11AM ET 02/01/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 11AM ET 02/01/2026 Newscast

Date: February 1, 2026
Host: Paul Stevens, FOX News Team
Episode Overview:
This hourly newscast delivers updates on severe winter weather ravaging the East Coast and South, major international tensions between the U.S. and Iran, immigration developments involving a detained child, NASA's lunar mission rehearsal, and a country music response to the cold snap. The tone is brisk and urgent, blending serious reporting with moments of cultural commentary.

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Severe Winter Weather Hits Eastern U.S.

[00:02 – 00:50]

• Paul Stevens opens on heavy winter storms slamming the Carolinas and Virginia, warning of "blizzard conditions in spots."
• Meteorologist Adam Klotz details:
  • The nor’easter spreads freezing temps, with wind chills making it feel much worse.
  • Key regional impacts:
    • Portions of North Carolina: Slippery conditions, not major snowfall but big wind and cold.
    • I-95 corridor: No snow, but biting winds and chill.
    • New York City: Feels like -6°F.
    • Chicago: 9°F.
    • Atlanta: Feels like -1°F.
    • Florida (notably Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami): Wind chills plunge as low as 12°F, “26 degrees, that’s what it feels like in Miami this morning.”

      Adam Klotz [00:40]: “Yesterday…50, 60 degrees, here this morning your wind chills 13 degrees in Orlando, 12 degrees in Jacksonville. It is 26 degrees. That’s what it feels like in Miami this morning.”

• Winter weather alerts: From southern Georgia through Maryland for rest of the day.

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U.S.–Iran Tensions High

[00:50 – 01:43]

• Paul Stevens shares the latest from Iran's Supreme Leader, who warns, “any US Attack would spark a regional war, quote, unquote.”
• President Trump confirms ongoing negotiations with Iran but keeps military options open.
• Ainsley Earhardt notes Trump’s insistence that Iran cannot develop nuclear weapons.

  Ainsley Earhardt [01:10]: “If they don't come to a deal soon, what happens next could be worse than Operation Midnight Hammer in June.”

• John Rich expresses hope for productive negotiations:

  John Rich [01:21]: "I hope they negotiate something that's acceptable."

• Regional skepticism:
  • A senior Gulf official tells FOX’s Jackie Heinrich that the U.S. “has not shared its plans with Gulf allies.”
  • Saudi Arabia has not authorized U.S. use of their airspace or bases.

    Ainsley Earhardt [01:24]: “Whatever comes next likely won’t involve Saudi airspace or bases… Saudi officials have not authorized the US to use them.”

• Further escalation:
  • Paul Stevens relays that Iran’s parliament has labeled European Union militaries as “terrorist groups” following the EU branding Iran’s Revolutionary Guard similarly.

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Immigration Policy & Family Detention

[02:16 – 03:02]

• Federal ruling: U.S. District Judge Fred Beary orders ICE to release a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy, Liam Conhejo Ramos, and his father from a Texas detention center.

  Carmen Roberts [02:23]: “Judge Fred Beary sharply criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, writing it appears to be driven by daily quotas, even at the cost of traumatizing children.”

• Public reaction:
  • Images of Liam in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack “being surrounded by ICE agents in Minneapolis” fueled outcry.
  • Protests erupted at the Dilley, Texas, family detention center, met with tear gas by state troopers.

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NASA’s Next Lunar Mission Preparation

[03:02 – 03:47]

• Key development: NASA begins a two-day simulated countdown for its new moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center—a “dress rehearsal” before the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.
  • The Space Launch System will be fueled, but not fired.
  • If successful, launch could be as early as February 8.
  • Astronauts to circle the moon in the Orion capsule, return after ~10 days.

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Pop Culture Moment: Country Music Meets Climate

[03:47 – 04:03]

• Country singer John Rich releases a new song ribbing Al Gore amid the deep freeze, Global Warming Is Freezing Us to Death.

  John Rich [03:47]: “Hey, Al Gore, you still sure the planet’s burning up? Cause everywhere I go it’s awfully cold and the pipes are freezing shut. And in my house when I lay down I can almost see my breath now.”

