:00:15. > :00:19.Hi there. Ore and Sonali here to put a bit of Newsround sparkle into
:00:19. > :00:22.your half term. On the way... Have you written your Christmas list
:00:22. > :00:25.yet? We've got this year's hottest toys for you. Plus But first to
:00:25. > :00:28.Thailand, where the terrible floods that have hit parts of the country
:00:28. > :00:32.are threatening to spread to the capital, Bangkok. Hello, I'm David
:00:32. > :00:35.Attenborough and I've got your questions about tonight's programme,
:00:35. > :00:43.Frozen Planet. I will try to answer them and I hope you enjoy the
:00:43. > :00:45.programme. Areas close by are already covered
:00:45. > :00:48.in water, and now there are warnings the walls which are
:00:48. > :00:56.designed to protect the country's biggest city just aren't strong
:00:56. > :01:00.enough. Here in Thailand the water just keeps on coming and coming. It
:01:00. > :01:05.is one of the most popular places to go on holiday. Thousands of
:01:05. > :01:09.British people head here every year to see its beautiful Sandy beaches
:01:09. > :01:15.and impressive temples, and visit the bustling capital, Bangkok. But
:01:15. > :01:19.for the Prime Minister, a warning. The massive floodwater is most
:01:20. > :01:24.likely to overpower barriers and floodgates that protect Bangkok. It
:01:24. > :01:29.is highly possible that the water will spill into the areas of
:01:29. > :01:33.central, inner and out erring of Bangkok. Thailand isn't a poor
:01:33. > :01:37.country. It's an important stop for worldwide business and lots of
:01:37. > :01:40.people have asked how one of the biggest cities in the world can
:01:40. > :01:43.have such weak defences against flooding. Right now, most of the
:01:43. > :01:48.city is dry. But the reason people are so worried about the situation
:01:48. > :01:52.is the maths. The walls of the river north of the city are 2.5
:01:52. > :01:57.metres high, but the water running through it threaten to run higher
:01:57. > :02:02.than that. With a five-day public holiday starting tomorrow, those
:02:02. > :02:06.who live here are being asked to leave or head to higher ground.
:02:06. > :02:09.People had taken shelter in one of Bangkok's airports but now they are
:02:09. > :02:13.being moved on. The airport has had to close because its runways are
:02:13. > :02:16.covered in water. Even in this powerful city, they are finding it
:02:16. > :02:19.hard to fight against the power of nature.
:02:19. > :02:22.The list of this year's hottest toys is out, which can mean only
:02:22. > :02:25.one thing - Christmas is not far away. Scoring high is the
:02:25. > :02:31.Interactive fluffy bunny called Milky, which sleeps, eats and gives
:02:31. > :02:37.you hugs. Nice. There's also a Fireman Sam rescue set, the ever-
:02:37. > :02:40.popular light sabre and, of course, some good old Lego. You've been on
:02:40. > :02:42.to the Newsround website to tell us which toy you can't live without.
:02:42. > :02:46.Seven-year-old Jessica from Newcastle says it's her toy dog,
:02:46. > :02:50.Poppy - "She is black and white. She is my favourite because my dad
:02:50. > :02:53.got me it from his holiday." 11-year-old Megan in Bradford told
:02:53. > :03:01.us about her teddy, Arthur. "I got him for my first birthday. I
:03:01. > :03:05.literally can't live without him!" Thanks for all your comments.
