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- 0:01Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
- 0:05Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
- 0:09and it's Thursday, September 25th. You'll be
- 0:13interested to know. 175 years ago, today in 1890,
- 0:20the United States Congress established Sequoia
- 0:22National Park, a landmark act of conservation
- 0:25preserving the majestic giant sequoia trees.
- 0:28including the General Sherman Tree, the largest
- 0:32tree on Earth, symbolizing human dedication to
- 0:35protecting natural wonders for future generations.
- 0:39This event celebrates human achievement and environmental
- 0:42stewardship, inspiring us with its vision of
- 0:45safeguarding beauty and biodiversity, and reminding
- 0:48us that thoughtful action can preserve our planet's
- 0:51treasures for centuries to come. So now you know.
- 0:56And now. It's time for the weather report. This
- 1:02morning, rain showers are likely, and it feels
- 1:05like 65 degrees with 6 mile per hour wind. The
- 1:10sunset will take place at 6 .33, and it will
- 1:13rise again tomorrow at 6 .36. It looks like we're
- 1:17in for some rain showers and patchy fog before
- 1:2011 a .m., then more patchy fog, with thunderstorms
- 1:24likely throughout the day. under cloudy skies
- 1:27and a high near 72, with a gentle southeast breeze.
- 1:32Tonight, expect continued patchy fog and showers,
- 1:37with a low around 67 and a light south wind.
- 1:41For all you beach runners out there, the first
- 1:44low tide Thursday will be at 8, with a high tide
- 1:47at 215, the nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay. reads
- 1:5365 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
- 1:58ahead in the weather, Friday starts with a chance
- 2:01of rain showers and patchy fog before 3 p .m.,
- 2:05then becomes partly sunny with a high near 79
- 2:08and a west wind around 8 miles per hour. Saturday
- 2:13is mostly sunny with a high near 74, then Sunday
- 2:16stays mostly cloudy with a high near 75, and
- 2:20light south winds into Sunday night. Bonjour,
- 2:23food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
- 2:26you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
- 2:31Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
- 2:34Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
- 2:37culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
- 2:42Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
- 2:46grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
- 2:49to get your morning coffee. They are open every
- 2:52day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
- 2:56to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
- 3:01news, if you have ever wanted to drink with the
- 3:04gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
- 3:08then this is your chance. Charlie Day, who stars
- 3:12in the hit sitcom, will host four tasting events
- 3:15in Boston to celebrate his whiskey brand, Four
- 3:18Walls Whiskey, from Thursday through Saturday.
- 3:22Day will bartend at the Roofed Up at the Envoy
- 3:25at 7 p .m. Thursday and then at Lucky's Lounge
- 3:28at 9 .30 p .m. He will also serve at Back Bay
- 3:32Social at 8 p .m. on Friday and at Lansdowne
- 3:36Pub around 7 .30 p .m. Saturday. These events
- 3:40are first come, first served, so fans should
- 3:43arrive early to secure a good spot. Now on to
- 3:51sports. The Southeastern Conference has finally
- 3:55announced a switch to nine conference games,
- 3:58beginning in 2026, which has led to the revelation
- 4:01of permanent opponents for each program. This
- 4:05shift means we will see the continuation of some
- 4:08historic rivalries, while bidding farewell to
- 4:11others. Among the top ten rivalries still intact
- 4:15is the Iron Bowl, featuring the Alabama Crimson
- 4:19Tide against the Auburn Tigers, known for its
- 4:22memorable moments. However, rivalries such as
- 4:26the Alasu Tigers versus the Alabama Crimson Tide
- 4:30will now be missed. marking a significant change
- 4:33in college football's landscape. And tonight,
- 4:37on Thursday Night Football, the two -and -one
- 4:40Seahawks are at the two -and -one Cardinals.
- 4:44Kickoff is at 8 .15 p .m. on Amazon Prime Video.
