WEBVTT 00:00:01.620 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.080 --> 00:00:09.099 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:13.859 and it's Wednesday, November 26. You'll be interested 00:00:13.859 --> 00:00:19.359 to know. Today is National Cake Day. This sweet 00:00:19.359 --> 00:00:22.600 holiday celebrates the joy of cake, from classic 00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.500 chocolate to fancy layered creations, bringing 00:00:25.500 --> 00:00:29.160 friends and family together. Fake one, share 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:32.539 a slice or order a specialty creation today is 00:00:32.539 --> 00:00:35.719 the perfect excuse to indulge and celebrate with 00:00:35.719 --> 00:00:40.060 a smile. So let's party and enjoy. So now you 00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:44.359 know. And now it's time for the weather report. 00:00:47.340 --> 00:00:50.359 This morning there's patchy fog and it feels 00:00:50.359 --> 00:00:54.020 like 56 degrees with six mile per hour wind. 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:58.240 The sunset will take place at 413. and it will 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:02.520 rise again tomorrow at 649. It looks like we're 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.379 in for some patchy fog this morning, giving way 00:01:05.379 --> 00:01:09.500 to mostly cloudy skies, with a high near 61 and 00:01:09.500 --> 00:01:14.159 a light south wind around 7. Tonight, there's 00:01:14.159 --> 00:01:16.640 a slight chance of rain later, mostly cloudy 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:19.900 with a low around 40 and a southwest wind with 00:01:19.900 --> 00:01:23.450 gusts up to 21. For all you beach runners out 00:01:23.450 --> 00:01:26.489 there, the first low tide Wednesday will be at 00:01:26.489 --> 00:01:30.730 9, with a high tide at 3. The near shore buoy 00:01:30.730 --> 00:01:34.909 at Cape Cod Bay reads 49 degrees for the water 00:01:34.909 --> 00:01:40.370 temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Thanksgiving 00:01:40.370 --> 00:01:43.650 Day will be mostly sunny with a high near 47, 00:01:44.109 --> 00:01:47.230 and west winds around 10 to 14 miles per hour, 00:01:47.510 --> 00:01:51.680 gusting as high as 28. A chilly night follows 00:01:51.680 --> 00:01:55.000 with lows near 32 and gusty southwest winds. 00:01:55.500 --> 00:01:59.159 Then Friday stays mostly sunny near 42, with 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:02.299 west winds gusting into the low 30s before dipping 00:02:02.299 --> 00:02:06.719 to around 29 Friday night. Saturday is sunny 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:09.460 near 40 with lighter winds, while Sunday turns 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:12.840 mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after 11am 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:16.680 and highs near 50, with rain likely Sunday night 00:02:16.680 --> 00:02:21.580 near 39. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast 00:02:21.580 --> 00:02:24.740 is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries 00:02:24.740 --> 00:02:28.740 in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South, 00:02:29.199 --> 00:02:32.240 just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:36.300 is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in 00:02:36.300 --> 00:02:39.759 their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:43.840 crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:46.060 breeze on through to get your morning coffee. 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:50.659 They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop 00:02:50.659 --> 00:02:54.060 on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings 00:02:54.060 --> 00:03:00.280 send you. In local news, House Speaker Ron Mariano 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:03.439 highlighted a significant shift in voter sentiment 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:07.300 regarding rent control as a recent Suffolk University 00:03:07.300 --> 00:03:12.069 Boston Globe poll. revealed that 62 .6 % of Massachusetts 00:03:12.069 --> 00:03:15.050 residents now support a ballot question to cap 00:03:15.050 --> 00:03:19.810 annual rent increases at 5%. In contrast, nearly 00:03:19.810 --> 00:03:22.810 31 % opposed the measure, while the remainder 00:03:22.810 --> 00:03:27.189 were undecided. Homes for All Massachusetts recently 00:03:27.189 --> 00:03:31.009 announced they collected more than 124 ,000 raw 00:03:31.009 --> 00:03:36.069 signatures, surpassing the 74 ,574 needed for 00:03:36.069 --> 00:03:40.259 the 2026 ballot. Poll results also indicated 00:03:40.259 --> 00:03:43.680 strong support for proposals addressing legislative 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:47.219 stipends, public records law, and voting reforms, 00:03:47.780 --> 00:03:50.259 reflecting the concerns of Massachusetts residents 00:03:50.259 --> 00:03:53.240 about housing affordability and the economy. 