:03:05. > :03:07.Now, he's one of the most famous faces on TV and he's been answering
:03:07. > :03:12.some of your questions. Sir David Attenborough's new show, Frozen
:03:12. > :03:15.Planet, starts tonight on BBC One. It's all about the amazing animals
:03:15. > :03:25.that live on the North and South Poles. Just for you, Hayley went to
:03:25. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:30.quiz the legend himself. Hello, Sir David Attenborough, it is so lovely
:03:30. > :03:36.to meet you. I'm so excited about Frozen Planet tonight. Good. What
:03:36. > :03:43.is it going to be like? Tonight I would look out for a sequence which
:03:43. > :03:47.shows how killer whales form a team and hunt seals sitting on ice floes,
:03:47. > :03:52.very exciting. Lots of people are excite. A few kids have written
:03:52. > :03:56.into Newsround to ask you some questions. First of all, Elinor,
:03:56. > :04:01.who is 13, said what were the lowest temperatures you came across
:04:01. > :04:06.and how but cope with them? didn't measure them but I'm told it
:04:06. > :04:12.was 45 degrees below, and it is OK, because you've got such terrific
:04:12. > :04:17.kit. But if you lose a glove, it is disaster. You could lose your
:04:17. > :04:22.fingers. Gosh! What about your nose? Mine always gets cold. It is
:04:22. > :04:30.not vegtdz when you are doing an interview. What's the most
:04:30. > :04:34.endangered animal in the North and South Pole, asks Katherine, age 11?
:04:34. > :04:41.In the North Pole it's the polar bear. It is in danger because the
:04:41. > :04:45.way it hunts, it catches seals on ice floes, but if the sea doesn't
:04:45. > :04:51.freeze, the polar bear can't hunt, and they could starve to death.
:04:51. > :04:57.Sally, 14, said how did you film the scenes under the ice? You cut a
:04:57. > :05:02.hole in the ice and you go down and you start diving. Mag knollia, 12,
:05:02. > :05:08.said, do you ever wish you had a different job? I would never wish
:05:08. > :05:14.to have another job. It's the best job in the world. You see the most
:05:14. > :05:17.fabulous things. I will tune it. I'm so excited. Thank you for come
:05:17. > :05:21.ing to answer the questions. You're welcome.
:05:21. > :05:23.And you can watch Frozen Planet tonight at 9.00pm on BBC One, or
:05:23. > :05:27.4.10pm on Sunday afternoon. Of course school can be hard work,
:05:27. > :05:30.but it's even harder if you can't hear what your teacher is saying.
:05:30. > :05:33.There are 45,000 deaf children in the UK and most of them go to
:05:33. > :05:35.mainstream schools. All this month, kids around the country have been
:05:35. > :05:42.learning the alphabet in sign language. Ricky's been to one
:05:42. > :05:48.school to see how they got on. Living without sound can be really
:05:48. > :05:52.difficult. You sometimes feel isolated and alone. But deaf kids
:05:52. > :05:56.at this school have a completely different experience. 90% of
:05:56. > :06:00.children who are hard of hearing go to a mainstream school and a
:06:00. > :06:06.leading charity is trying to convince more schools to take part
:06:06. > :06:10.in British Sign Language idge. These guys are learning finger
:06:11. > :06:17.spelling. It means everyone can chat with their mates, no matter
:06:17. > :06:22.what. It's fun, because we can communicate and talk to deaf people
:06:22. > :06:29.in our family and at school. Many of the children here were born
:06:29. > :06:33.defer. The people who didn't know what to do, they would need help a
:06:33. > :06:38.lot. Do you think more people should learn British Sign Language
:06:38. > :06:42.idge? Yes. Why? Because it is so important. You think it is really
:06:42. > :06:48.important? Not a lot of people know this, but I'm almost completely
:06:48. > :06:56.deaf in one of my ears and when I was at school I had to sit at the
:06:56. > :07:01.front of the classroom to hear the teacher. But at this school this
:07:01. > :07:06.gadgets transmitts the voice into the children's hearing aid. It can
:07:06. > :07:11.teach them how it is like to be deaf and we can help communicate
:07:11. > :07:21.with us also. I feel really chuffed with myself, because the kids have
:07:21. > :07:24.
:07:24. > :07:28.taught me how to sign. My name is RIC KY. Not bad eh? Impressive.
:07:28. > :07:30.Last up - he's cute and furry and causing a bit of stir in the
:07:30. > :07:33.Newsround office. This is Polar. He's a rare white, hairy-nosed
:07:33. > :07:38.wombat. When he was found in Australia, he was really sick and
:07:38. > :07:48.lonely, but he's been nursed back to health. One, two three Aaaaaah!
:07:48. > :07:50.