Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Wednesday, October 8th. You'll be interested
to know. 77 years ago, today in 1948, the world
witnessed a remarkable first when a pioneering
Swedish engineer, Arne Larsson, received the
world's first internal pacemaker implant in Salna
City, Sweden. A moment that heralded a new era
in life -saving cardiac technology, inspiring
generations of medical innovators. So now you
know. And now it's time for the Surf Report.
Wednesday at Tourmaline. This morning it's looking
fair with waves around two to three feet. Conditions
hold steady until about 9 when the wind shifts
on shore, making things choppy. Expect the wind
to pick up to 10 miles per hour by noon, keeping
that choppy texture throughout the afternoon.
Best time to ride is at 7 a .m. with a four -foot
incoming mid -tide when the southwest swell is
one and a half feet at 15 seconds and the side
shore wind is six mile per hour. The first high
tide on Wednesday will be six and a half feet
at 10 a .m. Followed by a minus half foot low
tide just before five. The nearshore GUI at Mission
Bay West reads 69 degrees for the water temperature.
Choppy conditions persist Thursday with waves
around one to two feet and north -northwest winds
at 10 miles per hour. Friday sees similar choppy
surf at 2 feet, maintaining onshore winds around
11 miles per hour. Conditions improve Saturday
with fair surf building to 2 to 3 plus feet,
though choppy conditions return in the afternoon
as winds shift southwest. This morning, it's
mostly cloudy and it feels like 67 degrees with
5 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
at 625, and it will rise again tomorrow at 650.
It looks like we're in for a mostly sunny day,
with a high near 74 and a light northwest breeze
around 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight. Expect
a slight chance of rain showers after 5 a .m.,
partly cloudy skies, with a low around 62, and
light winds. Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday
will be partly sunny with a high near 75 and
a northwest wind 5 to 10 miles per hour, gusting
as high as 20, with a slight chance of showers
early than a chance of thunderstorms late morning
into the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
continues Thursday night with a low near 66.
Then the weekend turns dry with highs in the
mid 70s Saturday and Sunday and lows around 59.
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, an all -time record number of sick sea
lions has washed up on California beaches since
a deadly bacterial disease broke out this summer.
according to the Sausalito -based Marine Mammal
Center. The outbreak has been especially concentrated
in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, with at
least 375 cases of leptospirosis reported since
July 1st. The death rate has been unusually high
this year, and Marine Mammal Center spokesman
Giancarlo Rulli noted that rescuers are still
responding to two or three rescues daily. While
the outbreak appears to be slowing, concerns
remain about the unpredictable nature of this
disease and its implications for the health of
the ocean. Now on to sports. The Cleveland Browns
traded quarterback Joe Flacco and a sixth round
pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for a fifth round
selection on Tuesday. The Bengals, struggling
with a 2 -win and 3 -lost record, have been reeling
without quarterback Joe Burrow, who was out with
turf toe. Meanwhile, the Browns, with a 1 -win
and 4 -lost record, opted for youth over Flacco,
who was recently benched. This trade improves
the Browns' draft stock while giving the Bengals
a veteran presence in Flacco, who is expected
to help until Burrow returns in December. The
trade could also pave the way for rookie Shadir
Sanders to make his NFL debut in local sports.
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. has
been ordered by an arbitrator to pay Big League
Advance $3 ,700 ,000. Big League Advance recently
petitioned the Superior Court of District of
Columbia to confirm an arbitration award against
Tatis. The petition was filed on September 24
and included a copy of a September 11 decision
by arbitrator Anthony J. Carpinello. This decision
rejected Tati's request for a stay of the arbitration
pending the outcome of the lawsuit he filed in
California. Tati signed a contract with Big League
Advance in 2017, agreeing to give them 10 % of
his future earnings for a $2 million upfront
payment. While a lawsuit is ongoing, the arbitrator's
recent ruling does not bode well for Tatis. In
top news, Kaiser Permanente workers plan a massive
strike across California next week. Tens of thousands
of nurses and health professionals in Northern
California are preparing to strike on October
14th, in what union leaders say will be the largest
work stoppage in the company's history. The United
Nurses Associations of California and Union of
Healthcare Professionals issued a 10 -day strike
notice to Kaiser executives on Friday. The five
-day strike is expected to affect more than two
dozen hospitals and clinics across California
and Hawaii. Union leaders cite stagnant wages
and unsafe staffing levels as key issues. Kaiser
Permanente stated it has been negotiating in
good faith and hopes to avoid a strike. In business
news, Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency,
could join gold and the United States dollar
on central banks' balance sheets by 2030, according
to strategists at Deutsche Bank. Central banks
hold reserve assets to manage exchange rates
and pay off external debt. Bitcoin has been too
volatile and illiquid to qualify, but Deutsche
Bank's Marion Labor and Camilla Cézanne argue
that Bitcoin is now almost there. Bitcoin's growing
liquidity, partly due to the United States' approval
of spot Bitcoin exchange -traded funds in 2024,
may make it more appealing to central banks.
However, Bitcoin remains far from receiving approval
from major central banks like the Federal Reserve
and the European Central Bank. In crypto movement,
Bitcoin is down 2 % to just under $122 ,000.
Ethereum is down 5 % to just under $4 ,500. And
XRP is down 4 % to $2 .86. Moving on to a more
local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
and wellness, we are working with a national
Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
locations in the San Diego area. Pilates presents
a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
well -being. scientific research affirms its
benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
for a free class with locations in Encinitas,
Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more.
Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent
you by. And now, back to the show. Let's talk
tech. Google's latest AI model uses a web browser
like you do. The new Gemini 2 .5 computer use
model can click, scroll, and type in a browser
window to access data that is not available via
an application programming interface. Google
is previewing this model designed to navigate
and interact with the web, letting AI agents
perform tasks within human -designed interfaces.
It utilizes visual understanding and reasoning
capabilities to analyze user requests and complete
tasks. Gemini 2 .5 is available to developers
through Google AI Studio and Vertex AI with a
demo on browser base. Entertainment news. Kiss
of the Spider Woman is a stunning musical until
Jennifer Lopez starts singing. The film showcases
a good story, despite generic songs from John
Kander and Fred Ebb, which are weakly performed
by Lopez. Breakout star Toneja dances beautifully,
yet Lopez's performance lacks passion. Directed
by Bill Condon, the film dazzles with choreography
and production design, promising a bright future
for Toneja. Lopez, resembling Madonna, shines
as an actor and dancer, elevating moments with
her performance. However, her singing fails to
impress, revealing a thin voice that lacks the
needed strength for the role. Well, all righty,
folks. It's time for the quote of the day. And
today, our quote comes from the British philosopher
and mathematician, Alfred North Whitehead. And
he said, The art of progress is to preserve order
amid change and to preserve change amid order.
And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
captivating aerial videos with local news and
the surf reports. Have an amazing day, my good
friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
episode of Sunny Mornings in San Diego.