12AM ET 10/13/2025 Newscast

Summary

Podcast Summary: Fox News Hourly Update – 12AM ET 10/13/2025 Newscast

Main Theme:
This episode delivers breaking news and updates on major national and international events, including President Trump’s Mideast peace agreement, weather emergencies, crime reports, legal developments, and ongoing investigations into a deadly industrial disaster.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Mideast Peace Agreement & Hostage Release

• President Trump is traveling to the Middle East for a historic signing, expected to secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas for two years.
  • [00:02] Sue Guzman reports:
    “President Trump's on his way to the Mideast for the signing of a peace agreement that will bring the remaining Israeli hostages home after two years in Hamas captivity.”
• Massive public celebrations in Israel and Arab countries mark this unprecedented event.
  • [00:15] [Unnamed Speaker]:
    “They had 500,000 people yesterday and today in Israel and also the Muslim and Arab countries are all cheering. Everybody's cheering at one time. That's never happened before.”
• Trey Youngst offers details from Hostages Square, Israel:
  • Hundreds of thousands gathered, hoping for the “final rally” before hostages are freed.
  • The hostages will be exchanged for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, with specifics on their destinations.
  • Former hostages and families are present, and anticipation is described as “high in these final hours.”
  • [00:31] Trey Youngst:
    “With the families of those expected to be released by Hamas standing behind them and many former hostages, anticipation is high in these final hours.”

2. Nor’easter Slams the East Coast

• A powerful nor’easter is impacting the New England coastline with strong wind, rain, and threats of flooding.
  • [01:09] Sue Guzman sets the scene from FOX Weather.
• Mike Seidel reports from Rehoboth Beach, DE:
  • Winds near 40 mph, blowing sand, high surf (8–10 feet), and noticeable coastal erosion.
  • Despite the stormy conditions, rain accumulation remains modest so far.
  • [01:20] Mike Seidel:
    “Sand is, is being picked up by these winds. So we've got some blowing sand and we still have the high surf, 8 to 10 footers crashing onto the beaches…”

3. Ukraine Aid and Tomahawk Missiles

• President Trump states he may consider supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles if the ongoing conflict does not formally resolve.
  • [02:31] Sue Guzman introduces the update.
  • [02:36] President Trump:
    “I might say, look, if this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks. I may say that the Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon, and honestly, Russia does not need that.”
• The update follows a direct phone conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

4. Mass Shooting in South Carolina

• A mass shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill in St. Helena Island leaves at least four dead and twenty injured.
  • Police found multiple victims; no arrest or motive was immediately announced.
  • The bar was crowded, with several hundred in attendance at the time.
  • [02:49] Brief report from Sue Guzman.

5. Legal Milestone—Death Row Inmate Dies in Prison

• Fred Singleton, a convicted murderer on South Carolina’s death row since 1983, has died of natural causes after living more than half his life incarcerated.
  • Singleton’s execution was stayed due to mental incompetence but his sentence remained.
  • [03:14] Jack Callahan:
    “Fred Singleton died last week from natural causes in a prison infirmary. He was 81 and spent more than half his life on death row.”

6. Industrial Plant Explosion in Tennessee

• Churches near a rural Tennessee plant hold memorials for the 18 victims of a deadly industrial explosion.
  • ATF’s Tyra Cunningham explains the continued investigation despite a government shutdown.
  • DNA testing is being used to identify victims.
  • [04:12] Tyra Cunningham:
    “Just because we are, in fact, in a government shutdown, that does not release any of these dedicated professionals from showing up and again providing answers to this community on what happened to their loved ones.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Everybody's cheering at one time. That's never happened before.” (Unnamed Speaker, 00:15)
• “Anticipation is high in these final hours.” (Trey Youngst, 00:31)
• “If this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks… Russia does not need that.” (President Trump, 02:36)
• “He was 81 and spent more than half his life on death row.” (Jack Callahan, 03:14)
• “That does not release any of these dedicated professionals from showing up and again providing answers to this community…” (Tyra Cunningham, 04:12)

