WEBVTT 00:00:01.780 --> 00:00:04.700 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:09.220 Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.679 --> 00:00:14.000 and it's Friday, December 19th. You'll be interested 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:20.280 to know. 27 years ago, today, in 1998, President 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:22.839 Bill Clinton faced formal impeachment proceedings 00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:25.399 in the House of Representatives over charges 00:00:25.399 --> 00:00:28.699 related to personal misconduct. marking a rare 00:00:28.699 --> 00:00:31.620 constitutional test of presidential accountability. 00:00:33.060 --> 00:00:36.159 That moment became a defining milestone in modern 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:39.140 civic life by prompting renewed public debate 00:00:39.140 --> 00:00:42.159 about ethical leadership and strengthening norms 00:00:42.159 --> 00:00:46.679 of oversight in national governance. So now you 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:51.240 know. And now, it's time for the Surf Report. 00:00:56.189 --> 00:00:58.890 This morning, it's looking clean with waves around 00:00:58.890 --> 00:01:03.530 2 to 3 feet. Conditions should hold steady throughout 00:01:03.530 --> 00:01:06.409 the morning before bumping up to 2 to 3 plus 00:01:06.409 --> 00:01:10.150 feet by noon. Winds are currently sideshore at 00:01:10.150 --> 00:01:13.849 0 miles per hour, shifting onshore up to 4 miles 00:01:13.849 --> 00:01:17.250 per hour later in the day. Best time to ride 00:01:17.250 --> 00:01:21.790 is at 7 a .m. with a 6 -foot incoming high tide 00:01:21.790 --> 00:01:25.719 when the west swell is 2 feet at 8 seconds. and 00:01:25.719 --> 00:01:29.780 the side shore wind is 1 mile per hour. The first 00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:34.180 high tide on Friday will be 6 feet at 7 .45 a 00:01:34.180 --> 00:01:37.680 .m., followed by a minus half foot low tide at 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:43.060 3 .15. The nearshore buoy at Beacons reads 64 00:01:43.060 --> 00:01:47.400 degrees for the water temperature. Saturday offers 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:50.239 clean conditions with waves around 2 plus feet 00:01:50.239 --> 00:01:53.099 throughout the morning, ideal for a fun session. 00:01:53.769 --> 00:01:56.769 By Sunday, expect a steady increase in swell 00:01:56.769 --> 00:01:59.629 to 2 plus feet, though conditions may become 00:01:59.629 --> 00:02:03.469 choppy by afternoon. Monday maintains similar 00:02:03.469 --> 00:02:06.530 size at 2 feet, but choppy conditions could be 00:02:06.530 --> 00:02:11.349 challenging, especially later in the day. This 00:02:11.349 --> 00:02:14.590 morning, it's mostly sunny, and it feels like 00:02:14.590 --> 00:02:19.169 61 degrees with no wind. The sunset will take 00:02:19.169 --> 00:02:22.610 place at 446. and it will rise again tomorrow 00:02:22.610 --> 00:02:26.770 at 650. It looks like we're in for some mostly 00:02:26.770 --> 00:02:30.289 sunny weather today, with a high near 65 and 00:02:30.289 --> 00:02:35.610 a light southwest breeze. Tonight, expect patchy 00:02:35.610 --> 00:02:39.330 fog after 10 p .m., mostly cloudy skies with 00:02:39.330 --> 00:02:44.710 a low around 55 and light winds. Looking ahead 00:02:44.710 --> 00:02:48.330 in the weather, Saturday starts with patchy fog 00:02:48.330 --> 00:02:51.780 before 10 a .m. then turns partly sunny with 00:02:51.780 --> 00:02:55.919 a high near 63 in light south winds. The Sunday 00:02:55.919 --> 00:02:58.500 and Monday are similar with morning patchy fog 00:02:58.500 --> 00:03:01.120 and partly sunny afternoons and highs in the 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:05.620 low 60s, with nights around 55. Rain showers 00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:08.919 become likely Tuesday after 10 a .m. with a high 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:13.780 near 62 and lows near 57 overnight. 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In local 00:03:51.969 --> 00:03:56.430 news, an unusual fog bank has lingered in California's 00:03:56.430 --> 00:04:01.069 Central Valley for 25 days since November 21st. 00:04:01.210 --> 00:04:04.990 Known as Tule Fog, this dense mist appears nightly 00:04:04.990 --> 00:04:08.189 around 8 p .m. and typically lifts shortly after 00:04:08.189 --> 00:04:12.080 sunrise. This ability often drops below a quarter 00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:14.800 mile, creating hazardous driving conditions, 00:04:15.340 --> 00:04:18.399 and meteorologists predict it will persist until 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:22.019 late this week. This fog forms when humidity 00:04:22.019 --> 00:04:24.740 becomes trapped in the valley, which is situated 00:04:24.740 --> 00:04:27.600 between the coastal range and the Sierra Nevada. 