WEBVTT 00:00:01.290 --> 00:00:03.870 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.030 --> 00:00:08.789 Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.070 --> 00:00:13.349 and it's Tuesday, March 31st. You'll be interested 00:00:13.349 --> 00:00:20.510 to know, 137 years ago, today, in 1889, Parisians 00:00:20.510 --> 00:00:23.609 gathered to unveil the Eiffel Tower, a soaring 00:00:23.609 --> 00:00:26.250 iron landmark created as the centerpiece of the 00:00:26.250 --> 00:00:29.629 Exposition Universelle and a bold feat of engineering. 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:33.000 Its completion celebrated modern construction 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.320 techniques, showcased industrial progress, and 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:39.200 transformed the Paris skyline into a lasting 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.659 symbol of innovation and artistic ambition. So 00:00:43.659 --> 00:00:48.060 now you know. And now, it's time for the Surf 00:00:48.060 --> 00:00:54.579 Report. Tuesday at Tourmaline. This morning, 00:00:54.579 --> 00:00:57.359 it's looking fair with one -plus -foot waves 00:00:57.359 --> 00:01:00.960 rolling in. Conditions stay pretty consistent, 00:01:01.200 --> 00:01:05.219 holding at 1 plus foot through the morning. Winds 00:01:05.219 --> 00:01:08.680 are sideshore at around 6 miles per hour, shifting 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:12.579 onshore later in the day. Expect the waves to 00:01:12.579 --> 00:01:15.700 stay around 1 foot as we head into the afternoon. 00:01:16.739 --> 00:01:20.980 Best time to ride is at 7 a .m., with a 4 -foot 00:01:20.980 --> 00:01:24.000 incoming high tide when the south -southwest 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:28.390 swell is 1 feet at 12 seconds. and the sideshore 00:01:28.390 --> 00:01:33.209 wind is 5 mph. The first high tide on Tuesday 00:01:33.209 --> 00:01:37.170 will be 5 feet just before 9 a .m., followed 00:01:37.170 --> 00:01:42.549 by a zero -foot low tide just before 3. The nearshore 00:01:42.549 --> 00:01:47.090 buoy at Mission Bay West reads 66 degrees for 00:01:47.090 --> 00:01:50.810 the water temperature. Conditions start off clean 00:01:50.810 --> 00:01:53.829 with one -plus -foot waves on Wednesday, but 00:01:53.829 --> 00:01:57.920 choppy winds develop by afternoon. Thursday sees 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.060 a slight increase to 2 feet, remaining choppy 00:02:01.060 --> 00:02:04.579 as winds pick up. Expect better conditions on 00:02:04.579 --> 00:02:08.219 Friday with 2 to 3 plus feet, particularly in 00:02:08.219 --> 00:02:10.759 the morning before the wind shifts, making it 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:15.080 the most favorable day of the period. This morning, 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:18.919 it's cloudy and it feels like 64 degrees with 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:22.939 5 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place 00:02:22.939 --> 00:02:25.979 at 7 .10. and it will rise again tomorrow at 00:02:25.979 --> 00:02:30.139 637. It looks like we're in for some mostly cloudy 00:02:30.139 --> 00:02:33.879 skies today, with a high near 72 and a light 00:02:33.879 --> 00:02:37.900 south breeze around 8 miles per hour. If you're 00:02:37.900 --> 00:02:43.199 inland, it will hit a high of 71. Tonight, expect 00:02:43.199 --> 00:02:46.379 a chance of rain showers after 11 p .m., with 00:02:46.379 --> 00:02:50.479 mostly cloudy skies, a low around 60, and calm 00:02:50.479 --> 00:02:55.300 winds around 4 miles per hour. Looking ahead 00:02:55.300 --> 00:02:58.580 in the weather. Wednesday has a slight chance 00:02:58.580 --> 00:03:01.659 of morning showers before 11 a .m., then turns 00:03:01.659 --> 00:03:05.599 mostly sunny with a high near 71 and west winds 00:03:05.599 --> 00:03:11.500 5 to 15 mph, gusting to 25. Mostly cloudy Wednesday 00:03:11.500 --> 00:03:15.060 night with a low around 57 leads to a mild Thursday 00:03:15.060 --> 00:03:19.439 near 69 and lows near 55. Then a warming trend 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:23.930 brings highs near 75 Friday. And you're 79 Saturday 00:03:23.930 --> 00:03:28.669 with overnight lows around 57. Bonjour, food 00:03:28.669 --> 00:03:31.650 enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to you by 00:03:31.650 --> 00:03:36.169 Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled 00:03:36.169 --> 00:03:39.650 on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas 00:03:39.650 --> 00:03:42.990 Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for culinary 00:03:42.990 --> 00:03:47.069 delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict 00:03:47.069 --> 00:03:51.159 or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a 00:03:51.159 --> 00:03:54.139 panini for lunch or just breeze on through to 00:03:54.139 --> 00:03:56.960 get your morning