22/01/2017

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Martin and this is your Sunday Newsround.

:00:07. > :00:21.And the raccoons who chose life on the road.

:00:22. > :00:24.First, American President Donald Trump has accused the newspapers

:00:25. > :00:28.and TV news of being untruthful over the number of people

:00:29. > :00:33.Mr Trump said "it looked like" 1.5 million people had been

:00:34. > :00:39.there when he spoke at the US Capital Washington on Friday.

:00:40. > :00:41.However, photographs appear to show that not as many people attended

:00:42. > :00:46.as did for Barack Obama back in 2009.

:00:47. > :00:49.Millions of protestors took to the streets yesterday to march

:00:50. > :00:52.against the new president, Donald Trump.

:00:53. > :00:54.They were marching to show their support for gender

:00:55. > :00:56.equality and gay rights, which protestors think will be under

:00:57. > :01:04.More than 600 marches took place all over the world,

:01:05. > :01:06.with the biggest in America's capital Washington, DC, where around

:01:07. > :01:11.Footy next, and Wayne Rooney has become Manchester United's all-time

:01:12. > :01:19.The England striker scored this absolute belter in injury-time

:01:20. > :01:24.to equalise against Stoke yesterday, which was his 250th for United,

:01:25. > :01:28.breaking Sir Bobby Charlton's 44-year-old record.

:01:29. > :01:30.This week everyone has been talking about Brexit,

:01:31. > :01:33.which is when the UK will leave a club of countries called

:01:34. > :01:38.Here's Ricky to explain what some of the big words mean.

:01:39. > :01:41.I'm glad someone's going to explain them to me.

:01:42. > :01:43.If you've been watching the news lately you will

:01:44. > :01:48.Brexit. Brexit.

:01:49. > :01:52.Control. Immigration.

:01:53. > :01:57.Article 50. Exiting the EU.

:01:58. > :02:10.No, it's not the name of a new breakfast cereal.

:02:11. > :02:12.It's simply two words put together, "Britain" and "exit".

:02:13. > :02:19.Last year, adults in the UK voted to leave the European Union,

:02:20. > :02:22.which is a bit like a club, only this club is made up of 28

:02:23. > :02:28.The UK has been part of it for more than 40 years,

:02:29. > :02:32.but most people who voted thought it would be better for decisions to be

:02:33. > :02:41.By activating something called Article 50.

:02:42. > :02:45.Think of it is a giant red button - once it's been pressed,

:02:46. > :02:47.the process to leave the European Union

:02:48. > :02:53.It's not really a red button, though, but it is very important.

:02:54. > :02:55.Leaving the EU won't happen overnight.

:02:56. > :02:58.Loads of things need to be discussed, for example how do

:02:59. > :03:01.we live and work with all the other countries in Europe once

:03:02. > :03:06.Two of the biggest issues being talked about are immigration

:03:07. > :03:13.The first one, immigration, that's when people move

:03:14. > :03:18.to a different country to live and work.

:03:19. > :03:21.At the moment, people who are from the EU have the right

:03:22. > :03:25.The Prime Minister says she wants more control over our borders

:03:26. > :03:28.to limit the number of people coming to live here from overseas.

:03:29. > :03:31.That means she's made a big decision on Britain's place

:03:32. > :03:37.At the moment the UK is part of the single market,

:03:38. > :03:39.which makes it easier for countries in the European Union

:03:40. > :03:45.There are rules that everyone in the single market

:03:46. > :03:52.needs to sign up to - one of those is that people

:03:53. > :03:55.from the European Union have the right to come and live

:03:56. > :04:01.Theresa May says the voters made it clear they did not want the EU

:04:02. > :04:04.to make those rules, so Britain will be leaving

:04:05. > :04:09.That means the UK has to make decisions about how

:04:10. > :04:11.we buy and sell things not just with Europe,

:04:12. > :04:25.A giant alligator, horse-boarding, and puppy players, it must be time

:04:26. > :04:29.for this week's Strange, Stranger, Strangest...

:04:30. > :04:35.Check out this massive alligator captured on camera going for a

:04:36. > :04:40.stroll at a nature reserve in Florida. Experts think the alligator

:04:41. > :04:45.is over four metres long, about the same size as a car! I would not want

:04:46. > :04:50.to bump into him! See you later, alligator!

:04:51. > :04:59.Are you a fan of winter sports, like skiing, snowboarding,

:05:00. > :05:06.horse-boarding... What? These guys in Russia have tied rope to their

:05:07. > :05:09.horses and used a snowboard to whizz along in the snow at high speeds.

:05:10. > :05:13.Better leave this to the professionals, though, it is Snow

:05:14. > :05:18.Duke. Finally, an American football game

:05:19. > :05:21.where poppies are the players. Welcome to PuppyBowl. More than 80

:05:22. > :05:27.pups from animal shelters in America took part in the game, film as an

:05:28. > :05:31.alternative to the Super Bowl event. There are even rescue rabbits and

:05:32. > :05:38.guinea pigs cheerleaders. Let's hope it doesn't get a bit to ruff!

:05:39. > :05:40.Finally, to some raccoons who took an unexpected road trip.

:05:41. > :05:53.The five babies were born in a truck in Florida in the unites states

:05:54. > :05:54.and the vehicle was then driven to California.

:05:55. > :05:57.The driver only noticed his little stowaways four days later.

:05:58. > :06:00.The animals are now being looked after at a local zoo.

:06:01. > :06:02.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here just after 2pm.

:06:03. > :06:05.How many Blue Peter presenters does it take to change a light bulb?