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0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hi, I'm Martin, this is your after school Newsround

0:00:08 > 0:00:10and here's what's coming up on the show.

0:00:10 > 0:00:14We bring you Barack Obama's Newsrounds end of term report.

0:00:14 > 0:00:19And we meet the children in India having to fit school around work.

0:00:27 > 0:00:30First up, There's loads of tennis action with the Australian open

0:00:30 > 0:00:31kicking off this week.

0:00:31 > 0:00:34Andy Murray has already won his first Grand Slam match

0:00:34 > 0:00:37as world number one.

0:00:37 > 0:00:40He's through to the second round of the competition.

0:00:40 > 0:00:43Another Brit Dan Evans is also through for the first time

0:00:43 > 0:00:45ever in his career.

0:00:45 > 0:00:49And British female number one Johanna Konta will play later today

0:00:49 > 0:00:53when she'll be hoping for a win over Kirsten Flipkens from Belgium.

0:00:53 > 0:00:59Next, in just a few days the USA will be getting

0:00:59 > 0:01:01a new president and saying goodbye to Barack Obama, who's

0:01:01 > 0:01:03run the country for the last eight years.

0:01:03 > 0:01:05Lots of Americans think he did a great job,

0:01:05 > 0:01:08but many are disappointed in what he's achieved.

0:01:08 > 0:01:13So what does his end of term report look like?

0:01:13 > 0:01:15Oh, yes, here it is - the end of term report

0:01:15 > 0:01:17for Mr Barack Obama.

0:01:17 > 0:01:21Well, let's see how he's done for the past eight years.

0:01:21 > 0:01:22Well, Barak had a good start.

0:01:22 > 0:01:25Getting the job of President was a big achievement.

0:01:25 > 0:01:28When he was born, black people didn't even have the same

0:01:28 > 0:01:31rights as white people, in large parts of the USA.

0:01:31 > 0:01:37Now, let's take a look at the big projects Mr Obama focused on.

0:01:45 > 0:01:47People in the US pay doctors and hospitals for treatment.

0:01:47 > 0:01:50Barak launched a plan to allow more people to access

0:01:50 > 0:01:52affordable health care.

0:01:52 > 0:01:54But many people disagree with the plan and

0:01:54 > 0:01:57the next President has said he may scrap it.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06Barak and his team helped achieve a climate agreement between

0:02:06 > 0:02:10the US and most of the world's other countries, lowering the amount

0:02:10 > 0:02:13of gases that cause climate change.

0:02:19 > 0:02:23Obama wanted tougher gun laws in America, but he had a lot of

0:02:23 > 0:02:28opposition and didn't achieve any big changes.

0:02:34 > 0:02:37Supporters think he has been a great example as the first

0:02:37 > 0:02:40black president of the US, but others think he hasn't done enough

0:02:40 > 0:02:47to change the long-standing problems of racism in America.

0:02:49 > 0:02:51Well, Barak certainly enjoyed getting involved in

0:02:51 > 0:02:54lots of activities, never afraid to give things a go

0:02:54 > 0:02:57and not shy of the camera.

0:02:57 > 0:03:01As he leaves, Barak Obama is a pretty popular president with many

0:03:01 > 0:03:02Americans.

0:03:02 > 0:03:05But his one big promise was to unite the US and, as Donald

0:03:05 > 0:03:09Trump becomes President, the United States is more divided

0:03:09 > 0:03:11than when Obama took over.

0:03:11 > 0:03:13That's not all Barak Obama's fault, but he

0:03:13 > 0:03:18probably wishes he could have done more to change things.

0:03:18 > 0:03:21Next, in some parts of the world children can't go to school

0:03:21 > 0:03:24because they have to earn money for their families.

0:03:24 > 0:03:28Now a new school in Mumbai, in India, is helping those who have

0:03:28 > 0:03:31jobs to fit their education around their work.

0:03:31 > 0:03:34Here's Jenny.

0:03:34 > 0:03:38In India, millions of children are missing out on school.

0:03:38 > 0:03:41For lots of them, it's because they're trying to earn a

0:03:41 > 0:03:44living, like these children who sell things to drivers who've stopped at

0:03:44 > 0:03:46traffic lights.

0:03:46 > 0:03:50But one project in Mumbai is bringing school closer.

0:03:50 > 0:03:52In this converted shipping container,

0:03:52 > 0:03:55in the middle of a busy traffic junction, kids get taught a range of

0:03:55 > 0:03:58subjects in the afternoon, while still having time to earn money

0:03:58 > 0:04:01before and after school.

0:04:01 > 0:04:0612-year-old Kalpana has been selling garlands since she was six.

0:04:06 > 0:04:09Now she dreams of becoming a pilot.

0:04:09 > 0:04:11TRANSLATION: I did not know anything before coming here.

0:04:11 > 0:04:13But now I'm learning languages and maths.

0:04:13 > 0:04:15I can also write my name in English.

0:04:15 > 0:04:18With an education, these children can follow their dreams.

0:04:18 > 0:04:21For some, that means following in the footsteps of

0:04:21 > 0:04:24their teachers.

0:04:24 > 0:04:26TRANSLATION: I want to become a teacher and then

0:04:26 > 0:04:33help underprivileged children like us.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35Finally, the RSPCA are asking people to check before calling

0:04:35 > 0:04:37for emergency help for animals.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40It comes after they were called out to catch

0:04:40 > 0:04:42a snake which turned out to be a cuddly toy!

0:04:42 > 0:04:46It's just one of a number of times when people have mistaken objects

0:04:46 > 0:04:52for living creatures.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55That's all for now, I'm back with more Newsround tomorrow morning.

0:04:55 > 0:05:01Bye.

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