22/01/2017

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:00:10. > :00:12.Hi, I'm Martin and this is Newsround.

:00:13. > :00:16.First, American President Donald Trump has accused the newspapers

:00:17. > :00:23.and TV news of being untruthful over the number of people

:00:24. > :00:28.Mr Trump said "it looked like" 1.5 million people had been

:00:29. > :00:32.there when he spoke at the US Capital Washington on Friday.

:00:33. > :00:35.However photographs appear to show that not as many people attended

:00:36. > :00:40.as did for Barack Obama back in 2009.

:00:41. > :00:43.Millions of protestors took to the streets yesterday to march

:00:44. > :00:44.against the new President Donald Trump.

:00:45. > :00:47.They were marching to show their support for women's and gay rights,

:00:48. > :00:50.which protestors think will be under threat from the new President.

:00:51. > :01:01.We took a look at some of the marches to find out more.

:01:02. > :01:08.London, Mexico, Australia and America. More than 600 marchers took

:01:09. > :01:18.place across world yesterday in support of women's rights. It is as

:01:19. > :01:22.committed more than half and people turned up in America's capital DC

:01:23. > :01:28.alone. In the past president trumpet said some very rude things about

:01:29. > :01:33.women which celebrities and many people disagreed about. It is

:01:34. > :01:37.thought the many people who march will get their messages across. --

:01:38. > :01:40.it is hoped. Last week everyone was talking

:01:41. > :01:43.about Brexit, which is when the UK will leave a club of countries

:01:44. > :01:45.called the European Union. Lots of words were used

:01:46. > :01:48.which I didn't understand so here's If you've been watching

:01:49. > :01:57.the news lately you will Brexit.

:01:58. > :02:01.Control. Immigration.

:02:02. > :02:04.Article 50. Exiting the EU.

:02:05. > :02:11.No, it's not the name of a new breakfast cereal.

:02:12. > :02:16.It's simply two words put together, "Britain" and "exit".

:02:17. > :02:26.Last year, adults in the UK voted to leave the European Union,

:02:27. > :02:30.which is a bit like a club, only this club is made up of 28

:02:31. > :02:37.The UK has been part of it for more than 40 years,

:02:38. > :02:41.but most people who voted thought it would be better for decisions to be

:02:42. > :02:49.By activating something called Article 50.

:02:50. > :02:53.Think of it is a giant red button - once it's been pressed,

:02:54. > :02:54.the process to leave the European Union

:02:55. > :02:59.It's not really a red button, though, but it is very important.

:03:00. > :03:02.Leaving the EU won't happen overnight.

:03:03. > :03:05.Loads of things need to be discussed, for example how do

:03:06. > :03:08.we live and work with all the other countries in Europe once

:03:09. > :03:13.Two of the biggest issues being talked about are immigration

:03:14. > :03:19.The first one, immigration, that's when people move

:03:20. > :03:21.to a different country to live and work.

:03:22. > :03:24.At the moment, people who are from the EU have the right

:03:25. > :03:30.The Prime Minister says she wants more control over our borders

:03:31. > :03:34.to limit the number of people coming to live here from overseas.

:03:35. > :03:37.That means she's made a big decision on Britain's place

:03:38. > :03:43.At the moment the UK is part of the single market,

:03:44. > :03:46.which makes it easier for countries in the European Union

:03:47. > :03:51.There are rules that everyone in the single market

:03:52. > :03:54.needs to sign up to - one of those is that people

:03:55. > :03:57.from the European Union have the right to come and live

:03:58. > :04:02.Theresa May says the voters made it clear they did not want the EU

:04:03. > :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. > :04:24.What better way to finish the programme than with this

:04:25. > :04:30.week's Strange, Stranger, Strangest...?

:04:31. > :04:40.We treat you with some horse boarding and since usually cute

:04:41. > :04:42.ponies. -- some seriously cute ponies.

:04:43. > :04:44.Check out this massive alligator captured on camera going for a

:04:45. > :04:46.stroll at a nature reserve in Florida.

:04:47. > :04:49.Experts think the alligator is over four metres long, about the

:04:50. > :04:59.Are you a fan of winter sports, like skiing, snowboarding,

:05:00. > :05:10.These guys in Russia have tied rope to their

:05:11. > :05:14.horses and used a snowboard to whizz along in the snow at high speeds.

:05:15. > :05:23.Better leave this to the professionals, though, it is Snow

:05:24. > :05:26.Finally, an American football game where poppies are the players.

:05:27. > :05:30.More than 80 pups from animal shelters in America

:05:31. > :05:33.took part in the game, film as an alternative

:05:34. > :05:44.There are even rescue rabbits and guinea pigs cheerleaders.

:05:45. > :05:48.Let's hope it doesn't get a bit too ruff!

:05:49. > :06:03.Newsround's back tomorrow with Ayshah.

:06:04. > :06:06.All right, Cockers, I'm a little dog from Wigan.

:06:07. > :06:10.Can you guess who that was an impression of?