WEBVTT 00:00:01.739 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.140 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.580 --> 00:00:13.960 and it's Thursday, October 30th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:20.480 to know. 87 years ago, today, in 1938, a radio 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:23.500 dramatization of The War of the Worlds was presented 00:00:23.500 --> 00:00:26.730 in a realistic news bulletin style. and famously 00:00:26.730 --> 00:00:29.289 convinced many listeners they were hearing an 00:00:29.289 --> 00:00:33.689 actual alien invasion. That broadcast showcased 00:00:33.689 --> 00:00:36.929 the power of radio storytelling to stir public 00:00:36.929 --> 00:00:39.969 imagination and led to new conversations about 00:00:39.969 --> 00:00:43.329 media responsibility and the influence of mass 00:00:43.329 --> 00:00:48.689 entertainment. So now you know. And now, it's 00:00:48.689 --> 00:00:54.200 time for the weather report. This morning, there's 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:56.700 a slight chance of rain showers, and it feels 00:00:56.700 --> 00:01:01.560 like 45 degrees, with 6 mile per hour wind. The 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:04.920 sunset will take place at 537, and it will rise 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:09.079 again tomorrow at 716. It looks like we're in 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:11.700 for some cloudy weather today, with a chance 00:01:11.700 --> 00:01:15.019 of rain showers and a high near 59, along with 00:01:15.019 --> 00:01:18.500 an easterly wind blowing at 6 to 14, gusting 00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:24.049 up to 26. Tonight... Expect rain showers and 00:01:24.049 --> 00:01:28.250 patchy fog with a low around 53 and an easterly 00:01:28.250 --> 00:01:32.750 wind at 10 to 14, gusting as high as 30. For 00:01:32.750 --> 00:01:35.290 all you beach runners out there, the first high 00:01:35.290 --> 00:01:38.930 tide Thursday will be at 615 with a low tide 00:01:38.930 --> 00:01:44.590 at 1215. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 00:01:44.590 --> 00:01:49.370 56 degrees for the water temperature. Looking 00:01:49.370 --> 00:01:52.739 ahead in the weather. Friday will bring rain 00:01:52.739 --> 00:01:56.560 showers, patchy fog, and a high near 62, with 00:01:56.560 --> 00:01:59.879 a south wind around 10 to 15 miles per hour and 00:01:59.879 --> 00:02:04.340 gusts as high as 33. The rain tapers to a slight 00:02:04.340 --> 00:02:07.739 chance Friday night, with lows near 44 and west 00:02:07.739 --> 00:02:11.259 winds near 15 miles per hour. Then Saturday and 00:02:11.259 --> 00:02:14.120 Sunday turn mostly sunny, with highs falling 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:18.240 into the mid -50s and breezy west winds. Bonjour, 00:02:18.699 --> 00:02:21.460 food enthusiasts! 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In local 00:02:56.560 --> 00:03:00.319 news, starting Wednesday, new pay transparency 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:03.259 rules take effect in Massachusetts, requiring 00:03:03.259 --> 00:03:06.259 employers to include wage or salary ranges in 00:03:06.259 --> 00:03:09.580 job listings. Workers can now request the pay 00:03:09.580 --> 00:03:12.240 range for their current jobs, which aims to close 00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:15.180 wage gaps, especially for women and people of 00:03:15.180 --> 00:03:17.979 color, according to State Senator Pat Jelen. 00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:21.599 In Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu announced initiatives 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:24.620 for Boston public schools, including a wicked 00:03:24.620 --> 00:03:27.719 math program and expanded after -school offerings. 00:03:28.900 --> 00:03:32.000 Meanwhile, the local Jamaican community is mobilizing 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:34.819 to support residents affected by Hurricane Melissa, 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:38.659 which devastated Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. 