Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Thursday, December 11th. You'll be interested
to know. 89 years ago, today, in 1936, Edward
VIII chose to relinquish the throne to Mary Wallace
Simpson, a twice -divorced American social aide.
creating a constitutional and emotional moment
for the monarchy. His decision transformed the
crown by placing personal choice and public duty
intention and led to a renewed emphasis on stability
and continuity in royal succession. So now you
know. And now, it's time for the weather report.
This morning, it's partly sunny, and it feels
like 28 degrees, with 10 mile per hour wind.
The sunset will take place at 411, and it will
rise again tomorrow at 703. It looks like we're
in for a sunny day with a high near 38, and temperatures
dropping to around 28 in the afternoon, accompanied
by a breezy west wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour,
gusting up to 44. Tonight. Expect mostly clear
skies with a low around 22 and a west wind at
about 14 miles per hour, gusting as high as 45.
For all you beach runners out there, the first
low tide Thursday will be at 10, with a high
tide just before 430. The near shore buoy at
Cape Cod Bay reads 45 degrees for the water temperature.
Looking ahead in the weather. Friday will be
sunny with a high near 33 and a west wind of
12 to 22 miles per hour, gusting as high as 37.
Saturday and Sunday stay cool with highs in the
mid -30s, a slight chance of snow late Saturday
night, and a chance of snow on Sunday with west
winds gusting up to 22 on Sunday. Monday turns
colder and sunny with a high near 28 and northwest
gusts around 24. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This
podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe
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Sunny mornings send you. In local news, more
than 130 students at Roberts Elementary School
in Medford were out Wednesday amid a suspected
norovirus outbreak, according to Medford Public
Schools. The school will be closed Thursday due
to the high volume of stomach illness cases reported.
as stated in a letter to families. The district
consulted with the Medford Board of Health and
the Massachusetts Department of Public Health,
noting that norovirus spreads quickly and is
very contagious. Symptoms, including vomiting,
typically come on suddenly. If experiencing symptoms,
the Board of Health recommends waiting 24 hours
after vomiting before returning to school. A
deep clean will be conducted at Roberts Elementary
School Thursday. Now onto sports. Why did the
Colts gamble on Philip Rivers to save their season?
He can still sling it. On December 9, 2025, the
text message rolled in while Rivers was shaking
off rust. If this report is true, then I'm all
in, Frank Drake wrote. Rivers considered two
options, returning to the 8 -5 Indianapolis Colts
or heading home to Alabama. In a stunning unretirement,
Rivers is back in the NFL five years later, likely
the Colts' best hope to avoid a late -season
collapse. General Manager Chris Ballard knows
this gamble could define the season. It's a bold
move to sign a 44 -year -old quarterback. And
tonight, on Thursday Night Football, Kirk Cousins
and the Falcons aimed to play spoiler against
Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers. The Atlanta
Falcons, with a record of four wins and nine
losses, visit the Buccaneers, who have seven
wins and six losses. The Buccaneers were on track
for a fifth straight division title, but have
lost three consecutive games. Falcons coach Raheem
Morris stated, you never want to be in this spot,
referring to playoff elimination. Mayfield emphasized
the importance of expecting their best from the
Falcons, knowing they aimed to ruin the Buccaneers'
playoff chances. Kickoff is at 8 .15 Eastern
on Prime Video. In local sports, the Boston Red
Sox are set to leave majorly baseball's winter
meetings without a proven slugger like Pete Alonso
or Kyle Schorber. However, as Craig Breslow and
his staff look to regroup, Could Boston pivot
back to adding another proven arm in their rotation
via trade? According to Ken Rosenthal and Will
Salmon of The Athletic, the Red Sox are one of
the teams in on Brewers ace Freddie Peralta,
who could be available this offseason. Peralta,
29, is coming off of a 2 ,025 season where he
went 17 wins and 6 losses with a 2 .70 earned
run average. Adding a two -time All -Star like
Peralta would be a major lift for the Red Sox.
In top news, the Federal Reserve cut interest
rates for the third time this year, and this
quarter -point reduction might not lead to lower
mortgage or car loan rates immediately. Although
Fed cuts influence banks' loan rates, they do
not control them directly. Bankrate financial
analyst Steph Cates stated, We're not going to
see mortgage rates, car loans, savings rates
all at once have a step change down by exactly
a quarter percent. For mortgages, the 30 -year
rate is around 6 .19 % and is influenced more
by Treasury bond yields. Auto loan rates, averaging
6 .6%, are also affected by many factors, including
borrower credit scores. In business news, S &P
and NASDAQ futures fell Wednesday night, as Oracle's
results reunited fears about high -flying tech
stocks, despite the Federal Reserve's latest
interest rate cut boosting U .S. equity markets
in the prior session. Futures tied to the Dow
Jones Industrial Average added 43 points, or
0 .1%. Oracle shares tumbled 11 % after posting
disappointing quarterly revenue and raising its
spending forecast. In after -hours trading, other
AI plays also fell, including Nvidia down 1%,
and Core weaved down more than 3%. Investors
suggest caution ahead, as the central bank remains
in a wait -and -see mode regarding future monetary
policy. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 3%,
to $90 ,000. Ethereum is down 4 % to just under
$3 ,200. And SRP is down 4 % to $2 .00. Moving
on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
on health and wellness, we are working with a
national Pilates studio to bring you some free
classes. So listen up. Check out Club Pilates.
With several locations in the Boston area, Pilates
presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
well -being. Scientific research affirms its
benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now,
back to the show. Let's talk science. On side
of Earth is rapidly getting colder than the other.
Research shows the Pacific Hemisphere is losing
heat faster than the African Hemisphere. Scientists
from the University of Oslo indicate that one
side of Earth's interior is losing heat much
faster than the other side. A study published
in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that
parts of Earth have been insulated by more landmass,
creating a thermos layer that traps heat. The
Pacific Hemisphere has cooled about 50 Kelvin
more than the African Hemisphere. This suggests
that the Pacific was much hotter at a certain
moment in time. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson
are expected to reprise their roles as Katniss
Everdeen and Peta Mallark in the Hunger Games
prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping. This Lionsgate
movie is based on the latest novel by Suzanne
Collins, following the events of the 50th Hunger
Games, 24 years before Katniss and Peta entered
the killing field. The story centers on Haymitch's
experience in the games as a 16 -year -old, played
by Joseph Sada. The film is set for release on
November 20th, 2026, directed by Francis Lawrence.
It also stars Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran
Culkin, and Jesse Plemons among others. Well,
all righty, folks. It's time for the quote of
the day. And today, our quote comes from the
American writer and philosopher Albert Hubbard.
And he said, The greatest mistake you can make
in life is to be continually fearing you will
make one. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.