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Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,

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Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,

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and it's Friday, December 19th. You'll be interested

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to know. 27 years ago, today, in 1998, President

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Bill Clinton faced formal impeachment proceedings

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in the House of Representatives over charges

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related to personal misconduct. marking a rare

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constitutional test of presidential accountability.

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That moment became a defining milestone in modern

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civic life by prompting renewed public debate

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about ethical leadership and strengthening norms

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of oversight in national governance. So now you

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know. And now, it's time for the Surf Report.

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This morning, it's looking clean with waves around

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two to three feet Conditions stay clean until

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late morning when it bumps up to three plus feet

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Windsor side shore at zero miles per hour shifting

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to onshore at four miles per hour by noon Best

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time to ride is at 7 a .m. With the six foot

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incoming high tide when the West swell is 2 feet

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at 11 seconds, and the side -shore wind is zero

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mile per hour. The first high tide on Friday

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will be 6 feet at 7 .45 a .m., followed by a

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minus -half foot low tide at 3 .15. The near

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-shore GUI at Mission Day West reads 65 degrees

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for the water temperature. Conditions remain

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clean with waves around 2 to 3 feet on Saturday,

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offering a great morning session. As the day

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progresses, winds shift to one shore, making

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the afternoon choppy but still rideable. Sunday

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sees a steady increase in swell with consistent

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two plus foot sets, though conditions become

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choppy later in the day. Monday drops back to

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one to two feet with fair conditions prevailing.

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This morning, it's mostly sunny and it feels

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like 60 degrees with no wind. The sunset will

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take place at 446 and it will rise again tomorrow

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at 650. It looks like we're in for some mostly

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sunny skies today with a high near 71 and a light

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northwest breeze. Tonight, expect patchy fog

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after 10 p .m. with mostly cloudy skies, a low

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around 53. and light winds. Looking ahead in

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the weather. Saturday starts with patchy fog

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before 10 a .m., then becomes partly sunny with

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a high near 68 and light south winds. Sunday

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and Monday stay mild with highs around 70 and

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near 69 respectively and overnight lows around

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54. Then rain showers are likely Tuesday after

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10 a .m. with a high near 67. and lingering showers

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Tuesday night with lows near 57. Bonjour, food

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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local

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news, an unusual fog bank has lingered in California's

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Central Valley for 25 days since November 21st.

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Known as Tule Fog, This dense mist appears nightly

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around 8 p .m. and typically lifts shortly after

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sunrise. This ability often drops below a quarter

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mile, creating hazardous driving conditions,

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and meteorologists predict it will persist until

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late this week. This fog forms when humidity

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becomes trapped in the valley, which is situated

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between the coastal range and the Sierra Nevada.

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With no rain recorded in Sacramento this December,

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the cold air continues to condense moisture,

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resulting in thick fog that could dissipate with

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a slight warm -up next week. Now on to sports.

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Sam Darnold connected with Jackson Smith -Ndigba

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for a touchdown in overtime, then hit a wide

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-open Eric Saubert for the winning two -point

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conversion. and the Seattle Seahawks rallied

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from a 16 -point fourth -quarter deficit to stun

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the Los Angeles Rams 38 -37 on Thursday night

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and take a one -game lead in the NSC West. The

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Seahawks went 3 -for -3 on two -point conversions,

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none more improbable than the one that tied the

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game at 30 -all in the fourth quarter. Seattle

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clinched a playoff spot and moved into position

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for the top seed in the National Football Conference.

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while Los Angeles faces a road playoff opener

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if it cannot overtake the Seahawks in the final

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two weeks of the season. In local sports, the

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Chargers, with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses,

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are set to face the Dallas Cowboys, who hold

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a record of 6 wins, 7 losses, and 1 tie on Sunday

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at Ted on Fox. The Chargers are looking to secure

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a playoff spot with a win. while the Cowboys

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face elimination with a loss. Keep an eye on

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Chargers cornerback Don Tay Jackson, who was

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ranked in the top 10 in interceptions and pass

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breakups. For the Cowboys, quarterback Dak Prescott

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is under pressure against one of the league's

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best pass defenses. In top news, North Korea

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stole $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025. according

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to new research. This marks the second consecutive

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year that North Korea's extensive hacking operation

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has set a new record. A report from the blockchain

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watchdog company Chainalysis revealed that the

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country surpassed its previous record of $1 .3

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billion. In total, North Korea has stolen around

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$6 .8 billion in cryptocurrency. A significant

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portion of the theft came from a hack of the

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Dubai -based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, where

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approximately $1 .5 billion was taken, primarily

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in Ethereum. Experts note that North Korea's

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hackers often fraudulently obtain technical jobs

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abroad, facilitating further thefts. In business

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news, TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U

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.S. business to three American investors. including

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Oracle and Silver Lake, ensuring the popular

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social video platform can continue operating

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in the United States. The deal is expected to

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close on January 22, according to an internal

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memo seen by the Associated Press. The U .S.

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venture will have a new seven -member Majority

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American Board of Directors, and it will protect

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Americans' data and U .S. national security.

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TikTok's algorithm will be retrained on U .S.

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user data to ensure the content feed is free

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from outside manipulation. This deal marks the

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end of years of uncertainty about TikTok's future

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in the United States. In crypto movement, Bitcoin

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is down 2 % for the week to about $87 ,000. Ethereum

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is down half a percent to just over $2 ,900.

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And XRP is down 8 % to $1 .84. Moving on to a

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more local vibe. In our community spotlight on

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health and wellness, we are working with a national

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Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent

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you by. And now, back to the show. Let's talk

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science. On December 18, 2025, an enormous 68

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million -year -old egg, nicknamed The Thing,

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was excavated in Antarctica. The fossil egg,

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laid during the Late Cretaceous, measures about

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11 inches long and 8 inches wide, making it the

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largest soft -shelled egg ever found. Researchers

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initially thought it resembled a deflated bag,

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yet it revealed a delicate wall under a microscope.

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This significant find suggests that at least

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one marine reptile laid sop -shelled eggs in

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water, offering insights into ancient reproductive

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strategies. The study was published in the journal

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Nature, highlighting the eggs' importance in

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understanding prehistoric life. Entertainment

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News Hugh Jackman transforms into a rugged Robin

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Hood. in the first look at the new A24 film,

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The Death of Robin Hood. This film, directed

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by Michael Sarnowski, tackles the myth head on.

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Jackman shares that his character embodies scars,

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pain, regret, and, yes, love. Sarnowski, who

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spent a year in Northern Ireland on this project,

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promises a unique perspective on the legendary

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character. He explains that Robin Hood is a real

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man facing his past and how he is portrayed.

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The film will premiere in theaters in 2026. Well,

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all righty, folks. It's time for the quote of

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the day. And today, our quote comes from the

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American author and motivational speaker, Zig

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Ziglar. And he said, The foundation stones for

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a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity,

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faith, love, and loyalty. And that's a wrap for

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this morning. You can check out our Instagram,

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YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial

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videos with local news and the surf reports.

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Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see

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you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings

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in San Diego. you