WEBVTT 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.240 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.379 --> 00:00:08.800 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:13.339 and it's Tuesday, March 31st. You'll be interested 00:00:13.339 --> 00:00:20.500 to know, 137 years ago, today, in 1889, Parisians 00:00:20.500 --> 00:00:23.600 gathered to unveil the Eiffel Tower, a soaring 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:26.239 iron landmark created as the centerpiece of the 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:29.559 Exposition Universelle and a bold feat of engineering. 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:33.000 Its completion celebrated modern construction 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.299 techniques, showcased industrial progress, and 00:00:36.299 --> 00:00:39.200 transformed the Paris skyline into a lasting 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.679 symbol of innovation and artistic ambition. So 00:00:43.679 --> 00:00:48.020 now you know. And now, it's time for the weather 00:00:48.020 --> 00:00:53.460 report. This morning, there's a chance of showers 00:00:53.460 --> 00:00:56.960 and thunderstorms, and it feels like 55 degrees 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.340 with 6 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take 00:01:01.340 --> 00:01:04.439 place at 7 .08, and it will rise again tomorrow 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:08.799 at 6 .23. It looks like we're in for some showers 00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:12.359 and thunderstorms, likely before 5 p .m., then 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:15.000 a slight chance of more showers and thunderstorms, 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:18.959 mostly cloudy, with a high near 62, and a light 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:22.719 west breeze around 6 miles per hour. If you're 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:28.459 inland, it will hit a high of 62. Tonight. Expect 00:01:28.459 --> 00:01:30.939 a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 00:01:30.939 --> 00:01:34.120 before 8 p .m., then a chance of more showers 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:37.319 and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy, with a low 00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:40.780 around 45 and a moderate southeast wind around 00:01:40.780 --> 00:01:45.060 9 miles per hour. The near -shore GUI at Cape 00:01:45.060 --> 00:01:48.599 Cod Bay reads 39 degrees for the water temperature. 00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:53.790 Looking ahead in the weather. Wednesday will 00:01:53.790 --> 00:01:56.790 be mostly cloudy, with rain showers likely a 00:01:56.790 --> 00:02:01.750 high near 63, and west winds around 10 mph, gusting 00:02:01.750 --> 00:02:05.430 up to 21. Showers remain likely Wednesday night 00:02:05.430 --> 00:02:09.090 with a low near 39 before a cooler, cloudy Thursday 00:02:09.090 --> 00:02:12.889 with highs near 41 in northeast breezes. Rain 00:02:12.889 --> 00:02:16.430 chances linger into Thursday night. Friday into 00:02:16.430 --> 00:02:19.610 Saturday turns milder with highs in the mid -60s 00:02:19.610 --> 00:02:21.870 and scattered rain chances through the weekend. 00:02:22.300 --> 00:02:25.340 with cooler nights in the mid -40s to low -50s. 00:02:25.819 --> 00:02:29.620 Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:33.379 to you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas. 00:02:33.900 --> 00:02:37.400 Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of 00:02:37.400 --> 00:02:40.960 Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven for 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:45.199 culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:49.219 Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can 00:02:49.219 --> 00:02:52.180 grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through 00:02:52.180 --> 00:02:55.419 to get your morning coffee. They are open every 00:02:55.419 --> 00:02:59.879 day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget 00:02:59.879 --> 00:03:04.759 to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:08.560 news, Massachusetts is considering a voluntary 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:12.259 home buyback program for flood -prone areas as 00:03:12.259 --> 00:03:15.240 communities like Hull face rising sea levels 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:19.560 and increasing threats from storms. Andrea Van 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:22.659 Leerhoek, a Hull resident, recalled how a nor 00:03:22.659 --> 00:03:26.819 'easter in January of 2024 flooded entire neighborhoods, 00:03:27.139 --> 00:03:31.379 stating, we were all kind of stuck. Christian 00:03:31.379 --> 00:03:34.340 Crawford, Hull's Director of Climate Adaptation 00:03:34.340 --> 00:03:37.280 and Conservation, emphasized the existential 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:41.759 threat faced by residents as 66 % of the town 00:03:41.759 --> 00:03:45.620 lies in the floodplain. State officials are now 00:03:45.620 --> 00:03:48.659 exploring a broader pilot program for home buyouts, 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.900 with Governor Maura Healey focusing on adaptation 00:03:51.900 --> 00:04:00.460 efforts for coastal communities. Now on to sports. 00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:05.599 Chicago White Sox rookie Muntak Amirakami has 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:09.080 done it again. The rookie slugger hit a home 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:12.199 run on Sunday off Milwaukee Brewers starter Brandon 00:04:12.199 --> 00:04:16.160 Sproat. extending Chicago's lead to 5 -2 after 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:19.339 a first -inning grand slam by Colson Montgomery. 00:04:20.220 --> 00:04:23.240 This home run marked Murakami's third in his 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:27.079 first three major league baseball games. He began 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:29.639 his career on Friday with a ninth -inning home 00:04:29.639 --> 00:04:32.060 run and followed it with another on Saturday. 00:04:33.259 --> 00:04:36.699 Murakami has joined Chase DeLotter, Trevor Story, 00:04:36.980 --> 00:04:40.079 and Kyle Lewis as the fourth player to achieve 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:44.139 this milestone. At 26 years old, he is making 00:04:44.139 --> 00:04:48.980 history in the majors. In local sports, the Seas 00:04:48.980 --> 00:04:51.899 faced off against the Hawks in Atlanta, but fell 00:04:51.899 --> 00:04:57.240 short, losing 112 -102 on Monday night. Anika 00:04:57.240 --> 00:05:00.879 Okonwu and Jalen Johnson each scored 20 points 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:03.959 for Atlanta, with Okonwu adding 10 rebounds and 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:07.500 Johnson achieving his 45th double -double of 00:05:07.500 --> 00:05:11.019 the season. The game was tightly contested, ending 00:05:11.019 --> 00:05:14.500 the first half tied at 54, but the Hawks outscored 00:05:14.500 --> 00:05:19.040 the Celtics 36 -22 in the third quarter. Jalen 00:05:19.040 --> 00:05:21.379 Brown returned to the lineup, leading Boston 00:05:21.379 --> 00:05:25.720 with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Up next, they 00:05:25.720 --> 00:05:30.399 head to Miami on Wednesday night. In top news, 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:34.459 NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's 00:05:34.459 --> 00:05:38.990 first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32 00:05:38.990 --> 00:05:41.689 -story Space Launch System rocket is poised to 00:05:41.689 --> 00:05:44.589 blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. 00:05:45.509 --> 00:05:48.269 After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion 00:05:48.269 --> 00:05:50.850 capsule will propel them to the moon and back. 00:05:51.550 --> 00:05:54.149 There are no stops, just a quick U -turn around 00:05:54.149 --> 00:05:57.170 the moon. The nearly 10 -day flight will end 00:05:57.170 --> 00:06:00.589 with a splashdown in the Pacific. Our team has 00:06:00.589 --> 00:06:03.050 worked extremely hard to get us to this moment, 00:06:03.269 --> 00:06:06.089 said launch director Charlie Blackwell -Thompson. 00:06:06.860 --> 00:06:09.699 Certainly all indications are right now we are 00:06:09.699 --> 00:06:14.060 in excellent, excellent shape. In business news, 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:18.439 Japan is placing a multibillion -dollar bet on 00:06:18.439 --> 00:06:21.660 the U .S. housing market. Home construction is 00:06:21.660 --> 00:06:24.060 slowing, but Japanese investors and builders 00:06:24.060 --> 00:06:27.639 are moving in anyway, and Sumo owns 6 % of the 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:30.730 business in America. For more than a decade, 00:06:30.949 --> 00:06:33.430 Japanese home builders have been tiptoeing into 00:06:33.430 --> 00:06:36.470 the U .S. housing market with small, discreet 00:06:36.470 --> 00:06:38.829 acquisitions of private American construction 00:06:38.829 --> 00:06:43.949 companies. Their quiet era is over. Since 2020, 00:06:44.310 --> 00:06:47.449 Japanese builders have announced or closed acquisitions 00:06:47.449 --> 00:06:50.930 of 23 U .S. single -family home builders, more 00:06:50.930 --> 00:06:57.089 than double the number from 2013 to 2019. Japanese 00:06:57.089 --> 00:06:59.589 companies are accelerating their U .S. presence 00:06:59.589 --> 00:07:02.029 at a moment when the American home construction 00:07:02.029 --> 00:07:07.449 market is slowing down. In crypto movement, Bitcoin 00:07:07.449 --> 00:07:13.290 is up 2 % to about $68 ,000. Ethereum is up 3 00:07:13.290 --> 00:07:19.769 % to $2 ,000. And XRP is unchanged at $1 .32. 