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:31.660 With no rain recorded in Sacramento this December, 00:04:32.019 --> 00:04:34.279 the cold air continues to condense moisture. 00:04:34.490 --> 00:04:37.490 resulting in thick fog that could dissipate with 00:04:37.490 --> 00:04:45.610 a slight warm -up next week. Now onto sports. 00:04:47.170 --> 00:04:50.290 Sam Darnold connected with Jackson Smith -Ndigba 00:04:50.290 --> 00:04:53.769 for a touchdown in overtime, then hit a wide 00:04:53.769 --> 00:04:56.389 -open Eric Salbert for the winning two -point 00:04:56.389 --> 00:04:59.209 conversion, and the Seattle Seahawks rallied 00:04:59.209 --> 00:05:02.439 from a 16 -point fourth -quarter deficit. to 00:05:02.439 --> 00:05:06.100 stun the Los Angeles Rams 38 -37 on Thursday 00:05:06.100 --> 00:05:09.660 night and take a one -game lead in the NSC West. 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:14.240 The Seahawks went 3 -for -3 on two -point conversions, 00:05:14.819 --> 00:05:17.139 none more improbable than the one that tied the 00:05:17.139 --> 00:05:20.879 game at 30 -all in the fourth quarter. Seattle 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:23.540 clinched a playoff spot and moved into position 00:05:23.540 --> 00:05:26.399 for the top seed in the National Football Conference. 00:05:26.649 --> 00:05:29.569 while Los Angeles faces a road playoff opener 00:05:29.569 --> 00:05:32.470 if it cannot overtake the Seahawks in the final 00:05:32.470 --> 00:05:37.970 two weeks of the season. In local sports, the 00:05:37.970 --> 00:05:41.089 Chargers, with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, 00:05:41.509 --> 00:05:44.290 are set to face the Dallas Cowboys, who hold 00:05:44.290 --> 00:05:48.790 a record of 6 wins, 7 losses, and 1 tie, on Sunday 00:05:48.790 --> 00:05:52.589 at Ted on Fox. The Chargers are looking to secure 00:05:52.589 --> 00:05:55.139 a playoff spot with a win. while the Cowboys 00:05:55.139 --> 00:05:59.120 face elimination with a loss. Keep an eye on 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:02.160 Chargers' cornerback Don Tay Jackson, who was 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:05.100 ranked in the top 10 in interceptions and pass 00:06:05.100 --> 00:06:09.259 breakups. For the Cowboys, quarterback Dak Prescott 00:06:09.259 --> 00:06:11.639 is under pressure against one of the league's 00:06:11.639 --> 00:06:17.660 best pass defenses. In top news, North Korea 00:06:17.660 --> 00:06:22.779 stole $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025. according 00:06:22.779 --> 00:06:26.439 to new research. This marks the second consecutive 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:29.560 year that North Korea's extensive hacking operation 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:33.519 has set a new record. A report from the blockchain 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:36.579 watchdog company Chainalysis revealed that the 00:06:36.579 --> 00:06:40.279 country surpassed its previous record of $1 .3 00:06:40.279 --> 00:06:44.899 billion. In total, North Korea has stolen around 00:06:44.899 --> 00:06:49.860 $6 .8 billion in cryptocurrency. A significant 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:52.220 portion of the theft came from a hack of the 00:06:52.220 --> 00:06:55.740 Dubai -based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, where 00:06:55.740 --> 00:07:00.139 approximately $1 .5 billion was taken, primarily 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:03.939 in Ethereum. Experts note that North Korea's 00:07:03.939 --> 00:07:07.100 hackers often fraudulently obtain technical jobs 00:07:07.100 --> 00:07:11.779 abroad, facilitating further thefts. In business 00:07:11.779 --> 00:07:15.620 news, TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U 00:07:15.620 --> 00:07:18.850 .S. business to three American investors. including 00:07:18.850 --> 00:07:21.910 Oracle and Silver Lake, ensuring the popular 00:07:21.910 --> 00:07:24.689 social video platform can continue operating 00:07:24.689 --> 00:07:28.069 in the United States. The deal is expected to 00:07:28.069 --> 00:07:31.430 close on January 22, according to an internal 00:07:31.430 --> 00:07:35.230 memo seen by the Associated Press. The U .S. 00:07:35.269 --> 00:07:37.889 venture will have a new seven -member Majority 00:07:37.889 --> 00:07:40.529 American Board of Directors, and it will protect 00:07:40.529 --> 00:07:43.449 Americans' data and U .S. national security. 