WEBVTT 00:00:01.200 --> 00:00:04.200 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.700 --> 00:00:09.080 Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.199 --> 00:00:13.599 and it's Friday, February 20th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:17.399 to know. Today is National Love Your Pet Day. 00:00:18.660 --> 00:00:21.559 This holiday invites pet parents and animal fans 00:00:21.559 --> 00:00:24.879 to share treats, photos, and extra cuddles while 00:00:24.879 --> 00:00:27.500 supporting shelters and adoption efforts across 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:33.469 the country. So now you know. And now, it's time 00:00:33.469 --> 00:00:40.229 for the surf report. Friday at Tourmaline. This 00:00:40.229 --> 00:00:42.609 morning, it's looking choppy with waves around 00:00:42.609 --> 00:00:47.770 4 to 5 plus feet. The wind is on shore at 14 00:00:47.770 --> 00:00:51.149 miles per hour. Throughout the day, wave heights 00:00:51.149 --> 00:00:55.630 drop to 2 to 4 feet by 3 p .m. The wind stays 00:00:55.630 --> 00:00:59.049 on shore, easing to 12 miles per hour later on. 00:00:59.530 --> 00:01:03.549 Best time to ride is at 4 p .m. with the 1 -foot 00:01:03.549 --> 00:01:07.250 low tide when the west -southwest swell is 3 00:01:07.250 --> 00:01:10.810 feet at 7 seconds and the onshore wind is 11 00:01:10.810 --> 00:01:14.310 mile per hour. The first high tide on Friday 00:01:14.310 --> 00:01:18.950 will be 4 .5 feet at 10 .30 a .m. followed by 00:01:18.950 --> 00:01:23.569 a half -foot low tide just after 4 .30. The nearshore 00:01:23.569 --> 00:01:27.790 buoy at Mission Day West reads 62 degrees for 00:01:27.790 --> 00:01:32.420 the water temperature. Conditions start off clean 00:01:32.420 --> 00:01:35.599 with two to three feet on Saturday morning, ideal 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:39.599 for catching waves. As the day progresses, expect 00:01:39.599 --> 00:01:42.680 choppy conditions with onshore winds, particularly 00:01:42.680 --> 00:01:46.519 in the afternoon. Sunday sees a steady decline, 00:01:46.859 --> 00:01:49.379 with one -foot waves and challenging conditions 00:01:49.379 --> 00:01:52.739 throughout the day. Monday returns to two feet, 00:01:52.819 --> 00:01:56.500 but remains choppy. However, mornings offer fair 00:01:56.500 --> 00:02:01.319 conditions before winds pick up. This morning, 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:05.040 it's mostly cloudy and it feels like 45 degrees 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:09.639 with 10 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:12.919 place at 539 and it will rise again tomorrow 00:02:12.919 --> 00:02:17.080 at 627. It looks like we're in for some mostly 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:20.840 sunny skies today with a high near 60 and a light 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:25.360 northwest breeze at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight, 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:28.939 expect mostly clear conditions with a low around 00:02:28.939 --> 00:02:35.159 43. and late north winds. Looking ahead in the 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:38.840 weather. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:42.659 high near 65 and a north breeze of 5 to 10 miles 00:02:42.659 --> 00:02:45.840 per hour becoming mostly cloudy overnight with 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.080 a low around 48. Sunday and Monday trend warmer 00:02:50.080 --> 00:02:54.659 with highs near 69 and 72 and nights mostly cloudy 00:02:54.659 --> 00:02:59.449 with lows around 50 and 54 respectively. Tuesday 00:02:59.449 --> 00:03:02.830 stays mild near 73 with a slight chance of rain 00:03:02.830 --> 00:03:06.289 showers after 4 a .m. at a mostly cloudy low 00:03:06.289 --> 00:03:11.389 near 56. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast 00:03:11.389 --> 00:03:14.530 is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries 00:03:14.530 --> 00:03:18.530 in Encinitas. 