coffee. They are open every 00:03:56.960 --> 00:04:01.419 day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget 00:04:01.419 --> 00:04:06.180 to tell them Sunny Morning sent you. In local 00:04:06.180 --> 00:04:09.819 news, an air quality advisory has been issued 00:04:09.819 --> 00:04:12.900 for neighborhoods in southern San Diego after 00:04:12.900 --> 00:04:15.680 county environmental officials detected elevated 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:19.699 levels of hydrogen sulfide. in the air from transboundary 00:04:19.699 --> 00:04:22.660 wastewater and sewage flows near the Tijuana 00:04:22.660 --> 00:04:26.360 River Valley. Hydrogen sulfide is a gas that 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:29.920 causes a strong, rotten egg smell and can lead 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:33.339 to headaches and nausea. The San Diego County 00:04:33.339 --> 00:04:36.139 Air Pollution Control District issued the advisory 00:04:36.139 --> 00:04:40.300 after levels began rising on March 28 and 29 00:04:40.300 --> 00:04:44.060 in Imperial Beach, Nestor, and San Ysidro, with 00:04:44.060 --> 00:04:47.269 the highest levels found in Nestor. While the 00:04:47.269 --> 00:04:49.930 county is monitoring these levels, changes in 00:04:49.930 --> 00:04:52.370 weather or wind patterns may affect them throughout 00:04:52.370 --> 00:05:01.829 the day. Now on to sports. Chicago White Sox 00:05:01.829 --> 00:05:06.310 rookie Muntak Amirakami has done it again. The 00:05:06.310 --> 00:05:09.209 rookie slugger hit a home run on Sunday off Milwaukee 00:05:09.209 --> 00:05:12.769 Brewers starter Brandon Sproat, extending Chicago's 00:05:12.769 --> 00:05:16.350 lead to 5 -2. after a first -inning grand slam 00:05:16.350 --> 00:05:21.009 by Colson Montgomery. This home run marked Murakami's 00:05:21.009 --> 00:05:23.649 third in his first three major league baseball 00:05:23.649 --> 00:05:27.509 games. He began his career on Friday with a ninth 00:05:27.509 --> 00:05:29.709 -inning home run and followed it with another 00:05:29.709 --> 00:05:34.189 on Saturday. Murakami has joined Chase DeLotter, 00:05:34.290 --> 00:05:37.790 Trevor Story, and Kyle Lewis as the fourth player 00:05:37.790 --> 00:05:42.220 to achieve this milestone. At 26 years old, he 00:05:42.220 --> 00:05:45.800 is making history in the majors. In local sports, 00:05:46.180 --> 00:05:50.500 the Friars fell to the Giants 3 -2 in a close 00:05:50.500 --> 00:05:53.139 battle on Monday night, marking rookie manager 00:05:53.139 --> 00:05:57.120 Tony Vitello's first victory. Harrison Bader 00:05:57.120 --> 00:05:59.860 hit San Francisco's first home run of the season 00:05:59.860 --> 00:06:03.180 against Walker Buehler, who made his debut for 00:06:03.180 --> 00:06:06.439 the Padres. Despite a late rally highlighted 00:06:06.439 --> 00:06:10.040 by Jackson Merrill's two -run homer, The Padres 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:13.540 couldn't complete the comeback. Next up, German 00:06:13.540 --> 00:06:16.579 Marquez is set to make his debut with San Diego, 00:06:16.819 --> 00:06:22.000 facing Giants pitcher Logan Webb tonight. In 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:25.920 top news, NASA began the countdown Monday for 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:29.399 humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. 00:06:30.100 --> 00:06:33.800 The 32 -story Space Launch System rocket is poised 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:36.800 to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. 00:06:37.870 --> 00:06:40.529 After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion 00:06:40.529 --> 00:06:43.110 capsule will propel them to the moon and back. 00:06:43.850 --> 00:06:46.430 There are no stops, just a quick U -turn around 00:06:46.430 --> 00:06:49.430 the moon. The nearly 10 -day flight will end 00:06:49.430 --> 00:06:52.850 with a splashdown in the Pacific. Our team has 00:06:52.850 --> 00:06:55.310 worked extremely hard to get us to this moment, 00:06:55.529 --> 00:06:58.329 said launch director Charlie Blackwell -Thompson. 00:06:59.170 --> 00:07:01.930 Certainly all indications are right now, we are 00:07:01.930 --> 00:07:06.310 in excellent, excellent shape. In business news. 00:07:07.470 --> 00:07:10.709 Japan is placing a multibillion -dollar bet on 00:07:10.709 --> 00:07:13.910 the U .S. housing market. Home construction is 00:07:13.910 --> 00:07:16.310 slowing, but Japanese investors and builders 00:07:16.310 --> 00:07:19.889 are moving in anyway, and Sumo owns 6 % of the 00:07:19.889 --> 00:07:22.990 business in America. For more than a decade, 00:07:23.230 --> 00:07:25.670 Japanese home builders have been tiptoeing into 00:07:25.670 --> 00:07:28.730 the U .S. housing market with small, discreet 00:07:28.730 --> 00:07:31.069 acquisitions of private American construction 00:07:31.069 --> 00:07:36.199 companies. Their quiet era is over. Since 2020, 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:39.680 Japanese builders have announced or closed acquisitions 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:43.240 of 23 U .S. single -family home builders, more 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:49.339 than double the number from 2013 to 2019. Japanese 00:07:49.339 --> 00:07:51.839 companies are accelerating their U .S. presence 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:54.279 at a moment when the American home construction 00:07:54.279 --> 00:07:59.699 market is slowing down. In crypto movement, Bitcoin 00:07:59.699 --> 00:08:05.490 is up 2 % to about $68 ,000. Ethereum is up 3 00:08:05.490 --> 00:08:12.129 % to $2 ,000. And XRP is unchanged at $1 .32. 