WEBVTT 00:00:01.679 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.099 --> 00:00:09.060 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.099 --> 00:00:13.339 and it's Friday, January 23rd. You'll be interested 00:00:13.339 --> 00:00:18.019 to know. Today is National Pie Day. This sweet 00:00:18.019 --> 00:00:20.879 holiday celebrates flaky crusts and creative 00:00:20.879 --> 00:00:23.559 fillings, with history reaching back to colonial 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:27.640 kitchens and festive pie contests. Share a slice 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:30.320 with friends and family, bake a playful mini 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:34.119 pie, and raise a fork to join the fun. Go celebrate 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:39.899 Pi today. So now you know. And now, it's time 00:00:39.899 --> 00:00:45.619 for the weather report. This morning, it's mostly 00:00:45.619 --> 00:00:49.579 sunny, and it feels like 17 degrees, with six 00:00:49.579 --> 00:00:52.619 mile per hour wind. But the sunset will take 00:00:52.619 --> 00:00:55.820 place at 447, and it will rise again tomorrow 00:00:55.820 --> 00:00:59.759 at 702. It looks like we're in for a mostly sunny 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:03.450 day. with a high near 32 and a mild west wind 00:01:03.450 --> 00:01:09.189 at 6 to 14, gusting up to 25 mile per hour. Tonight, 00:01:10.189 --> 00:01:13.510 expect mostly clear skies with a low around 5 00:01:13.510 --> 00:01:16.750 and a northwest wind around 12 mile per hour, 00:01:17.010 --> 00:01:20.790 gusting as high as 26. For all you beach runners 00:01:20.790 --> 00:01:23.609 out there, the first low tide Friday will be 00:01:23.609 --> 00:01:27.659 at 8, with a high tide at 215. The nearshore 00:01:27.659 --> 00:01:31.859 buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 38 degrees for the 00:01:31.859 --> 00:01:36.040 water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. 00:01:37.299 --> 00:01:39.920 Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:43.340 16, but wind chill values could fall to around 00:01:43.340 --> 00:01:46.260 negative 10, and northwest winds will gust up 00:01:46.260 --> 00:01:50.640 to 23 miles per hour. Snow returns Sunday into 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:53.680 Monday with heavy totals possible. with Sunday 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:56.980 bringing 4 to 8 inches and Sunday night another 00:01:56.980 --> 00:02:01.200 3 to 7 inches, while highs stay near 27 and winds 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:04.799 become gusty through Monday. By Tuesday it turns 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:08.819 mostly sunny again, with highs near 22 and lingering 00:02:08.819 --> 00:02:13.699 gusts near 21 miles per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! 00:02:14.340 --> 00:02:17.139 This podcast is brought to you by Versailles 00:02:17.139 --> 00:02:20.990 Café and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El 00:02:20.990 --> 00:02:24.650 Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, 00:02:25.150 --> 00:02:29.710 this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge 00:02:29.710 --> 00:02:32.949 in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten 00:02:32.949 --> 00:02:36.370 -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch 00:02:36.370 --> 00:02:39.150 or just breeze on through to get your morning 00:02:39.150 --> 00:02:42.990 coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5. 00:02:43.490 --> 00:02:46.610 So stop on by and don't forget to tell them. 00:02:47.009 --> 00:02:52.509 Sunny mornings send you. In local news, Rhode 00:02:52.509 --> 00:02:56.250 Island may soon retire its Mr. Potato Head specialty 00:02:56.250 --> 00:02:59.550 license plates as Hasbro prepares to relocate 00:02:59.550 --> 00:03:02.110 its headquarters from the smallest state in the 00:03:02.110 --> 00:03:06.009 United States to Boston. Two lawmakers have proposed 00:03:06.009 --> 00:03:08.770 that Rhode Island's division of motor vehicles 00:03:08.770 --> 00:03:11.750 stop offering the iconic character on license 00:03:11.750 --> 00:03:15.289 plates, which currently cost around $40, with 00:03:15.289 --> 00:03:17.789 half going to support the Rhode Island Community 00:03:17.789 --> 00:03:21.819 Food Bank. Representative Brian Newberry expressed 00:03:21.819 --> 00:03:24.780 that advertising Hasbro's products on state plates 00:03:24.780 --> 00:03:28.840 is a matter of self -respect. Mr. Potato Head 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:32.159 plates have been issued since 2002, originally 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:40.259 commemorating the toy's 50th anniversary. Now 00:03:40.259 --> 00:03:45.000 onto sports. Did Sean Payton give the Patriots 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:47.879 bulletin board material with his Super Bowl remark? 