WEBVTT 00:00:01.780 --> 00:00:04.639 Good morning, and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:09.140 Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:14.160 and it's Tuesday, February 24th. You'll be interested 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:20.699 to know. 45 years ago, today, in 1981, International 00:00:20.699 --> 00:00:23.800 Business Machines introduced its personal computer, 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:26.760 a compact, user -friendly system that brought 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:30.660 computing directly into offices and homes. That 00:00:30.660 --> 00:00:34.219 milestone democratized access to computing, established 00:00:34.219 --> 00:00:37.399 a common hardware and software platform, and 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:40.100 accelerated an industry that changed how people 00:00:40.100 --> 00:00:46.340 work and create. So now you know. And now, it's 00:00:46.340 --> 00:00:52.560 time for the Surf Report. Tuesday in Encinitas. 00:00:53.740 --> 00:00:56.259 This morning it's looking fair with waves at 00:00:56.259 --> 00:01:00.299 2 plus feet. Conditions are clean until about 00:01:00.299 --> 00:01:04.000 10 a .m. when they shift back to fare. Winds 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:07.620 are currently onshore at 3 miles per hour, increasing 00:01:07.620 --> 00:01:10.379 slightly throughout the day to 7 miles per hour 00:01:10.379 --> 00:01:14.459 by mid -afternoon, making it choppy. Best time 00:01:14.459 --> 00:01:17.819 to ride is at 8 a .m. with a one -foot outgoing 00:01:17.819 --> 00:01:21.420 low tide when the west swell is 2 feet at 11 00:01:21.420 --> 00:01:24.780 seconds and the offshore wind is 4 miles per 00:01:24.780 --> 00:01:28.719 hour. The first low tide on Tuesday will be a 00:01:28.719 --> 00:01:32.079 half -foot at 10 a .m., followed by a half -foot 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:36.659 low tide just before 1130. The nearshore buoy 00:01:36.659 --> 00:01:40.840 at Beacons reads 62 degrees for the water temperature. 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:46.120 Wednesday brings clean conditions with consistent 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:49.620 1 -plus foot waves throughout the day. Thursday 00:01:49.620 --> 00:01:53.019 remains similar with 1 -plus foot surf, but conditions 00:01:53.019 --> 00:01:56.799 turn choppy in the afternoon. Friday sees a slight 00:01:56.799 --> 00:01:59.239 increase to two feet, with cleaner conditions 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:02.079 in the morning before choppy winds arrive, making 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:06.760 it the most favorable day of the period. This 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:09.879 morning it's mostly sunny and it feels like 59 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:14.060 degrees, with no wind. The sunset will take place 00:02:14.060 --> 00:02:18.240 at 543, and it will rise again tomorrow at 622. 00:02:19.259 --> 00:02:21.759 It looks like we're in for some mostly sunny 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:25.259 skies today. with a high near 66 and a light 00:02:25.259 --> 00:02:30.039 northwest breeze. Tonight, expect partly cloudy 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:33.719 conditions with a low around 56 and light winds 00:02:33.719 --> 00:02:40.060 continuing. Looking ahead in the weather. Wednesday 00:02:40.060 --> 00:02:43.780 is mostly sunny with a high near 67 and a light 00:02:43.780 --> 00:02:46.620 southwest breeze of up to five miles per hour, 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:49.719 with patchy fog developing after 10 p .m. and 00:02:49.719 --> 00:02:53.939 a low near 57. Thursday and Friday stay mostly 00:02:53.939 --> 00:02:58.000 sunny with highs near 68 to 69 and partly cloudy 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:01.120 nights in the upper 50s and spotty patchy fog 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:04.180 before and after 10 a .m. on Thursday and Friday 00:03:04.180 --> 00:03:07.819 nights respectively. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. 00:03:08.539 --> 00:03:11.280 This podcast is brought to you by Versailles 00:03:11.280 --> 00:03:15.120 Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:18.780 Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:23.819 this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge 00:03:23.819 --> 00:03:27.080 in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:30.500 -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch 00:03:30.500 --> 00:03:33.280 or just breeze on through to get your morning 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:37.120 coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5. 