Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, January 23rd. You'll be interested
to know. Today is National Pie Day. This sweet
holiday celebrates flaky crusts and creative
fillings, with history reaching back to colonial
kitchens and festive pie contests. Share a slice
with friends and family, bake a playful mini
pie, and raise a fork to join the fun. Go celebrate
Pi today. So now you know. And now, it's time
for the weather report. This morning, it's mostly
sunny, and it feels like 17 degrees, with six
mile per hour wind. But the sunset will take
place at 447, and it will rise again tomorrow
at 702. It looks like we're in for a mostly sunny
day. with a high near 32 and a mild west wind
at 6 to 14, gusting up to 25 mile per hour. Tonight,
expect mostly clear skies with a low around 5
and a northwest wind around 12 mile per hour,
gusting as high as 26. For all you beach runners
out there, the first low tide Friday will be
at 8, with a high tide at 215. The nearshore
buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 38 degrees for the
water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near
16, but wind chill values could fall to around
negative 10, and northwest winds will gust up
to 23 miles per hour. Snow returns Sunday into
Monday with heavy totals possible. with Sunday
bringing 4 to 8 inches and Sunday night another
3 to 7 inches, while highs stay near 27 and winds
become gusty through Monday. By Tuesday it turns
mostly sunny again, with highs near 22 and lingering
gusts near 21 miles per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
Café and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El
Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge
in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten
-free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
or just breeze on through to get your morning
coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5.
So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
Sunny mornings send you. In local news, Rhode
Island may soon retire its Mr. Potato Head specialty
license plates as Hasbro prepares to relocate
its headquarters from the smallest state in the
United States to Boston. Two lawmakers have proposed
that Rhode Island's division of motor vehicles
stop offering the iconic character on license
plates, which currently cost around $40, with
half going to support the Rhode Island Community
Food Bank. Representative Brian Newberry expressed
that advertising Hasbro's products on state plates
is a matter of self -respect. Mr. Potato Head
plates have been issued since 2002, originally
commemorating the toy's 50th anniversary. Now
onto sports. Did Sean Payton give the Patriots
bulletin board material with his Super Bowl remark?
The Broncos might be underdogs entering Sunday's
AFC Championship game against the Patriots. However,
Broncos head coach Sean Payton is confident in
his team, even without starting quarterback Bo
Nix. When asked if he had a message for fans,
Payton remarked, Well, they're going to have
plenty of rest after this one, two weeks. The
Super Bowl will be held in Santa Clara, California,
at Levi's Stadium. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel
expressed that his team is plenty motivated for
the game. Despite Denver being the top seed,
the Patriots are favored by 4 .5 points. Kinkoff
Sunday is at 3 Eastern on CBS. And the Seahawks,
thankfully, have a couple of more practices before
the team is fully ready to take on the Rams in
the NFC Championship game that gives banged -up
players more time to heal. As Seattle already
knew it would be without running back, Zach Charbonneau,
who tore his ACL against the 49ers in the divisional
round. The biggest question is who will be blocking
for them on the far left side of the line. Head
coach Mike McDonald believes left tackle Charles
Cross has a good chance to play against the Rams.
Otherwise, Seattle might have real problems.
Kickoff Sunday is at 6 .30 Eastern on Fox. in
local sports. The Celtics, with a record of 27
-16, currently sit second in the Eastern Conference
and are facing the Brooklyn Nets tonight, who
are struggling at 12 wins and 30 losses in 13th
place. Brooklyn enters this matchup having lost
three games in a row, then holds a 9 wins and
18 losses record against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Celtics look strong with a six wins and four
losses record in division games, while averaging
116 .8 points per game. In her last meeting,
the Nets won 113 to 105, led by Michael Porter
Jr.'s 33 points. In top news... An exclusive
look inside the largest effort ever mounted to
keep the Great Barrier Reef alive reveals that
Australia is doing everything to protect its
iconic ecosystem, except perhaps the one thing
that truly matters. Peter Harrison, a marine
scientist, noted a smell in the water while searching
for coral spawn. During a few nights in the Australian
summer, corals release millions of sperm and
eggs, known as spawn, which float to the surface.
The Great Barrier Reef could collapse by the
end of the century without steep cuts to carbon
emissions. With nearly $300 million in backing,
scientists are working tirelessly through the
reef restoration and adaptation program, focusing
on assisted reproduction to help coral thrive.
In business news, The United States and China
have finalized a deal to transfer control of
TikTok's U .S. operations to a group of investors
supported by President Donald Trump. TikTok announced
that a new company, TikTok USDS Joint Venture,
will operate under strict safeguards to protect
national security. ByteDance will maintain a
19 .9 % stake in the U .S. operation. governed
by a seven -member board mostly comprised of
Americans. The joint venture includes notable
investors like Oracle and Silver Lake, concluding
a lengthy debate over the app's Chinese ownership.
TikTok will continue to provide a global experience
for its users. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
down 3 % for the week, to about $90 ,000. Ethereum
is down 7 .5%. to $3 ,000. And XRP is down 2
% to $1 .92. 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 tech. Apple's iOS 26 has introduced
a bug affecting the virtual keyboard on iPhones,
leading to unexpected typos. Users have reported
that the keyboard occasionally replaces the correct
letters with incorrect ones, even when the right
key is tapped. A YouTuber named Mishi Nekomichi
documented this issue, showing that pressing
U can result in J. The problem appears to occur
after the keyboard recognizes input. not due
to autocorrect. Currently, Apple has not acknowledged
the issue, but iOS 26 .1 isn't testing, and a
fix may be on the horizon. And in entertainment
news, Chris Pratt's sci -fi thriller, Mercy,
will aim to knock down the James Cameron juggernaut
avatar, Fire and Ash, at the weekend box office.
The film is targeting $10 million to $13 million
from 3 ,400 North American theaters over the
weekend. Meanwhile, Avatar Fire and Ash is aiming
for $8 million to $10 million in its sixth weekend.
This film, which cost $60 million to produce,
takes place in the near future as a detective
stands trial for allegedly murdering his wife.
Cinema operators are hoping the momentum sustains
despite a typically slower January. Well, all
righty, folks. It's time for the quote of the
day. And today, our quote comes from the American
writer and humorist, James Thurber. And he said,
And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
captivating aerial videos with 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.