11AM ET 12/19/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 11AM ET, December 19, 2025

Main Theme and Purpose

This 11AM ET newscast delivers breaking updates on major national and international events, including the Brown and MIT shootings, Epstein investigation documents, US-Russia peace talks, a fatal plane crash involving a NASCAR champion, President Trump's moon ambitions, and the latest financial market surges. Each news item is presented in a concise, hard-news tone, true to FOX News Radio’s style.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Brown and MIT Shootings: Timeline and Suspect Profile

• Shooter Identified: Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national and permanent US resident who entered on a student visa, is the perpetrator behind the shooting spree at Brown University and the murder of MIT professor Nuno Lauriero.

• Motive Unclear: Authorities are still investigating the motive.

• Incident Developments:

  • Valente killed three, wounded nine, and later died by suicide in a New Hampshire storage facility.
  • Victim Lauriero was known to Valente from their time at school in Lisbon.

  Notable Quotes:

  • "Why did he go on a shooting spree at Brown and then murder an MIT professor?" – Dave Anthony [00:03]
  • "There's a lot we don't know and that we have to find out." – Ainsley Earhardt [00:09]
  • "Claudio Navis Valente turned his gun on himself after murdering three people and injuring nine." – Nate Foy [00:20]

• Policy Response: The Trump administration has put the visa lottery program that Valente used “on hold.”

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2. Justice Department & Epstein Files

• Congressional Deadline: Justice Department to hand over hundreds of thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation amid congressional scrutiny.

• Victim Protection: DOJ priorities are to safeguard victim identities during the release.

  Notable Quotes:

  • "There's a lot of eyes looking at these, and we want to make sure that...we're protecting every single victim." – Ainsley Earhardt [01:05]

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3. US-Russia-Ukraine Talks

• Miami Negotiations: Talks resume in Miami, with US pressing Russia for a Ukraine peace settlement. President Trump is described as adamant about ending the conflict.

• Russian Position: Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine is refusing peace, asserts Russian advances will continue.

• EU Support: European Union leaders approve a $105 billion loan package for Ukraine.

  Notable Quotes:

  • "President Trump is adamant that this killing needs to stop and we need a peace deal." – Nate Foy (on behalf of Ambassador to NATO, Matt Whitaker) [01:20]
  • "Russian forces have fully seized strategic initiative and would make more gains by the year's end." – Translator (Putin’s statement) [01:39]

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4. North Carolina Plane Crash

• Crash Details: Federal investigators probe a fatal Cessna 550 crash at Statesville Regional Airport.

• Victims: Seven killed, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family.

• Heroic Background: Biffle was known for flying aid to hurricane-ravaged areas in North Carolina.

  Notable Quotes:

  • "This aircraft had left this facility and was re-approaching the airport to land." – Sergeant Chris Knox [02:42]
  • "Biffle was a pilot and used a small helicopter to bring food, medicine and communications equipment..." – Jonathan Cerritos [02:51]

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5. President Trump in North Carolina & Economic Claims

• Upcoming Appearance: Trump to address a crowd in Rocky Mount, highlighting his administration's success in “lowering prices” and countering "Bidenflation."
• Political Divide: Democrats dispute Trump’s claims, blaming his policies for persistent inflation.

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6. New Trump Push: Moon Mission

• Space Policy: Trump signs “Ensuring American Space Superiority,” aiming for US astronauts to reach the moon by 2028 and a lunar outpost by 2030.

• NASA Administrator: Jared Isaacman named NASA boss; the initiative emphasizes nuclear power and propulsion to eventually reach Mars.

  Notable Quotes:

  • "The president says get there, establish the infrastructure so we can stay this time..." – Ainsley Earhardt [03:40]
  • "He says Artemis 2 is launching soon and will take American astronauts around the moon..." – Will Kane [03:57]

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7. Wall Street Update

• Market Rally: The Dow up 260 points, NASDAQ up 210, indicating ongoing strength in the markets.
  • “A surge on Wall Street. The Dow's up 260 points. The NASDAQ's gaining 210.” – Dave Anthony [04:07]

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Memorable Moments & Quotes with Timestamps

• Opening Query on Shooting Spree: Dave Anthony – "Why did he go on a shooting spree at Brown and then murder an MIT professor?" [00:03]
• Justice on Victim Protection: Ainsley Earhardt – "We want to make sure ... we're protecting every single victim." [01:05]
• US-Driven Ukraine Peace Push: Nate Foy (on Matt Whitaker) – "President Trump is adamant that this killing needs to stop and we need a peace deal." [01:20]
• Putin’s Challenge: Translator (Putin) – "Russian forces have fully seized strategic initiative and would make more gains by the year's end." [01:39]
• Greg Biffle’s Humanitarian Efforts: Jonathan Cerritos – "Biffle was a pilot and used a small helicopter to bring food, medicine and communications equipment to residents in devastated North Carolina mountain communities..." [02:51]
• Trump’s Lunar Ambition: Ainsley Earhardt – "The president says get there, establish the infrastructure so we can stay this time..." [03:40]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Shooting Update: [00:03] – [00:46]
• Epstein Investigation Files: [00:46] – [01:14]
• Ukraine Peace Talks & EU Loan: [01:14] – [01:57]
• Plane Crash in North Carolina: [02:00] – [03:06]
• Trump in North Carolina, Inflation, Moon Program: [03:06] – [03:57]
• Wall Street Update: [04:07] – [04:19]

