WEBVTT 00:00:01.620 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.099 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.460 --> 00:00:13.839 and it's Tuesday, September 16th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:22.019 to know. 138 years ago, today in 1887. The Montreal 00:00:22.019 --> 00:00:25.059 Protocol was signed in Montreal, Canada, marking 00:00:25.059 --> 00:00:28.359 a landmark moment of global cooperation to protect 00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:31.440 the Earth's ozone layer. by facing out harmful 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:34.759 chlorofluorocarbons, a shining example of human 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:39.079 unity and scientific foresight. So now you know. 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:46.340 And now, it's time for the weather report. This 00:00:46.340 --> 00:00:49.240 morning, it's partly sunny and it feels like 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:54.520 59 degrees, with 2 mile per hour wind. The sunset 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:57.820 will take place at 648. and it will rise again 00:00:57.820 --> 00:01:02.140 tomorrow at 626. It looks like we're in for some 00:01:02.140 --> 00:01:04.900 mostly sunny conditions today, with a high near 00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:10.019 72 and a gentle northeast wind around 5. Tonight, 00:01:11.219 --> 00:01:15.359 expect mostly cloudy skies with a low of 55 and 00:01:15.359 --> 00:01:18.739 light winds. For all you beach runners out there, 00:01:19.019 --> 00:01:22.819 the first high tide Tuesday will be at 715, with 00:01:22.819 --> 00:01:27.200 a low tide just before 1. The nearshore gooey 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:31.640 at Cape Cod Bay reads 67 degrees for the water 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:37.120 temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Expect 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:39.859 a slight chance of rain showers Wednesday afternoon 00:01:39.859 --> 00:01:43.819 with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 72. 00:01:45.060 --> 00:01:47.500 Wednesday night brings a chance of rain showers 00:01:47.500 --> 00:01:51.239 with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 60. 00:01:51.950 --> 00:01:54.989 On Thursday, a chance of rain showers is possible 00:01:54.989 --> 00:01:59.069 before 4 p .m. with partly sunny skies at a high 00:01:59.069 --> 00:02:03.349 near 78. Thursday night will be mostly clear 00:02:03.349 --> 00:02:07.609 with a low around 62. Friday is looking sunny 00:02:07.609 --> 00:02:11.770 with a high near 80. Friday night remains mostly 00:02:11.770 --> 00:02:16.370 clear with a low around 52. Saturday will be 00:02:16.370 --> 00:02:20.939 sunny with a high near 66. Saturday night will 00:02:20.939 --> 00:02:25.780 also be mostly clear, with a low around 48. Bonjour, 00:02:26.240 --> 00:02:28.979 food enthusiasts! 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In local 00:03:04.099 --> 00:03:08.099 news, Daniel Rickshaw, a retired executive who 00:03:08.099 --> 00:03:11.860 spent 26 years at Apple, has committed $50 million 00:03:11.860 --> 00:03:15.719 to UMass Amherst, the largest donation in university 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:20.000 history. Richo's donation aims to close gaps 00:03:20.000 --> 00:03:23.500 in STEM education, leveraging his product development 00:03:23.500 --> 00:03:26.539 expertise from groundbreaking Apple devices like 00:03:26.539 --> 00:03:30.900 the iMac, iPhone, and iPad. UMass's engineering 00:03:30.900 --> 00:03:34.500 college will be renamed the Daniel J. Richo Junior 00:03:34.500 --> 00:03:38.240 College of Engineering. $40 million will create 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:41.280 a permanent endowment for undergraduate scholarships, 00:03:42.020 --> 00:03:44.939 graduate fellowships, faculty recruitment, and 00:03:44.939 --> 00:03:48.460 research initiatives in engineering. The remaining 00:03:48.460 --> 00:03:51.639 $10 million will support cross -disciplinary 00:03:51.639 --> 00:04:01.419 research initiatives. Now onto sports. Benkel's 00:04:01.419 --> 00:04:04.439 quarterback Joe Burrow will undergo surgery for 00:04:04.439 --> 00:04:07.699 a turf toe injury, and he is expected to miss 00:04:07.699 --> 00:04:12.180 at least three months. Muro left the game against 00:04:12.180 --> 00:04:14.800 the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second quarter 00:04:14.800 --> 00:04:17.339 and was seen with crutches and a walking good 00:04:17.339 --> 00:04:21.079 after the match. In his absence, backup Jake 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:23.879 Browning led the Bengals to a come -from -behind 00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:28.959 victory, completing 21 of 32 passes for two touchdowns. 