00:07:21.149 --> 00:07:25.779 Moving on to a more local vibe. and our community 00:07:25.779 --> 00:07:28.920 spotlight on health and wellness. We are working 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:31.759 with a national Pilates studio to bring you some 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:36.480 free classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates, 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:39.980 with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates 00:07:39.980 --> 00:07:43.420 presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating 00:07:43.420 --> 00:07:46.740 strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental 00:07:46.740 --> 00:07:50.199 well -being. Scientific research affirms its 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:54.300 benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates. 00:07:54.730 --> 00:07:58.490 for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley, 00:07:58.670 --> 00:08:02.629 Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure 00:08:02.629 --> 00:08:06.990 to tell them sunny morning sent you by. And now, 00:08:07.089 --> 00:08:12.550 back to the show. Let's talk tech. Flying cars 00:08:12.550 --> 00:08:15.149 will take off in American skies this summer. 00:08:15.769 --> 00:08:18.050 The federal government announced a new pilot 00:08:18.050 --> 00:08:20.889 program designed to get new kinds of ultralight 00:08:20.889 --> 00:08:23.870 vehicles and electric vertical takeoff and landing 00:08:23.870 --> 00:08:26.949 vehicles up and running around the country, even 00:08:26.949 --> 00:08:29.490 if they are not fully Federal Aviation Administration 00:08:29.490 --> 00:08:33.850 certified. New kinds of aircraft will start operating 00:08:33.850 --> 00:08:37.929 in United States airspace as early as June. Eight 00:08:37.929 --> 00:08:40.330 regions across the United States will take part 00:08:40.330 --> 00:08:43.669 in a three -year pilot program. The companies 00:08:43.669 --> 00:08:46.269 building the technology say their aircraft are 00:08:46.269 --> 00:08:49.549 quieter, cheaper, and release fewer emissions 00:08:49.549 --> 00:08:55.850 than helicopters or airplanes. And in entertainment 00:08:55.850 --> 00:09:00.929 news, Gen Z is here to save theaters is the latest 00:09:00.929 --> 00:09:03.629 report highlighting how this generation prefers 00:09:03.629 --> 00:09:06.909 peachy movies and enjoys outings with their families 00:09:06.909 --> 00:09:11.100 as social media content. Disney's Zootopia 2 00:09:11.100 --> 00:09:13.840 has surprisingly become the winning Thanksgiving 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:17.799 offering, topping the box office with $1 .9 million 00:09:17.799 --> 00:09:22.440 in worldwide ticket sales. Meanwhile, Disney's 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:25.700 live -action Lilo & Stitch has crossed the $1 00:09:25.700 --> 00:09:30.240 billion mark. In an unexpected twist, Iron Lung, 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:33.799 a self -released film by YouTube star Mark Fischbach, 00:09:34.059 --> 00:09:38.970 grossed $40 million. while Scream 7 opened to 00:09:38.970 --> 00:09:44.509 $64 million, exceeding expectations. Gen Z is 00:09:44.509 --> 00:09:48.730 indeed driving this resurgence in theaters. Well, 00:09:48.830 --> 00:09:51.750 alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the 00:09:51.750 --> 00:09:55.789 day. And today, our quote comes from the American 00:09:55.789 --> 00:09:59.870 inventor and visionary, Thomas Edison. And he 00:09:59.870 --> 00:10:03.909 said, Restlessness and discontent are the first 00:10:03.909 --> 00:10:08.299 necessities of progress. And that's a wrap for 00:10:08.299 --> 00:10:11.080 this morning. You can check out our Instagram, 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:15.139 YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial 00:10:15.139 --> 00:10:18.240 videos with local news and the weather reports. 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:22.399 Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.559 you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:25.879 in Boston.