WEBVTT 00:00:01.480 --> 00:00:04.240 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:08.800 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:13.539 and it's Tuesday, July 22nd. You'll be interested 00:00:13.539 --> 00:00:19.760 to know, 229 years ago today, in 1796, surveyors 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:22.359 of the Connecticut Land Company named an area 00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:25.760 in Ohio, Cleveland, after General Moses Cleveland, 00:00:26.100 --> 00:00:29.789 the superintendent of the surveying party. This 00:00:29.789 --> 00:00:31.829 event marked the founding of what would become 00:00:31.829 --> 00:00:35.210 a vibrant city, known for its rich cultural heritage, 00:00:35.530 --> 00:00:38.990 industrial innovation, and contributions to music 00:00:38.990 --> 00:00:42.490 and the arts. Cleveland's establishment laid 00:00:42.490 --> 00:00:44.850 the groundwork for a community that would grow 00:00:44.850 --> 00:00:47.630 to inspire and achieve remarkable milestones 00:00:47.630 --> 00:00:53.009 in American history. So now you know. And now, 00:00:53.149 --> 00:00:59.159 it's time for the Weather Report. This morning, 00:00:59.259 --> 00:01:02.740 it's sunny and it feels like 62 degrees with 00:01:02.740 --> 00:01:07.040 7 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:10.260 at 8 .12 and it will rise again tomorrow at 5 00:01:10.260 --> 00:01:13.760 .19. It looks like we're in for a sunny Tuesday 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:17.319 with a high near 78 and a light northeast breeze. 00:01:18.219 --> 00:01:22.659 Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with a low 00:01:22.659 --> 00:01:26.920 around 61 and gentle winds. For all you beach 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:29.480 runners out there, The first high tide Tuesday 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:35.099 will be at 945 with a low tide at 330. The near 00:01:35.099 --> 00:01:39.180 -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 65 degrees 00:01:39.180 --> 00:01:43.519 for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the 00:01:43.519 --> 00:01:47.500 weather. Expect mostly sunny skies on Wednesday 00:01:47.500 --> 00:01:51.200 with a high near 85 and light southwest winds. 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:55.920 Thursday warms up to a high near 91 and remains 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:59.379 sunny. Friday brings a slight chance of rain, 00:01:59.459 --> 00:02:04.879 with mostly sunny skies and a high near 97. Saturday 00:02:04.879 --> 00:02:07.540 has a chance of rain showers, with partly sunny 00:02:07.540 --> 00:02:11.800 skies and a high near 85. Nights will be mostly 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:17.139 cloudy, with lows around 68 to 75. Bonjour, food 00:02:17.139 --> 00:02:20.099 enthusiasts! 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Before Monday's game against 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:08.020 the Philadelphia Phillies, Red Sox manager Alex 00:03:08.020 --> 00:03:10.939 Cora announced that Houck has been shut down 00:03:10.939 --> 00:03:14.039 from throwing due to a reoccurrence of flexor 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:17.520 soreness. After feeling discomfort during his 00:03:17.520 --> 00:03:20.500 rehab start on July 9th, he was removed from 00:03:20.500 --> 00:03:24.310 the assignment on Friday. Hora noted, there's 00:03:24.310 --> 00:03:28.710 no surgery needed, just rest. With Hawks' struggles 00:03:28.710 --> 00:03:32.430 in 2025 and injuries to other pitchers, the Red 00:03:32.430 --> 00:03:35.509 Sox urgently need to seek rotation help before 00:03:35.509 --> 00:03:43.990 the July 31st trade deadline. Now on to sports. 