0:00:03 > 0:00:06Hello everyone - it's Monday afternoon, I'm Leah and it's time
0:00:06 > 0:00:09to get excited because you're live with Newsround on CBBC.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Let's get this started - coming up...
0:00:12 > 0:00:16The clean-up begins after a super storm hit parts of America.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21And the women making history and breaking records.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33First up, people on the east coast of America have started to clear up
0:00:33 > 0:00:35after a massive snowstorm.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38More than a metre fell in some places, and caused chaos
0:00:38 > 0:00:39across several big cities.
0:00:39 > 0:00:45Here's Jenny.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52It's been nicknamed "Snowmageddon".
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Around 85 million people across 20 states have been affected by fierce
0:00:56 > 0:01:00weekend weather right up the east coast of the US.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01The heaviest snowfall was recorded in Glengary,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05West Virginia, which had 106cm - taller than your average cat,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09dog, or panda.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12New York City had a record amount of snow - 68cm.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16And in America's capital, Washingdon DC, 57cm meant
0:01:16 > 0:01:20President Barack Obama's White House became even whiter.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Nearly 12,000 flights have been cancelled and more than 300,000
0:01:23 > 0:01:27people were left without any electricity or power.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And today, many schools are closed, but children living there have been
0:01:30 > 0:01:34managing to fill their time.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39We made a secret blizzard snow handshake.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42As you can see, it is snowing pretty hard right now.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44It has been snowing for about 45 minutes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49With wind speeds of up to 60 mph, it truly is a breathtaking experience.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55That was awesome!
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Even some animals have been making the best of it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Weather forecasters say the blizzard is weakening as it heads
0:02:02 > 0:02:05across the Atlantic Ocean, towards the UK.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08But that means the west of England, Scotland and Wales can expect heavy
0:02:08 > 0:02:14rain and strong winds this week.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16To tennis now and the Australian Open.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Johanna Konta has become the first British woman to reach
0:02:18 > 0:02:21the quarter-finals of one of the big Grand Slam tournaments for more
0:02:21 > 0:02:22than 30 years.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Andy Murray will be joining her after a straight sets win
0:02:25 > 0:02:30against Bernard Tomic.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32A team of British scientists have been finding out how penguins
0:02:32 > 0:02:35are changing their habits because of climate change.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37They've set cameras where the animals live and breed
0:02:37 > 0:02:40in the Antarctic to look at their behaviour.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42The BBC's science reporter, Victoria Gill, sent Newsround this
0:02:42 > 0:02:44special report.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I'm in Antarctica and I'm actually standing in a penguin colony
0:02:48 > 0:02:50so I have to keep my voice down slightly because the birds
0:02:50 > 0:02:54all around are on their nests with chicks and I'm here with a team
0:02:54 > 0:02:57of scientists led by Doctor Tom Hart, who is setting up
0:02:57 > 0:03:00cameras in these penguin colonies.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We can see one of your cameras just behind us here.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05What exactly are you doing here, what is this project for?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I leave a camera on loads of different penguin colonies
0:03:07 > 0:03:12all around Antarctica and they take an image every hour throughout
0:03:12 > 0:03:16the year so we get when they turn up, how well they are doing and how
0:03:16 > 0:03:19well they are breeding from loads of different colonies all around
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Antarctica.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Why do you want to understand what is going on in that detail?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I want to understand what the threats are to penguins
0:03:26 > 0:03:30in this region, and how to get rid of those threats,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33so it could be fisheries, climate change.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37By following loads of colonies, some of which are near fished areas,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41we can work out the differences between those in terms of survival
0:03:41 > 0:03:45and things like that.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Finally today, to a group of British women who have made it
0:03:48 > 0:03:50into the record books twice!
0:03:50 > 0:03:54They're the first all-female team and the first team of four to row
0:03:54 > 0:03:55the Pacific Ocean.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Ayshah's got more on their epic adventure.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03After ten months and 8,500 miles, these women have finally made it
0:04:03 > 0:04:06to dry land.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08The coxless crew and their trusty boat Doris set out from
0:04:08 > 0:04:13San Francisco in America in April, stopping in Hawaii and Samoa before
0:04:13 > 0:04:17making it to Cairns in Australia.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20The motivation has been the people that have been supporting us
0:04:20 > 0:04:21and sharing their stories.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25The four women battled rough weather, exhaustion and even sharks
0:04:25 > 0:04:28to finish the journey in their 30 foot boat.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Touching distance from the boat we have had sharks circling,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35we had a couple of sharks who followed us for a few weeks.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38On the longest leg of their trip they had to row for 60 days
0:04:38 > 0:04:41straight, taking it in turns to sleep and eat.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45The ladies are hoping to raise ?250,000 for charity.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51After this epic adventure, the girls definitely deserve a rest.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53That's all from me.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Newsround's back tomorrow morning on CBBC at 7.40am with Hayley.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Have a great evening.