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Conclusion

This concise newscast offers critical updates on high-profile crimes, policy responses, geopolitical negotiations, tragic incidents, major policy initiatives, and financial markets—staying true to the FOX News urgency and tone. Each segment is quick-hitting but laden with details, direct quotes, and a focus on the day’s fast-moving developments across news, politics, and business.

Transcript

[Dave Anthony]

Why did he go on a shooting spree at Brown and then murder an MIT professor? I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

The answer is right now. There's a lot we don't know and that we have to find out.

[Dave Anthony]

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche the morning after the Brown shooter was finally found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, where fox's Nate Foy reports.

[Nate Foy]

Claudio Navis Valente turned his gun on himself after murdering three people and injuring nine. Neves Valente is from Portugal. He arrived in the country on a student visa and was a lawful permanent resident before coming to the United States. He went to school in Lisbon, Portugal, with the MIT professor that he's accused of murdering. Investigators say he killed Nuno Lauriero at his home outside of Boston after the Brown attack.

[Dave Anthony]

The Trump administration is putting on hold the visa lottery program that he used to illegally get into the country in 2017. Today is the deadline Congress mandated the Justice Department hand over more documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking of underage girls. And deputy AG Blanche also tells FOX this morning they'll handle hand over hundreds of thousands of files.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

There's a lot of eyes looking at these and we want to make sure that when we do produce the materials we're producing that we're protecting every single victim.

[Dave Anthony]

There's a new round of US Russia talks this weekend in Miami trying to stop the war in Ukraine. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker tells Fox.

[Nate Foy]

President Trump is adamant that this killing needs to stop and we need a peace deal. And we're pressing. He's pressing and his team's pressing.

[Dave Anthony]

Russian leader Vladimir Putin, though, said today his troops keep advancing and it's Ukraine.

[Translator]

Not serious about peace, accusing Kyiv of refusing to end the conflict. The voice of a transl to conclude.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

The conflict by peaceful means, saying that.

[Translator]

Russian forces have fully seized strategic initiative and would make more gains by the year's end. Meanwhile, European Union leaders who Putin's accused of helping Washington try to weaken and divide Russia have struck a deal agreeing to a $105 billion loan for Ukraine.

[Dave Anthony]

That's Lillian Wu. America's listening to FOX News.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series the Life of.

[Dave Anthony]

Jesus, a listening experience that will provide hope comfor understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow [e-mail] or wherever you listen to podcasts. Federal investigators have a lot of charred wreckage to sift through in North Carolina the day after a plane's fiery crash killing seven people, including retired NASCAR champion driver Greg Biffle and his wife and two children.

[Sergeant Chris Knox]

Sergeant Chris Knox of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol says the Cessna 550 burst into flames at Statesville Regional Airport shortly after it had taken off on a flight to Sarasota, Florida, Fort Lauderdale and the Bahamas.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

We were told initially that this was.

[Dave Anthony]

A reapproach, that the aircraft had left.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

This facility and was re approaching the airport to land.

[Sergeant Chris Knox]

Outside of his NASCAR career, Biffle was a pilot and used a small helicopter to bring food, medicine and communications equipment to residents in devastated North Carolina mountain communities in the wake of Hurricane Helene in Statesville, North Carolina. Jonathan Cerritos, FOX News.

[Dave Anthony]

President Trump will fly to North Carolina in a few hours to deliver a speech in Rocky Mount tonight to continue to tout what he considers a successful push to lower prices, fixing what he calls a Biden inflation mess he inherited. Democrats say prices keep going up and blame the president's policies. There's also a new Trump push to put astronauts back on the moon.

[Will Kane]

The order is called Ensuring American space Superiority and the president signed it within hours of naming Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator. The order calls for a new space security strategy, including having us on the moon by 2028 with a lunar outp 2030. Isaacman told Fox's Will Kane.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

The president says get there, establish the infrastructure so we can stay this time, he said make investments in nuclear power, nuclear propulsion, so we can launch missions not just to enable commercial industry and American astronauts to go to Mars, which is part of the president's vision, but go beyond it.

[Will Kane]

He says Artemis 2 is launching soon and will take American astronauts around the moon. The goal is to follow it up with a landing, eventually establishing a lunar base. Jessica Rosenthal, FOX News.

[Dave Anthony]

A surge on Wall Street. The Dow's up 260 points. The NASDAQ's gaining 210. I'm Dave Anthony. This is Fox.