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Important Timestamps for Segments

• 00:02 – Mideast Peace Agreement and Hostage Release
• 00:31 – Live report from Hostages Square, Israel
• 01:09 – Nor’easter weather update
• 01:20 – Live weather report from Rehoboth Beach, DE
• 02:31 – Ukraine aid and Tomahawk missile discussion
• 02:49 – Mass shooting at South Carolina bar
• 03:14 – Death of longtime death row inmate Fred Singleton
• 03:51 – Plant explosion memorial and ongoing investigation

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Overall Tone

Direct, urgent, and focused on critical updates, capturing both the gravity of global events and moments of local tragedy.

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Transcript

[A]

A release expected within hours. I'm Sue Guzman, Fox News. President Trump's on his way to the Mideast for the signing of a peace agreement that will bring the remaining Israeli hostages home after two years in Hamas captivity.

[B]

This is a very special event. They had 500,000 people yesterday and today in Israel and also the Muslim and Arab countries are all cheering. Everybody's cheering at one time. That's never happened before.

[A]

Fox's Trey Youngst has more in this report.

[C]

Overnight, hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered here in Hostages Square for what they hope will be their final rally. With the families of those expected to be released by Hamas standing behind them and many former hostages, anticipation is high in these final hours. The hostages are expected to be picked up by the Red Cross inside Gaza and then transferred to Israeli forces. Then they'll be reunited with family members and flown by helicopter to local hospitals for medical treatment. The hostages are set to be exchanged for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. 142 of them are likely to be deported abroad. 100 released into the West bank, five to East Jerusalem and three to Gaza.

[A]

A powerful nor' easter making its way up the east coast towards New England, bringing heavy rain, wind and flooding. Fox Weather's Mike Seidel has the latest from Mahobooth Beach, Delaware.

[D]

Winds are still gusting close to 40 miles an hour. It is a nasty night out here. The only thing that could make it worse if the temperature was any colder, it's now right around 59 or 60. So it's come down. Sand is, is being picked up by these winds. So we've got some blowing sand and we still have the high surf, 8 to 10 footers crashing onto the beaches here. And that surf has been eating away, especially at times of high tide. And this steady onshore wind continues to keep the water from going out. So the low tide, we've only had about a third of an inch of rain so far.

[A]

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[E]

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[A]

President Trump now says the US may provide Ukraine with long range Tomahawk missiles.

[B]

I might say, look, if this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks. I may say that the Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon, and honestly, Russia does not need that.

[A]

President Trump spoke by phone today with Ukraine's president, Vladimir zelensky. At least four people have been killed, 20 injured in a mass shooting at a bar in St. Helena Island, S.C. and deputies called to Willie's Bar and Grill finding multiple people with gunshot wounds. There were several hundred at the bar at the time. No word on what prompted the shooting and no arrest had been made. A legal limbo ends for a South Carolina death row inmate.

[F]

Fred Singleton was condemned to die in South Carolina's electric chair back in 1983 for the rape and murder of a woman. Police had found his fingerprints at her home and her jewelry in his pocket when he was arrested. But Singleton's attorneys argued he was mentally incompetent, and the South Carolina State Supreme Court eventually agreed, blocking his execution but leaving the death sentence in place in case he should someday be restored to reason. It didn't happen and never will. Fred Singleton died last week from natural causes in a prison infirmary. He was 81 and spent more than half his life on death row. Jack Callahan, FOX News Churches near the.

[A]

Site of a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee plant devoted Sunday services to the 18 victims who lost their lives in an explosion. Cause of that explosion of the Acura Energetic Systems remains under investigation. Now investigators are using DNA testing to identify those killed. Tyra Cunningham is an assistant special agent in charge with the atf.

[E]

Just because we are, in fact, in a government shutdown, that does not release any of these dedicated professionals from showing up and again providing answers to this community on what happened to their loved ones.

[A]

And the cause remains under investigation. I'm Sue Guzman.

[F]

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