:00:00. > :00:11.Morning, everyone. I'm Leah, it's Saturday morning, and you're live
:00:12. > :00:14.with Newsround. First, there have been reports of
:00:15. > :00:17.violence overnight in the east of Ukraine as tensions grow ahead of a
:00:18. > :00:21.big vote. Tomorrow, the people of Crimea will decide whether or not
:00:22. > :00:24.the region should become part of Russia. Most of the people living
:00:25. > :00:28.there believe they are Russian, but the Ukraine government say this vote
:00:29. > :00:32.is against the constitution. The United States also believes the vote
:00:33. > :00:36.shouldn't go ahead. Next to the space man that you guys
:00:37. > :00:39.can't get enough of. We asked for your questions for the first British
:00:40. > :00:47.astronaut, Major Tim Peake, as he prepares for his 2015 mission to the
:00:48. > :00:50.International Space Station. Nel touched base with him from his
:00:51. > :00:53.training camp in Russia to see how he's getting on.
:00:54. > :00:56.Major Tim Peake, I have loads of questions sent in by our viewers.
:00:57. > :01:00.Are you ready? I certainly am. Mohamed in Wembley wants to know -
:01:01. > :01:04.how do you feel about going to the space station? As the time gets
:01:05. > :01:07.nearer, I get more excited, and the training is also becoming extremely
:01:08. > :01:10.relevant now to what I will be doing. It's been a fantastic
:01:11. > :01:14.journey, and it's getting better and better. Max in England has a
:01:15. > :01:17.question. He would like to know what kind of experiments you will be
:01:18. > :01:20.doing up there. There will be lots of experiments in areas such as
:01:21. > :01:25.medicine, fluid physics, and material sciences. Probably between
:01:26. > :01:32.50 and 70 hours of science is going to be done every week.
:01:33. > :01:37.After six weeks of bone-crunching tackles and mazy runs, Rugby Union's
:01:38. > :01:40.Six Nations comes to a close today. This year, the championship has gone
:01:41. > :01:44.right to the wire with Ireland, England and France all still in with
:01:45. > :01:48.a chance of winning the title. And with all six sides in action today,
:01:49. > :01:51.we want to hear your messages of support for your favourite team.
:01:52. > :01:56.Head on over to the Newsround website and get them in.
:01:57. > :01:59.After a week-long challenge for Sport Relief to sit on each of the
:02:00. > :02:04.45,000 seats at Wembley Stadium, we now have a winner. Watch out for the
:02:05. > :02:10.flashes coming up. Former England captain Alan Shearer beat Robbie
:02:11. > :02:13.Savage. They had to sit on a seat every four seconds for ten hours a
:02:14. > :02:17.day to complete the task in time. It's left them blistered and sore,
:02:18. > :02:22.but it's all been worth it to raise money.
:02:23. > :02:27.Now to the three-day-old baby gorilla recovering well after a
:02:28. > :02:31.life-saving operation. The infant was born at San Diego Zoo Safari
:02:32. > :02:35.Park in America, and officials had to carry out surgery on her lung,
:02:36. > :02:47.which wasn't working properly. She's now doing well and will be monitored
:02:48. > :02:57.around the clock by staff! Make sure you get the grown-ups in your family
:02:58. > :03:00.to check their lottery ticket. ?9 million where one last night.
:03:01. > :03:02.See you back here just before midday.