00:03:39.699 --> 00:03:41.919 For those with health insurance questions, a 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:44.280 panel of experts will be available to help during 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:52.419 the 1 o 'clock hour today. Now on to sports. 00:03:53.900 --> 00:03:56.419 Haynes King, the quarterback for Georgia Tech, 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:59.319 is gaining recognition as one of the toughest 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:03.139 players in college football. Last year, he played 00:04:03.139 --> 00:04:05.879 against Georgia despite a right shoulder injury 00:04:05.879 --> 00:04:10.159 that caused him immense pain. Miraculously, just 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:12.860 days before the game, he was able to throw deep 00:04:12.860 --> 00:04:16.360 passes. Head coach Brent Key noted that King 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:19.720 has an innately high pain tolerance. and can 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:23.079 block out pain. In a remarkable performance, 00:04:23.420 --> 00:04:28.019 King threw for 303 yards and ran for three touchdowns 00:04:28.019 --> 00:04:30.600 despite the Jackets' loss in eight overtimes. 00:04:31.480 --> 00:04:34.339 His determination has led Georgia Tech to an 00:04:34.339 --> 00:04:38.579 8 -0 record and a No. 7 ranking in the Associated 00:04:38.579 --> 00:04:43.680 Press poll. In local sports The Bruins recovered 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:46.949 after a lackluster first period. rallying to 00:04:46.949 --> 00:04:50.709 defeat the New York Islanders 5 -2 at TD Garden 00:04:50.709 --> 00:04:54.290 on Tuesday night. The comeback featured five 00:04:54.290 --> 00:04:57.230 unanswered goals, including two powerplay goals 00:04:57.230 --> 00:05:00.829 and a solid performance of 33 saves from Junas 00:05:00.829 --> 00:05:04.629 Corpusalo. Despite a rocky start, the Bruins 00:05:04.629 --> 00:05:07.870 found their rhythm, with Pavel Zaka setting up 00:05:07.870 --> 00:05:10.949 Elias Lindholm for a one -timer, followed by 00:05:10.949 --> 00:05:15.029 David Pasternak tying the game. Morgan Jeeke 00:05:15.029 --> 00:05:18.149 added a power play goal, and Fraser Minton sealed 00:05:18.149 --> 00:05:21.870 the win with an empty netter. The Bruins faced 00:05:21.870 --> 00:05:25.370 the Buffalo Sabres at 7 o 'clock tonight at TD 00:05:25.370 --> 00:05:31.790 Garden. In top news, Hurricane Melissa made landfall 00:05:31.790 --> 00:05:35.490 in Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm 00:05:35.490 --> 00:05:38.509 after devastating western Jamaica on Tuesday. 00:05:39.730 --> 00:05:42.970 Melissa struck near Chivirico, Cuba. with wind 00:05:42.970 --> 00:05:48.110 speeds of 125 miles per hour at 3 a .m. and is 00:05:48.110 --> 00:05:51.610 now a category 2 storm with maximum winds of 00:05:51.610 --> 00:05:55.589 100 miles per hour. The storm is moving northeast, 00:05:56.129 --> 00:05:58.589 expected to reach Bermuda by Thursday night. 00:05:59.649 --> 00:06:03.870 In Jamaica, flooding left 77 % of homes without 00:06:03.870 --> 00:06:06.850 electricity, and the government declared a disaster 00:06:06.850 --> 00:06:12.550 area. More than 735 ,000 people were evacuated 00:06:12.550 --> 00:06:15.670 in Cuba as officials prepared for widespread 00:06:15.670 --> 00:06:21.529 flooding. In business news, the Federal Reserve 00:06:21.529 --> 00:06:24.170 lowered interest rates at its second consecutive 00:06:24.170 --> 00:06:27.170 meeting, but Chair Jerome Powell cast doubt on 00:06:27.170 --> 00:06:29.970 expectations for a further rate cut this year. 00:06:31.209 --> 00:06:33.709 Powell emphasized that the notion of a cut at 00:06:33.709 --> 00:06:36.629 the Fed's next gathering in December is far from 00:06:36.629 --> 00:06:40.240 a certainty. The Dow Jones Industrial Average 00:06:40.240 --> 00:06:44.300 and the S &P 500 erased gains, while the Nasdaq 00:06:44.300 --> 00:06:48.579 Composite rose to a record high. Powell's comments 00:06:48.579 --> 00:06:51.579 highlight a growing chorus of officials wary 00:06:51.579 --> 00:06:55.300 about additional cuts. The Fed will stop reducing 00:06:55.300 --> 00:06:58.519 its asset portfolio on December 1, marking a 00:06:58.519 --> 00:07:02.620 significant shift in policy. Concerns about inflation 00:07:02.620 --> 00:07:05.660 and job growth continue to complicate the Fed's 00:07:05.660 --> 00:07:10.360 decisions. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 00:07:10.360 --> 00:07:16.899 2 % to about $111 ,000. Ethereum is down half 00:07:16.899 --> 00:07:21.860 a percent to just over $3 ,900. And XRP is down 00:07:21.860 --> 00:07:29.040 1 % to $2 .58. Moving on to a more local vibe. 00:07:29.980 --> 00:07:32.620 In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:35.660 we are working with a national Pilates studio 00:07:35.870 --> 00:07:39.110 to bring you some free classes, so listen up. 00:07:40.089 --> 00:07:42.870 Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:07:42.870 --> 00:07:46.389 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:07:46.389 --> 00:07:49.689 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:07:49.689 --> 00:07:53.829 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:07:53.829 --> 00:07:57.689 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:07:57.689 --> 00:08:01.329 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:08:01.329 --> 00:08:05.100 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:08.980 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:08:08.980 --> 00:08:13.240 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:08:14.620 --> 00:08:18.379 Let's talk tech. America only hurts itself by 00:08:18.379 --> 00:08:21.959 discounting what China has done well. After months 00:08:21.959 --> 00:08:24.660 of trade tensions, Presidents Donald Trump and 00:08:24.660 --> 00:08:27.480 Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Korea for 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:30.699 a possible agreement. This presents an occasion 00:08:30.699 --> 00:08:33.740 for the United States to learn from China's rapid 00:08:33.740 --> 00:08:37.279 technological advancements. China has become 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:40.299 a powerhouse, leading in artificial intelligence 00:08:40.299 --> 00:08:44.419 patents and clean energy technology. To regain 00:08:44.419 --> 00:08:47.100 its competitive edge, the United States must 00:08:47.100 --> 00:08:50.259 embrace innovation and absorb talent from China. 00:08:51.340 --> 00:08:54.179 Excessive competition in China has spurred unique 00:08:54.179 --> 00:08:58.009 advancements that the US can learn from. Ignoring 00:08:58.009 --> 00:09:01.110 these lessons may leave America lagging behind. 00:09:04.070 --> 00:09:08.370 And in entertainment news, Taylor Sheridan, the 00:09:08.370 --> 00:09:12.149 mastermind behind hits like Tulsa King and Landman, 00:09:12.470 --> 00:09:14.990 is leaving Paramount after tensions with new 00:09:14.990 --> 00:09:17.789 chief executive David Ellison's leadership team. 00:09:18.929 --> 00:09:21.309 Sheridan valued creative freedom at Paramount, 00:09:21.610 --> 00:09:23.929 but that began to change with Ellison's arrival 00:09:23.929 --> 00:09:27.879 following the merger with Skydance. Disagreements 00:09:27.879 --> 00:09:30.779 over project pitches and budget scrutiny prompted 00:09:30.779 --> 00:09:34.639 Sheridan to sign a five -year contract with NBCUniversal, 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:38.980 potentially worth up to $1 billion. While he 00:09:38.980 --> 00:09:41.240 plans to fulfill his remaining commitments to 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:44.059 Paramount, the loss of Sheridan represents a 00:09:44.059 --> 00:09:46.779 significant challenge for Ellison, especially 00:09:46.779 --> 00:09:51.279 amid upcoming layoffs. Geridan's departure highlights 00:09:51.279 --> 00:09:54.539 the struggle between fostering talent and controlling 00:09:54.539 --> 00:09:59.080 costs in the entertainment industry. Well, alrighty 00:09:59.080 --> 00:10:03.080 folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:06.139 today, our quote comes from the American journalist 00:10:06.139 --> 00:10:11.000 and author, Walter Lippman. And he said, We're 00:10:11.000 --> 00:10:15.379 all think alike, no one thinks very much. And 00:10:15.379 --> 00:10:18.470 that's a wrap for this morning. 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