Today, the earth will spin 1,000 miles per hour.
Today, this cat will sleep... a lot.
Meow, meow, meow, meow.
Also, there's an election coming up.
How does that affect us kids?
All this and more on today's episode of
Kid Correspondent.
(whispering): That was my announcer's voice.
This program is being broadcast at a top-secret frequency.
If you're receiving this transmission,
then, congratulations!
You're officially awesome!
You're watching Kid Correspondent:
big news for kids.
I'm Riah, Kid Correspondent.
I'm bringing kids the news we need.
I've put together a super awesome team of
super awesome kid reporters.
Our top story today is the election.
I've always been curious about everything!
Like, what's happening in the world?
Is cereal soup?
And most importantly, right now,
what is an election? And why do we have them?
To get answers, I'm gonna use this button.
(British accent): Hello, Mr. Button.
I will hit you today.
I love hitting buttons!
Three, two, one, button time!
(buzzing) Hi, Riah! How are you?
I was hoping that you would call me.
I have been waiting by the button.
OMG, Mandy Moore!
You're a grown-up?
I know! I have that same reaction
every time I realize that I am a grown-up.
And I even get to drive a car.
I was hoping you could help me understand
why we have elections.
So, we have elections
because the United States is a democracy.
Hm... Right.
What's a democracy again?
So, a democracy is a government run by the people.
Each citizen has a voice in how the government is run
and the way we use that voice is by voting in an election.
I can't wait till I'm old enough to vote.
Thanks! Bye, Mandy!
Great work!
Bye!
Bing! Bing!
(beep, beep)
We live in a democracy where everyone has a voice.
But kids can't vote!
How do the rest of us make our voices heard?
As Christian discovered, it's really not easy.
Hi! My name is Christian.
I've been feeling frustrated lately because
I've been getting ignored.
Roll the take.
Next!
- Hello? - Next!
Could I please order some water?
Please?
Ah, forget it...
Sometimes, I get so frustrated I just need to scream.
(screaming)
Can anybody hear me?!
Other than the bird?
Kids watching this,
I'm having trouble getting my point across.
Can you give me any advice?
Speak clearly!
Make sure you're passionate about what you're saying.
Say, "Guys, you need to listen.
This is really important.
Make sure you have their attention
or they will not hear you.
It doesn't matter what age or what size or anything, you are,
it's like, what you say and what you do that really matters.
Those kids I talked to taught me how to get my voice heard!
(pretending to echo): Heard, heard, heard...
Thanks, kids!
Christian found out if you want to be heard,
you got to get people's attention.
Again, show you're passionate and speak clearly.
But is there a way we have a say in the election?
Kid Correspondent Ava has the story.
I'm Ava, reporting live for Kid's Correspondent.
Today, I have a really cool story about someone speaking up
and making a difference.
Meet Leilani, a 9-year-old from Oregon.
She started volunteering when she was only 6 years old.
Leilani phone banks,
which means she calls potential voters to talk to them about
issues and candidates she's passionate about and reasons to vote.
Isn't that amazing?
(beeping)
(jazz music)
This is our planet
where we live, breathe, and dream.
And on it, there are
1.8 billion people younger than 15.
That's a lot of awesome kids.
An entire world of hope!
But imagine if one day, every young voice just said:
No.
If every kid stopped speaking,
if no kid sang any songs...
What if no kid anywhere spoke up when
someone did something wrong?
Without kids' voices in this world,
what a sad planet this would be!
There'd be so much less hope and joy
and fun and creativity.
But thankfully, there's young voices
like you speaking up every day.
Adding your voice to the goodness
in your very own awesome way!
(drumroll)
Okay, now, back to the news.
Every week, we're gonna talk about a special kid
who's doing awesome stuff.
Our Kid of the Week is
a girl who used her voice for good.
Kid Correspondent, Marcus, has the story.
Riah, don't mind me, I'm just marching.
- Meep! - Time for the Kid of the Week.
Meet Wynta.
She's seven.
She marched against racial injustice.
(indistinct chanting)
Black lives matter!
And inspired a lot of people.
Well, I'm super happy and I'm super excited,
because Wynta Is here with us right now.
Hello, Riah!
Hi, Wynta! How are you?
Nice to meet you!
How did it feel to have people listen to you?
I felt, like, happy,
and emotional at the same time.
How did it feel to see how much your voice matters?
It felt good because, like, let my heart out like that.
It was not even from my heart,
it was from... everywhere.
Some people think kids are too young to
have their voices heard.
What do you think, Wynta?
No.
Everybody has to get their feelings out.
About Black lives. Even kids!
We're the future,
so we will be the next doctors,
the next polices, the next everything.
Whatever they want to be.
Wynta, by lifting your voice,
and using it for good,
you get our Kid of the Week trophy.
I'm so happy that I'm Kid of the Week.
Here you go, Wynta!
Thank you, Riah!
Wynta, you marched your way into all our hearts.
Go, Wynta! Go, Wynta!
Wynta, I really like your dance moves.
I have a lot of dance moves.
Bye, Wynta! Thanks for joining us!
Bye, Riah!
And I think news shows should end with a Pep Talk.
Beep!
There's a lot happening in the world.
Some of it's good, some of it's not so good.
One thing to remember,
there are kids!
There's a lot of things we want to change in our communities.
End homelessness.
Make sure every kid has enough to eat.
End poverty.
Sometimes, all the challenges in the world
seem so overwhelming.
John Adams said:
That means every problem is actually a way to fix something.
But it's hiding.
Stop hiding from us, opportunities!
Come on! Show yourself!
But there's also: you!
Use your voice!
There are things inside you that need to be shared.
You have ideas and you have thoughts,
but maybe you're afraid to share them.
- You might think you're too young. - Or too old.
Maybe you think people will laugh at you.
You have something very special that only you have.
It's your voice!
So get out there and raise your voice.
Raise your voice!
(screaming)
Raise your voice!
Loud!
(softly): Or soft.
Just give it a bit of love.
Love is always LOUDER.
So speak up, kids of the world!
Let's here all the goodness you've got.
(beeping)
Today, we learned no matter how small you are,
you can make a big difference.
We can't vote with the ballot,
but we can vote by being the awesome kids we are!
Let's keep making this world better,
one step after another.
Just like... dancing!
Three, two, one!
(dance music) Yay!
What time is it?
Dance party time!
Dance party, whoo!
Now that I know the ways I can use my voice,
on our next episode, it's time to celebrate our choices with
the big election-day special!
See you there!
And I think you're awesome!
Bye!
(beeping)
(woman chuckling)
Let me give you a tour of my studio.
Check it out, I got a school newspaper.
This is my cool Kid Correspondent logo.
These are very stretchy.
They have a baseball bat here for some reason.
And I don't know why.
I'm breaking the news.
Okay, what time is it now?
And this is my nameplate.
That's me!
I'm really tired.
(making funny noises)
(giggling)