WEBVTT 00:00:01.679 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.160 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.539 --> 00:00:13.919 and it's Monday, December 22nd. You'll be interested 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:20.199 to know. 81 years ago, today, in 1944. Allied 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:22.500 forces sealed a hard -fought breakthrough in 00:00:22.500 --> 00:00:25.219 the Ardens, pushing back a last -majored German 00:00:25.219 --> 00:00:28.500 winter offensive and liberating the siege towns. 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:31.899 That victory marked a decisive turning point 00:00:31.899 --> 00:00:34.560 that restored momentum to the Allied advance, 00:00:35.039 --> 00:00:37.320 shortening the road to final victory in Europe 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:40.759 and boosting morale across armies and homelands. 00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:46.380 So now you know. And now it's time for the weather 00:00:46.380 --> 00:00:51.880 report. This morning it's sunny and it feels 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:56.750 like 10 degrees with 16 mile per hour wind. The 00:00:56.750 --> 00:01:00.130 sunset will take place at 415, and it will rise 00:01:00.130 --> 00:01:04.170 again tomorrow at 709. It looks like we're in 00:01:04.170 --> 00:01:07.790 for a sunny Monday with a high near 33 and a 00:01:07.790 --> 00:01:11.650 breezy northwest wind blowing at 10 to 16, gusting 00:01:11.650 --> 00:01:17.030 up to 26 tonight. Expect mostly cloudy skies, 00:01:17.469 --> 00:01:20.769 a chance of snow after 4 a .m., and a low around 00:01:20.769 --> 00:01:25.219 25 with light wind. For all you beach runners 00:01:25.219 --> 00:01:28.060 out there, the first low tide Monday will be 00:01:28.060 --> 00:01:33.060 at 615, with a high tide at 1230. The nearshore 00:01:33.060 --> 00:01:37.280 buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 44 degrees for the 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:41.459 water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather, 00:01:42.579 --> 00:01:45.560 Tuesday will be cloudy with snow likely and a 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:49.060 high near 35, with new accumulation under one 00:01:49.060 --> 00:01:52.140 inch and southeast winds around five miles per 00:01:52.140 --> 00:01:55.239 hour. Wednesday starts with a chance of snow 00:01:55.239 --> 00:01:58.560 early, then turns mostly sunny, with highs near 00:01:58.560 --> 00:02:02.719 38 and northwest winds up to 26 miles per hour. 00:02:03.700 --> 00:02:06.540 Christmas Day stays mostly cloudy, with highs 00:02:06.540 --> 00:02:09.159 near 40 and a chance of mixed precipitation, 00:02:09.719 --> 00:02:12.520 returning Thursday night into Friday, with highs 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:17.460 around 41. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast 00:02:17.460 --> 00:02:20.580 is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries 00:02:20.580 --> 00:02:24.639 in Encinitas. 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In local news, during ski season, mountain 00:02:56.129 --> 00:02:58.830 officials across New England post daily weather 00:02:58.830 --> 00:03:01.550 reports that are both useful and entertaining. 00:03:02.729 --> 00:03:05.370 On Friday morning, Watjuset Mountain in Princeton 00:03:05.370 --> 00:03:08.710 reminded skiers to pack their ponchos, stating, 00:03:09.169 --> 00:03:12.930 precipitation, fog, and wind. Oh my. But there 00:03:12.930 --> 00:03:16.050 is no curve ball that can be thrown that we can't 00:03:16.050 --> 00:03:19.979 handle. In contrast, Jiminy Peak announced a 00:03:19.979 --> 00:03:23.360 suspension of operations due to unfavorable conditions, 00:03:23.900 --> 00:03:26.659 while Jay Peak highlighted a season total of 00:03:26.659 --> 00:03:31.620 194 inches of snow. Cranmore Mountain officials 00:03:31.620 --> 00:03:34.919 embraced the unpredictable weather, encouraging 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:37.639 skiers to enjoy the fresh mountain air despite 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:41.520 the rain. Over at Sunday River, officials declared, 00:03:41.860 --> 00:03:45.379 Today is wet, windy, and unapologetically New 00:03:45.379 --> 00:03:55.099 England. Now on to sports. Drake May guided New 00:03:55.099 --> 00:03:57.960 England to a pair of fourth -quarter touchdowns, 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:00.699 rallying his team from an 11 -point deficit to 00:04:00.699 --> 00:04:04.620 a 28 -24 victory over Baltimore on Sunday night, 00:04:04.860 --> 00:04:07.400 which clinched a postseason spot for the Patriots 