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Now on to the news. Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Friday, January 24th, 2025. And we begin with something stinky stealing the spotlight in Sydney. All eyes are on Australia's Royal Botanical Garden, where the corpse flower, nicknamed Putricia, is set to bloom for the first time in 15 years, and when it does, it will release a smell

that's been compared to wet socks, hot cat food, and rotting garbage. The scent is strong

but fleeting. Corpse flower blooms and their unmistakable stench only last for 24 hours.

Surprisingly, there's a big fan base for the fowl on furlings of the plant,

formerly known as Morphaphalus Titanum.

Thousands are lining up to get a whiff of putricia,

just like they did recently, for other corpse flowers,

housed at gardens in Melbourne, London, and the U.S.

Many more follow the Akrid action on live streams.

The rare plant is native to Indonesia, and when in bloom can grow to 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide.

The skies above Los Angeles County are glowing red again.

Firefighters are rushing to contain the Hughes Fire, a massive blaze to the north that is forced over 50,000 people to either evacuate or be ready to leave their homes. Fueled by

strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, the fire has burned over 10,000 acres since erupting on

Wednesday. Crews on the ground have been working around the clock aided by

helicopters dumping water on the flames. Mother Nature is expected to lend a helping hand this weekend

with rain in the forecast. Now to a small glimmer of hope from the fire ravaged region. Rocky the Tortus has shown she's got a shell

and a strategy. After a fire destroyed her family's Altadena home, the 100-pound pet tortoise was found

safe by local law enforcement in a hole she'd burrowed in the backyard. An emotional reunion captured

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