Good morning, and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Wednesday, March 11th. You'll be interested
to know. 38 years ago, today, in 1988, a self
-replicating program known as the Morris Worm
made its presence felt across dozens of networked
computers, revealing how software could spread
and prompt widespread attention. Its discovery
led to the creation of dedicated computer security
practices and the birth of a community focused
on protecting networks and raising awareness
about digital resilience. 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 3 plus feet. Conditions stay
fair until about 11 a .m. when they shift to
choppy as the wind picks up to eight miles per
hour. By noon, the wind shifts to onshore at
12 miles per hour and the waves hold around three
to four feet. Best time to ride is at 7 a .m.
with a two -foot outgoing mid -tide when the
southwest swell is one feet at 20 seconds and
the side -shore wind is five mile per hour. The
first low tide on Wednesday will be a half foot
at noon, followed by a half foot low tide at
one. The nearshore buoy at Mission Bay West reads
63 degrees for the water temperature. Thursday
features clean conditions with waves in the three
to four plus foot range, ideal for catching a
barrel early on. Friday sees a slight decrease
in size, with two to four foot waves remaining
clean. but conditions become fair in the afternoon.
Saturday continues with two to three foot waves,
although choppy conditions develop later, making
Thursday the standout day of the period. This
morning, it's mostly cloudy and it feels like
56 degrees, with five mile per hour wind. The
sunset will take place at 6 .55, and it will
rise again tomorrow at 7 .04. It looks like we're
in for some mostly sunny skies today with a high
near 73 and a gentle northwest breeze at 5 to
10 miles per hour, gusting up to 20. Tonight,
expect mostly clear conditions with a low around
56 and light winds. Looking ahead in the weather,
it will be sunny with a high near 87 and northwest
winds 5 to 15 miles per hour. gusting as high
as 25 miles per hour. Friday stays warm and mostly
sunny with a high near 89. Then it cools into
the weekend with highs near 83 on Saturday and
near 80 on Sunday and lows in the upper 50s to
around 60 at night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the San
Diego Zoo has secured a 44 -year lease extension
in Balboa Park that requires a minimum annual
payment of $3 million to the city, contingent
on parking fees continuing in the park. The San
Diego City Council unanimously approved the extension,
which will last until 2078, with the zoo agreeing
to increase its payment by 3%. each year starting
in 2030. Additionally, the zoo will share 50
% of gross parking revenue beyond the minimum
payment and provide $250 ,000 worth of free admissions
annually to nonprofit organizations and schools.
Councilmember Jen Campbell noted this agreement
strengthens the partnership between the city
and the zoo while generating meaningful revenue
for local initiatives. Now onto sports. In college
basketball, H .E. DiGhanza put on a historic
show in the Big 12 tournament. The BYU freshmen
scored 40 points against Kansas State last night,
setting the new Big 12 tournament record for
freshmen and surpassing Kevin Durant's mark of
37. Dybanza shot 15 of 21 from the field with
nine rebounds and six assists in a 105 to 91
win. He faces West Virginia today in the second
round. Meanwhile, 15th seeded Pitt pulled off
an upset in the ACC tournament with DeMarco Minor
hitting the game winner with 0 .7 seconds left
for a 64 to 63 victory over Stanford. The Panthers
dominated the boards with a 20 -7 advantage on
offensive rebounds. Switching to the Diamond,
Italy stunned Team USA 8 -6 in world baseball
classic pool play. The Italians took an 8 -0
lead before the Americans mounted a late comeback
that fell short. Italy improves to 3 -0 while
the USA finishes pool play at 3 -1. In local
sports, spring training heats up tonight as the
Padres host Kansas City at Peoria Stadium. Michael
King looked sharp recently, striking out four
over two and two -thirds innings with just two
hits allowed. Exactly the kind of velocity and
command the rotation needs heading into opening
day. King, Taveta, and Musgrove anchor the staff
as Craig Stammen fine -tunes the roster. with
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s lineup spot still being
evaluated. Every rep matters with just a week
of spring training left. Meanwhile, San Diego
SC takes the pitch tonight at Snapdragon Stadium
against Liga MX champions Toluca in the CONCACAF
Champions Cup round of 16. The expansion club
is riding a perfect 3 -0 MLS record with three
shutouts to start the season. Anders Dreier and
Marcus Ingvartsson have been electric, combining
for four goals and five assists already. On the
ice, the goals travel to San Jose to face the
Barracuda at 7 o 'clock. San Diego dropped both
earlier matchups this season and needs points
sitting sixth in the Pacific, with their playoff
race tightening. Off -season news. The Chargers
added guard Cole Strange to shore up the offensive
line alongside newly signed center Tyler Bayadas,
giving Justin Herbert better protection under
Mike McDaniel's system. In top news, gold investments
have been rewarding for many investors, especially
those who bought over a year ago. Gold's price
rose from about $2 ,600 per ounce. Early last
year, to over $5 ,500 per ounce in early 2026.
Investors are increasingly buying gold to protect
against stock market volatility. The federal
government taxes gold as a collectible, leading
to higher long -term capital gains rates. However,
a strategy known as the IRS loophole allows investors
to hold physical gold in a self -directed gold
individual retirement account. This offers tax
advantages similar to traditional retirement
accounts. Investors can benefit from tax -deferred
growth or tax -free growth depending on the type
of account. In business news, surging oil prices
are upending the stock market, and the travel
industry is being hit particularly hard. Norwegian
Cruise Line and Carnival have both fallen close
to 20 % since the conflict began. making them
the two worst performers in the S &P 500. Southwest
Airlines is down 16%, while United Airlines has
dropped 13%. As oil prices surged above $100
a barrel, airlines and cruise operators were
around 3 -4 % lower in pre -market trading. However,
it is still possible for the energy spike to
become a short -term headwind for the travel
sector. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 2 %
to $70 ,000. Ethereum is up 1 .5 % to $2 ,000.
And XRP is up 1 .5 % to $1 .39. 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. AI agents are becoming more prevalent,
yet they remain unpredictable. Recently, an AI
agent named Roam, part of a research project
by a lab linked to Alibaba, unexpectedly began
mining cryptocurrency. Researchers discovered
this unusual activity through severe security
alerts indicating attempts to access internal
resources. They described the AI's actions as
unsafe behaviors arising without explicit instruction.
Fortunately, the researchers intervened before
any real -world damage occurred. This incident
highlights the potential risks associated with
AI agents in the corporate world. As their popularity
grows, so does the need for stricter guidelines.
And in entertainment news, War Machine, a new
sci -fi action film starring Alan Richson, was
the most watched title on Netflix during the
week of March 2nd to March 8th. debuting with
39 .3 million views in three days. Season four
of Bridgerton was the second most watched title
overall and the most watched on the television
chart, hitting 13 .1 million views in the first
full week of availability for part two. The season
debuted at number one with four episodes in January,
then returned to number one with 28 million views
last week with the release of its final four
episodes. Well, all righty folks, it's time for
the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
from the American computer scientist and internet
pioneer, Vint Cerf. And he said, the internet
is a reflection of our society and that mirror
is going to be reflecting what we see. 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.