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:40.719 So stop on by and don't forget to tell them. 00:03:41.139 --> 00:03:46.560 Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the vision 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:49.400 to revitalize the dining and entertainment district, 00:03:49.699 --> 00:03:53.039 known as the Gaslamp Quarter, included transforming 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:56.039 a seven -block stretch along Fifth Avenue into 00:03:56.039 --> 00:03:59.900 a popular pedestrian destination. Mayor Todd 00:03:59.900 --> 00:04:02.740 Gloria expressed his enthusiasm for the project 00:04:02.740 --> 00:04:06.780 in a 2023 press conference, stating, the Gaslamp 00:04:06.780 --> 00:04:09.719 Promenade will take the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown 00:04:09.719 --> 00:04:14.030 San Diego to the next level. However, many San 00:04:14.030 --> 00:04:16.889 Diegans, including business owner Ruth Ann Thorne, 00:04:17.170 --> 00:04:20.129 are concerned after the city notified the Gaslamp 00:04:20.129 --> 00:04:23.110 Quarter Association that it would no longer support 00:04:23.110 --> 00:04:26.689 operations. Thorne emphasized the need for the 00:04:26.689 --> 00:04:29.550 city to invest more in neighborhoods like the 00:04:29.550 --> 00:04:33.490 Gaslamp, stating, it's just not fair when we 00:04:33.490 --> 00:04:36.149 are working really hard to keep business open. 00:04:41.110 --> 00:04:45.850 Now onto sports. American athletes had a cold 00:04:45.850 --> 00:04:49.610 start to the Milan -Cortina games. Then they 00:04:49.610 --> 00:04:52.269 heated up in the final week, leaving Italy with 00:04:52.269 --> 00:04:56.589 an all -time record of 12 gold medals. Michaela 00:04:56.589 --> 00:04:59.089 Schiffrin's victory marked the beginning of a 00:04:59.089 --> 00:05:03.410 stunning gold rush for Team USA. Over five days, 00:05:03.649 --> 00:05:06.170 the Americans produced unforgettable moments, 00:05:06.589 --> 00:05:08.949 including the overtime heroics of the hockey 00:05:08.949 --> 00:05:13.720 teams. and the joy of Elisa Liu. Team USA finished 00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:16.699 in second place on the medal table, surpassing 00:05:16.699 --> 00:05:20.500 expectations despite a slow start. The final 00:05:20.500 --> 00:05:23.160 highlight came as the men's hockey team won its 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:28.360 first gold medal since 1980. In local sports, 00:05:29.740 --> 00:05:32.779 the Padres faced a tough loss against the Dodgers, 00:05:33.180 --> 00:05:37.680 falling 5 -1 in Peoria, Arizona. Fernando Tatis 00:05:37.680 --> 00:05:40.540 Jr. stepped up as the clean -up hitter, collecting 00:05:40.540 --> 00:05:44.600 two hits and two plate appearances. San Diego 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:47.199 managed to score their only run in the eighth 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:49.839 inning, thanks to a two -out double from Nick 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:54.240 Solak and an infield single by Clay Duncan. Tristan 00:05:54.240 --> 00:05:57.180 McKenzie made his debut on the mound, but struggled, 00:05:57.660 --> 00:05:59.959 allowing four runs in the third inning before 00:05:59.959 --> 00:06:03.069 being replaced. The Friars will look to bounce 00:06:03.069 --> 00:06:06.250 back as they host the Milwaukee Drewers at 1210 00:06:06.250 --> 00:06:12.370 in the afternoon on Monday. In top news, tax 00:06:12.370 --> 00:06:16.550 season 2026 is here, and new tax rules may complicate 00:06:16.550 --> 00:06:19.550 filing for many Americans who are now dealing 00:06:19.550 --> 00:06:22.370 with an internal revenue service that has lost 00:06:22.370 --> 00:06:25.879 more than a quarter of its workforce. Experts 00:06:25.879 --> 00:06:29.180 suggest getting an IRS online account for quicker 00:06:29.180 --> 00:06:32.939 access to information and payments. Scammers 00:06:32.939 --> 00:06:36.379 continue to file fake tax returns, but an identity 00:06:36.379 --> 00:06:39.459 protection personal identification number can 00:06:39.459 --> 00:06:43.500 help protect taxpayers. With over 100 changes 00:06:43.500 --> 00:06:46.480 to the tax code, taxpayers are advised to review 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:50.720 the IRS website before making inquiries. Knee 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:53.639 filing is recommended to avoid delays associated 00:06:53.639 --> 00:06:59.139 with paper returns. In business news, did a blog 00:06:59.139 --> 00:07:01.939 post just cause software stocks to lose more 00:07:01.939 --> 00:07:06.240 than $200 billion in market cap? For investors 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:09.240 to wade back into the software sector, they want 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:12.500 and need to see the stocks stop trading down 00:07:12.500 --> 00:07:15.519 on new artificial intelligence headlines, one 00:07:15.519 --> 00:07:19.339 analyst says. Artificial intelligence fears have 00:07:19.339 --> 00:07:21.879 dogged the software sector this year, and the 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:24.800 pressure continued on Monday with renewed intensity. 