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:10.599 and dealt a devastating blow to the Ravens' playoff 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:15.180 hopes. Down 24 -13 in the fourth quarter, May 00:04:15.180 --> 00:04:18.579 answered with a 37 -yard scoring strike to Kyle 00:04:18.579 --> 00:04:21.660 Williams. and a two -point conversion pass to 00:04:21.660 --> 00:04:24.939 Ramondre Stevenson made it a three -point game 00:04:24.939 --> 00:04:28.540 with nine minutes to play. After New England 00:04:28.540 --> 00:04:31.980 forced a punt, the Patriots drove 89 yards for 00:04:31.980 --> 00:04:35.899 the winning touchdown. The Ravens, who lost Lamar 00:04:35.899 --> 00:04:38.439 Jackson to a back injury in the second quarter, 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:41.459 turned the ball over on their final drive on 00:04:41.459 --> 00:04:45.379 a fumble by Zay Flowers. And tonight on Monday 00:04:45.379 --> 00:04:48.350 Night Football, The 49ers are at the Colts at 00:04:48.350 --> 00:04:54.410 8 .15 Eastern on ESPN and ABC. The odds favor 00:04:54.410 --> 00:04:58.589 the 49ers by 6 points. Against the spread, the 00:04:58.589 --> 00:05:04.149 49ers are 9 -5, while the Colts are 8 -6. In 00:05:04.149 --> 00:05:07.050 a last meeting, the Colts defeated the 49ers 00:05:07.050 --> 00:05:12.730 30 -18 on October 24. The 49ers offense ranks 00:05:12.730 --> 00:05:16.670 10th overall, with a scoring rank of 11th. The 00:05:16.670 --> 00:05:19.310 Colts offense ranks eighth overall, with a scoring 00:05:19.310 --> 00:05:23.689 rank of six. Look out for 49ers wide receiver, 00:05:23.910 --> 00:05:26.550 Joann Jennings, who caught two touchdown passes 00:05:26.550 --> 00:05:29.649 last game, bringing his total to six in the last 00:05:29.649 --> 00:05:33.670 six games. The key matchup will be San Francisco's 00:05:33.670 --> 00:05:37.149 run defense against Jonathan Taylor, who is chasing 00:05:37.149 --> 00:05:41.370 his second league rushing title. In local sports, 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:45.180 The Indiana Pacers will face the Celtics tonight 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:49.019 at 7 .30 at the Garden. The Pacers enter the 00:05:49.019 --> 00:05:51.939 game after losing four consecutive matchups, 00:05:52.220 --> 00:05:55.879 sitting at six wins and 22 losses in the Eastern 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:59.360 Conference. In contrast, the Celtics are third 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:02.220 in the Eastern Conference with a record of 17 00:06:02.220 --> 00:06:06.220 wins and 11 losses. Boston leads the conference 00:06:06.220 --> 00:06:10.879 in team defense, allowing 110 .5 points per game. 00:06:11.689 --> 00:06:15.029 Jalen Brown is the Celtic standout, averaging 00:06:15.029 --> 00:06:19.410 29 .3 points, while Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers 00:06:19.410 --> 00:06:26.829 with 23 .8 points. In top news, Sony Group has 00:06:26.829 --> 00:06:30.490 agreed to acquire a 41 % stake held by Canadian 00:06:30.490 --> 00:06:34.029 entertainment company Wildbrain and Peanuts Holdings 00:06:34.029 --> 00:06:40.269 for $457 .2 million. The Japanese conglomerate 00:06:40.269 --> 00:06:43.129 announced on Friday that two of its subsidiaries, 00:06:43.569 --> 00:06:46.829 Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures 00:06:46.829 --> 00:06:50.790 Entertainment, will purchase the stake for $630 00:06:50.790 --> 00:06:55.209 million Canadian dollars. After this transaction, 00:06:55.569 --> 00:06:58.810 the subsidiaries will indirectly own an 80 % 00:06:58.810 --> 00:07:01.689 equity interest in peanuts, which will become 00:07:01.689 --> 00:07:06.089 a consolidated subsidiary of Sony. This transaction 00:07:06.089 --> 00:07:08.889 is subject to regulatory approvals and other 00:07:08.889 --> 00:07:14.790 closing conditions. In business news, stocks 00:07:14.790 --> 00:07:17.990 rallied on Friday, capping a mixed week for major 00:07:17.990 --> 00:07:21.490 averages in the final full trading week of 2025. 