00:03:45.189 --> 00:03:48.550 On Sunday, President Donald Trump used his social 00:03:48.550 --> 00:03:51.280 media account to demand that two professional 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:54.379 sports teams restore Native American -based names 00:03:54.379 --> 00:03:58.460 they had previously abandoned. The Washington 00:03:58.460 --> 00:04:01.699 Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians were targeted 00:04:01.699 --> 00:04:05.000 in his all -caps tirade, with Trump threatening 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:07.099 the Commanders that he would not assist them 00:04:07.099 --> 00:04:10.240 in securing a stadium deal in Washington, D .C., 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:14.419 unless they re -embraced the Redskins. While 00:04:14.419 --> 00:04:17.300 the Guardians responded to Trump, the Commanders 00:04:17.300 --> 00:04:20.079 have remained silent. prompting speculation about 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:23.879 their reluctance to engage. Their silence raises 00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:26.360 questions about whether they are simply avoiding 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:29.660 controversy or secretly wish to revert to the 00:04:29.660 --> 00:04:35.100 old name. In local sports, last night at Citizens 00:04:35.100 --> 00:04:38.480 Bank Park in Philadelphia, the Red Sox fell to 00:04:38.480 --> 00:04:43.160 the Phillies 3 -2 in 10 innings. Darren homered 00:04:43.160 --> 00:04:46.519 early. but Hicks took the loss after a 10th -inning 00:04:46.519 --> 00:04:49.300 error allowed Marsh to score the winning run. 00:04:50.139 --> 00:04:53.660 Durant's solo shot provided an early lead, but 00:04:53.660 --> 00:04:57.540 Philadelphia's Castellanos and Real Mudo answered 00:04:57.540 --> 00:05:01.819 back. Though Story tied it in the six, late -game 00:05:01.819 --> 00:05:05.019 Philly resilience proved decisive, leaving the 00:05:05.019 --> 00:05:10.350 Sox at 54 -48. Tonight, the Sox face the Phillies 00:05:10.350 --> 00:05:13.910 again at Citizens Bank Park for Game 2 of this 00:05:13.910 --> 00:05:18.629 three -game series. Richard Fitz, with a 2 .50 00:05:18.629 --> 00:05:22.170 earned run average, takes on Christopher Sanchez, 00:05:22.350 --> 00:05:28.449 who holds a 3 .12. First pitch is at 645 with 00:05:28.449 --> 00:05:31.970 clear skies and a temperature around 82 degrees. 00:05:33.769 --> 00:05:37.899 In top news. Scientists have made a significant 00:05:37.899 --> 00:05:41.360 breakthrough in nuclear fusion, as the Wendelstein 00:05:41.360 --> 00:05:45.160 7X stellarator in Germany has set a new record 00:05:45.160 --> 00:05:48.879 for plasma duration. Researchers sustained fusion 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:52.800 reactions for an impressive 43 seconds, marking 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.399 the longest duration ever achieved in nuclear 00:05:55.399 --> 00:05:59.459 fusion, surpassing previous records held by TOGAMAX. 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:03.680 Unlike nuclear fission, which produces toxic 00:06:03.680 --> 00:06:07.120 waste, nuclear fusion only requires hydrogen 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:12.000 ions, promising clean, limitless energy. This 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:14.779 achievement demonstrates the potential of stellarators, 00:06:14.980 --> 00:06:17.560 which can operate more flexibly and efficiently. 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:21.519 Professor Thomas Klinger from the Max Planck 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:24.300 Institute for Plasma Physics hailed this milestone 00:06:24.300 --> 00:06:29.759 as a step toward viable fusion energy. In business 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:33.980 news… Consumer behavior is sending flashing red 00:06:33.980 --> 00:06:36.759 signals as an increasing number of Americans 00:06:36.759 --> 00:06:40.439 are skipping car payments. While headlines suggest 00:06:40.439 --> 00:06:43.680 inflation is easing and job markets are strong, 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:47.860 the reality is troubling. According to LendingTree, 00:06:48.100 --> 00:06:52.100 5 .1 % of Americans are delinquent on auto loans, 00:06:52.259 --> 00:06:57.300 with 2 % at least 30 days late. Subprime auto 00:06:57.300 --> 00:07:00.740 delinquencies have reached a 15 -year high. according 00:07:00.740 --> 00:07:04.540 to Fitch. This trend indicates deeper structural 00:07:04.540 --> 00:07:07.540 pressures as even prime borrowers are starting 00:07:07.540 --> 00:07:10.699 to struggle. Investors should focus on these 00:07:10.699 --> 00:07:13.920 behavioral signals as the true risks are often 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:17.420 hidden beneath the surface. In crypto movement, 00:07:17.800 --> 00:07:25.360 Bitcoin is unchanged at about $117 ,000. Ethereum 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:31.680 is down 1 % to just under $3 ,700. And XRP is 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:38.240 unchanged at $3 .48. Moving on to a more local 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:42.060 vibe. In our community spotlight on health and 00:07:42.060 --> 00:07:45.000 wellness, we are working with a national Pilates 00:07:45.000 --> 00:07:48.319 studio to bring you some free classes, so listen 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:52.500 up. Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:07:52.500 --> 00:07:56.000 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:59.620 wellness approach, cultivating strength, Reducing 00:07:59.620 --> 00:08:03.500 tension and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:08:03.500 --> 00:08:07.519 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:08:07.519 --> 00:08:11.160 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.860 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:14.920 --> 00:08:18.720 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them, sunny 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:22.879 morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:08:24.019 --> 00:08:28.110 Let's talk science. Astrophysicists. have made 00:08:28.110 --> 00:08:30.990 a groundbreaking discovery revealing the largest 00:08:30.990 --> 00:08:35.330 known merger of two black holes. This violent 00:08:35.330 --> 00:08:38.330 collision created a single black hole approximately 00:08:38.330 --> 00:08:43.909 225 times the mass of the Sun. The merger produced 00:08:43.909 --> 00:08:46.470 a gravitational wave that rippled across the 00:08:46.470 --> 00:08:49.470 universe, detected by the Laser Interferometer 00:08:49.470 --> 00:08:52.309 Gravitational Wave Observatory in Washington 00:08:52.309 --> 00:08:56.950 and Louisiana. The faint signal, lasting only 00:08:56.950 --> 00:09:00.669 0 .2 seconds, was announced on July 13th in Glasgow. 00:09:01.769 --> 00:09:04.429 Researchers are still unraveling the mystery 00:09:04.429 --> 00:09:07.450 of this event and exploring how these black holes 00:09:07.450 --> 00:09:10.889 may have formed. This finding opens exciting 00:09:10.889 --> 00:09:17.330 new avenues for cosmic research. And in entertainment 00:09:17.330 --> 00:09:21.470 news, Pedro Pascal is setting the record straight 00:09:21.470 --> 00:09:25.639 regarding his role in Avengers Doomsday. In a 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:28.580 recent interview, director Matt Shachman discussed 00:09:28.580 --> 00:09:32.580 casting Reed Richards, also known as Mr. Fantastic. 00:09:33.340 --> 00:09:36.279 He mentioned the character's evolution from a 00:09:36.279 --> 00:09:40.620 nerdy scientist to a father and leader. However, 00:09:40.840 --> 00:09:44.000 rumors circulating online suggested Pascal would 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:47.179 lead the Avengers, which he clarified to Entertainment 00:09:47.179 --> 00:09:51.500 Weekly is not the case. What Matt has said about 00:09:51.500 --> 00:09:54.159 Reed and the comic has been taken out of context, 00:09:54.440 --> 00:09:58.419 he explained. The upcoming Fantastic Four First 00:09:58.419 --> 00:10:01.299 Steps opens in theaters this weekend, with Avengers 00:10:01.299 --> 00:10:05.419 Doomsday set for release on December 18th, 2026. 00:10:06.860 --> 00:10:10.179 Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote 00:10:10.179 --> 00:10:14.100 of the day. And today, our quote comes from the 00:10:14.100 --> 00:10:17.019 American journalist and author Robert Quillen. 00:10:17.679 --> 00:10:22.019 And he said, Progress always involves risk. You 00:10:22.019 --> 00:10:25.000 can't steal second base and keep your foot on 00:10:25.000 --> 00:10:30.179 first. And that's a wrap for this morning. You 00:10:30.179 --> 00:10:33.139 can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok 00:10:33.139 --> 00:10:36.960 for some captivating aerial videos with local 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:40.639 news and the weather reports. Have an amazing 00:10:40.639 --> 00:10:43.019 day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow 00:10:43.019 --> 00:10:46.100 with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.