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Boston Mayor Wu's Vision, Celtics Triumph, Nvidia's AI Leap · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
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  and it's Tuesday, January 6th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Bean Day. This cheerful
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  day celebrates the humble bean, a versatile source
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  of plant protein, fiber, and flavor that brings
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  cultures together in stews, salads, and hearty
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  comfort dishes. So now you know. And now it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning it's
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  mostly cloudy and it feels like 32 degrees with
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  2 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 427 and it will rise again tomorrow at 711.
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  It looks like we're in for some mostly cloudy
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  skies today with a high near 38. and a light
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  north wind around 5. Tonight, expect rain likely
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  between 7 p .m. and 9 p .m., turning into cloudy
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  conditions with a low around 33 and a gentle
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  northeast wind. For all you beach runners out
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  there, the first low tide Tuesday will be just
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  before 7 with a high tide at 115. The nearshore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay. Read 38 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Wednesday is mostly cloudy with rain likely and
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  patchy fog before 3 p .m., a high near 42, and
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  northwest winds around 5 miles per hour. Thursday
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  will be sunny with a high near 44 and light west
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  winds. Then Friday brings increasing clouds with
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  a chance of rain and highs near 50 followed by
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  likely rain Friday night into Saturday with highs
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  near 54 and lows around 39. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, Boston
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  Nair Michelle Wu was sworn in for her second
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  term on Monday at Boston Symphony Hall. focusing
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  her inaugural remarks on building upon past progress
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  in areas such as homes, education, and addressing
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  ongoing federal pressures. Meanwhile, at Boston
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  City Hall, council members selected their new
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  president, with District 8 Boston City Councilor
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  Sharon Durkin emphasizing the importance of choosing
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  the best leader for the council. Councilors Liz
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  Bredin and Brian Worrell faced off in the contest.
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  with Braden winning by a narrow 7 -6 vote. Despite
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  a tumultuous process, both counselors expressed
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  hope for a productive term ahead. Now onto sports.
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  As three first -year coaches prepare their teams
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  to kick off the playoffs this week, six franchises
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  begin the offseason hoping to find the right
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  man for their job. Forehead coaches were fired
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  since the regular season wrapped, including Kevin
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  Stefanski from the Browns, Jonathan Gannon from
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  the Cardinals, Pete Carroll from the Raiders,
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  and Raheem Morris from the Falcons. The Tennessee
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  Titans and New York Giants had a head start by
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  dismissing coaches during the season. Joshon,
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  the general manager of the Giants, sees a sense
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  of longing as other teams find success with new
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  coaches. The Raiders have the first overall pick
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  in the draft, for the first time since drafting
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  Jamarcus Russell in 2007. In local sports, Celtic
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  star and Fernie Simons scored 27 points, while
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  Peyton Pritchard added 21, leading the team to
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  a decisive 115 to 101 victory against the Bulls
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  on Monday night. Nami Esqueda contributed 13
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  points and 13 rebounds, helping Boston secure
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  its fourth consecutive win and eighth in nine
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  games. Jalen Brown struggled, scoring 14 points
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  on six of 24 shooting, just one game after tying
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  his career high with 50 points. The Bulls, missing
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  their leading scorer Josh Giddy, fell to two
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  straight losses, unable to break the 100 -point
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  mark until late in the game. In top news, San
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  Francisco's mayor has signed an ordinance establishing
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  a reparations fund for black residents, a most
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  supporters say acknowledges historic harm. While
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  it creates a framework, it does not allocate
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  any city money for direct payments, raising concerns
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  about legal risks and bureaucracy. Mayor Daniel
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  Lurie emphasized the city's fiscal constraints,
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  stating, We are not allocating money to this
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  fund with a historic $1 billion deficit. Supporters
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  argue it is an important acknowledgement of historic
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  injustices, while critics warn it could lead
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  to unnecessary costs and legal challenges. The
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  fund is open to private donations, and if money
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  becomes available, it will support eligible recipients.
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  In business news, Zillow's chief executive officer,
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  Jeremy Waxman, is preparing for another slow
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  year in the United States housing market. The
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  company, valued at $16 billion, is focusing more
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  on transactions, which Waxman describes as a
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  better business to be in. Despite challenges,
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  Zillow remains a dominant force in real estate,
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  with approximately $2 .2 billion in revenue reported
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  for 2024. Waxman emphasizes the importance of
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  adapting to keep real estate agents satisfied,
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  as they contribute around 70 % of Zillow's revenue.
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  He acknowledges the current market's affordability
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  issues, predicting modest growth in 2026. In
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  crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 1 % to about $94
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  ,000. Ethereum is up 1 % to about $3 ,000. An
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  XRP is up 11 % to $2 .39. Moving on to a more
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  local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
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  and wellness, we are working with a national
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  Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
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  so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
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  locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
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  a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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  for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. NVIDIA is
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  announcing its humanoid robot plans and self
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  -driving car technologies at CES 2026. In Las
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  Vegas, the company is showcasing its latest robotics
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  advancements as the tech industry pushes to create
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  humanoid robots. CDO Jensen Juan revealed that
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  multiple firms, including Boston Dynamics and
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  Caterpillar, are utilizing NVIDIA's robotics
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  technologies. NVIDIA claims that physical artificial
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  intelligence could revolutionize the $50 trillion
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  manufacturing and logistics industries. Additionally,
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  the company unveiled a new family of models for
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  self -driving cars called Alpimaio. This model
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  uses a chain -of -thought reasoning based vision
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  language action model to recognize unique driving
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  situations. NVIDIA aims to enhance self -driving
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  vehicle technologies over time. helping developers
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  refine their AI models. And in entertainment
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  news, Oscar predictions feature clear frontrunners
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  with plenty of room for chaos. As the nominations
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  approach, unexpected films like Richard Linklater's
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  Blue Moon are gaining traction. Joseph Kuczynski's
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  F1 is testing the race's edges. while international
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  contenders like Sentimental Value remain in play.
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  With momentum building for Guillermo del Toro's
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  Frankenstein, the race continues to evolve. Stay
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  tuned for updated predictions and upcoming nominations.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote
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  of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American writer and philosopher, Henry Adams.
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  And he said, And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.