00:04:29.579 --> 00:04:31.899 Cincinnati will face the Minnesota Vikings on 00:04:31.899 --> 00:04:34.740 Sunday, as they hope to recalibrate their offense 00:04:34.740 --> 00:04:38.399 around Browning's strengths. Burrough's recovery 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:41.360 will be closely monitored as he aims for a return 00:04:41.360 --> 00:04:45.160 later this season. And last night on Monday Night 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:48.839 Football, the Bucs beat the Texans in a nail 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:54.939 -biter 20 -19. Faker Mayfield was 25 for 38 with 00:04:54.939 --> 00:05:00.139 215 yards passing, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:06.930 CJ Stroud was 13 for 24. with 207 yards, 1 touchdown, 00:05:07.149 --> 00:05:11.649 and no interceptions. In Game 2, the Chargers 00:05:11.649 --> 00:05:16.569 beat the Raiders 20 -9. Justin Herbert was 19 00:05:16.569 --> 00:05:21.870 -27, with 242 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, and 00:05:21.870 --> 00:05:27.329 0 interceptions. While Geno Smith was 24 -43, 00:05:27.910 --> 00:05:32.850 with 180 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. 00:05:35.340 --> 00:05:40.060 Next week, the 2 -0 Chargers face the 1 -1 Broncos 00:05:40.060 --> 00:05:45.319 in Los Angeles, in local sports. The Red Sox 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:48.420 were off last night, but tonight they are back 00:05:48.420 --> 00:05:51.480 in action at Fenway Park, taking on the Athletics 00:05:51.480 --> 00:05:54.720 in Boston for Game 1 of a three -game series. 00:05:56.060 --> 00:05:59.819 Connolly Early, who is 1 -0 and a 0 earned run 00:05:59.819 --> 00:06:03.540 average, faces Jeffrey Springs. who is 10 and 00:06:03.540 --> 00:06:11.339 11 with a 4 .28. First pitch at 6 .45. In top 00:06:11.339 --> 00:06:15.720 news, California quietly became the biggest holder 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:20.259 of MicroStrategy. It emerges as the top state 00:06:20.259 --> 00:06:23.879 pension backer. The State Board of Administration 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.079 of the Florida retirement system has significantly 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:30.610 increased its holdings in MicroStrategy. increasing 00:06:30.610 --> 00:06:34.949 its indirect exposure to Bitcoin. Florida owns 00:06:34.949 --> 00:06:40.670 220 ,1 ,860 micro strategy shares, valued at 00:06:40.670 --> 00:06:47.589 $88 million. The fund added 61 ,390 shares, representing 00:06:47.589 --> 00:06:52.230 a 38 % increase from the previous quarter. As 00:06:52.230 --> 00:06:55.029 the leading state with a public employee's retirement 00:06:55.029 --> 00:07:01.990 system owning 357 ,183 shares, legal and regulatory 00:07:01.990 --> 00:07:04.949 constraints largely prevent public retirement 00:07:04.949 --> 00:07:08.170 systems from holding cryptocurrency directly. 00:07:10.490 --> 00:07:14.930 In business news, Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire 00:07:14.930 --> 00:07:17.509 who tops Ford's rankings of the world's richest 00:07:17.509 --> 00:07:20.660 people, has returned to his day job after leaving 00:07:20.660 --> 00:07:24.399 President Donald Trump's White House. Musk, who 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:28.740 holds $1 .3 billion worth of Bitcoin on Tesla's 00:07:28.740 --> 00:07:31.199 balance sheet, has issued a warning about the 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:36.579 spiraling $37 trillion U .S. debt pile. He stated, 00:07:45.740 --> 00:07:48.660 So if AI and robots don't solve our national 00:07:48.660 --> 00:07:52.660 debt, we're toast. The U .S. debt has surged 00:07:52.660 --> 00:07:55.379 due to COVID era spending and rising interest 00:07:55.379 --> 00:07:58.660 rates, raising fears of a potential crisis for 