12AM ET 10/11/2025 Newscast

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Fox News Hourly Update – 12AM ET 10/11/2025 Newscast

Host: FOX News Podcasts
Date: October 11, 2025
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Episode Overview

This episode delivers a concise roundup of key national and international news developments as of October 11, 2025. The main stories include a deadly explosion at a Tennessee munitions plant, a major hostage exchange as part of a new Gaza ceasefire, heightened trade tensions between the US and China, a high-profile immigration court case, First Lady Melania Trump’s diplomatic efforts on behalf of Ukrainian children, and USAA’s relief initiative for military families affected by the government shutdown.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Deadly Explosion at Tennessee Munitions Plant

• [00:03] Daria Albinger opens with breaking news: an explosion at the Accurate Energix Systems munitions plant, 50–60 miles outside Nashville, leaves at least 18 people unaccounted for.
• [00:19] Sheriff Chris Davis describes the aftermath:

  “There's nothing to describe. It's gone. It's again, it's the most devastating scene that I've seen in my career.” — Sheriff Chris Davis [00:19]

• [00:35] Madison Scarpino provides context: the plant manufactures explosives for military, demolition, and aerospace purposes. The explosion was felt miles away and occurred around 7:45 AM; speculation that the building’s contents fueled the devastation.

2. Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Release Deal

• [01:00] Focus shifts to the Middle East: President Trump is questioned about outcomes amid a major ceasefire and hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas.
• [01:09] Trump remarks on rebuilding Gaza:

  “You have tremendous success and Gaza is going to be rebuilt and you have some very wealthy countries, as you know, over there. And it would take a small fraction of their, their wealth to do that. But and I think they want to do it.” — President Trump [01:09]

• [01:24] The plan entails swapping 2,011 hostages and 28 bodies for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Trump notes Prime Minister Netanyahu’s approval of the deal.

3. Escalating US-China Trade Tensions

• [01:24] The episode quickly covers new economic measures:
  • President Trump announces a 100% tariff on Chinese imports (effective November 1 or sooner).
  • Reacts to China’s move to restrict rare earth mineral exports.
  • The announcement, coming after U.S. market closure, precedes a significant downturn in stocks.

4. High-Profile Immigration Case: Kilma Robrego Garcia

• [02:32] Legal update: Lawyers for Salvadoran Kilma Robrego Garcia challenge U.S. efforts to deport him to African countries unwilling to accept him.
• [02:41] Kristin Goodwin reports:
  • Judge will soon rule whether current DOJ actions are legal.
  • Defense argues it’s unlawful to send him anywhere except his preferred destination, Costa Rica.
• [03:03] Simon Sandovalt Moshenburg, defense attorney, states:

  “Punish them, to keep them in the country pending a criminal trial. None of those are permissible purposes.” — Simon Sandovalt Moshenburg [02:59]

  • Three nations (Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana) have refused to accept Garcia, who is facing human smuggling charges in Tennessee and has pled not guilty.

5. Melania Trump’s Diplomatic Efforts for Ukrainian Children

• [03:22] First Lady Melania Trump announces efforts to reunite Ukrainian children with their families.
• [03:29] Jared Halpern:
  • Eight Ukrainian children reunited following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• [03:37] Melania Trump says:

  “President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children.” — First Lady Melania Trump [03:37]

  • A letter to Putin was hand-delivered by President Trump at a recent Alaska meeting.
  • Note: The International Criminal Court has an arrest warrant for Putin for allegedly orchestrating abductions of Ukrainian children.

