WEBVTT 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.240 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.379 --> 00:00:08.759 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.060 --> 00:00:12.699 and it's Wednesday, April 1st. You'll be interested 00:00:12.699 --> 00:00:17.760 to know. Today is April Fool's Day. This playful 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:20.379 holiday invites friends and families to share 00:00:20.379 --> 00:00:23.539 light pranks and laughter, celebrating creativity 00:00:23.539 --> 00:00:26.859 and the joy of surprise with gentle, harmless 00:00:26.859 --> 00:00:32.399 tricks. Hopefully. So now you know. And now, 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:38.520 it's time for the weather report. This morning, 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:40.939 there's a chance of light rain, and it feels 00:00:40.939 --> 00:00:45.820 like 54 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind. The 00:00:45.820 --> 00:00:48.740 sunset will take place at 7 .09, and it will 00:00:48.740 --> 00:00:52.840 rise again tomorrow at 6 .21. It looks like we're 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:55.840 in for some cloudy skies today, with rain likely 00:00:55.840 --> 00:00:58.859 and a slight chance of thunderstorms as temperatures 00:00:58.859 --> 00:01:02.619 peak near 70. then dip to around 60 in the afternoon 00:01:02.619 --> 00:01:06.299 with a light west breeze around 8 miles per hour. 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:11.780 If you're inland, it will hit a high of 71. Tonight, 00:01:11.980 --> 00:01:16.920 expect continued rain, mostly cloudy skies with 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:20.260 a low around 38 and a moderate northeast wind 00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:24.620 around 9 miles per hour. The nearshore GUI at 00:01:24.620 --> 00:01:28.400 Cape Cod Bay reads 39 degrees for the water temperature. 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:34.200 Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday is cloudy 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:37.799 with a chance of rain, a high near 43, and a 00:01:37.799 --> 00:01:41.640 northeast wind around 12 mph with light rainfall 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:45.519 possible. Friday turns much milder with a chance 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:48.560 of lingering showers early and a high near 67, 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:52.219 then partly sunny Saturday with a high near 68 00:01:52.219 --> 00:01:56.209 and a north breeze. Rain chances increase Sunday 00:01:56.209 --> 00:01:59.569 with gusty south winds up to 24 miles per hour 00:01:59.569 --> 00:02:02.969 and highs near 68, lingering into Sunday night. 00:02:03.569 --> 00:02:07.370 Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought 00:02:07.370 --> 00:02:11.110 to you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas. 00:02:11.629 --> 00:02:15.150 Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of 00:02:15.150 --> 00:02:18.710 Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven for 00:02:18.710 --> 00:02:22.930 culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs 00:02:22.930 --> 00:02:26.949 Benedict. or their gluten -free crepes. You can 00:02:26.949 --> 00:02:29.909 grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through 00:02:29.909 --> 00:02:33.169 to get your morning coffee. They are open every 00:02:33.169 --> 00:02:37.610 day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget 00:02:37.610 --> 00:02:42.530 to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local 00:02:42.530 --> 00:02:46.650 news, New York -based Nanxiang Soup Dumplings 00:02:46.650 --> 00:02:49.669 is set to open its first Massachusetts location 00:02:49.669 --> 00:02:53.569 later this year in Framingham. The nine -time 00:02:53.569 --> 00:02:56.710 Michelin -recommended chain, known for its handmade 00:02:56.710 --> 00:03:00.110 dumplings and South Chinese dishes, will be located 00:03:00.110 --> 00:03:03.689 at 84 Worcester Road, as reported by Metro West 00:03:03.689 --> 00:03:07.150 Daily News. Since opening its first location 00:03:07.150 --> 00:03:11.669 in Queens in 2006, Nanshiang has been recognized 00:03:11.669 --> 00:03:15.490 by the Michelin Guide annually from 2009 through 00:03:15.490 --> 00:03:20.849 2017, with 10 locations currently open and nine 00:03:20.849 --> 00:03:24.319 more on the way. including Framingham, the restaurant's 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:27.439 expansion covers several states, including New 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:37.000 Jersey and Georgia. Now on to sports. Yankees 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:40.500 make history not seen in over 80 years with their 00:03:40.500 --> 00:03:44.340 third shutout in the first five games. Max Fried 00:03:44.340 --> 00:03:46.639 had much to block out before his opening night 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:49.560 