WEBVTT 00:00:01.660 --> 00:00:04.360 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.519 --> 00:00:08.820 Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.099 --> 00:00:13.679 and it's Monday, August 11th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:19.019 to know, 65 years ago today, in 1960, the Central 00:00:19.019 --> 00:00:21.480 African nation of Chad declared its independence 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:25.579 from France. This momentous occasion marked the 00:00:25.579 --> 00:00:28.280 culmination of a determined struggle for self 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:31.230 -governance. as the people of Chad embraced their 00:00:31.230 --> 00:00:33.950 sovereignty and embarked on a new journey of 00:00:33.950 --> 00:00:39.770 nation -building. So now you know. And now, it's 00:00:39.770 --> 00:00:45.770 time for the Surf Report. Monday in Encinitas 00:00:45.770 --> 00:00:49.950 and North County. It's looking clean this morning 00:00:49.950 --> 00:00:52.289 with waist -to -chest -high sets rolling in. 00:00:53.049 --> 00:00:56.289 Waves hold around 4 to 5 -plus feet throughout 00:00:56.289 --> 00:00:59.859 the morning, providing great conditions. Expect 00:00:59.859 --> 00:01:03.359 the winds to remain sideshore at 3 to 4 mph, 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:06.540 keeping things nice and manageable as the day 00:01:06.540 --> 00:01:11.260 progresses. Enjoy the ride while it lasts. Best 00:01:11.260 --> 00:01:14.620 time to ride is at 6 a .m. with a zero -foot 00:01:14.620 --> 00:01:18.280 low tide when the southwest swell is 3 feet at 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:23.939 16 seconds and the sideshore wind is 3 mph. The 00:01:23.939 --> 00:01:27.099 first high tide on Monday will be 5 feet at 11 00:01:27.099 --> 00:01:31.829 .30 a .m. followed by a 1 .5 -foot low tide just 00:01:31.829 --> 00:01:36.329 before 5. The near -shore buoy at Beacons reads 00:01:36.329 --> 00:01:40.870 73 degrees for the water temperature. Tuesday 00:01:40.870 --> 00:01:43.489 through Thursday features fair conditions with 00:01:43.489 --> 00:01:48.090 wave heights ranging from 3 to 7 vet. Morning 00:01:48.090 --> 00:01:51.150 sessions remain clean, ideal for long boarders, 00:01:51.209 --> 00:01:54.310 while afternoons see increasing chop, particularly 00:01:54.310 --> 00:01:58.250 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday maintains 00:01:58.250 --> 00:02:01.150 fair conditions, but winds pick up, creating 00:02:01.150 --> 00:02:05.590 a bumpy experience. Overall, expect manageable 00:02:05.590 --> 00:02:08.870 waves, especially early, with potential for smoother 00:02:08.870 --> 00:02:11.469 rides before the chop takes over later in the 00:02:11.469 --> 00:02:16.289 day. This morning, it's cloudy and it feels like 00:02:16.289 --> 00:02:21.370 70 degrees, with 5 mph wind. The sunset will 00:02:21.370 --> 00:02:24.629 take place at 7 .40, and it will rise again tomorrow 00:02:24.629 --> 00:02:28.770 at 6 .11. It looks like we're in for some mostly 00:02:28.770 --> 00:02:32.310 cloudy skies today with a high near 70 and a 00:02:32.310 --> 00:02:37.310 light southwest breeze. Tonight, expect continued 00:02:37.310 --> 00:02:40.969 mostly cloudy conditions with a low around 66 00:02:40.969 --> 00:02:46.069 and gentle winds. Looking ahead in the weather, 00:02:46.229 --> 00:02:50.349 expect partly sunny skies Tuesday through Friday 00:02:50.349 --> 00:02:55.379 with highs around 69 and 67. Nights will be mostly 00:02:55.379 --> 00:02:59.560 cloudy, with lows in the mid -60s. Enjoy the 00:02:59.560 --> 00:03:03.259 gentle south winds. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! 00:03:03.659 --> 00:03:06.719 This podcast is brought to you by Versailles 00:03:06.719 --> 00:03:10.620 Café and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El 00:03:10.620 --> 00:03:14.280 Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:19.460 this café is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge 00:03:19.460 --> 00:03:22.560 in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:26.080 -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:28.860 or just breeze on through to get your morning 00:03:28.860 --> 00:03:32.580 coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5. 00:03:32.860 --> 00:03:36.080 So stop on by and don't forget to tell them. 