00:07:22.649 --> 00:07:25.750 The tech -heavy Nasdaq composite rose about 0 00:07:25.750 --> 00:07:29.250 .4%, while the blue -chip Dow Jones Industrial 00:07:29.250 --> 00:07:34.879 average fell about 0 .7%. All three major indexes 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:37.540 will enter the final seven trading sessions of 00:07:37.540 --> 00:07:42.399 2025 within 3 % of record highs. Investors will 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:45.040 focus on the prospects of a Santa Claus rally 00:07:45.040 --> 00:07:47.819 and upcoming economic data from the Conference 00:07:47.819 --> 00:07:51.300 Board. American consumers are entering the holidays 00:07:51.300 --> 00:07:55.420 with less joy as consumer sentiment remains significantly 00:07:55.420 --> 00:07:59.379 below last December's levels. Traders are hopeful 00:07:59.379 --> 00:08:02.560 for a Santa Claus rally despite lingering concerns 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:07.680 about valuations. In crypto movement, Bitcoin 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:13.399 is up 2 % over the weekend to $89 ,000. Ethereum 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:17.860 is up half a percent to just over $30 ,000. And 00:08:17.860 --> 00:08:24.100 XRP is up half a percent to $1 .92. Moving on 00:08:24.100 --> 00:08:28.079 to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:31.000 on health and wellness, we are working with a 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:33.799 national Pilates studio to bring you some free 00:08:33.799 --> 00:08:38.120 classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates 00:08:38.120 --> 00:08:41.639 with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:45.059 presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating 00:08:45.059 --> 00:08:48.580 strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental 00:08:48.580 --> 00:08:51.919 well -being. Scientific research affirms its 00:08:51.919 --> 00:08:56.000 benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates. 00:08:56.200 --> 00:09:00.179 for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley, 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:04.299 Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure 00:09:04.299 --> 00:09:08.820 to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now 00:09:08.820 --> 00:09:13.840 back to the show. Let's talk tech. Google has 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:17.200 filed a lawsuit against SERP API, a company that 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:20.460 offers tools to scrape content on the web, including 00:09:20.460 --> 00:09:25.009 Google search results. SERP API is accused of 00:09:25.009 --> 00:09:28.110 violating the Copyright Act by using deceptive 00:09:28.110 --> 00:09:31.590 means to automatically access and take Google's 00:09:31.590 --> 00:09:35.710 search results at an astonishing scale. Google 00:09:35.710 --> 00:09:38.789 argues that its search results include a substantial 00:09:38.789 --> 00:09:42.009 amount of copyrighted content, including images. 00:09:43.149 --> 00:09:46.759 It alleges that SERP API... undermines its investment 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:49.779 in licenses by making the content available to 00:09:49.779 --> 00:09:52.980 other services that need not incur similar costs. 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:57.639 Google asks the court to order SERP API to stop 00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:00.360 circumventing its restrictions against scraping. 00:10:08.570 --> 00:10:13.190 sets the box office ablaze with a scorching $345 00:10:13.190 --> 00:10:17.870 million global premiere. The success of James 00:10:17.870 --> 00:10:20.970 Cameron's fantasy -threacle marks the fifth major 00:10:20.970 --> 00:10:23.769 weekend in a row at the domestic box office. 00:10:24.809 --> 00:10:27.529 Despite a downturn from Avatar, The Way of Water, 00:10:27.970 --> 00:10:30.669 each entry in the franchise has proven an enduring 00:10:30.669 --> 00:10:34.980 success, racking up hundreds of millions. New 00:10:34.980 --> 00:10:37.500 premieres occupied the leading spots, including 00:10:37.500 --> 00:10:40.879 the animated Christian film David, the erotic 00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:43.639 thriller The Housemaid, and the comical family 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:47.759 film The SpongeBob Movie, Search for SquarePants. 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:51.720 Cameron's franchise has now earned over $5 .6 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:55.820 billion globally, breaking every record for profitability. 00:10:57.519 --> 00:11:00.419 Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote 00:11:00.419 --> 00:11:04.450 of the day. And today, Our quote comes from the 00:11:04.450 --> 00:11:07.450 American economist and author Milton Friedman. 00:11:08.629 --> 00:11:24.250 And he said, And that's a wrap for this morning. 00:11:25.110 --> 00:11:28.049 You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and 00:11:28.049 --> 00:11:31.840 TikTok for some captivating aerial videos. with 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:35.879 local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:38.259 day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow 00:11:38.259 --> 00:11:41.379 with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.