start. including yellow cabs and San Francisco 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:53.099 cable cars beyond the dugouts and fireworks creating 00:03:53.099 --> 00:03:56.699 a haze over the ballpark. Fried extended his 00:03:56.699 --> 00:04:00.560 scoreless inning streak to 13 -1 with seven outstanding 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:03.759 frames, striking out six while allowing three 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:06.659 hits and one walk, earning his second win in 00:04:06.659 --> 00:04:10.460 a 5 -0 victory over the Mariners. Through five 00:04:10.460 --> 00:04:13.000 games, the Yankees have allowed three runs this 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:16.620 season. tied with the 1943 Cardinals for the 00:04:16.620 --> 00:04:19.819 fewest runs by a team in its first five games 00:04:19.819 --> 00:04:23.720 in Major League Baseball history. In local sports, 00:04:24.060 --> 00:04:26.939 the Red Sox dropped their second straight to 00:04:26.939 --> 00:04:31.660 Houston last night, 9 -2. Brian Baio took the 00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:34.560 loss, giving up six runs in under five innings, 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:39.699 and the Sox managed just three hits. Satan Raffaella's 00:04:39.699 --> 00:04:43.310 solo homer was the lone run. They're back at 00:04:43.310 --> 00:04:46.250 Dakin Park this afternoon at 2 -10, looking for 00:04:46.250 --> 00:04:50.129 their first win of the series. On the ice, the 00:04:50.129 --> 00:04:54.029 Bruins beat Dallas 6 -3 last night at the Garden. 00:04:55.029 --> 00:04:58.670 Victor Arvidson's hat trick and Elias Lindholm's 00:04:58.670 --> 00:05:01.250 go -ahead power play goal in the third power 00:05:01.250 --> 00:05:04.589 the fourth straight win. The Bees hit the road 00:05:04.589 --> 00:05:07.209 tomorrow night, heading to Florida to face the 00:05:07.209 --> 00:05:10.949 Panthers at 7. Tonight, the Celtics are in Miami. 00:05:11.550 --> 00:05:17.389 Tip -off at 7 .30. Boston sits at 50 -25, second 00:05:17.389 --> 00:05:21.230 in the East, with Jason Tatum back after Monday's 00:05:21.230 --> 00:05:25.009 maintenance day. The Heat are in ninth, fighting 00:05:25.009 --> 00:05:28.649 for playoff positioning with a week left. Meanwhile, 00:05:28.750 --> 00:05:32.730 at NFL meetings in Arizona, Patriots coach Mike 00:05:32.730 --> 00:05:35.730 Frabel said Drake May's development led to the 00:05:35.730 --> 00:05:39.949 release of Joshua Dobbs. New England enters the 00:05:39.949 --> 00:05:45.550 draft with over 35 million in cab space. In top 00:05:45.550 --> 00:05:49.649 news, a school district tried to help train Waymos 00:05:49.649 --> 00:05:53.730 to stop for school buses. It didn't work. The 00:05:53.730 --> 00:05:56.069 incidents in Austin raise questions about how 00:05:56.069 --> 00:05:59.589 self -driving cars learn and adapt to their surroundings. 00:06:00.459 --> 00:06:03.139 One of the purported advantages of self -driving 00:06:03.139 --> 00:06:06.160 car technology is that every car can learn from 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:10.379 one vehicle's mistakes. Waymo states, the Waymo 00:06:10.379 --> 00:06:12.500 driver learns from the collective experiences 00:06:12.500 --> 00:06:15.800 gathered across our fleet, including previous 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:19.939 hardware generations. However, in Austin, Waymo's 00:06:19.939 --> 00:06:22.139 vehicles struggled for months to learn how to 00:06:22.139 --> 00:06:25.079 stop for school buses during pickup and drop 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:28.279 -off times. An official with the Austin Independent 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:31.040 School District alleged that the vehicles had, 00:06:31.220 --> 00:06:35.759 in at least 19 instances, illegally and dangerously 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:38.480 passed school buses with flashing red lights. 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:42.199 In early December, Waymo issued a federal recall 00:06:42.199 --> 00:06:44.980 related to these incidents, acknowledging at 00:06:44.980 --> 00:06:49.779 least 12 to federal regulators. In business news, 00:06:50.300 --> 00:06:53.160 Applebee's restaurant closures are affecting 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:56.759 several locations. after a major franchisee went 00:06:56.759 --> 00:07:01.160 bankrupt. Georgia and Florida locations are among 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:03.879 those that have shuttered, including stores near 00:07:03.879 --> 00:07:07.139 Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, and the Daytona 00:07:07.139 --> 00:07:10.800 International Speedway. A number of Applebee's 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:13.360 neighborhood grill and bar restaurants have closed 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:16.199 due to financial distress and declining foot 00:07:16.199 --> 00:07:19.620 traffic. The 10 shuttered stores are all owned 00:07:19.620 --> 00:07:22.560 by an Atlanta -based Applebee's franchisee that 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:26.040 sought Chapter 11 protection. Most locations 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:28.420 were closed before the franchisee's bankruptcy 00:07:28.420 --> 00:07:32.620 petition on March 24. Applebee's had roughly 00:07:32.620 --> 00:07:37.579 1 ,520 franchise locations as of December 2025. 