Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Wednesday, April 8th. You'll be interested
to know, 52 years ago, today, in 1974, Hank Aaron
hit his 712th home run, a dramatic swing that
sent the ball into the right field stands and
broke a cherished home run milestone. That moment
became a defining achievement in American sports,
honoring perseverance and reshaping how generations
celebrate the lifetime record for power hitting.
So now you know. And now, it's time for the Surf
Report. Wednesday at Tourmaline. This morning,
it's looking fair with 2 plus V waves rolling
in. Conditions are clean early. but they shift
to fair as the day goes on. Winds are currently
sideshore at three miles per hour, picking up
to onshore at six miles per hour by late morning.
Best time to ride is at 8 a .m., with the one
foot outgoing low tide when the south -southwest
swell is one and a half feet at 13 seconds, and
the sideshore wind is three mile per hour. The
first low tide on Wednesday will be a half foot
at 9 .15 a .m., followed by a half foot low tide
at 10 .45. The near -shore buoy at Mission Bay
West reads 67 degrees for the water temperature.
Conditions start fair on Thursday with waves
around 2 to 3 feet and light winds. Friday sees
cleansets building to 3 -plus feet early, but
choppy conditions return by afternoon. Saturday
remains choppy with 3 to 4 feet, but a slight
improvement in conditions is expected later in
the day, making it the best option for the weekend.
This morning, there's patchy fog, and it feels
like 61 degrees with 5 mph wind. The sunset will
take place at 7 .16, and it will rise again tomorrow
at 6 .27. It looks like we're in for some patchy
fog before 11 a .m. then mostly sunny with a
high near 74 and a light southwest breeze around
8 mph. If you're inland, it will hit a high of
74. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with
a low around 59 and light winds around 5 mph.
Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday will be
mostly cloudy, with a high near 75 and a southwest
breeze of 5 to 10 miles per hour. Showers and
thunderstorms are likely late Friday night into
early Saturday, with temperatures falling from
about 73 Friday to the upper 60s, Saturday and
lows in the mid to upper 50s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
Sunny Morning sent you. In local news, San Diego
is once again playing a crucial role in the deployment
of the U .S. Navy's undersea submarine rescue
vessel after it underwent final testing for certification
in the waters near Naval Air Station North Island
in Coronado. The U .S. Navy's submarine rescue
diving and recompression system was cleared for
full operation on March 23, 2026, following a
final man certification. dived to 2 ,000 feet
on March 6th in the ocean off San Diego. This
rescue vessel is now ready to deploy worldwide
within 96 hours, capable of supporting U .S.
and allied rescue operations. The system can
rescue up to 16 people at a time, highlighting
San Diego's vital contributions to naval safety.
Now on to sports. In just over two weeks, Commissioner
Roger Goodell is expected to commence the 2026
National Football League draft in Pittsburgh
by announcing that the Raiders are selecting
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the
number one pick. Mendoza, however, is not expected
to be there to join Goodell on stage and pose
with his new team jersey and cap. According to
Adam Schefter of ESPN, Mendoza has informed the
National Football League that he will not be
attending the draft in person because he plans
to celebrate with his family in Miami instead.
Though many presumed number one picks choose
to attend the draft in person for the experience,
Mendoza is far from the first opt out of going
to the event. In local sports, the Pirates topped
the Padres 7 -1 on Tuesday night. with Paul Skeens
delivering a strong performance, heaping San
Diego hitless until the sixth inning. Skeens
struck out six and walked two over six in one
-third innings, lowering his earned run average
to 5 .54. Fernando Tatis Jr. finally broke through
with a single in the sixth, while Xander Gogarts
hit the first home run off a Pirates starter
this season in the seventh. O 'Neal Cruz and
Nick Gonzalez drove in four runs in a five -run
eighth, as the Pirates secured their sixth win
in seven games. The series concludes today starting
at 9 .30 a .m., with Michael King starting for
the Friars against Mitch Keller. In top news,
surprising links between autism and Alzheimer's
could change how we treat both. The idea that
two conditions at opposite ends of life might
be biologically linked is beginning to append
long -standing assumptions in brain science.
Joseph Fuchsbaum was initially unconvinced. When
early hints of a connection between autism and
Alzheimer's began to appear in the medical literature
a few years ago, they struck him as implausible.
But the signals kept accumulating, and over time,
his skepticism gave way to a new line of inquiry.
I came to this kicking and screaming. I didn't
want to believe it, said Buxbaum. Autism has
long been treated almost exclusively as a childhood
condition. In business news, the 60 -40 restaurant
rule is breaking, and it is not because the food
got worse. GLP -1 drugs have reduced millions
of customers' appetites, but that is not the
only culprit in the profit crunch. Many ancient
rules in certain industries have outlived their
value, such as spilling salt or whistling in
the kitchen. Operators now view these beliefs
as mere superstitions. However, no one in the
food service industry has questioned the core
proposition that a restaurant needs a ratio of
60 % drinks to 40 % food to succeed long -term.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged. at
$69 ,000. Ethereum is down 1 % to just over $2
,000. And XRP is down 1 % to $1 .32. 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,
Salina 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. Elon Musk is partnering with Intel on his
ambitious TeraFab project, which aims to build
specially designed chips for SpaceX and XAI,
as well as for Tesla. In an announcement on Tuesday,
Intel stated it would collaborate with these
companies to design, fabricate, and package ultra
-high -performance chips at scale. The partnership
is a significant win for Intel, which has faced
challenges in recent years, leading to cuts in
production capacity. Last year, the Trump administration
secured an equity stake in Intel for around $9
billion. As of March 20th, the U .S. government
held 8 .4 % of Intel's outstanding shares. And
in entertainment news… Why he should actually
get excited for Marvel's X -Men movie reboot
highlights the return of the mutants as a significant
event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The X
-Men are set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
making appearances in Avengers Doomsday. In addition,
a new X -Men movie is currently in development.
Fans are eager to see whether Marvel will continue
the original series storyline or introduce a
new cast. This reboot could reshape the future
of the X -Men within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting
journey. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
from the American author and motivational speaker,
Wayne Dyer. And he said, When you change the
way you look at things, the things you look at
change. Highlighting the power of perspective
in shaping our experiences and outcomes. 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.