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:42.180 Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the San 00:03:42.180 --> 00:03:44.979 Diego Food Bank is preparing for challenges ahead 00:03:44.979 --> 00:03:48.139 as it faces reduced federal aid and increased 00:03:48.139 --> 00:03:52.960 local demand. CGO Casey Castillo reports that 00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:55.379 the organization will receive less food through 00:03:55.379 --> 00:03:58.800 federally funded programs in the 2026 fiscal 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:03.259 year. Approximately 850 ,000 county residents 00:04:03.259 --> 00:04:07.300 struggle to provide nutritious meals daily. The 00:04:07.300 --> 00:04:10.259 food bank expects to distribute 7 million fewer 00:04:10.259 --> 00:04:13.659 pounds of food this year. Castillo emphasizes 00:04:13.659 --> 00:04:17.060 we are resilient and the organization plans to 00:04:17.060 --> 00:04:21.430 use reserve funds to bridge the gap. Local nonprofits 00:04:21.430 --> 00:04:24.550 continue to report increasing demand for food 00:04:24.550 --> 00:04:28.029 assistance amid ongoing economic uncertainties. 00:04:32.850 --> 00:04:37.750 Now on to sports. The first full weekend of NFL 00:04:37.750 --> 00:04:40.550 preseason games wrapped up, showcasing notable 00:04:40.550 --> 00:04:44.990 performances and a harrowing injury. Shadir Sanders, 00:04:45.389 --> 00:04:49.050 the Browns' rookie quarterback, shone with 138 00:04:49.050 --> 00:04:53.089 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Kevin Stefanski 00:04:53.089 --> 00:04:55.629 acknowledged that while Sanders has areas to 00:04:55.629 --> 00:04:59.750 improve, he demonstrated he belongs. In a thrilling 00:04:59.750 --> 00:05:02.829 moment, Cam Little of the Jaguars kicked a remarkable 00:05:02.829 --> 00:05:06.350 70 -yard field goal, sparking discussions about 00:05:06.350 --> 00:05:10.769 the accuracy of kickers. Unfortunately, a frightening 00:05:10.769 --> 00:05:13.550 injury occurred when Lions safety Morris Norris 00:05:13.550 --> 00:05:16.269 was taken to the hospital, but is now stable. 00:05:17.129 --> 00:05:20.050 The preseason continues with joint practices 00:05:20.050 --> 00:05:26.850 and games ahead. Yesterday afternoon at Petco 00:05:26.850 --> 00:05:31.810 Park, the Padres won over the Red Sox 6 -2. Dylan 00:05:31.810 --> 00:05:34.410 Cease impressed, pitching six scoreless innings 00:05:34.410 --> 00:05:38.589 for the win. His scoring came from Tatis Jr., 00:05:38.589 --> 00:05:42.670 who drove in two and scored twice. The Padres 00:05:42.670 --> 00:05:45.329 finished with nine hits and one error, while 00:05:45.329 --> 00:05:49.810 the Red Sox had five hits and no errors. The 00:05:49.810 --> 00:05:54.009 Padres' record improves to 66 -52, taking two 00:05:54.009 --> 00:05:57.490 of three in this series. Tonight, the Padres 00:05:57.490 --> 00:06:00.449 face the Giants in San Francisco for game one 00:06:00.449 --> 00:06:04.920 of a three -game series. First pitch at 645, 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:11.139 under clear skies and 69 degrees. In top news, 00:06:11.399 --> 00:06:14.620 a meteorite that crashed through a homeowner's 00:06:14.620 --> 00:06:17.519 roof in Georgia earlier this summer is actually 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:20.339 older than Earth itself, according to scientist 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:24.439 Scott Harris. The meteorite, which created a 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:26.579 dent in the floor, is believed to have formed 00:06:26.579 --> 00:06:30.670 4 .5 billion years ago. making it roughly 20 00:06:30.670 --> 00:06:34.329 million years older than our planet. Harris noted 00:06:34.329 --> 00:06:36.689 that it belongs to a group of asteroids from 00:06:36.689 --> 00:06:39.529 the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. 00:06:40.310 --> 00:06:43.110 The homeowner is still discovering specks of 00:06:43.110 --> 00:06:46.310 space dust around his living room. Researchers 00:06:46.310 --> 00:06:49.529 plan to propose naming the meteorite the McDonough 00:06:49.529 --> 00:06:53.790 meteorite, after the city where it fell. In business 00:06:53.790 --> 00:06:58.470 news, mowing and Airbus. have suspended their 00:06:58.470 --> 00:07:01.689 next -generation airliner projects, casting doubt 00:07:01.689 --> 00:07:06.509 on airlines' net -zero plans. Loewings' X -66A, 00:07:06.670 --> 00:07:09.029 which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 00:07:09.410 --> 00:07:13.930 was put on hold after initial enthusiasm. Similarly, 00:07:14.209 --> 00:07:17.850 Airbus paused its Zero -E hydrogen plane, originally 00:07:17.850 --> 00:07:22.889 slated for service by 2035. Experts warn that 00:07:22.889 --> 00:07:25.470 these delays could hinder the airline industry's 00:07:25.470 --> 00:07:28.769 goal of achieving net -zero emissions by 2050. 