0:00:12 > 0:00:14Morning - I'm Ricky, and this is Newsround.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19First to the US, where flash floods and mudslides have caused loads
0:00:19 > 0:00:21of damage in southern California.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Rescue teams are trying to help people after heavy rains
0:00:23 > 0:00:25turned roads into rivers.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Witnesses have described large rocks, the size of small cars,
0:00:28 > 0:00:33rolling down hills, blocking roads and destroying houses.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Police say more than 100 people have been taken to hospital.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39At least 13 people have died.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Gay people can get married everywhere in the UK apart
0:00:43 > 0:00:44from in Northern Ireland.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Two women or two men have been able to marry in England,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Scotland and Wales since 2014.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Martin's been speaking to Northern Ireland, to find out
0:00:53 > 0:00:55what people there think.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57We're all just people and we should have equal rights,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59no matter who we are.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02These kids set up this group so there would be somewhere
0:01:02 > 0:01:04for people who are gay and straight to chat about things
0:01:04 > 0:01:06that affect them.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09And one big issue that comes up again and again is gay marriage,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12which isn't allowed in Northern Ireland.
0:01:12 > 0:01:21I think it's old-fashioned and a bit slow of the people making the laws.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26It's unfair, because when I'm older and I do truly love someone
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and want to get married, it just means that I can't really do that.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33If I could sit in front of people that have the decision to change
0:01:33 > 0:01:35this, I would tell them, "What are you doing?"
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Right now I shouldn't even be here discussing why gay
0:01:37 > 0:01:39marriage isn't a thing, because it should
0:01:39 > 0:01:40already be a thing here.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43There's like a lot of people in our area who don't actually know
0:01:43 > 0:01:47that gay marriage still isn't legal in Northern Ireland.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48Eventually it will change.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I think we're just putting it off.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54But obviously it's going to happen.
0:01:54 > 0:01:54'S
0:01:54 > 0:01:59For Alice, there is another reason why it's important to her that gay
0:01:59 > 0:02:01people should be able to marry.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Her uncle is gay and lives in the Republic of Ireland,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08where gay marriage is allowed, after moving from Northern Ireland.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11How was it knowing that you couldn't get married even if you wanted
0:02:11 > 0:02:12to in Northern Ireland?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15What it does do is it tells you that you're not
0:02:15 > 0:02:17the same as everybody else - you're not allowed the same
0:02:17 > 0:02:18freedoms as everybody else.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22And a lot of other people in Northern Ireland want
0:02:22 > 0:02:23the laws to change.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26In a recent poll, over two thirds of people here said they think gay
0:02:26 > 0:02:30marriage should be allowed.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36The biggest political party here is called the DUP.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38And I'm just outside their headquarters in Belfast.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41The DUP don't believe in gay marriage, and that's a big reason
0:02:41 > 0:02:44why it hasn't happened in Northern Ireland -
0:02:44 > 0:02:48unlike England, Wales and Scotland.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Now we wanted to speak to someone from the DUP,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54but no one wanted to be interviewed.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56But someone who would speak to us was John.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58He is a Christian.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02He thinks that gay marriage is against what his religion teaches.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05In the Bible I believe that marriage is something that we didn't create -
0:03:05 > 0:03:08it's something that was given to us as a gift by God.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I think God suggests that marriage is something
0:03:12 > 0:03:14between a man and a woman.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I think it's important that all people are treated well,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21all people are treated with dignity, all people are respected,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24no matter their creed, colour or sexual orientation.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28And I think that is fair.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32John - who we just heard from - is from a big Christian group that
0:03:32 > 0:03:37wants the ban on gay marriage to continue in Northern Ireland.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Next to football, and Manchester City came from behind
0:03:39 > 0:03:41to beat Bristol City in their League Cup
0:03:41 > 0:03:44semi-final first leg match.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46The Championship side took the lead from the penalty spot
0:03:46 > 0:03:48through Bobby Reid at the Etihad Stadium.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Kevin de Bruyne then equalised for the unbeaten
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Premier League leaders, followed by substitute
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Aguero's late winner.
0:03:55 > 0:04:02It means Manchester City take a 2-1 lead into their second match.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05They're hard to see, but you can probably find them in your
0:04:05 > 0:04:07bathroom at home - I'm talking about microbeads.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10The UK has just banned them - but what exactly are they?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Here's Ayshah.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Microbeads are a tiny balls of plastic smaller
0:04:15 > 0:04:20than five millimetres - roughly the size of a grain of sand.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23They're used in some shower gels, face washes and toothpaste to help
0:04:23 > 0:04:26add that extra scrub.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28But now the UK has banned making products containing them.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Why?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32They say trillions of microbeads end up in the world's oceans,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35lakes and rivers, and that harms the sea life who eat them
0:04:35 > 0:04:39or breathe them in by mistake.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Just one shower can lead to 100,000 plastic particles
0:04:42 > 0:04:45going into the ocean.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Many companies have already taken steps to remove
0:04:47 > 0:04:49microbeads from their stuff.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53And although making things with them has now been banned,
0:04:53 > 0:04:54microbeads won't be removed from shops completely
0:04:54 > 0:04:57until later this year.
0:04:57 > 0:05:04Environmental campaigners hope a worldwide ban will soon follow.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Now for something you don't see every day.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10This is the Sahara desert - but not as you may know it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Instead it's covered in snow.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It's only the third time in 40 years that they've seen snowfall.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17It didn't last long though - it all melted away soon after these
0:05:17 > 0:05:19pictures were taken.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Police patrolling the streets in the US state of Florida
0:05:22 > 0:05:24caught something pretty unusual on camera.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Yep, a skateboarding dog.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29He's doing nothing wrong, but the police were clearly
0:05:29 > 0:05:30impressed with his skills.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32They filmed the pooch, and then posted the video online.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37He's got some serious skills.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Just enough time left to tell you to head to Newsround online,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43where you can see the amazing wildlife photos which are part
0:05:43 > 0:05:44of a national competition.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Plus, the London Underground is 155 years old.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Take a look at the very first tunnels created for the trains
0:05:49 > 0:05:53underneath England's capital city.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54That's it from us. Have a great day at school.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Hayley's back with more Newsround stories this afternoon.