• The video, featuring Rich “bundled up with a snowy backdrop,” has gone viral with over 1 million views.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On extreme weather:

  “The wind plus these cold temperatures gonna make it feel a whole lot worse.”
  — Adam Klotz [00:27]

• On possible war escalation:

  "Any US Attack would spark a regional war, quote, unquote."
  — Paul Stevens, summarizing Iran’s Supreme Leader [00:50]

• On negotiations with Iran:

  “If they don't come to a deal soon, what happens next could be worse than Operation Midnight Hammer in June.”
  — Ainsley Earhardt [01:10]

• On immigration policy criticism:

  "...appears to be driven by daily quotas, even at the cost of traumatizing children."
  — Judge Fred Beary, via Carmen Roberts [02:23]

• On the cultural cold snap:

  “Hey, Al Gore, you still sure the planet’s burning up?...”
  — John Rich [03:47]

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Timeline Highlights

• 00:02: Winter storm update—severe impacts across Eastern U.S.
• 00:50: Iran’s warning and U.S. negotiation stance
• 01:21: Regional skepticism of deal; Saudi position on U.S. military use
• 02:16: Federal judge criticizes ICE, orders child/family release
• 03:02: NASA moon mission practice
• 03:47: John Rich’s viral song satirizes global warming

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Summary prepared for listeners seeking a brisk, informative digest of current major news with topical commentary and cultural context.

Transcript

[Paul Stevens]

Another run of rough weather. I'm Paul Stevens, FOX News. The nor' Easter slamming the Carolinas and Virginia with snow and blizzard conditions and spots. FOX meteorologist Adam Klotz with more on the lingering freezing temperature just in extreme.

[Adam Klotz]

Portions of North Carolina. This system is going to be on the move. It's going to impact folks, even if it's not going to be with a big snowfall total. But for the I95 corridor, no snow with this system. It's going to bring wind and it is going to bring those frigid temperatures. It's going to be chilly. The the wind plus these cold temperatures gonna make it feel a whole lot worse. Negative six for New York City, nine degrees back in Chicago. And this is settling deep into the South. It feels like negative one in Atlanta. I want to take you down to Florida where yesterday the temperatures this time, 50, 60 degrees here this morning. Your wind chills 13 degrees in Orlando, 12 degrees in Jacksonville. It is 26 degrees. That's what it feels like in Miami this morning.

[Paul Stevens]

Meantime, winter weather alerts run from the southern tip of Georgia all the way north into Maryland through the rest of the day. Today, Iran's supreme leader now warning that any US Attack would spark a regional war, quote, unquote. This coming as President Trump confirms Iran is negotiating with the US but says he still is not ruling out any more military strikes on the area.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

He's been adamant that Iran agreed to no nuclear weapons. And he said last week if they don't come to a deal soon, what happens next could be worse than Operation Midnight Hammer in June.

[John Rich]

I hope they negotiate something that's acceptable.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

But a senior Gulf official tells our Jackie Heinrich there's some skepticism in the region about a deal coming together. That official saying the US The US has not shared its plans with Gulf allies. However, whatever comes next likely won't involve Saudi airspace or bases because Saudi officials have not authorized the US to use them.

[Paul Stevens]

Fox's Madeleine Rivera, Iran's parliament speaker, now saying Tehran considers European Union militaries to be terrorist groups after that bloc labeled Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terror organization. America is listening to FOX News.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

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[Carmen Roberts]

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[Ainsley Earhardt]

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[Adam Klotz]

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[Paul Stevens]

A federal judge orders ICE to release a five year old Ecuadorian boy and his father from a detention center in Texas.

[Carmen Roberts]

U.S. district Judge Fred Beary sharply criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, writing it appears to be driven by daily quotas, even at the cost of traumatizing children. He ordered ICE to release five year old Ecuadorian Liam Conhejo Ramos and his father from a detention center in South Texas by Tuesday. Images of Liam with a bunny hat and a Spider man backpack being surrounded by ICE agents in Minneapolis sparked even more outcry about the immigration crackdown. It also led to protests at the family detention center in Dilly, Texas, prompting state troopers to deploy tear gas. Carmen Roberts, FOX News.

[Paul Stevens]

NASA beginning a two day practice countdown for its new moon rocket, a key test before sending astronauts back to the moon. Toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The towering space launch system will be fueled during a dress rehearsal at the Kennedy Space center, stopping just short of igniting the engines. If all goes well, liftoff could come as soon as the 8th of February. The crew will fly around the moon in an Orion capsule and return to Earth after a mission lasting about 10 days. Country singer John Rich dedicating a new song to former VP Al Gore's infamous global warming push. Amid the freezing cold we're seeing down south. The video has Rich bundled up with a snowy backdrop.

[John Rich]

Hey, Al Gore, you still sure the planet's burning up? Cause everywhere I go it's awfully cold and the pipes are freezing shut. And in my house when I lay down I can almost see my breath now.

[Paul Stevens]

The song is called Global Warming Is Freezing Us to Death. It's already racked up more than 1 million views on social media. I'm Paul Stevens. This is FOX News.