WEBVTT 00:00:01.820 --> 00:00:04.639 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.219 --> 00:00:09.119 Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.179 --> 00:00:13.660 and it's Tuesday, February 17th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.660 --> 00:00:18.100 to know. Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat 00:00:18.100 --> 00:00:22.179 Tuesday. Communities embraced vibrant parades, 00:00:22.660 --> 00:00:25.859 music, colorful masks, and the tossing of beads 00:00:25.859 --> 00:00:29.120 as neighbors and visitors shared joyful hospitality 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:35.119 everywhere. So now you know. And now, it's time 00:00:35.119 --> 00:00:42.140 for the surf report. Tuesday in Encinitas. This 00:00:42.140 --> 00:00:45.340 morning it's looking 3 to 5 feet with choppy 00:00:45.340 --> 00:00:49.039 conditions. Winds are on shore at 12 miles per 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:52.759 hour, dropping to 9 miles per hour by 7 a .m., 00:00:52.759 --> 00:00:55.340 and then settling at 7 miles per hour through 00:00:55.340 --> 00:00:59.289 9 a .m. for some fair conditions. Expect those 00:00:59.289 --> 00:01:01.750 choppy conditions to return as winds pick up 00:01:01.750 --> 00:01:05.829 to 14 miles per hour by noon. Best time to ride 00:01:05.829 --> 00:01:09.730 is at 8 a .m. with a five -foot high tide when 00:01:09.730 --> 00:01:12.890 the southwest swell is five and a half feet at 00:01:12.890 --> 00:01:16.310 eight seconds and the onshore wind is seven mile 00:01:16.310 --> 00:01:19.730 per hour. The first high tide on Tuesday will 00:01:19.730 --> 00:01:23.969 be six feet at 8 .30 a .m. followed by a minus 00:01:23.969 --> 00:01:28.959 one foot low tide just before 3 .30. The nearshore 00:01:28.959 --> 00:01:32.719 buoy at Beacons reads 62 degrees for the water 00:01:32.719 --> 00:01:37.700 temperature. Choppy conditions dominate Wednesday 00:01:37.700 --> 00:01:41.260 with waves ranging from 6 to 9 feet and strong 00:01:41.260 --> 00:01:44.500 winds from the west -northwest at 26 miles per 00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:47.920 hour. Thursday sees a slight decrease in size 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:51.500 to 3 to 5 feet, with fair conditions early but 00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:55.739 choppy later as winds shift southwest. Friday 00:01:55.739 --> 00:01:58.359 offers improved conditions with waves between 00:01:58.359 --> 00:02:02.459 4 to 7 feet and cleaner faces as winds ease to 00:02:02.459 --> 00:02:06.799 the north -northwest. This morning there's a 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:10.340 chance of rain showers and it feels like 56 degrees 00:02:10.340 --> 00:02:14.680 with 5 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.099 place at 5 .37 and it will rise again tomorrow 00:02:18.099 --> 00:02:21.780 at 6 .30. It looks like we're in for some chance 00:02:21.780 --> 00:02:25.110 of rain showers today. mostly cloudy with a high 00:02:25.110 --> 00:02:28.909 near 59 and a light west wind up to 15 miles 00:02:28.909 --> 00:02:33.729 per hour. Tonight, expect rain showers with mostly 00:02:33.729 --> 00:02:38.449 cloudy skies, a low around 52, and a brisk southwest 00:02:38.449 --> 00:02:43.210 wind at 15 to 25 miles per hour, gusting to 35. 00:02:46.009 --> 00:02:49.110 Looking ahead in the weather. Wednesday will 00:02:49.110 --> 00:02:52.310 be mostly cloudy, with rain showers likely, a 00:02:52.310 --> 00:02:56.870 high near 57, and west winds of 15 to 25 miles 00:02:56.870 --> 00:03:00.849 per hour, gusting to 30. Thursday and Friday 00:03:00.849 --> 00:03:03.610 remain unsettled with additional rain chances 00:03:03.610 --> 00:03:07.469 and highs near 57, then brighter weather returns 00:03:07.469 --> 00:03:11.210 Saturday with mostly sunny skies and a high near 00:03:11.210 --> 00:03:16.050 61. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is 00:03:16.050 --> 00:03:18.949 brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries 00:03:18.949 --> 00:03:22.949 in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South, 00:03:23.250 --> 00:03:26.449 just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe 00:03:26.449 --> 00:03:30.509 is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in 00:03:30.509 --> 00:03:33.990 their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free 00:03:33.990 --> 00:03:38.050 crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just 00:03:38.050 --> 00:03:40.270 breeze on through to get your morning coffee. 