Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in Encinitas.
I'm your host Melissa and it's Friday, May 17th.
Coming up on today's show, we'll get into the surf report and the weather outlook, then
we'll jump into some local news and a few interesting happenings in business, science
and entertainment.
At first, you'll be interested to know, 70 years ago, today in 1954, lawyer Thurgood
Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in, Brownverse
Board of Education of Topeka, that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
So now you know.
And now you know what time it is.
It's time for the surf report.
Expect a fun weekend of surf, with stomach-to-shoulder high waves on Saturday, building to head-high
surf on Sunday with occasional one to two feet overhead sets.
The southwest swell will continue into Monday, bringing chest-to-head high waves.
Mornings will see cleaner conditions with light offshore wind, shifting to onshore wind
in the afternoons, bringing bumpier conditions and increasing in strength.
Friday in Encinitas and North County, it's looking good and clean at 3 to 5 feet until
10 a.m.
After that, it's looking pretty choppy until sunset.
Best time to ride is at 7 a.m. with a three-foot outgoing tide when the west swell is two feet
at 17 seconds and the onshore wind is three mile per hour.
The first high tide Friday will be four feet at 6 a.m. with a one-foot low tide at 1230.
The nearshore buoy at Scripps in La Jolla reads 64 degrees for the water temperature.
Checking out the weather in the Encinitas area.
This morning it's cloudy and feels like 61 degrees with three mile per hour wind.
The sunset will take place at 742 and it will rise again tomorrow at 547.
It looks like we're in for some patchy drizzle and fog before 11 a.m.
It will be cloudy with a high near 63 and wind of 5 to 10 mile per hour.
Tonight cloudy with a low around 59.
Looking ahead in the weather.
This weekend will be mostly cloudy with highs near 63 degrees.
Saturday will gradually become sunny.
Next week will be cloudy with highs in the low 60s.
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In local news, the Mexican Navy's tall ship, the Kyoto Mach, has arrived in San Diego Bay
and will be open for free public tours from May 17th to May 20th at the B Street Pier.
The ship, which sailed from Acapulco with 261 crew members, serves as a training vessel
and a cultural ambassador for Mexico.
It will be in San Diego as part of a seven-month journey spanning three continents.
The Kyoto Mach, in its 41-year history, has visited over 228 ports in 73 countries.
After San Diego, the ship will continue its voyage to Hawaii and then on to 10 more countries,
including Japan, South Korea, and Australia.
Now on to sports.
Caitlin Clark's home debut for the Indiana Fever was overshadowed by Brianna Stewart's
MVP performance, leading the New York Liberty to a 102-66 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Stewart's dominant game, featuring 31 points, 10 rebounds, and multiple defensive contributions,
highlighted the Liberty's strength.
Clark had a solid outing with 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, but struggled against
intense defensive pressure.
Despite an early bucket that energized the crowd, Clark faced tough defense and limited
scoring opportunities.
The Fever's defensive struggles and challenging schedule have contributed to their O and 2
start, with upcoming games against top-tier teams.
Last night in local sports, the Padres were off.
But tonight, the Padres are on the road in Atlanta to take on the Braves.
In top news, the Justice Department has uncovered a major identity theft scheme involving thousands
of North Korean IT workers who stole American identities to secure remote tech jobs at Fortune
500 companies.
This scheme generated significant revenue for North Korea, including for its weapons
program by exploiting the U.S. labor shortage and the rise of remote work.
Three individuals have been arrested in Arizona who facilitated the scheme.
The Justice Department and FBI are collaborating with international partners and private companies
to combat such fraud, emphasizing the need for stringent identity verification in hiring
processes.
In business news, in response to declining subscriber numbers, Comcast has launched a
new streaming service bundle called StreamSaver, which includes Apple TV+, Netflix, and Peacock.
This initiative aims to counter the trend of cord cutting, where consumers are abandoning
cable TV in favor of streaming services.
Comcast chair Brian Roberts announced the bundle, emphasizing its competitive pricing
and value addition for consumers.
This move comes after Comcast reported significant losses in broadband and video customers in
its first quarter earnings for 2024, with a 7% decrease in revenue from residential
video subscribers.
The new bundle is an effort to attract and retain customers amid the shifting media consumption
landscape.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is now $65,500, Ethereum is $2,900, and Solana is $162.
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.
British engineering giant RUP has fallen victim to a $25 million deepfake scam involving a
Hong Kong employee being tricked into transferring funds.
The fraudsters used sophisticated fake voices and images to impersonate the company's
CFO and other staff during a video call.
Despite the significant loss, RUP confirmed that their financial stability and business
operations remained unaffected, and their internal systems were uncompromised.
This incident, under investigation by Hong Kong police, highlights the increasing frequency
and sophistication of cyberattacks such as deepfakes, invoice fraud, and phishing scams.
RUP's global CIO emphasized the need for heightened awareness and vigilance against such threats.
And in entertainment news.
Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited passion project, Megalopolis, premiered at the Cannes
Film Festival, closing a chapter decades in the making for the legendary director.
This 138-minute science fiction epic, inspired by Roman history, features Adam Driver as
architect scientist Caesar Catalina and Giancarlo Esposito as Mayor Franklin Cicero.
Despite mixed critical reviews, with some finding it fascinating if chaotic, Megalopolis
marks Coppola's return to Cannes competition, for the first time since Apocalypse Now in
1979.
The film, which has a star-studded cast, at a $120 million budget, has yet to secure a
U.S. distributor, but is expected to have a limited global release in IMAX theaters
later this year.
Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
And today, our quote comes from the lawyer and civil rights activist, Thurgood Marshall.
He said,
None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
We got here because somebody, a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony, or a few nuns,
bent down and helped us pick up our boots.
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 weekend, my good friends.
We'll see you Monday with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Encinitas.