6. USAA’s Relief for Military Families Amid Shutdown

• [04:03] Daria Albinger reports:
  • USAA provides $144 million in no-interest loans to 39,000 military families.
  • Relief aimed at covering missed pay due to the ongoing government shutdown, with military paychecks likely delayed past the coming Wednesday.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “There’s nothing to describe. It’s gone. It’s again, it’s the most devastating scene that I’ve seen in my career.”
  — Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis on the munitions plant explosion [00:19]
• “You have tremendous success and Gaza is going to be rebuilt...I think they want to do it.”
  — President Trump on regional plans for Gaza after the ceasefire [01:09]
• “Punish them, to keep them in the country pending a criminal trial. None of those are permissible purposes.”
  — Simon Sandovalt Moshenburg, defense attorney [02:59]
• “President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children.”
  — First Lady Melania Trump on child reunification talks with Russia [03:37]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [00:03] — Breaking: Tennessee munitions plant explosion updates
• [01:00] — Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange discussion
• [01:24] — President Trump announces new tariffs against China
• [02:32] — Kilma Robrego Garcia’s immigration/deportation hearing
• [03:22] — Melania Trump’s initiative for Ukrainian children
• [04:03] — USAA’s financial aid for military member families

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Episode Tone and Style

The episode maintains FOX’s trademark urgency and succinct delivery, combining hard news with statements from key officials and involved parties. Dramatic quotes (notably Sheriff Davis on the explosion) and direct reporting from correspondents provide immediacy and relevance. The tone is serious, factual, and focused on developing stories with clear implication for national and international audiences.

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Transcript

[A]

Looking for a cause in a deadly explosion. I'm Daria Albinger, FOX News. At least 18 people are unaccounted for after an explosion today at a munitions plant not far from Nashville. Authorities say in all likelihood there are fatalities. That plant is now smoldering rubble.

[B]

There's nothing to describe. It's gone. It's again, it's the most devastating scene that I've seen in my career.

[A]

That's Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis. The blast shook the rural community earlier today. Here's fox's Madison Scarpino.

[C]

People reportedly felt this explosion from miles away. And this all happened around 7:45 this morning at Accurate Energix Systems in Tennessee, about 50, 60 miles outside of Nashville. And it develops and manufactures some explosives for military purposes, but also for things like demolitions and aerospace. So the destroyed building was likely filled with explosives.

[A]

So what happens next? That's what President Trump was asked as hostages are being held by Hamas, will be released next week as part of the new Gaza ceasefire.

[D]

You have tremendous success and Gaza is going to be rebuilt and you have some very wealthy countries, as you know, over there. And it would take a small fraction of their, their wealth to do that. But and I think they want to do it.

[A]

2011 hostages, along with the bodies of 28 others will be swapped with some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Mr. Trump says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is happy with the deal. The president says he's placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting November 1st or maybe sooner. This after Communist China declared that they would impose export controls on rare earth minerals. Although the announcement came after the US Markets closed in, investors foresawed and stocks tanked for the day. America's listening to Fox News.

[E]

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[A]

Lawyers for Kilma Robrego Garcia are speaking out after an evidentiary hearing in Maryland as his deportation case continues. Here's fox's Kristen Goodwin.

[F]

A federal judge says she'll issue an order as soon as possible. Weighing arguments from Kilmara Brigo Garcia's lawyers that the Justice Department is illegally punishing the Salvador by pushing to send him to several African nations that won't take him, instead of agreeing to his demand to be removed to Costa Rica to.

[A]

Punish them, to keep them in the.

[G]

Country pending a criminal trial. None of those are permissible purposes.

[F]

Defense attorney Simon Sandovalt Moshenburg, noting a government witness, clarified that all three countries asked to accept Abrego Garcia. Uganda, Eswatini and Ghana have said no. Abrego Garcia was brought back to the US to face human smuggling charges in Tennessee. He's pled not guilty. Kristin Goodwin, FOX News.

[A]

An announcement from first lady Melania Trump. She's working with Russia's leaders to return children who have been taken out of Ukraine.

[H]

First lady Melania Trump's eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

[A]

President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children.

[H]

Mrs. Trump wrote a letter to Putin delivered by President Trump during a meeting in Alaska in August. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin, accusing him of responsibility for the abduction of children from Ukraine to be raised in Russia. At the White House, Jared Halpern, FOX.

[A]

News the financial services company USAA wants to make sure the military families are able to get through the government shutdown, which is expected to continue into next week. And as a result, military members are unlikely to receive their paychecks, which are due next Wednesday. So the bank has announced that it's provided $144 million in no interest loans to 39,000 members. I'm Daria Alvin. This is FOX News.

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