WEBVTT 00:00:01.620 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.099 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.419 --> 00:00:13.320 and it's Monday, February 2nd. You'll be interested 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:17.679 to know that today is Groundhog Day. Each year, 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:20.239 communities gather to cheer when a groundhog 00:00:20.239 --> 00:00:23.359 emerges from its burrow to predict an early spring 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:26.920 or six more weeks of winter, blending folk wisdom 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:30.750 with festive local traditions. Families and friends 00:00:30.750 --> 00:00:33.890 share warm laughter, community breakfasts, and 00:00:33.890 --> 00:00:36.890 hopeful wishes for spring, making it a cozy, 00:00:37.429 --> 00:00:41.170 uplifting celebration of nature's rhythms. So 00:00:41.170 --> 00:00:45.450 now you know. And now, it's time for the weather 00:00:45.450 --> 00:00:51.390 report. This morning, it's partly sunny, and 00:00:51.390 --> 00:00:54.869 it feels like minus three degrees, with nine 00:00:54.869 --> 00:00:58.079 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:01.280 at 4 .59, and it will rise again tomorrow at 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:04.879 6 .52. It looks like grin for a sunny Monday 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:08.359 with a high near 29, but wind chill values could 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:11.379 drop to frigid zero and a light breeze from the 00:01:11.379 --> 00:01:15.500 northwest at about nine miles per hour. Tonight, 00:01:16.459 --> 00:01:19.599 expect mostly clear skies with a low around eight 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:23.000 and light winds from the northwest. For all you 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:25.239 beach runners out there, the first high tide 00:01:25.239 --> 00:01:29.299 Monday will be at 1115, with the low tide just 00:01:29.299 --> 00:01:33.799 after 530. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:39.099 reads 34 degrees for the water temperature. Looking 00:01:39.099 --> 00:01:42.459 ahead in the weather, Tuesday and Wednesday will 00:01:42.459 --> 00:01:46.159 be mostly sunny, with highs near 31 and light 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:50.760 west winds around 3 to 6 miles per hour. Thursday 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:53.859 cools a bit to a high near 28 with light northwest 00:01:53.859 --> 00:01:56.500 winds. Then Friday brings a slight chance of 00:01:56.500 --> 00:02:00.099 afternoon snow with a high near 29 and increasing 00:02:00.099 --> 00:02:03.939 southwest winds. Friday night has a 50 % chance 00:02:03.939 --> 00:02:07.739 of snow with a low near 12 and west winds gusting 00:02:07.739 --> 00:02:12.280 as high as 21 miles per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. 00:02:12.919 --> 00:02:15.699 This podcast is brought to you by Versailles 00:02:15.699 --> 00:02:19.590 Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. 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In local news, union 00:02:51.139 --> 00:02:53.819 members in Massachusetts, along with a director 00:02:53.819 --> 00:02:57.020 of a local nonprofit, have filed a lawsuit to 00:02:57.020 --> 00:02:59.639 block a proposed ballot question that would lower 00:02:59.639 --> 00:03:02.259 the state's income tax from appearing before 00:03:02.259 --> 00:03:05.479 voters in the November election. The challenge 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:07.800 claims that the summary from Attorney General 00:03:07.800 --> 00:03:11.259 Andrea Campbell's office is misleading and fails 00:03:11.259 --> 00:03:14.300 to inform voters about the impact on long -term 00:03:14.300 --> 00:03:18.099 capital gains tax rates. Some criticize the measure 00:03:18.099 --> 00:03:21.219 as benefiting the wealthy, while supporters argue 00:03:21.219 --> 00:03:23.580 it will help working families by putting back 00:03:23.580 --> 00:03:28.219 an average of $1 ,300. Opponents of the ballot 00:03:28.219 --> 00:03:30.979 question warn it could lead to significant budget 00:03:30.979 --> 00:03:34.060 cuts, with state revenue officials estimating 00:03:34.060 --> 00:03:42.800 a loss of $5 billion annually if approved. Now 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:47.259 on to sports. The Seattle Seahawks are expected 00:03:47.259 --> 00:03:50.860 to be put up for sale after Super Bowl 60. Two 00:03:50.860 --> 00:03:54.360 league sources confirmed this weekend. The Seahawks 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:56.719 will face the New England Patriots in the Super 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:59.860 Bowl on February 8th in Santa Clara, California, 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:03.020 seeking their second Lombardi Trophy in franchise 00:04:03.020 --> 00:04:06.759 history. Jodie Allen became the controlling owner 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:10.599 in 2018 after her brother, Paul Allen, passed 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:14.120 away. The estate stated that the team is not 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:17.269 for sale. but noted that plans will change eventually. 