29/03/2016 Newsround

Good morning.

It's me, Hayley, with this morning's news.

Coming up in the next few minutes.

Could our puffins be endangered?

And can you help save our bees?

First, we're heading to the United States where everyone

is talking about who might be the next leader of the country.

Americans will vote for their new President in November,

but there's one person who is making all the headlines at the moment,

Donald Trump.

Here's why.

Who is Donald Trump?

He's one of America's most famous businessmen.

Now he's trying to become the next

President of the United States of America.

You're fired.

OK. Go.

Up until this US election, he was mostly known for being

a reality TV star on the American version of The Apprentice.

If you want to fire me go right ahead.

All right, Gene, you're fired.

But now he has a serious chance of being the next President

and that's attracting huge attention from around the world.

That's because of the things he says which are controversial.

He's been tough on immigration and wants to build a wall

between America and Mexico to stop illegal immigrants from getting in.

I would build a great wall and nobody builds walls better

than me, believe me.

He's also called for a ban on Muslims coming into the US.

Trump's message, to make America great again,

has gone down well with lots of voters and they think he's

a strong leader.

But other people are worried, saying Trump is racist and dangerous.

Now there's been violence at some of his big events with clashes

breaking out between protesters and his supporters.

Donald Trump's opponents say that he said things

to encourage violence.

He says he hasn't.

A lot of people are worried that this year's election

will divide the USA.

There's loads on the US presidential contest online,

including more about everyone still in the race to become

the next US President.

Next, you might not be a fan of creepy crawlies but insects

are essential to the planet's survival.

Numbers are decreasing but now there is a new project that's hoping

to get you involved in saving them.

Insects like these aren't just nice to look at.

They also do a very special job called pollination.

The busy insects are attracted to the flowers which contain

the delicious nectar they like to eat.

Pollen rubs off on to them and they carry it from plant

to plant helping them to reproduce and create seeds.

But the numbers of these pollinating insects have been decreasing.

The big threat to the pollinating insects has been the loss

of habitat, the loss of homes for nature.

That has proved changes in farming which has had more chemicals

and less space for wildlife to flourish because they need

to create more and more crop on the same amount of ground.

Without insects like butterflies and bumblebees, a lot of the plants

would no longer exist and this could have a big impact

on the environment, animals and even on us.

Now a special scheme has been set up to teach us how to look

after these important creatures.

So the Pollination Project wants you guys to learn more

about pollinating insects plus planting more seeds

which will create more flowers for them.

They also want you to keep a log of all the insects that you see

in your schools and local areas.

If there weren't any pollinators like bees,

butterflies and beetles, then there wouldn't be any flowers

because they take pollen to the next flowers to make more flowers.

When I found out how important pollen was,

it was a real big shock to me because it makes the world as pretty

as it is now and it produces food for us.

If we don't think about it, we will struggle to improve our environment.

So far, 260 schools across the UK have already signed up and it's

hoped that, with their help, insect numbers will increase.

Finally, experts are keeping a very close on these birds this year.

Puffins are now considered a threatened species,

which means their numbers are getting dangerously low.

So this year a big count is under way to try to work out how

many are left.

It's hoped that by keeping an eye on the birds,

experts can work out how to help them.

That's all from me.

Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.

Bye!