00:03:58.620 --> 00:04:02.659 Now on to sports. The college football playoff 00:04:02.659 --> 00:04:05.360 rankings have clarified the implications ahead 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:09.939 of week 14 clashes. Ohio State remains at number 00:04:09.939 --> 00:04:13.300 one ahead of its game against Michigan. Texas 00:04:13.300 --> 00:04:16.800 A &M holds the third spot, while Georgia and 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:21.259 Texas Tech follow. Oregon has moved to six, facing 00:04:21.259 --> 00:04:25.019 a challenge at Washington. Mississippi has dropped 00:04:25.019 --> 00:04:29.519 to seventh, and Oklahoma is eighth. Brigham Young, 00:04:29.819 --> 00:04:33.240 Miami, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Michigan are outside 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:37.170 the top ten, but still in contention. Tulane 00:04:37.170 --> 00:04:40.589 remains at 24th and could compete for the Group 00:04:40.589 --> 00:04:44.410 of Five automatic bid. The next ranking will 00:04:44.410 --> 00:04:48.589 be released on December 2nd. In local sports, 00:04:49.829 --> 00:04:52.629 the Boston Red Sox are acquiring veteran right 00:04:52.629 --> 00:04:55.509 -hander Sonny Gray. In a trade with the St. Louis 00:04:55.509 --> 00:04:59.370 Cardinals, sources confirm to ESPN on Tuesday. 00:05:00.490 --> 00:05:04.540 Bray, who's 36? had a record of 14 wins and 8 00:05:04.540 --> 00:05:08.040 losses with an earned run average of 4 .28 last 00:05:08.040 --> 00:05:12.519 season. In return, St. Louis receives left -handed 00:05:12.519 --> 00:05:15.500 prospect Brandon Clark and right -hander Richard 00:05:15.500 --> 00:05:19.399 Fitz, along with cash considerations. Clark, 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:23.000 22 years old, has a fastball that can reach 100 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:25.779 miles per hour, while Fitz had a record of 2 00:05:25.779 --> 00:05:28.759 wins and 4 losses with an earned run average 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:34.860 of 5. In top news, the Centers for Medicare and 00:05:34.860 --> 00:05:38.540 Medicaid Services announced lower prices on 15 00:05:38.540 --> 00:05:42.120 costly prescription drugs under Medicare, including 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:46.800 Ozempic and Wegovi. These price cuts result from 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:50.300 the Medicare drug price negotiation program established 00:05:50.300 --> 00:05:53.339 by the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law 00:05:53.339 --> 00:05:58.540 by President Joe Biden in 2022. This is different 00:05:58.540 --> 00:06:01.300 from President Donald Trump's most favored nation 00:06:01.300 --> 00:06:05.259 approach, which relied on executive orders. The 00:06:05.259 --> 00:06:08.540 negotiated prices will save taxpayers $12 billion 00:06:08.540 --> 00:06:13.240 and are expected to save Medicare enrollees $685 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:19.100 million in out -of -pocket costs by 2027. Many 00:06:19.100 --> 00:06:21.579 Americans find prescription drugs unaffordable. 00:06:21.819 --> 00:06:24.500 with surveys showing significant numbers have 00:06:24.500 --> 00:06:27.279 skipped or altered their medications due to cost. 00:06:29.579 --> 00:06:33.120 In business news, home sellers are taking their 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:36.120 homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly 00:06:36.120 --> 00:06:40.160 a decade. Approximately 15 % of the homes that 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:43.220 were delisted in September were at risk of selling 00:06:43.220 --> 00:06:47.000 at a loss, according to Redfin. Redfin found 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:50.079 that 70 % of homes listed in September were on 