00:07:58.660 --> 00:08:02.879 the U .S. dollar. In crypto movement, Bitcoin 00:08:02.879 --> 00:08:09.100 is unchanged at about $115 ,000. Ethereum is 00:08:09.100 --> 00:08:15.089 down 2 % to just over $4 ,500. And HexRP is down 00:08:15.089 --> 00:08:22.110 1 % to $2 .99. Moving on to a more local vibe. 00:08:23.110 --> 00:08:25.709 In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 00:08:26.310 --> 00:08:28.769 we are working with a national Pilates studio 00:08:28.769 --> 00:08:32.169 to bring you some free classes, so listen up. 00:08:33.149 --> 00:08:35.970 Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:08:35.970 --> 00:08:39.470 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:08:39.470 --> 00:08:42.769 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:08:42.769 --> 00:08:46.909 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:08:46.909 --> 00:08:50.769 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:08:50.769 --> 00:08:54.409 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:08:54.409 --> 00:08:58.149 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:58.509 --> 00:09:02.070 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:09:02.070 --> 00:09:06.309 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:09:07.509 --> 00:09:11.269 Let's talk science. Coffee naps might be the 00:09:11.269 --> 00:09:15.429 weirdest and smartest way to recharge. Research 00:09:15.429 --> 00:09:17.929 suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short 00:09:17.929 --> 00:09:22.429 nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue. In 00:09:22.429 --> 00:09:25.210 Spain, it is common to follow lunch with coffee 00:09:25.210 --> 00:09:29.149 and a short siesta. Experts are now investigating 00:09:29.149 --> 00:09:33.049 the scientific merit of this practice. Caffeine 00:09:33.049 --> 00:09:36.529 is a potent adenosine antagonist that keeps us 00:09:36.529 --> 00:09:40.470 alert. Combining a nap with coffee could amplify 00:09:40.470 --> 00:09:45.470 the stimulant's effects. Early research indicates 00:09:45.470 --> 00:09:49.210 caffeine naps may reduce fatigue and boost cognitive 00:09:49.210 --> 00:09:52.570 performance. However, more studies are needed 00:09:52.570 --> 00:09:56.750 to confirm these findings. Ultimately, individual 00:09:56.750 --> 00:10:05.440 responses to caffeine naps vary. Claire Dane 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:08.679 stars in The Beast in Me, a gripping new series 00:10:08.679 --> 00:10:11.179 where she plays a reclusive author caught in 00:10:11.179 --> 00:10:13.899 a deadly game with her neighbor, portrayed by 00:10:13.899 --> 00:10:18.340 Matthew Ray, who harbors dark secrets. The teaser, 00:10:18.340 --> 00:10:20.860 released on Monday, opens with Dane stating, 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:24.840 we are, all of us, drawn to monsters, adding, 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:28.679 we flirt with death to prove we are truly alive. 00:10:29.840 --> 00:10:32.580 Set to premiere on November 13th on Netflix, 00:10:32.809 --> 00:10:36.190 The show follows Daines as Aggie Wiggs, who becomes 00:10:36.190 --> 00:10:38.909 obsessed with her neighbor, a former suspect 00:10:38.909 --> 00:10:42.549 in his wife's disappearance. Executive producer 00:10:42.549 --> 00:10:45.429 Howard Gordon of Homeland highlights the show's 00:10:45.429 --> 00:10:48.970 complexity, stating, it really is about all of 00:10:48.970 --> 00:10:52.629 our complicity. Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales, 00:10:52.950 --> 00:10:56.009 Jonathan Banks, and David Lyons also join the 00:10:56.009 --> 00:11:00.389 cast. Well, all righty, folks, it's time for 00:11:00.389 --> 00:11:04.409 the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes 00:11:04.409 --> 00:11:07.009 from the American environmentalist and author, 00:11:07.370 --> 00:11:28.049 Rachel Carson. And she said, And that's a wrap 00:11:28.049 --> 00:11:31.279 for this morning. You can check out our Instagram, 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:35.259 YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial 00:11:35.259 --> 00:11:38.399 videos with local news and the weather reports. 00:11:39.779 --> 00:11:42.360 Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see 00:11:42.360 --> 00:11:45.480 you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:11:45.480 --> 00:11:45.980 in Boston.