- 4:49Seattle is favored by one -and -a -half, and
- 4:52the over -under is 43 -and -a -half. In local
- 4:57sports. Last night at Rogers Center in Toronto,
- 5:01The Red Sox won over the Blue Jays 7 -1. Garrett
- 5:06crochet pitched eight sharp innings for the win
- 5:08and Yoshida and Narvez both homered to help the
- 5:12Sox break clear. The Sox finished with 12 hits
- 5:16and zero errors. The Red Sox record is now 87
- 5:20-71. Tonight, the Red Sox face the Blue Jays
- 5:25in Toronto for the final game of this three -game
- 5:28series. Brian Baio is 11 -8 with a 3 .34 earned
- 5:34run average. Louis Varland is 4 -3 with a 3 .10
- 5:40earned run average. First pitch is at 7 -07 at
- 5:45Rogers Center. In top news, there is a new tax
- 5:51break for Concierge Medicine and it raises the
- 5:54question, should you join the club? Mark Epstein
- 5:58is paying $3 ,300 this year to his doctor's office
- 6:02for a VIP experience. At 78 years old, he appreciates
- 6:08the personalized care during his recent medical
- 6:10procedure, where his doctor provided lots of
- 6:14handholding. Concierge practices are growing,
- 6:17offering fees from about $1 ,000 to $30 ,000
- 6:21a year, with benefits like round -the -clock
- 6:24access to doctors. patients can use health savings
- 6:28accounts for membership fees up to $150 a month
- 6:32for individuals and $300 for families. In business
- 6:39news, catalyst space has been tapped by NASA
- 6:43to save a $500 million aging space observatory
- 6:47from falling into Earth's atmosphere by launching
- 6:51a spacecraft to push it farther in space. The
- 6:55mission will demonstrate space docking technology
- 6:57amid U .S.-China space rivalry. Catalyst will
- 7:02modify its link spacecraft to boost the Neil
- 7:05Garrel's Swift Observatory, which has been observing
- 7:08distant galaxies since 2004. Due to atmospheric
- 7:13drag, Swift has a 90 % chance of burning up in
- 7:17Earth's atmosphere by late 2026. Catalyst aims
- 7:22to show that servicing unprepared satellites
- 7:24is possible with tailored mechanisms to secure
- 7:28a grip on Swift. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
- 7:32is unchanged at just under $112 ,000. Ethereum
- 7:38is down half a percent to just over $4 ,000.
- 7:43And XRP is up 1 % to $2 .85. Moving on to a more
- 7:50local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
- 7:54and wellness, we are working with a national
- 7:57Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
- 8:00so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
- 8:04locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
- 8:07a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
- 8:10strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
- 8:14well -being. Scientific research affirms its
- 8:17benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
- 8:21for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
- 8:26Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
- 8:30to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now
- 8:34back to the show. Let's talk tech. X -ray scans
- 8:40reveal the hidden risks of cheap batteries. Nearly
- 8:448 % of lithium -ion batteries from questionable
- 8:47low -cost brands could have dangerous manufacturing
- 8:50defects. A new study from Lumafield shows an
- 8:54enormous gap in quality between brand -name batteries
- 8:57and low -cost cells available online. The company
- 9:01analyzed over 1 ,000 lithium -ion batteries using
- 9:05computed tomography scanners. They found manufacturing
- 9:09defects that could lead to fires and explosions.
- 9:13The study focused on 1 ,054 batteries, revealing
- 9:1733 with a serious defect that increases the risk
- 9:21of internal short -circuiting. This suggests
- 9:24that buying from reputable brands can help avoid
- 9:27dangerous defects. And in entertainment news,
- 9:34the lowdown is not just a good show, it is a
- 9:37good hat. Ethan Hawke portrays Lee Raybon. a
- 9:42bookstore owner and muckraking reporter in Tulsa,
- 9:45Oklahoma. Though the show occasionally meanders,
- 9:49every episode is racingly alive. Sterling Harjo's
- 9:53approach works in this neo -noir story, blending
- 9:57humor, sadness, and danger. As Lee investigates
- 10:01a suspicious death, he encounters neo -Nazis,
- 10:05a gubernatorial candidate, and a variety of quirky
- 10:08characters. Harjo's affection for Tulsa shines
- 10:12through in his storytelling, revealing both its
- 10:15bad and really good sides. You can watch the
- 10:19lowdown on Disney Plus. Well, alrighty, folks.
- 10:24It's time for the quote of the day. And today,
- 10:28our quote comes from the American nonteneer and
- 10:30author, Ed Beasters. And he said, Getting to
- 10:36the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
- 10:39emphasizing the importance of safety and perseverance
- 10:42in mountaineering and life. And that's a wrap
- 10:47for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
- 10:50YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
- 10:54videos with local news and the weather reports.
- 10:58Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
- 11:01you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
- 11:04in Boston.