00:07:44.550 --> 00:07:47.209 TikTok's algorithm will be retrained on U .S. 00:07:47.350 --> 00:07:50.379 user data to ensure the content feed is free 00:07:50.379 --> 00:07:54.060 from outside manipulation. This deal marks the 00:07:54.060 --> 00:07:56.899 end of years of uncertainty about TikTok's future 00:07:56.899 --> 00:08:01.879 in the United States. In crypto movement, Bitcoin 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:07.740 is down 2 % for the week to about $87 ,000. Ethereum 00:08:07.740 --> 00:08:11.100 is down half a percent to just over $2 ,900. 00:08:12.300 --> 00:08:19.269 And XRP is down 8 % to $1 .84. Moving on to a 00:08:19.269 --> 00:08:23.769 more local vibe. In our community spotlight on 00:08:23.769 --> 00:08:26.750 health and wellness, we are working with a national 00:08:26.750 --> 00:08:29.649 Pilates studio to bring you some free classes, 00:08:30.170 --> 00:08:34.509 so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several 00:08:34.509 --> 00:08:38.070 locations in the San Diego area. Pilates presents 00:08:38.070 --> 00:08:41.169 a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating 00:08:41.169 --> 00:08:44.830 strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental 00:08:44.830 --> 00:08:48.159 well -being. Scientific research affirms its 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:52.379 benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates 00:08:52.379 --> 00:08:56.200 for a free class with locations in Encinitas, 00:08:56.779 --> 00:09:00.440 Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more. 00:09:01.419 --> 00:09:04.039 Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent 00:09:04.039 --> 00:09:09.820 you by. And now back to the show. Let's talk 00:09:09.820 --> 00:09:15.429 science. On December 18, 2025, an enormous 68 00:09:15.429 --> 00:09:18.070 million -year -old egg, nicknamed The Thing, 00:09:18.509 --> 00:09:22.289 was excavated in Antarctica. The fossil egg, 00:09:22.389 --> 00:09:24.889 laid during the Late Cretaceous, measures about 00:09:24.889 --> 00:09:28.509 11 inches long and 8 inches wide, making it the 00:09:28.509 --> 00:09:32.529 largest soft -shelled egg ever found. Researchers 00:09:32.529 --> 00:09:35.429 initially thought it resembled a deflated bag, 00:09:35.750 --> 00:09:38.669 yet it revealed a delicate wall under a microscope. 00:09:39.500 --> 00:09:42.419 This significant find suggests that at least 00:09:42.419 --> 00:09:45.299 one marine reptile laid soft -shelled eggs in 00:09:45.299 --> 00:09:48.539 water, offering insights into ancient reproductive 00:09:48.539 --> 00:09:52.000 strategies. The study was published in the journal 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:54.519 Nature, highlighting the eggs' importance in 00:09:54.519 --> 00:10:02.990 understanding prehistoric life. Hugh Jackman 00:10:02.990 --> 00:10:06.309 transforms into a rugged Robin Hood in the first 00:10:06.309 --> 00:10:09.549 look at the new A24 film, The Death of Robin 00:10:09.549 --> 00:10:13.549 Hood. This film, directed by Michael Sarnowski, 00:10:14.149 --> 00:10:17.549 tackles the myth head on. Jackman shares that 00:10:17.549 --> 00:10:21.950 his character embodies scars, pain, regret, and 00:10:21.950 --> 00:10:26.669 yes, love. Sarnowski, who spent a year in Northern 00:10:26.669 --> 00:10:30.059 Ireland on this project, promises a unique perspective 00:10:30.059 --> 00:10:33.759 on the legendary character. He explains that 00:10:33.759 --> 00:10:37.279 Robin Hood is a real man, facing his past and 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:40.700 how he is portrayed. The film will premiere in 00:10:40.700 --> 00:10:46.279 theaters in 2026. Well, alrighty folks, it's 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:50.259 time for the quote of the day. And today, our 00:10:50.259 --> 00:10:53.080 quote comes from the American author and motivational 00:10:53.080 --> 00:10:58.940 speaker, Zig Ziglar. And he said, The foundation 00:10:58.940 --> 00:11:02.240 stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:08.399 integrity, faith, love, and loyalty. And that's 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:11.379 a wrap for this morning. You can check out our 00:11:11.379 --> 00:11:15.200 Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:18.879 aerial videos with local news and the surf reports. 00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:22.659 Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see 00:11:22.659 --> 00:11:25.779 you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:11:25.779 --> 00:11:27.289 in Encinitas. you