:03:54. > :03:56.24 countries will be competing to win the championships and here's

:03:57. > :03:59.some of the key players to look out for who will be hoping

:04:00. > :04:12.Ibrahimovic. Returned to him by Larsson...

:04:13. > :04:25.No goalkeeper in the world was going to keep that out.

:04:26. > :04:37.And the star striker has got the goal.

:04:38. > :04:46.Back it comes, straight in. Thomas Mueller with a beauty!

:04:47. > :04:49.De Bruyne in the middle, Romelu Lukaku...

:04:50. > :05:02.He's round the outside of Chiellini, who tried to hold him off.

:05:03. > :05:13.David Silva has struck gold for Spain.

:05:14. > :05:29.It's summertime and a lot of us will be spending

:05:30. > :05:34.us to keep an eye out for hummingbird hawk-moths.

:05:35. > :05:37.Experts want to know if the insect has started to breed in Britain.

:05:38. > :05:40.It's usually found in other parts of Europe and beats its wings

:05:41. > :05:42.80 times per second, allowing it to hover over flowers.

:05:43. > :05:49.Newsround's back right here at 4.20 with Hayley.

:05:50. > :05:56.Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest of the

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