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This plan could lower speed 00:04:02.599 --> 00:04:05.280 limits on more than 20 percent of the city's 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:10.039 roads, identifying 679 .1 miles as candidates 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:14.000 for slower speeds. Councilman Steph Whitburn 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:17.220 emphasized that every San Diegan deserves to 00:04:17.220 --> 00:04:20.319 feel safe walking, biking, or driving in their 00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:24.350 community. With new state laws, areas like business 00:04:24.350 --> 00:04:27.189 districts and school zones can see significant 00:04:27.189 --> 00:04:30.470 speed reductions, enhancing safety for all road 00:04:30.470 --> 00:04:33.870 users. The implementation of these changes will 00:04:33.870 --> 00:04:37.009 depend on further evaluations and funding through 00:04:37.009 --> 00:04:47.449 the city's budget process. The National Basketball 00:04:47.449 --> 00:04:50.470 Association plans to enact anti -tanking rules 00:04:50.470 --> 00:04:54.069 for next season, sources say. Commissioner Adam 00:04:54.069 --> 00:04:56.949 Silver informed the league's 30 general managers 00:04:56.949 --> 00:05:00.350 that discussions to combat tanking have intensified. 00:05:01.129 --> 00:05:03.670 Proposed changes include protecting first -round 00:05:03.670 --> 00:05:07.769 draft picks only for top four or top 14 -plus 00:05:07.769 --> 00:05:11.600 selections. Additionally, lottery odds may freeze 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:14.259 at the trade deadline, and teams won't be allowed 00:05:14.259 --> 00:05:17.300 to pick in the top four after consecutive bottom 00:05:17.300 --> 00:05:21.019 three finishes. Silver emphasized the importance 00:05:21.019 --> 00:05:23.519 of addressing this issue, stating that it has 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:26.500 been worse this year than we have seen in recent 00:05:26.500 --> 00:05:30.040 memory. Phoenix Suns owner Matt Ishbia called 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:33.180 tanking much worse than any prop bet scandal. 00:05:34.740 --> 00:05:39.509 In local sports, San Diego SC opens its second 00:05:39.509 --> 00:05:43.269 MLS season looking to build on a historic 2025. 00:05:44.269 --> 00:05:46.490 The team heads into the season opener against 00:05:46.490 --> 00:05:49.829 Montreal on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium 00:05:49.829 --> 00:05:52.970 as the defending Western Conference regular season 00:05:52.970 --> 00:05:56.750 champions. After an impressive first year, they 00:05:56.750 --> 00:06:00.009 set MLS records for points and wins by a first 00:06:00.009 --> 00:06:02.889 -year club, advancing to the conference championship 00:06:02.889 --> 00:06:07.060 game. Forward Anders Dreyer, an MVP finalist, 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:10.519 had a remarkable season with 19 goals and 19 00:06:10.519 --> 00:06:13.360 assists, and he believes there's more to come. 00:06:14.279 --> 00:06:16.959 Due to a suspension, rookie goalkeeper Duran 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:20.199 Ferry will make his first start, bringing excitement 00:06:20.199 --> 00:06:25.899 to the home crowd. In top news, students are 00:06:25.899 --> 00:06:28.639 losing some interest in computer science broadly, 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.319 but gaining interest in AI -specific majors and 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:35.410 courses. For the first time since the dot -com 00:06:35.410 --> 00:06:38.329 crash, computer science enrollment dropped at 00:06:38.329 --> 00:06:42.230 University of California campuses. System -wide, 00:06:42.430 --> 00:06:46.250 it fell 6 % last year, after declining 3 % in 00:06:46.250 --> 00:06:48.910 the previous year, according to the San Francisco 00:06:48.910 --> 00:06:52.250 Chronicle. Even as overall college enrollment 00:06:52.250 --> 00:06:55.730 climbed 2 % nationally, students are moving away 00:06:55.730 --> 00:06:59.329 from traditional computer science degrees. However, 00:06:59.509 --> 00:07:02.329 the University of California San Diego added 00:07:02.329 --> 00:07:06.790 a dedicated AI major this fall. Enrollment numbers 00:07:06.790 --> 00:07:09.870 suggest students are opting for AI programs to 00:07:09.870 --> 00:07:15.410 secure future employment. In business news, robust 00:07:15.410 --> 00:07:18.110 demand from subprime customers spurred growth 00:07:18.110 --> 00:07:21.529 in United States unsecured loans last year, with 00:07:21.529 --> 00:07:24.730 their combined balances surging 10 % to a new 00:07:24.730 --> 00:07:29.490 high of $276 billion. according to TransUnion's 00:07:29.490 --> 00:07:34.069 Credit Industry Insights Report. Some 26 .4 million 00:07:34.069 --> 00:07:36.870 consumers carried those loans as of end of December, 00:07:37.310 --> 00:07:41.889 up from 24 .5 million a year earlier. As interest 00:07:41.889 --> 00:07:45.009 rates began to fall, many consumers are consolidating 00:07:45.009 --> 00:07:48.230 their credit card balances into unsecured loans, 00:07:48.829 --> 00:07:51.730 said Nushil Raneri, vice president and head of 00:07:51.730 --> 00:07:55.069 United States Research and Consulting at TransUnion. 