00:07:25.800 --> 00:07:28.699 The iShares Expanded Tech Software Sector Exchange 00:07:28.699 --> 00:07:33.339 Traded Fund fell 4 .75 % on Monday, marking its 00:07:33.339 --> 00:07:39.360 lowest close since November 28, 2023. About $223 00:07:39.360 --> 00:07:43.040 .8 billion in market cap was wiped off from the 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:45.480 Exchange Traded Fund's components on that day. 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:51.220 In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 1 % to about 00:07:51.220 --> 00:07:57.519 $64 ,000. Ethereum is down 1 % to about $1 ,800. 00:07:58.579 --> 00:08:05.839 And XRP is unchanged at $1 .35. Moving on to 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:10.000 a more local vibe. In our community spotlight 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.040 on health and wellness, we are working with a 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:15.759 national Pilates studio to bring you some free 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:20.120 classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:23.339 with several locations in the San Diego area. 00:08:23.899 --> 00:08:26.860 Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, 00:08:27.319 --> 00:08:30.819 cultivating strength, reducing tension, and elevating 00:08:30.819 --> 00:08:34.559 mental well -being. Scientific research affirms 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:39.100 its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates 00:08:39.100 --> 00:08:42.840 for a free class with locations in Encinitas, 00:08:43.019 --> 00:08:47.080 Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more. 00:08:48.100 --> 00:08:50.700 Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent 00:08:50.700 --> 00:08:56.539 you by. And now back to the show. Let's talk 00:08:56.539 --> 00:09:00.039 science. A mountain secretly collapsed in Greenland, 00:09:00.419 --> 00:09:02.500 and then the earth rang like a bell for nine 00:09:02.500 --> 00:09:05.879 straight days. Scientists traced the mysterious 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:10.139 global vibration back to a single 650 -foot wave 00:09:10.139 --> 00:09:14.039 violently trapped inside a remote waterway. In 00:09:14.039 --> 00:09:17.940 September and October of 2023, an unknown seismic 00:09:17.940 --> 00:09:21.379 pulse was generated by the Earth every 90 seconds. 00:09:22.299 --> 00:09:24.899 This seismic activity was believed to be caused 00:09:24.899 --> 00:09:28.559 by a SAGE, or standing wave, triggered by a landslide 00:09:28.559 --> 00:09:31.759 and a powerful maggot tsunami in Dixon, Fjord. 00:09:32.330 --> 00:09:35.909 Using advanced satellite data, researchers concluded 00:09:35.909 --> 00:09:38.690 that the observed variability was consistent 00:09:38.690 --> 00:09:45.769 with a slowly decaying SAGE. Entertainment news. 00:09:46.929 --> 00:09:50.490 The new series CIA is a thrilling addition to 00:09:50.490 --> 00:09:54.409 Dick Wolf's FBI franchise, following an FBI agent 00:09:54.409 --> 00:09:58.850 who joins a CIA task force, starring Tom Ellis 00:09:58.850 --> 00:10:02.490 as Collin Glass. a crafty operative, and Nick 00:10:02.490 --> 00:10:06.110 Jelfa says Bill Goodman. A rule following FBI 00:10:06.110 --> 00:10:09.309 liaison, they embark on covert operations in 00:10:09.309 --> 00:10:13.049 New York. The show promises exciting crossovers, 00:10:13.330 --> 00:10:16.250 with Jeremy Sisto reprising his role as Jubal 00:10:16.250 --> 00:10:20.450 Valentine in the premiere. Set to debut on February 00:10:20.450 --> 00:10:24.789 23rd, CIA aims to explore undercover missions 00:10:24.789 --> 00:10:29.940 while keeping America safe. Catch CIA every Monday 00:10:29.940 --> 00:10:35.259 at 10 p .m. Eastern Time on CBS. Well, all righty, 00:10:35.419 --> 00:10:39.279 folks. It's time for the quote of the day. And 00:10:39.279 --> 00:10:42.139 today, our quote comes from the American author 00:10:42.139 --> 00:10:46.720 and motivational speaker, Les Brown. And he said, 00:10:48.820 --> 00:10:56.559 And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check 00:10:56.559 --> 00:11:00.080 out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some 00:11:00.080 --> 00:11:03.600 captivating aerial videos with local news and 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:07.100 the surf reports. Have an amazing day, my good 00:11:07.100 --> 00:11:09.600 friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:12.120 episode of Sunny Mornings in Encinitas.