11AM ET 12/04/2025 Newscast

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Fox News Hourly Update – 11AM ET, December 4, 2025

Host: Dave Anthony (FOX News)
Episode Overview:
This fast-paced newscast delivers the latest headlines touching on national security, crime, politics, health policy, and global affairs. Major stories include a controversial U.S. Navy operation off Venezuela, the arrest of a long-sought bombing suspect, high-profile court proceedings, a new House member, CDC vaccine reviews, and developments in international peace negotiations led by President Trump.

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1. Navy Classified Strike Investigation

[00:02 – 01:04]

• Navy Admiral Scrutinized Over Caribbean Strike:

  • Admiral Mitch Bradley is questioned behind closed doors at the Capitol. The scrutiny centers on a U.S. operation that destroyed boats off the Venezuelan coast, killing individuals labeled as “narco-terrorists”.
  • Senator Tommy Tuberville expresses a hardline stance:

    "We need to kill them all." – Tuberville [00:13]

  • Bradley allegedly authorized a second strike in September that killed survivors of the first attack.

• Democratic Response and Alarming Video:

  • House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member, Jim Himes, says lawmakers watched unedited footage of the strike.

    "What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service." – Rep. Jim Himes [00:47]

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2. Arrest in 2021 D.C. Bombing Attempt

[01:04 – 01:32]

• Suspect Identified and Arrested:
  • Brian Cole is arrested in Virginia for a 2021 attempted bombing outside both the Republican and Democratic party headquarters, planned the night before the Capitol riot.
  • The suspect was disguised:

    "The suspect wore a face mask, hooded sweatshirt, glasses, gloves." [01:32]

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3. UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder & Court Battle

[01:34 – 01:50]

• Tragic Shooting in NYC:
  • CEO Brian Thompson was shot while walking in Manhattan; the accused is Luigi Ami Angioni.
• Legal Dispute Over Evidence:
  • Angioni’s defense team is fighting to exclude statements and items from the trial.

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4. U.S. Foreign Affairs & Peace Negotiations

[02:16 – 02:46]

• President Trump Pursues Peace Initiatives:
  • Trump prepares for a White House summit with Rwanda and Congo leaders to sign a peace accord at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
  • Trump continues to claim credit for helping end conflicts and remains optimistic about Russia-Ukraine peace chances, believing “Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine.”
  • Simultaneously, Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner is in Miami, engaged in talks with Ukraine’s national security chief to advance a U.S.-brokered peace proposal.

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5. New Tennessee Congressman Sworn In

[03:05 – 03:16]

• Matt Van Epps Joins House:

  • Highlights his legislative priorities:

    "My commitment is simple, lower prices for Tennesseans, bring down health care costs, protect communities, and restore American energy independence and economic strength." – Matt Van Epps [03:05]

• Updated House Balance:

  • Republicans secure a 220–213 majority.

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6. CDC Examines Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns

[03:24 – 03:55]

• Vaccine Policy Under Review:
  • CDC’s Advisory Committee meets in Atlanta to revisit guidance on hepatitis B shots for babies, after previously postponing due to incomplete data.
  • Dr. Robert Malone underscores a deliberate, evidence-based approach:

    "When data are complete, we say so. When additional analysis is needed, we conduct it. When assumptions need to be revisited, we revisit them. We're not here to reach quick conclusions. We're here to reach accurate ones." – Dr. Robert Malone [03:43]

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7. Market Update

[04:04]

• Wall Street Slightly Down:
  • The Dow drops 27 points; Nasdaq falls by 50.

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Notable Quotes Recap

• Sen. Tommy Tuberville: "We need to kill them all." [00:13] — On dealing with narco-terrorists.
• Rep. Jim Himes: "What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service." [00:47] — On classified strike video.
• Matt Van Epps: “My commitment is simple…” [03:05] — New member’s legislative promises.
• Dr. Robert Malone: “We're not here to reach quick conclusions. We're here to reach accurate ones.” [03:43] — On CDC vaccine review process.

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Summary Highlights

• Focus on classified U.S. military operations and their aftermath, with bipartisan concerns surfacing.
• High-profile law enforcement action resolved a years-long search for a D.C. bombing suspect.
• The murder of a prominent CEO triggers legal wrangling over permissible evidence.
• Active U.S. role in seeking peace abroad, with President Trump positioned as a “peacemaker.”
• The CDC moves cautiously on infant vaccine decisions amid ongoing medical debate.
• A new lawmaker is sworn in, adjusting the House balance.
• Financial markets experience modest declines.

