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  • - Big news in the world of science.

  • Four new elements have been added to the periodic table,

  • so I thought we should bring in our expert, Brielle,

  • to explain what all of this means.

  • From Salinas, California, please welcome back

  • Brielle and her mom, Carrie.

  • Hello, Brielle, how are you?

  • - Good. - You look adorable.

  • I love this dress.

  • Is this a special birthday dress?

  • It's your birthday today. - Yes.

  • - Happy birthday to Brielle.

  • [cheers and applause]

  • You're four years old today. - Yeah.

  • - Four years old. Do you feel different?

  • Do you feel older? - No.

  • - Okay, so let's talk about the elements.

  • These are already-- we already have these, right?

  • - Yeah. - What is this one?

  • - Carbon. - That's carbon.

  • And tell me something about carbon.

  • - It has the highest melting point of all the other elements.

  • - It does. The highest melting point

  • of all the elements.

  • And then what about this one?

  • Oh, sorry.

  • I had a puppy.

  • - Lead. - That's lead.

  • Tell me something anout lead.

  • - The ancient Romans used lead to make their water pipes.

  • - They did. The Romans made water pipes out of it.

  • Okay, and what's this?

  • - Fluorine. - Fluorine, exactly.

  • What is this?

  • - It's added to drinking water to help protect our teeth.

  • - That is right.

  • Now if there was four new elements

  • which were just found, and they're synthetic, right?

  • - Yeah. - Okay.

  • And are they named yet or no? - No.

  • - And do you think that you could name the elements?

  • Do we have any pictures of the elements to show?

  • - What is--so there's no name for that one?

  • - Do you have an idea of what we should name it?

  • Here, well this-- this might help you.

  • Tell Ellen you have that for her.

  • - I have something for you. - Oh, okay.

  • - Why did you bring that for Ellen?

  • - It's a mug, and did you draw this?

  • - I did. - Wow. That's wonderful.

  • What does this mean right here?

  • - A new element. - Oh, it is a new element?

  • - That's what she said that she wanted to name her element.

  • Can you tell her what the name of it is?

  • - Briellen. That's on the bottom.

  • - Briellen. - Oh, it's our names together.

  • Briellen. Oh, that's ad--

  • [applause]

  • - And then that's your drawing.

  • - And then you did one like that where--

  • is that you and I together?

  • - Yes. - Oh, I want that one, too.

  • I want both of these. I love these.

  • - Show the back.

  • - There it is.

  • - She didn't see it back there.

  • - I have a puppy.

  • I love this so very much.

  • And did you do anything for New Years?

  • - We had a game night. - A game night?

  • Oh, I heard about this.

  • You played Head's Up, didn't you?

  • - Yes. - You played Head's Up

  • with the animal noises? - Yes.

  • And what animal noises did you--

  • oh, you're acting out the animal--

  • look at your doggie right--

  • your dog's like, "What are you all doing?"

  • - Can you tell Ellen what your favorite animals to do were?

  • - The sea gull and the--

  • - What's the first one? - The sea gull and the cow.

  • Show Ellen your cow. - I want to hear the--

  • - Moo. - Ooh.

  • And what does a sea gull sound like?

  • - I'm a bird and I say, "Mine, mine."

  • [laughter]

  • - Is that from "Finding Nemo"? - Yes.

- Big news in the world of science.

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