00:03:40.810 --> 00:03:44.860 They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop 00:03:44.860 --> 00:03:48.259 on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings 00:03:48.259 --> 00:03:54.139 send you. In local news, Kaiser Permanente health 00:03:54.139 --> 00:03:57.039 care workers remain on strike for a fourth week, 00:03:57.400 --> 00:04:00.520 with over 31 ,000 employees demanding higher 00:04:00.520 --> 00:04:04.039 pay and improved staffing conditions across California 00:04:04.039 --> 00:04:08.419 and Hawaii. Negotiations between Kaiser and the 00:04:08.419 --> 00:04:11.259 workers resumed, but both sides have yet to reach 00:04:11.259 --> 00:04:15.000 an agreement. The union is asking for a 25 % 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:17.980 wage increase over four years, citing inflation 00:04:17.980 --> 00:04:22.319 and staffing issues as critical concerns. Kaiser, 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:25.420 which serves more than 9 million patients, argues 00:04:25.420 --> 00:04:27.800 that its employees are among the highest paid 00:04:27.800 --> 00:04:32.180 in the industry and has proposed a 21 .5 % increase 00:04:32.180 --> 00:04:36.100 instead. Patients have reported significant disruptions 00:04:36.100 --> 00:04:39.259 in care with canceled appointments and long wait 00:04:39.259 --> 00:04:49.069 times at pharmacies. Now on to sports. Two American 00:04:49.069 --> 00:04:52.050 moms in their 40s rocketed to gold and bronze 00:04:52.050 --> 00:04:56.790 in an Olympic bobsled showdown. Elana Myers -Taylor, 00:04:57.029 --> 00:05:01.350 age 41, and Kaylee Humphreys, age 40, secured 00:05:01.350 --> 00:05:05.370 gold and bronze medals. Myers -Taylor built on 00:05:05.370 --> 00:05:08.170 her record as the black athlete with the most 00:05:08.170 --> 00:05:11.829 Winter Olympics medals. In a nail -biting race, 00:05:12.230 --> 00:05:15.100 Myers -Taylor won her first career gold. while 00:05:15.100 --> 00:05:19.439 German Laura Nolt took silver. Humphries, who 00:05:19.439 --> 00:05:23.420 gave birth in 2024, now holds three Olympic gold 00:05:23.420 --> 00:05:26.800 medals and two bronze. Both women have faced 00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:29.639 significant challenges as the lead athletes and 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:32.500 parents, yet they continue to inspire future 00:05:32.500 --> 00:05:38.759 generations. In Local Sports The Padres are officially 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:42.519 up for sale. but team chairman John Sadler reassured 00:05:42.519 --> 00:05:45.079 fans that they are not moving from America's 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:48.480 finest city. Speaking at the team's spring training 00:05:48.480 --> 00:05:51.720 complex, Sadler emphasized that any new owner 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:55.459 would be nuts to relocate, citing San Diego's 00:05:55.459 --> 00:05:58.120 second -highest attendance in baseball last year. 00:05:59.420 --> 00:06:01.639 Industry analysts estimate the sale price could 00:06:01.639 --> 00:06:06.019 reach $2 .5 billion, with potential buyers including 00:06:06.019 --> 00:06:10.639 Joe Lakub, Dan Freykin and Jose E. Feliciano. 00:06:11.379 --> 00:06:13.740 Cycler noted there is considerable interest in 00:06:13.740 --> 00:06:16.300 the team and that the sale could be finalized 00:06:16.300 --> 00:06:22.040 before the end of the 2026 season. In top news, 00:06:23.339 --> 00:06:26.699 60 minutes at VO2 max effort is all you need 00:06:26.699 --> 00:06:31.180 to run faster. Research shows the Norwegian 4x4 00:06:31.180 --> 00:06:34.790 can lead to major speed gains. After eight weeks 00:06:34.790 --> 00:06:37.389 of testing, researchers found the four -minute 00:06:37.389 --> 00:06:40.930 interval group had the greatest VO2 max improvements. 00:06:41.870 --> 00:06:44.370 The workout includes 10 minutes of easy running 00:06:44.370 --> 00:06:47.290 for a warm -up, followed by three sets of 30 00:06:47.290 --> 00:06:50.209 -second strides, then four sets of four minutes 00:06:50.209 --> 00:06:53.389 at mile pace, and concludes with five to 10 minutes 00:06:53.389 --> 00:06:57.370 of easy running to cool down. Interval workouts 00:06:57.370 --> 00:07:00.089 stimulate your heart rate, helping improve the 00:07:00.089 --> 00:07:04.029 ability of your muscles to take in oxygen. In 00:07:04.029 --> 00:07:09.290 business news, Lufthansa's Boeing 787 business 00:07:09.290 --> 00:07:12.810 class debacle is almost over after a year's long 00:07:12.810 --> 00:07:16.029 certification delay. The airline has been flying 00:07:16.029 --> 00:07:19.170 Dreamliners with only four of the 28 high dollar 00:07:19.170 --> 00:07:22.949 seats sold. By mid -April, Lufthansa expects 00:07:22.949 --> 00:07:25.389 to boost the number of sellable business class 00:07:25.389 --> 00:07:29.709 seats to 25. Beginning April 15th, Lufthansa 00:07:29.709 --> 00:07:32.629 plans to carry passengers in these seats. while 00:07:32.629 --> 00:07:36.610 three remain blocked. Lufthansa flies eight Allegris 00:07:36.610 --> 00:07:39.589 -equipped Dreamliners and expects to have 29 00:07:39.589 --> 00:07:43.689 by the end of 2027. They are set to first fly 00:07:43.689 --> 00:07:46.610 from Frankfurt to various international destinations, 00:07:47.110 --> 00:07:51.029 including Austin and New York GFA. In crypto 00:07:51.029 --> 00:07:57.829 movement, Bitcoin is up 1 % to $69 ,000. Ethereum 00:07:57.829 --> 00:08:06.040 is up 2 % to $2 ,000. XRP is up 2 % to $1 .49. 