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:43.680 In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged at $68 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:50.589 ,000. Ethereum is up 2 % to $2 ,000. And XRP 00:07:50.589 --> 00:07:58.110 is up 1 .5 % to $1 .34. Moving on to a more local 00:07:58.110 --> 00:08:01.930 vibe. In our community spotlight on health and 00:08:01.930 --> 00:08:04.870 wellness, we are working with a national Pilates 00:08:04.870 --> 00:08:08.170 studio to bring you some free classes, so listen 00:08:08.170 --> 00:08:12.389 up. Check out Club Pilates with several locations 00:08:12.389 --> 00:08:15.889 in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:08:15.889 --> 00:08:19.230 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:08:19.230 --> 00:08:23.370 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:08:23.370 --> 00:08:27.389 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:08:27.389 --> 00:08:31.029 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:08:31.029 --> 00:08:34.710 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:34.809 --> 00:08:38.610 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them sunny 00:08:38.610 --> 00:08:42.750 morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:08:44.269 --> 00:08:47.610 Let's talk science. How a small winter flower 00:08:47.610 --> 00:08:50.649 has attracted droves of admirers offers a symbol 00:08:50.649 --> 00:08:54.889 of resilience. The snowdrop, or galanthus, blooms 00:08:54.889 --> 00:08:58.669 when the world is still frozen. Gardeners enamored 00:08:58.669 --> 00:09:01.009 with this plant gather each year in Pennsylvania 00:09:01.009 --> 00:09:04.950 to celebrate its subtleties and endurance. On 00:09:04.950 --> 00:09:08.490 a late February morning, a 220 -year -old Quaker 00:09:08.490 --> 00:09:11.360 meeting house in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, fills 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:13.940 with revelers from all over the United States 00:09:13.940 --> 00:09:17.539 and abroad. People grasp hands and hug like they're 00:09:17.539 --> 00:09:21.679 at a family reunion. Many wear hats, sweaters, 00:09:21.679 --> 00:09:24.139 and scarves adorned with little white blossoms 00:09:24.139 --> 00:09:27.840 bowing toward the earth. The flower is the snowdrop, 00:09:28.019 --> 00:09:31.299 and this is the Galanthus Gala, an annual gathering 00:09:31.299 --> 00:09:36.960 of its ardent admirers. And an entertainment 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:41.519 news. The drama is generating buzz, with its 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:45.340 first reviews now available. Starring Zendaya 00:09:45.340 --> 00:09:48.860 and Robert Pattinson, this A24 feature drama 00:09:48.860 --> 00:09:52.080 is directed by Christopher Borgli, who is known 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:55.940 for Dream Scenario. The plot centers on a happily 00:09:55.940 --> 00:09:58.799 engaged couple whose wedding week takes an unexpected 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:03.399 turn. Early reviews are mixed. However, critics 00:10:03.399 --> 00:10:05.759 praise Zendaya and Pattinson's performances. 00:10:07.139 --> 00:10:09.799 Deadline's Pete Hammond called the film a darkly 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:13.480 funny yet explosively honest movie that may not 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:16.860 be what you expect at all going in. He also noted 00:10:16.860 --> 00:10:19.960 Pattinson's performance as a career best performance. 00:10:20.980 --> 00:10:24.379 Canada's CBC described the film as imperfect, 00:10:24.860 --> 00:10:29.580 controversial, and fascinating. Well, alrighty 00:10:29.580 --> 00:10:33.620 folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And 00:10:33.620 --> 00:10:36.710 today... Our quote comes from the American humorist 00:10:36.710 --> 00:10:41.509 and author, Will Rogers. And he said, Everything 00:10:41.509 --> 00:10:44.370 is funny as long as it is happening to somebody 00:10:44.370 --> 00:10:49.529 else. And that's a wrap for this morning. You 00:10:49.529 --> 00:10:52.470 can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok 00:10:52.470 --> 00:10:56.269 for some captivating aerial videos with local 00:10:56.269 --> 00:11:00.000 news and the weather reports. Have an amazing 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:02.360 day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:05.419 with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.