Fox News Hourly Update – 10AM ET 09/28/2025

Overview

In this fast-paced news update, FOX News delivers the latest headlines across the United States and internationally. The episode’s coverage spans an active shooter event in North Carolina, significant Atlantic hurricanes threatening coastal regions, a major Russian military strike in Ukraine, severe weather crises in Arizona, diplomatic fallout from U.N. sanctions on Iran, and an unfolding scandal in the New Jersey governor’s race.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. North Carolina Shooting Incident

• Details: At a waterfront restaurant in Southport, North Carolina, a boater arrived and opened fire at diners, resulting in multiple casualties.
  • Victims: Several people dead, eight others injured.
  • Timeline: The shooting took place around 9:30pm the previous night.
  • Manhunt and Arrest: Suspect fled via Intracoastal Waterway, later detained by the Coast Guard at a nearby island marina.
  • Local Impact:
    • Police Chief Todd Coring emphasized the gravity of the incident:

      “November will be eight years that I've been the chief and I don't recall a time that we've had an active shooter situation like this. So it's definitely this is a bad night for Southport.” – Chief Todd Coring [00:21]

2. Severe Weather and Hurricanes

• Looming Hurricane Imelda:
  • Status: Currently a tropical depression (formerly “potential tropical cyclone number nine”), forecast to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane and named Imelda.
  • Impacts: Strong winds (35 mph), heavy rain across the Bahamas, hazardous beach conditions expected for the U.S. southeast coast.
  • Quote:

    “The issue is how slowly this will move. The good news is no longer looking at the potential for a landfall…unfortunately with the slow movement, we're going to have a Category 1 hurricane right off the east coast all the way through Thursday.” – Britta Merwin, FOX Weather [00:50]

• Hurricane Umberto: Now a powerful Category 5 storm, producing dangerous surf and rip currents in the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda. [01:24]

3. Russia’s Aerial Assault on Ukraine

• Major Overnight Strike: Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, utilizing nearly 500 drones and more than 40 missiles.
  • Ukrainian Response: President Zelensky labeled it a deliberate campaign of terror against civilian targets.

    “Deliberate targeted terror against ordinary cities.” – President Zelensky [01:42]

  • Regional Fallout: Neighboring countries, including Denmark, reported drone activity in their airspace indicative of broader escalation.

4. Arizona Flood Disaster

• Flash Flooding After Heavy Rainfall: At least four deaths reported in Gila County, multiple persons unaccounted for.
  • State Response:

    “My state of emergency declaration directs critical state resources to support ongoing search and rescue operations as well as cleanup and recovery.” – Governor Katie Hobbs [02:34]

  • Federal Support: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed FEMA’s readiness to assist Arizona.

5. International Diplomacy: U.N. Sanctions on Iran

• Sanctions Reimposed: U.N. Security Council voted to reinstate sweeping sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs after failed nuclear negotiations.
  • Background: Move follows US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites three months prior.
  • Diplomatic Fallout: Russia and China’s emergency effort to block sanctions failed; Iran subsequently recalled ambassadors from France, Britain, and Germany.

    “The new restrictions target Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program. It comes just three months after Israel and the US bombed Iran's nuclear sites.” – Marianne Rafferty [02:59]

6. New Jersey Governor’s Race Scandal

• Medical/Military Record Leak: Reports emerged that candidate Mikie Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 Naval Academy graduation due to a cheating scandal.
  • Allegations also implicate her husband, another academy attendee, though he was present at the ceremony.
  • Sherrill claims punishment stemmed from not reporting other alleged cheaters and alleges the Trump administration was behind the leak.
  • Financial scrutiny: Critics allege Sherrill has tripled her net worth (~$7 million) through stock trading in Congress.
  • Political Fallout:

    “House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he would support a criminal investigation into the unauthorized and illegal release of Mikey Sherrill's military records.” – [04:12–04:16]

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• Chief Todd Coring on Southport Shooting [00:21]

  “I don't recall a time that we've had an active shooter situation like this. So it's definitely this is a bad night for Southport.”

• Britta Merwin on Hurricane Imelda’s Threat [00:50]

  “We're going to have a Category 1 hurricane right off the east coast all the way through Thursday…intense beach conditions as well.”

• President Zelensky Denounces Russian Attack [01:42]

  “Deliberate targeted terror against ordinary cities.”

• Governor Katie Hobbs on Arizona Flood Response [02:34]

  “My state of emergency declaration directs critical state resources to support ongoing search and rescue operations as well as cleanup and recovery.”

• Marianne Rafferty on UN Moves Against Iran [02:59]

  “The new restrictions target Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program.”

Timestamps for Major Segments

• North Carolina Shooting: [00:02–00:41]
• Tropical Storm & Hurricane Imelda Update: [00:41–01:24]
• Hurricane Umberto Threat: [01:24–01:28]
• Russia Attacks Ukraine: [01:35–01:54]
• Arizona Flash Flooding: [02:26–02:52]
• U.N. Sanctions on Iran: [02:52–03:20]
• NJ Governor’s Race Scandal: [03:26–04:16]

Conclusion

In under five minutes, this FOX News Hourly Update moves briskly through breaking stories of violence, severe weather, international crises, political scandals, and disaster recovery. Listeners are left informed on the latest major developments as they unfold both in the United States and abroad, with sharp reporting and direct soundbites from those at the center of the stories.