Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, February 13th. You'll be interested
to know. Sixty -six years ago, today, in 1960,
France successfully detonated its first nuclear
device at the Algerian test site. marking the
nation's entry into the circle of countries with
strategic deterrent capability. The achievement
affirmed France's national scientific and military
independence and reshaped European security by
adding a new sovereign voice to nuclear diplomacy.
So now you know. And now, it's time for the Surf
Report. This morning, it's looking fair with
waves around 2 plus feet. Conditions are clean
early on, but expect them to shift to fair by
late morning as the wind picks up slightly. By
the afternoon, the swell will increase to 2 to
3 feet and become choppy with onshore winds at
8 miles per hour. Best time to ride is at 7 a
.m. with a 4 -foot high tide when the West Northwest
swell. is 2 feet at 11 seconds and the side shore
wind is 3 mile per hour. The first high tide
on Friday will be 5 feet at 6 .15 a .m. followed
by a minus half foot low tide at 1 .45. The near
shore buoy at Mission Day West reads 63 degrees
for the water temperature. Conditions start off
strong on Saturday with clean sets reaching 4
to 6 feet and light winds. Ideal for catching
waves. On Sunday, the swell drops slightly to
3 to 5 feet, but remains clean early on, with
choppy conditions developing later. Monday sees
a further decline to 3 to 5 feet, with challenging
choppy conditions and increasing winds throughout
the day. This morning, it's mostly cloudy and
it feels like 59 degrees, with no wind. The sunset
will take place at 5 .33. and it will rise again
tomorrow at 634. It looks like we're in for a
mostly sunny day with a high near 67 and a light
west wind. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies
with a low around 50 and light south winds. Looking
ahead in the weather, Saturday will be mostly
sunny with a high near 68 and a south wind of
5 to 10 miles per hour. Rain returns late Sunday
night into Washington's birthday and continues
through Tuesday, with highs falling to the low
60s and nights around 51 to 52. Bonjour, food
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, California leaders have unveiled a major
crackdown on drunk driving. marking the largest
legislative effort in decades to improve roadway
safety. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced
10 bills aimed at addressing California's weak
DUI laws, with Assemblymember Cotty Petrie -Norris
calling it California's largest and most significant
anti -drunk driving push in over two decades.
The proposed measures include classifying vehicular
manslaughter as a violent felony and mandating
in -car breathalyzers for all DUI offenders.
As fatalities from DUI -related incidents have
increased, advocates stress the urgency of these
changes to protect families on California's roads.
Now on to sports. This year's Olympic medals
are generating chatter for their defects in price.
Several athletes reported their medals detaching
from their ribbon, causing dents, and in one
case, breaking in half. In response, the Olympic
organizing committee is rechecking all the medals.
American skier Breezy Johnson said, I was jumping
in excitement and it broke, and warned others,
don't jump in them. Olympic organizing committee
spokesperson Luca Casassa acknowledged issues
and encouraged athletes to return faulty medals
for repair. Despite the problems, the gold and
silver medals are worth the most they have been
in a century due to soaring precious medal prices.
In local sports, Mason Miller has been officially
named the closer for the Padres in 2026. as announced
by new manager Craig Stamman ahead of the first
formal workout for pitchers and catchers at the
Peoria Sports Complex. This decision puts an
end to off -season speculation about Miller transitioning
to a starting role, a choice the organization
made months ago. Miller, acquired from the ace
last summer, shined in a set -up role, making
him the natural successor to two -time All -Star
Closer Robert Suarez. He posted a 0 .77 earned
run average in 22 appearances, striking out 45
of 83 batters faced. In top news, Amazon's ring
has terminated its partnership with police tech
company, Flock Safety. This decision followed
backlash from a Super Bowl advertisement promoting
a search party feature that uses artificial intelligence
to help locate lost pets. Privacy advocates criticized
this feature, calling it a surveillance nightmare.
Ring's spokesperson stated that the partnership
was never active and no videos were ever shared
between the services. Amazon acquired Ring for
$800 and $39 million in 2018. The company aims
to reposition itself, focusing on crime prevention
while navigating scrutiny over privacy issues.
In business news. On February 8th, sports fans
watching the Super Bowl were treated to an advertisement
for Claude, an artificial intelligence chatbot.
This might have given investors with long memories
an unsettling sense of deja vu. In the present,
investors' confidence in today's emerging technology
has begun to wobble as companies prepare to spend
astonishing amounts of money on it. Recently,
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft announced
a combined expenditure of $660 billion on artificial
intelligence in the coming year. However, concerns
about high share prices and inflation are making
markets feel jittery. Investors are searching
for ways to hedge their equity risk, but auctions
appear limited. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
down 14 % for the week to about $66 ,000. Ethereum
is down 15 .5 % to about $1 ,900. And HexRP is
down 16 % to $1 .36. 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. Apple says it is still
on track to launch new Siri this year, as promised.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple's
new Siri initiative faced internal delays. Originally
planned to start with iOS 26 .4. Thurman suggested
features may start appearing in iOS 26 .5 or
later in the year. This report has seemingly
rocked investor confidence, with Apple stock
plummeting today. In response, CNBC's Steve Kovach
says Apple confirmed it remains on track to launch
new Siri this year, reaffirming earlier promises.
Apple has pledged that long -promised features
will be available sometime in 2026. Entertainment
news. Dancing with the Stars is exploring a new
spinoff series titled Dancing with the Stars,
the next pro. Season 34 winner Robert Irwin is
in discussions to host, while seasoned professional
Mark Ballas may serve as a judge. This news follows
the announcement of the inaugural Dancing with
the Stars con in summer 2026. The spin -off will
seek the next professional partner for the main
series and is set to be produced by BBC, airing
on ABC and Kuldo. Mark Ballas and his mother,
Shirley Ballas, could comprise the judging panel.
Tickets for the convention will go on sale on
February 14th at 1 p .m. Eastern Time. Well,
all righty, folks. It's time for the quote of
the day. And today... Our quote comes from the
French philosopher and writer Albert Camus. And
he said, And that's a wrap for this morning.
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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.