00:03:48.330 --> 00:03:51.530 The Broncos might be underdogs entering Sunday's 00:03:51.530 --> 00:03:55.650 AFC Championship game against the Patriots. However, 00:03:56.069 --> 00:03:58.870 Broncos head coach Sean Payton is confident in 00:03:58.870 --> 00:04:02.050 his team, even without starting quarterback Bo 00:04:02.050 --> 00:04:05.409 Nix. When asked if he had a message for fans, 00:04:05.830 --> 00:04:08.030 Payton remarked, Well, they're going to have 00:04:08.030 --> 00:04:11.689 plenty of rest after this one, two weeks. The 00:04:11.689 --> 00:04:14.409 Super Bowl will be held in Santa Clara, California, 00:04:14.629 --> 00:04:19.149 at Levi's Stadium. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel 00:04:19.149 --> 00:04:22.029 expressed that his team is plenty motivated for 00:04:22.029 --> 00:04:25.189 the game. Despite Denver being the top seed, 00:04:25.529 --> 00:04:29.529 the Patriots are favored by 4 .5 points. Kinkoff 00:04:29.529 --> 00:04:34.310 Sunday is at 3 Eastern on CBS. And the Seahawks, 00:04:34.689 --> 00:04:37.430 thankfully, have a couple of more practices before 00:04:37.430 --> 00:04:40.269 the team is fully ready to take on the Rams in 00:04:40.269 --> 00:04:44.050 the NFC Championship game that gives banged -up 00:04:44.050 --> 00:04:47.350 players more time to heal. As Seattle already 00:04:47.350 --> 00:04:50.829 knew it would be without running back, Zach Charbonneau, 00:04:50.990 --> 00:04:54.550 who tore his ACL against the 49ers in the divisional 00:04:54.550 --> 00:04:57.610 round. The biggest question is who will be blocking 00:04:57.610 --> 00:05:01.029 for them on the far left side of the line. Head 00:05:01.029 --> 00:05:04.069 coach Mike McDonald believes left tackle Charles 00:05:04.069 --> 00:05:06.850 Cross has a good chance to play against the Rams. 00:05:07.689 --> 00:05:10.350 Otherwise, Seattle might have real problems. 00:05:11.129 --> 00:05:15.839 Kickoff Sunday is at 6 .30 Eastern on Fox. in 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:20.180 local sports. The Celtics, with a record of 27 00:05:20.180 --> 00:05:23.939 -16, currently sit second in the Eastern Conference 00:05:23.939 --> 00:05:26.980 and are facing the Brooklyn Nets tonight, who 00:05:26.980 --> 00:05:30.980 are struggling at 12 wins and 30 losses in 13th 00:05:30.980 --> 00:05:34.279 place. Brooklyn enters this matchup having lost 00:05:34.279 --> 00:05:37.620 three games in a row, then holds a 9 wins and 00:05:37.620 --> 00:05:40.839 18 losses record against Eastern Conference opponents. 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:45.160 The Celtics look strong with a six wins and four 00:05:45.160 --> 00:05:48.060 losses record in division games, while averaging 00:05:48.060 --> 00:05:52.560 116 .8 points per game. In her last meeting, 00:05:52.860 --> 00:05:57.259 the Nets won 113 to 105, led by Michael Porter 00:05:57.259 --> 00:06:03.879 Jr.'s 33 points. In top news... An exclusive 00:06:03.879 --> 00:06:06.759 look inside the largest effort ever mounted to 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:09.439 keep the Great Barrier Reef alive reveals that 00:06:09.439 --> 00:06:12.199 Australia is doing everything to protect its 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:15.360 iconic ecosystem, except perhaps the one thing 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:19.040 that truly matters. Peter Harrison, a marine 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:22.199 scientist, noted a smell in the water while searching 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:25.620 for coral spawn. During a few nights in the Australian 00:06:25.620 --> 00:06:28.620 summer, corals release millions of sperm and 00:06:28.620 --> 00:06:31.620 eggs, known as spawn, which float to the surface. 00:06:32.170 --> 00:06:34.949 The Great Barrier Reef could collapse by the 00:06:34.949 --> 00:06:37.829 end of the century without steep cuts to carbon 00:06:37.829 --> 00:06:41.790 emissions. With nearly $300 million in backing, 00:06:42.410 --> 00:06:44.490 scientists are working tirelessly through the 00:06:44.490 --> 00:06:48.089 reef restoration and adaptation program, focusing 00:06:48.089 --> 00:06:51.310 on assisted reproduction to help coral thrive. 