Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 20

1) Weather Watch — Sunny. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a sunny day with a high near 34. 

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at  is 2:35 pm (-.69 ft). High tide is 8:53 pm (8.83 ft). The sun will rise at 7:07 am and set at 4:41 pm. 

3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow):

krtca

Thursday's answer: Machon

4) Quote of the Day: Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

5) Big Blue Watch: The girls varsity basketball team plays Lynn Classical at at 7.