00:07:55.500 --> 00:07:59.279 Credit card balances rose 4 % last year to $1 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:04.360 trillion. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 00:08:04.360 --> 00:08:10.720 1 .5 % to about $67 ,000. Ethereum is down half 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:15.860 a percent to about $1 ,900. And XRP is down 3 00:08:15.860 --> 00:08:23.459 .5 % to $1 .41. Moving on to a more local vibe. 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:27.420 In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:30.459 we are working with a national Pilates studio 00:08:30.459 --> 00:08:34.360 to bring you some free classes, so listen up. 00:08:34.899 --> 00:08:37.860 Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:08:37.860 --> 00:08:41.879 in the San Diego area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:45.240 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:49.559 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:08:49.559 --> 00:08:53.679 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:57.200 check out Club Pilates for a free class with 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:01.379 locations in Encinitas, Solana Beach, Oceanside, 00:09:01.740 --> 00:09:05.740 La Jolla, and more. Just be sure to tell them 00:09:05.740 --> 00:09:09.759 Sunny Morning sent you by. And now back to the 00:09:09.759 --> 00:09:15.019 show. Let's talk science. In a remarkable discovery, 00:09:15.379 --> 00:09:17.600 a mountain photographer has stumbled upon one 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:20.879 of the largest collections of Triassic dinosaur 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:24.960 prints ever found. Located in the Italian Alps, 00:09:25.259 --> 00:09:27.759 the site features thousands of dinosaur tracks 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:31.799 on vertical rock faces. Photographer Elio della 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:34.600 Ferrara spotted these tracks last September in 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:38.399 the frail valley of Stelvio National Park. Some 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:41.259 prints, measuring up to 40 centimeters across, 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:47.019 date back approximately 210 million years. Paleontologist 00:09:47.019 --> 00:09:50.269 Cristiano del Sasso leading the investigation, 00:09:50.909 --> 00:09:53.149 expressed astonishment at their preservation. 00:09:54.210 --> 00:09:57.169 The footprints reveal herds of large, herbivorous 00:09:57.169 --> 00:10:00.990 dinosaurs, likely prosoropods, that roamed ancient 00:10:00.990 --> 00:10:08.809 tidal flats. Entertainment News Stephen Soderbergh 00:10:08.809 --> 00:10:11.190 is speaking out about the scrapped Star Wars 00:10:11.190 --> 00:10:14.809 movie, The Hunt for Ben Solo, starring Adam Driver. 00:10:15.470 --> 00:10:18.509 In a recent interview, Soderbergh expressed that 00:10:18.509 --> 00:10:21.889 it was no surprise to learn of Kathleen Kennedy's 00:10:21.889 --> 00:10:24.610 frustrations regarding Disney's decision to cancel 00:10:24.610 --> 00:10:28.470 the sequel to The Rise of Skywalker. He said, 00:10:28.750 --> 00:10:31.129 we were all frustrated, noting the two and a 00:10:31.129 --> 00:10:34.809 half years of work he and Driver invested. Soderbergh 00:10:34.809 --> 00:10:37.250 added that he believed discussions would focus 00:10:37.250 --> 00:10:40.490 on costs, but that never happened, calling the 00:10:40.490 --> 00:10:45.169 situation insane. Fans are now rallying for Disney 00:10:45.169 --> 00:10:47.970 to reconsider, showing their support for the 00:10:47.970 --> 00:10:52.769 hunt for Ben Solo. Well, alrighty, folks. It's 00:10:52.769 --> 00:10:56.750 time for the quote of the day. And today, our 00:10:56.750 --> 00:10:59.669 quote comes from the American writer and humorist 00:10:59.669 --> 00:11:12.009 Mark Twain. And he said, And that's a wrap for 00:11:12.009 --> 00:11:15.009 this morning. You can check out our Instagram, 00:11:15.490 --> 00:11:18.929 YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial 00:11:18.929 --> 00:11:21.970 videos with local news and the surf reports. 00:11:23.149 --> 00:11:25.789 Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see 00:11:25.789 --> 00:11:28.870 you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:11:28.870 --> 00:11:29.649 in San Diego.