00:07:29.829 --> 00:07:33.050 With aviation responsible for a significant share 00:07:33.050 --> 00:07:35.769 of global emissions, pressure is mounting for 00:07:35.769 --> 00:07:39.569 manufacturers to innovate. New contenders, like 00:07:39.569 --> 00:07:43.110 Jet Zero, with a radical design plan, may challenge 00:07:43.110 --> 00:07:47.050 Boeing and Airbus' dominance. In crypto movement, 00:07:47.389 --> 00:07:51.680 Bitcoin is up 4 % over the weekend. to just under 00:07:51.680 --> 00:07:59.779 $122 ,000. Ethereum is up 11 % to about $4 ,300. 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:08.560 And XRP is down 2 % to $3 .26. Moving on to a 00:08:08.560 --> 00:08:12.920 more local vibe. In our community spotlight on 00:08:12.920 --> 00:08:15.920 health and wellness, we are working with a national 00:08:15.920 --> 00:08:18.779 Pilates studio to bring you some free classes, 00:08:18.980 --> 00:08:23.750 so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several 00:08:23.750 --> 00:08:27.209 locations in the San Diego area. Pilates presents 00:08:27.209 --> 00:08:30.370 a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating 00:08:30.370 --> 00:08:33.889 strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental 00:08:33.889 --> 00:08:37.309 well -being. Scientific research affirms its 00:08:37.309 --> 00:08:41.549 benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates 00:08:41.549 --> 00:08:45.309 for a free class with locations in Encinitas, 00:08:45.590 --> 00:08:49.509 Salina Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more. 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:53.259 Just be sure to tell them sunny morning sent 00:08:53.259 --> 00:08:59.059 you by. And now, back to the show. Let's talk 00:08:59.059 --> 00:09:03.360 science. The newly opened Vera C. Rubin Observatory, 00:09:03.460 --> 00:09:06.120 located in a remote mountain range in Chile, 00:09:06.320 --> 00:09:09.100 is set to revolutionize our understanding of 00:09:09.100 --> 00:09:12.500 the universe. This observatory will spend the 00:09:12.500 --> 00:09:15.230 next decade mapping the sky, covering the entire 00:09:15.230 --> 00:09:18.029 southern hemisphere every few nights with its 00:09:18.029 --> 00:09:23.470 impressive 3 ,200 -megapixel camera. The observatory 00:09:23.470 --> 00:09:26.450 aims to capture a staggering total of 20 billion 00:09:26.450 --> 00:09:30.490 galaxies and another 20 billion stars, creating 00:09:30.490 --> 00:09:33.129 an ultra -high -definition time -lapse of the 00:09:33.129 --> 00:09:36.629 cosmos. This wealth of data will assist scientists 00:09:36.629 --> 00:09:39.750 in unraveling mysteries. such as measuring the 00:09:39.750 --> 00:09:42.470 expansion of the universe and gaining insights 00:09:42.470 --> 00:09:45.330 into dark matter through gravitational lensing. 00:09:48.450 --> 00:09:53.070 Entertainment news. Zack Kreiger's Weapons has 00:09:53.070 --> 00:09:55.950 emerged as a formidable winner at the box office, 00:09:56.210 --> 00:09:58.809 marking another triumph for the horror genre 00:09:58.809 --> 00:10:04.990 in 2025. This film grossed $42 million domestically 00:10:04.990 --> 00:10:08.590 and $70 million globally. during its opening 00:10:08.590 --> 00:10:11.250 weekend surpassing the combined earnings of its 00:10:11.250 --> 00:10:14.450 competitors, including Freak Your Friday and 00:10:14.450 --> 00:10:18.570 The Fantastic Four First Steps. Weapons is the 00:10:18.570 --> 00:10:21.750 third horror thriller to excel this year, following 00:10:21.750 --> 00:10:26.129 Sinners and Final Destination Bloodlines. With 00:10:26.129 --> 00:10:29.350 its success, Warner Bros. reinforces its investment 00:10:29.350 --> 00:10:32.330 in Kreger, who has quickly become a significant 00:10:32.330 --> 00:10:35.269 talent in the industry, benefiting the horror 00:10:35.269 --> 00:10:39.850 genre as a whole. Well, all righty, folks. It's 00:10:39.850 --> 00:10:43.769 time for the quote of the day. And today, our 00:10:43.769 --> 00:10:46.570 quote comes from the American author and motivational 00:10:46.570 --> 00:10:52.210 speaker, Les Brown. And he said, Shoot for the 00:10:52.210 --> 00:10:55.690 moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the 00:10:55.690 --> 00:11:00.769 stars. And that's a wrap for this morning. You 00:11:00.769 --> 00:11:03.429 can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok 00:11:03.429 --> 00:11:07.090 for some captivating aerial videos with local 00:11:07.090 --> 00:11:11.149 news and the surf reports. Have an amazing day, 00:11:11.190 --> 00:11:13.669 my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with 00:11:13.669 --> 00:11:16.610 another episode of Sunny Mornings in Encinitas.