00:06:53.389 --> 00:06:57.040 In business news, The United States and China 00:06:57.040 --> 00:06:59.800 have finalized a deal to transfer control of 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:02.980 TikTok's U .S. operations to a group of investors 00:07:02.980 --> 00:07:07.399 supported by President Donald Trump. TikTok announced 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:11.060 that a new company, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:14.519 will operate under strict safeguards to protect 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:18.699 national security. ByteDance will maintain a 00:07:18.699 --> 00:07:22.509 19 .9 % stake in the U .S. operation. governed 00:07:22.509 --> 00:07:25.589 by a seven -member board mostly comprised of 00:07:25.589 --> 00:07:28.910 Americans. The joint venture includes notable 00:07:28.910 --> 00:07:32.790 investors like Oracle and Silver Lake, concluding 00:07:32.790 --> 00:07:35.649 a lengthy debate over the app's Chinese ownership. 00:07:36.629 --> 00:07:39.350 TikTok will continue to provide a global experience 00:07:39.350 --> 00:07:43.990 for its users. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is 00:07:43.990 --> 00:07:49.410 down 3 % for the week, to about $90 ,000. Ethereum 00:07:49.410 --> 00:07:55.189 is down 7 .5%. to $3 ,000. And XRP is down 2 00:07:55.189 --> 00:08:01.689 % to $1 .92. Moving on to a more local vibe. 00:08:02.689 --> 00:08:05.329 In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 00:08:05.930 --> 00:08:08.410 we are working with a national Pilates studio 00:08:08.410 --> 00:08:11.790 to bring you some free classes, so listen up. 00:08:12.810 --> 00:08:15.589 Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:08:15.589 --> 00:08:19.089 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:08:19.089 --> 00:08:22.389 wellness approach. cultivating strength, reducing 00:08:22.389 --> 00:08:26.550 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:08:26.550 --> 00:08:30.410 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:08:30.410 --> 00:08:34.049 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:08:34.049 --> 00:08:37.789 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:38.090 --> 00:08:41.690 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:08:41.690 --> 00:08:45.950 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:08:47.129 --> 00:08:51.659 Let's talk tech. Apple's iOS 26 has introduced 00:08:51.659 --> 00:08:54.820 a bug affecting the virtual keyboard on iPhones, 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:59.120 leading to unexpected typos. Users have reported 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:01.820 that the keyboard occasionally replaces the correct 00:09:01.820 --> 00:09:04.580 letters with incorrect ones, even when the right 00:09:04.580 --> 00:09:08.419 key is tapped. A YouTuber named Mishi Nekomichi 00:09:08.419 --> 00:09:11.080 documented this issue, showing that pressing 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:15.100 U can result in J. The problem appears to occur 00:09:15.100 --> 00:09:18.149 after the keyboard recognizes input. not due 00:09:18.149 --> 00:09:21.769 to autocorrect. Currently, Apple has not acknowledged 00:09:21.769 --> 00:09:26.090 the issue, but iOS 26 .1 isn't testing, and a 00:09:26.090 --> 00:09:31.750 fix may be on the horizon. And in entertainment 00:09:31.750 --> 00:09:35.529 news, Chris Pratt's sci -fi thriller, Mercy, 00:09:35.909 --> 00:09:38.649 will aim to knock down the James Cameron juggernaut 00:09:38.649 --> 00:09:42.210 avatar, Fire and Ash, at the weekend box office. 00:09:42.889 --> 00:09:47.009 The film is targeting $10 million to $13 million 00:09:47.009 --> 00:09:51.370 from 3 ,400 North American theaters over the 00:09:51.370 --> 00:09:55.629 weekend. Meanwhile, Avatar Fire and Ash is aiming 00:09:55.629 --> 00:09:59.970 for $8 million to $10 million in its sixth weekend. 00:10:00.929 --> 00:10:04.350 This film, which cost $60 million to produce, 00:10:04.909 --> 00:10:07.549 takes place in the near future as a detective 00:10:07.549 --> 00:10:10.370 stands trial for allegedly murdering his wife. 00:10:11.340 --> 00:10:14.500 Cinema operators are hoping the momentum sustains 00:10:14.500 --> 00:10:19.159 despite a typically slower January. Well, all 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:21.820 righty, folks. It's time for the quote of the 00:10:21.820 --> 00:10:26.000 day. And today, our quote comes from the American 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:30.019 writer and humorist, James Thurber. And he said, 00:10:40.460 --> 00:10:44.159 And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check 00:10:44.159 --> 00:10:47.899 out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some 00:10:47.899 --> 00:10:51.299 captivating aerial videos with local news and 00:10:51.299 --> 00:10:54.860 the weather reports. Have an amazing day, my 00:10:54.860 --> 00:10:57.559 good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another 00:10:57.559 --> 00:10:59.820 episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.