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:53.879 the market for 60 days or longer. Close to 85 00:06:53.879 --> 00:06:56.680 ,000 United States sellers took their homes off 00:06:56.680 --> 00:07:00.420 the market in September, up 28 % from September 00:07:00.420 --> 00:07:04.339 2024. The housing market is now heading into 00:07:04.339 --> 00:07:07.439 its slowest season, with home prices still 50 00:07:07.439 --> 00:07:11.879 % higher than five years ago. In crypto movement, 00:07:12.269 --> 00:07:18.610 Bitcoin is down 1 % to about $87 ,000. Ethereum 00:07:18.610 --> 00:07:24.569 is unchanged at just over $2 ,900. And XRP is 00:07:24.569 --> 00:07:31.389 down 3 % to $2 .17. Moving on to a more local 00:07:31.389 --> 00:07:35.189 vibe. In our community spotlight on health and 00:07:35.189 --> 00:07:38.089 wellness, we are working with a national Pilates 00:07:38.089 --> 00:07:41.509 studio to bring you some free classes, so listen 00:07:41.509 --> 00:07:45.769 up. Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:07:45.769 --> 00:07:49.310 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:07:49.310 --> 00:07:52.610 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:07:52.610 --> 00:07:56.790 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:07:56.790 --> 00:08:00.610 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:08:00.610 --> 00:08:04.250 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:08:04.250 --> 00:08:08.009 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:08.269 --> 00:08:11.189 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them... 00:08:11.259 --> 00:08:15.819 Sunny morning sent you by. And now, back to the 00:08:15.819 --> 00:08:20.759 show. Let's talk tech. Google's parent company, 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:23.379 Alphabet, is very close to becoming the fourth 00:08:23.379 --> 00:08:26.819 company to join the $4 trillion market cap club. 00:08:28.139 --> 00:08:30.620 Fellow tech giant Meta is considering supplying 00:08:30.620 --> 00:08:33.899 some of its data centers with Google chips, according 00:08:33.899 --> 00:08:37.679 to the information on Monday. The deal, potentially 00:08:37.679 --> 00:08:42.240 worth billions of dollars, would start in 2027. 00:08:42.779 --> 00:08:45.659 Google recently revealed its latest AI model, 00:08:45.940 --> 00:08:48.960 Gemini 3, and updates to its image generator, 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:54.139 Nano Banana Pro. Many claim Gemini 3 is significantly 00:08:54.139 --> 00:08:59.139 better than OpenAI's chat GPT. While NVIDIA remains 00:08:59.139 --> 00:09:02.279 the leading AI chip supplier, Google's custom 00:09:02.279 --> 00:09:04.919 tensor processing units are gaining traction. 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:08.860 Metta would significantly enhance Google's customer 00:09:08.860 --> 00:09:15.799 list. And in entertainment news, Warner Music 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:18.720 Group has announced a deal with Suno, settling 00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:22.220 its copyright lawsuit against the AI music startup. 00:09:23.419 --> 00:09:26.019 The agreement ensures that artists and songwriters 00:09:26.019 --> 00:09:28.240 will have full control over the use of their 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:32.340 names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions 00:09:32.340 --> 00:09:36.710 in new AI -generated music. Warner Music Group 00:09:36.710 --> 00:09:40.090 also sold Songkick to Suno for an undisclosed 00:09:40.090 --> 00:09:43.610 amount, with Songkick continuing as a fan destination. 00:09:45.049 --> 00:09:47.610 Suno will launch more advanced models next year, 00:09:47.909 --> 00:09:50.490 requiring a paid account for audio downloads. 00:09:51.809 --> 00:09:55.169 Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kinkle stated that 00:09:55.169 --> 00:09:58.429 this landmark pact benefits the entire creative 00:09:58.429 --> 00:10:03.610 community. Suno recently raised $250 million 00:10:03.610 --> 00:10:08.669 in funding. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for 00:10:08.669 --> 00:10:12.649 the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes 00:10:12.649 --> 00:10:15.970 from the American economist and social theorist 00:10:15.970 --> 00:10:29.470 Thomas Sowell. And he said, And that's a wrap 00:10:29.470 --> 00:10:32.669 for this morning. 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