00:08:08.220 --> 00:08:12.819 Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community 00:08:12.819 --> 00:08:15.819 spotlight on health and wellness, we are working 00:08:15.819 --> 00:08:18.779 with a national Pilates studio to bring you some 00:08:18.779 --> 00:08:23.459 free classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates 00:08:23.459 --> 00:08:26.579 with several locations in the San Diego area. 00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:30.160 Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, 00:08:30.579 --> 00:08:34.110 cultivating strength. reducing tension, and elevating 00:08:34.110 --> 00:08:37.850 mental well -being. Scientific research affirms 00:08:37.850 --> 00:08:42.330 its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates 00:08:42.330 --> 00:08:46.149 for a free class with locations in Encinitas, 00:08:46.730 --> 00:08:50.409 Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more. 00:08:51.370 --> 00:08:53.990 Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent 00:08:53.990 --> 00:08:59.789 you by. And now back to the show. Let's talk 00:08:59.789 --> 00:09:03.029 science. Scientists have figured out the problem 00:09:03.029 --> 00:09:06.350 with Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine, which 00:09:06.350 --> 00:09:09.350 is linked to rare but dangerous blood clotting. 00:09:09.990 --> 00:09:12.149 Researchers discovered that this issue has a 00:09:12.149 --> 00:09:15.169 genetic cause, as outlined in a recent study. 00:09:16.149 --> 00:09:20.809 Between 2021 and 2022, out of nearly 19 million 00:09:20.809 --> 00:09:23.929 doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine in the United 00:09:23.929 --> 00:09:27.309 States, at least 60 cases of blood clotting were 00:09:27.309 --> 00:09:31.710 reported, resulting in 9 fatalities. A similar 00:09:31.710 --> 00:09:34.549 situation occurred with AstraZeneca's vaccine, 00:09:34.889 --> 00:09:37.529 leading to concerns and subsequent pauses in 00:09:37.529 --> 00:09:41.029 usage. The findings could enhance vaccine safety 00:09:41.029 --> 00:09:44.389 for future pandemics, as understanding this blood 00:09:44.389 --> 00:09:52.690 clotting issue is crucial. Anderson Cooper is 00:09:52.690 --> 00:09:56.789 ending his time at 60 minutes. The CNN anchor 00:09:56.789 --> 00:09:59.549 who has been a correspondent at the CBS News 00:09:59.549 --> 00:10:03.110 magazine for nearly two decades opted not to 00:10:03.110 --> 00:10:06.629 renew his contract sources say Cooper's final 00:10:06.629 --> 00:10:09.570 segment aired Sunday featuring an interview with 00:10:09.570 --> 00:10:13.789 documentary filmmaker Ken Burns He remains with 00:10:13.789 --> 00:10:17.730 CNN where he anchors Anderson Cooper 360 and 00:10:17.730 --> 00:10:22.289 hosts a podcast called all there is Cooper stated 00:10:22.509 --> 00:10:25.330 Being a correspondent at 60 Minutes has been 00:10:25.330 --> 00:10:28.230 one of the great honors of my career, highlighting 00:10:28.230 --> 00:10:30.809 his desire to spend more time with his young 00:10:30.809 --> 00:10:34.429 children. His departure marks a significant change 00:10:34.429 --> 00:10:38.470 under CBS News' editor -in -chief Barry Weiss. 00:10:39.750 --> 00:10:42.649 Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the quote 00:10:42.649 --> 00:10:46.629 of the day. And today, our quote comes from the 00:10:46.629 --> 00:10:49.350 American labor leader and civil rights activist, 00:10:50.070 --> 00:10:54.590 Cesar Chavez. And he said, the fight is never 00:10:54.590 --> 00:10:58.110 about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. 00:10:59.830 --> 00:11:02.990 And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check 00:11:02.990 --> 00:11:06.509 out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some 00:11:06.509 --> 00:11:10.009 captivating aerial videos with local news and 00:11:10.009 --> 00:11:13.509 the surf reports. Have an amazing day, my good 00:11:13.509 --> 00:11:16.009 friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another 00:11:16.009 --> 00:11:18.549 episode of Sunny Mornings in Encinitas.