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Overall Tone:
Direct, urgent, and detail-oriented, with moments of gravity surrounding military, political, and public health controversies. The episode maintains brisk pacing and news-first language.

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Transcript

[Dave Anthony]

He has a lot of explaining to do. I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News. A Navy admiral being questioned behind closed doors at the Capitol over something that is not controversial.

[Tommy Tuberville]

To Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Venezuelan radical drug boat and terrorist that was bombed and people were killed. We need to kill them all.

[Dave Anthony]

Admiral Mitch Bradley's giving classified information on one attack in the operation that's blown up boats off the Venezuelan coast killing so called narco terrorists.

[Jim Himes]

The White House and Secretary of War Pete Hegset say it was Admiral Bradley who gave the order to carry out a second strike on a suspected narco boat in the Caribbean back in September that killed two survivors of the first strike.

[Dave Anthony]

Fox's Bill Malluchin @ the Capitol right after a House briefing ended, Democrat Congressman.

[Jim Himes]

Jim Himes, the ranking member of the House Intel Committee came out, spoke to media and said they were shown the unedited video of that second strike. And he says, quote, what I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public.

[Dave Anthony]

Service. A man was arrested in Virginia this morning and we just found out his name is Brian Cole. Ending a manhunt dating back to early 2021 in an attempted bombing in Washington, D.C. outside Republican and Democratic Party.

[Narrator/Reporter]

Headquarters. Planning pipe bombs near a bench outside the DNC in Washington on January 5, 2021, the night before the attack on the US Capitol. The suspect then placed the same type of bomb outside the RNC minutes later. The suspect wore a face mask, hooded sweatshirt, glasses.

[Dave Anthony]

Gloves. Fox's David Spun not in New.

[Reporter]

York City, one today, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down as he walked on a midtown Manhattan street. Right now, his accused killer sits behind the defense table in a courtroom listening to the evidence against him. That's why his defense lawyers want much of it thrown.

[Dave Anthony]

Out. Fox's Eric Sean outside the court, Luigi Ami Angioni's lawyers alleged statements he made and backpack evidence should all be excluded at trial. America's listening to.

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[Dave Anthony]

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President Trump is getting ready to make another deal on one of the many global conflicts he's taking credit for helping end. Fox's Aisha Hosny.

[Aisha Hosny]

Reports. The leaders of Rwanda and Congo will be here at the White House. The president will greet them and then they will all head towards the US Institute of Peace where they will sign a peace accord. The president calls himself the peace president, as you know, and told reporters supporters yesterday that he actually still believes that Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine after the Russian leader met with his US.

[Dave Anthony]

Envoys. Well, that was Tuesday. Today, Steve Witkoff and Trump's son in law, Jared Kushner are holding talks in Miami with Ukraine's national security chief, pushing a US Peace proposal, trying to stop Russia's war. This morning, a new congressman was sworn in, Matt Van Epps, who won a special election for a vacant House seat in Tennessee.

[Tommy Tuberville]

Tuesday. My commitment is simple, lower prices for Tennesseans, bring down health care costs, protect communities and restore American energy independence and economic.

[Dave Anthony]

Strength. This now gives Republicans a 220 to 213 House majority. A controversial vaccine babies get is getting new scrutiny.

[CDC Representative / Dr. Robert Malone]

Today. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is now conducting its two day meeting in Atlanta where on the agenda is the matter of administering a hepatitis B vaccine to newborns, something the committee delayed dealing with their last meeting, saying they lacked needed data. Dr. Robert Malone is leading the.

[Dr. Robert Malone]

Meeting. When data are complete, we say so. When additional analysis is needed, we conduct it. When assumptions need to be revisited, we revisit them. We're not here to reach quick conclusions. We're here to reach accurate.

[CDC Representative / Dr. Robert Malone]

Ones. The committee says special working groups were since created to further study hepatitis B vaccine in preparation for this meeting. Eben Brown, FOX.

[Dave Anthony]

News. On Wall street, some selling the Dow down 27 points. The Nasdaq is dropping 50. I'm Dave Anthony and this is FOX News.