00:08:14.029 --> 00:08:18.810 Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community 00:08:18.810 --> 00:08:21.990 spotlight on health and wellness, we are working 00:08:21.990 --> 00:08:24.790 with a national Pilates studio to bring you some 00:08:24.790 --> 00:08:29.610 free classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates, 00:08:29.610 --> 00:08:32.570 with several locations in the San Diego area. 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:36.019 Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:40.139 cultivating strength, reducing tension, and elevating 00:08:40.139 --> 00:08:44.019 mental well -being. Scientific research affirms 00:08:44.019 --> 00:08:48.480 its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.200 for a free class with locations in Encinitas, 00:08:52.460 --> 00:08:56.379 Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more. 00:08:57.100 --> 00:09:00.100 Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent 00:09:00.100 --> 00:09:05.580 you by. And now, back to the show. Let's talk 00:09:05.580 --> 00:09:09.600 tech. Flying cars will take off in American skies 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:12.360 this summer. The federal government announced 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:15.220 a new pilot program designed to get new kinds 00:09:15.220 --> 00:09:17.779 of ultralight vehicles and electric vertical 00:09:17.779 --> 00:09:20.720 takeoff and landing vehicles up and running around 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:23.700 the country, even if they are not fully Federal 00:09:23.700 --> 00:09:27.419 Aviation Administration certified. New kinds 00:09:27.419 --> 00:09:30.059 of aircraft will start operating in United States 00:09:30.059 --> 00:09:33.759 airspace as early as June. Eight regions across 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:36.360 the United States will take part in a three -year 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:39.860 pilot program. The companies building the technology 00:09:39.860 --> 00:09:43.399 say their aircraft are quieter, cheaper, and 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:46.639 release fewer emissions than helicopters or airplanes. 00:09:49.440 --> 00:09:54.649 And in entertainment news. Gen Z Is Here to Save 00:09:54.649 --> 00:09:57.429 Theaters is the latest report highlighting how 00:09:57.429 --> 00:10:00.870 this generation prefers peachy movies and enjoys 00:10:00.870 --> 00:10:03.649 outings with their families as social media content. 00:10:04.450 --> 00:10:08.169 Disney's Zootopia 2 has surprisingly become the 00:10:08.169 --> 00:10:10.870 winning Thanksgiving offering, topping the box 00:10:10.870 --> 00:10:14.809 office with $1 .9 million in worldwide ticket 00:10:14.809 --> 00:10:18.750 sales. Meanwhile, Disney's live -action Lilo 00:10:18.750 --> 00:10:23.120 & Stitch has crossed the $1 billion mark. In 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:26.480 an unexpected twist, Iron Lung, a self -released 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:30.200 film by YouTube star Mark Fischbach, grossed 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:35.360 $40 million, while Scream 7 opened to $64 million, 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:40.460 exceeding expectations. Gen Z is indeed driving 00:10:40.460 --> 00:10:44.840 this resurgence in theaters. Well, alrighty folks, 00:10:45.139 --> 00:10:49.240 it's time for the quote of the day. And today... 00:10:49.419 --> 00:10:51.840 Our quote comes from the American inventor and 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:56.799 visionary Thomas Edison. And he said, Restlessness 00:10:56.799 --> 00:11:00.320 and discontent are the first necessities of progress. 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:05.480 And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:09.019 out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some 00:11:09.019 --> 00:11:12.460 captivating aerial videos with local news and 00:11:12.460 --> 00:11:15.940 the surf reports. Have an amazing day, my good 00:11:15.940 --> 00:11:18.399 friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:20.980 episode of Sunny Mornings in San Diego.