00:04:18.329 --> 00:04:22.670 The Seahawks are valued at $6 .6 billion, according 00:04:22.670 --> 00:04:25.970 to Sportico. The team's sale, however, may not 00:04:25.970 --> 00:04:28.129 be a distraction as they prepare for the big 00:04:28.129 --> 00:04:33.089 game. In local sports, the Celtics delivered 00:04:33.089 --> 00:04:35.870 a dominant performance against the Bucks, winning 00:04:35.870 --> 00:04:42.259 by 28 points with a final score of 107 -79. Jalen 00:04:42.259 --> 00:04:45.680 Brown led the way with 30 points and 13 rebounds, 00:04:46.019 --> 00:04:49.420 while Anfernee Simons contributed 27 points off 00:04:49.420 --> 00:04:53.459 the bench. Derek White added 17 points and eight 00:04:53.459 --> 00:04:57.079 assists as the Seas secured their second consecutive 00:04:57.079 --> 00:05:00.839 win. With trade rumors surrounding Giannis and 00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:03.860 Ted Acampo, the Bucks struggled, suffering their 00:05:03.860 --> 00:05:07.300 fifth straight loss. Next up, the Celtics will 00:05:07.300 --> 00:05:09.920 travel to Dallas on Tuesday, looking to keep 00:05:09.920 --> 00:05:15.860 the momentum going. In top news, Blue Origin 00:05:15.860 --> 00:05:19.740 has paused its New Shepard program for two years, 00:05:20.180 --> 00:05:23.180 likely signaling a permanent end to its suborbital 00:05:23.180 --> 00:05:27.759 space tourism initiative. Since April 2015, the 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:30.779 small rocket and capsule have completed 38 launches, 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:35.009 with 36 successful landings. The program flew 00:05:35.009 --> 00:05:39.029 98 people to space and launched over 200 scientific 00:05:39.029 --> 00:05:43.069 payloads. Chief Executive Dave Limp stated that 00:05:43.069 --> 00:05:45.889 the company will redirect resources toward lunar 00:05:45.889 --> 00:05:48.889 capabilities, enhancing its role in the nation's 00:05:48.889 --> 00:05:51.910 goal of returning to the moon. Ending New Shepard 00:05:51.910 --> 00:05:54.629 is seen as a positive move for the United States 00:05:54.629 --> 00:05:57.750 space industry, allowing Blue Origin to focus 00:05:57.750 --> 00:06:03.589 on New Glenn and the Lunar Lander program. In 00:06:03.589 --> 00:06:07.569 business news, this week features a busy earnings 00:06:07.569 --> 00:06:10.470 landscape with companies like Advanced Micro 00:06:10.470 --> 00:06:13.930 Devices, Merck, and Walt Disney reporting results. 00:06:14.750 --> 00:06:17.250 The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the 00:06:17.250 --> 00:06:20.129 jobs report on Friday, provided the government 00:06:20.129 --> 00:06:23.689 remains open. Equities faced volatility last 00:06:23.689 --> 00:06:27.470 week with the S &P 500 index ending slightly 00:06:27.470 --> 00:06:31.660 in the green. This week, more than 115 companies 00:06:31.660 --> 00:06:34.920 are set to report earnings, starting with Palantir 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:38.939 Technologies on Monday. Economists expect a 70 00:06:38.939 --> 00:06:41.980 ,000 increase in non -farm payrolls, while the 00:06:41.980 --> 00:06:44.240 unemployment rate is predicted to hold steady 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:49.800 at 4 .4%. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:55.480 7 % over the weekend, to about $77 ,000. Ethereum 00:06:55.480 --> 00:07:00.589 is down 18%. to about $2 ,000, and XRP is down 00:07:00.589 --> 00:07:07.529 10 % to $1 .61. Moving on to a more local vibe. 00:07:08.529 --> 00:07:11.149 In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 00:07:11.790 --> 00:07:14.209 we are working with a national Pilates studio 00:07:14.209 --> 00:07:17.490 to bring you some free classes, so listen up. 00:07:18.589 --> 00:07:21.430 Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:07:21.430 --> 00:07:24.930 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:07:24.930 --> 00:07:28.230 wellness approach. cultivating strength, reducing 00:07:28.230 --> 00:07:32.370 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:07:32.370 --> 00:07:36.230 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:07:36.230 --> 00:07:39.870 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:07:39.870 --> 00:07:43.589 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:07:43.930 --> 00:07:47.529 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:07:47.529 --> 00:07:51.769 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:07:52.970 --> 00:07:56.980 Let's talk tech. Elon Musk announced that Tesla's 00:07:56.980 --> 00:08:00.759 Model S and Model X, the company's highest -priced 00:08:00.759 --> 00:08:04.220 cars, will be discontinued. While Tesla does 00:08:04.220 --> 00:08:07.040 not specify sales figures, earnings indicate 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:10.759 that demand has been declining for years. Musk 00:08:10.759 --> 00:08:13.819 described this decision as an honorable discharge 00:08:13.819 --> 00:08:16.100 for the vehicles, which will cease production 00:08:16.100 --> 00:08:22.399 next quarter. In 2025, Tesla sold 50 ,850 units 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:25.360 in the Other Models category, accounting for 00:08:25.360 --> 00:08:29.439 just over 3 % of total sales. As Tesla ships 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:32.940 focus to robotics and autonomy, analysts remain 00:08:32.940 --> 00:08:36.179 skeptical about immediate profits from this transition. 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:43.299 And in entertainment news, Netflix has quietly 00:08:43.299 --> 00:08:46.399 made a major content upgrade for United States 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:49.860 subscribers. The platform, which has a global 00:08:49.860 --> 00:08:54.259 base of 325 million subscribers, continues to 00:08:54.259 --> 00:08:58.820 expand its library, adding over 750 series in 00:08:58.820 --> 00:09:03.399 2025 alone. Warner Bros. Discovery is collaborating 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:06.799 with Netflix, sharing popular shows like Animal 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.740 Kingdom and The West Wing before their merger 00:09:09.740 --> 00:09:13.620 is finalized. This strategy allows Netflix to 00:09:13.620 --> 00:09:16.500 keep viewers engaged, enhancing its competitive 00:09:16.500 --> 00:09:20.620 edge. with nearly 70 % of its content being licensed 00:09:20.620 --> 00:09:24.799 material. Experts suggest that Netflix has won 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:27.740 the streaming wars, signaling a shift in how 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:31.799 companies approach licensing. Well, alrighty, 00:09:31.899 --> 00:09:35.799 folks. It's time for the quote of the day. And 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:38.639 today, our quote comes from the American author 00:09:38.639 --> 00:09:42.340 and motivational speaker, Dennis Waitley. And 00:09:42.340 --> 00:09:50.210 he said, and prepare to be surprised. And that's 00:09:50.210 --> 00:09:53.190 a wrap for this morning. 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