12PM ET 08/17/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update

Episode: 12PM ET 08/17/2025 Newscast
Date: August 17, 2025
Host: Paul Stevens (with reporting from Lucas Tomlinson, Robert Ray, and Chris DeMaio)

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Episode Overview

This fast-paced midday update delivers the U.S. and global headlines, focusing on the political aftermath of a high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit, major weather events impacting the Caribbean, serious incidents in New York and Louisiana, tourist casualties at a private resort, and a dramatic landslide-triggered tsunami in Alaska.

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Key News Stories & Insights

1. Aftermath of Trump-Putin Summit & Ukraine Conflict

• President Trump and President Putin met in Alaska on Friday, but failed to reach a ceasefire agreement regarding Ukraine.

• Next Move: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet President Trump and other European leaders at the White House on Monday.

• Zelensky's Stance: Advocating for real, lasting peace in Ukraine, not just a temporary pause.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “[Trump has some advice for Zelensky:] Gotta make a deal. Yeah.” — Robert Ray, 00:30
  • “Russia is a very big power and they’re not.” — Paul Stevens, 00:32
  • “A real peace must be achieved, one that will be lasting, not just another pause between Russian invasions. Killings must stop as soon as possible and the children abducted by Russia must be returned.” — Volodymyr Zelensky (social media post read by Lucas Tomlinson), 00:48

  Timestamps:

  • Summit summary & White House meeting preview: 00:01–00:39
  • Zelensky’s post/truce conditions: 00:39–01:00
  • Joint news conference remarks: 01:00

2. Hurricane Aaron's Impact on the Caribbean

• Status: Hurricane Aaron weakened to Category 3 after being a Cat 5.

• Conditions: U.S. Virgin Islands, specifically St. Thomas, experiencing flash floods, gusty winds, and widespread vegetation damage.

• Puerto Rico likely facing similar challenges.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “Flood warning still in play… gusty winds right now, but no rain. The back end of Hurricane Aaron… That counter twist, the southern twist just came right in and brought heavy, heavy impacts.” — Robert Ray, 01:18
  • “Puerto Rico likely experiencing similar scenarios as well.” — Robert Ray, 01:50

  Timestamps:

  • Hurricane update & live conditions: 01:13–01:53

3. Nightclub Shooting in Brooklyn, NY

• Incident: Taste of the City lounge, early morning dispute led to gunfire—3 dead, 8 injured.

• Details: 36 shell casings found, all injured are in stable condition.

• Context: Comes during a record low year for gun violence in NYC.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “A shooter or shooters opened fire… following a dispute. Officers found 36 shell casings and a firearm nearby.” — Paul Stevens, 03:10
  • “NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch calling it a terrible shooting and noted it comes during a record low year for gun violence in the Big Apple.” — Paul Stevens, 03:36

  Timestamps:

  • Incident details & official comments: 03:10–03:49

4. Bar in Louisiana Caught Selling Alcohol to Minors

• Event: Hammond police discovered underage drinking at the Brown Door bar after an 18-year-old was found passed out.

• Action Taken: Bartenders and owner cited for violations.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “Several of them given summonses for selling alcohol to minors. The bar’s owner… also given a summons for allowing a disorderly place.” — Chris DeMaio, 03:49

  Timestamps:

  • Report & law enforcement response: 03:49–04:15

5. Tourist Tragedies at Bahamian Resort

• Incident: Two American tourists drowned within hours of each other at Carnival’s new $600 million Celebration Key resort on Grand Bahama.

• Victims: 79-year-old man (beach) and 74-year-old woman (lagoon).

• Response: Lifeguards intervened, Carnival assisting families, autopsies underway.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “The victims, a 79-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman were pronounced dead after rescue attempts.” — Paul Stevens, 04:15

  Timestamps:

  • Incident details & ongoing investigation: 04:15–04:34

6. Massive Landslide and Local Tsunami in Southern Alaska

• Event: Early morning landslide generated a local tsunami, with waves up to 15 feet high scraping trees off islands.

• Significance: Potentially the largest such event in Alaska since 2015. No earthquake detected—landslide was sole cause.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “A massive landslide early today in southern Alaska sent a local tsunami with waves of up to 15ft high. Officials say waves scraped trees off nearby islands. Scientists confirming no earthquake caused that surge.” — Paul Stevens, 04:34

  Timestamps:

  • Event summary and scientific context: 04:34–04:48

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Memorable Moments & Tone

• The newscast maintains a quick, matter-of-fact tone with succinct yet evocative language, especially during weather and disaster reports.
• Paul Stevens and on-the-ground reporters keep the update urgent, providing clear facts without speculation or editorializing.
• Despite some dramatic events, the coverage remains steady and informative, consistent with Fox News Radio’s breaking news style.

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Timeline of Top Stories

• 00:01–01:13 — Political news: U.S.–Russia Summit, Ukraine, upcoming White House meeting.
• 01:13–01:53 — Hurricane Aaron updates and live weather/impact reporting.
• 03:10–03:49 — Brooklyn nightclub shooting details.
• 03:49–04:15 — Underage drinking crackdown in Louisiana.
• 04:15–04:34 — Tourist drownings at Carnival resort in the Bahamas.
• 04:34–04:48 — Alaska landslide/tsunami event.

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For listeners seeking a concise roundup of Sunday’s top breaking news—from international politics to local American crises—this episode provides all the essentials with clear attributions and vivid field reports.

Transcript

[Paul Stevens]

A big Monday meeting. I'm Paul Stevens. Fox News. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a ceasefire agreement during a summit in Alaska on Friday. So Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is now set to attend a meeting at the White House on Monday. More on that, fox's Lucas Tomlinson.

[Lucas Tomlinson]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders will arrive here at the White House tomorrow for a meeting with President Trump after his summit in Alaska. Trump has some advice for Zelensky.

[Robert Ray]

Gotta make a deal. Yeah.

[Paul Stevens]

Look, Russia is a very big power and they're not.

[Lucas Tomlinson]

It will be the first visit by Ukraine's president to the United States since that contentious February meeting in the Oval Office. Following a call with President Trump after the summit, Zelensky posted a real peace must be achieved, one that will be lasting, not just another pause between Russian invasions. Killings must stop as soon as possible and the children abducted by Russia must be returned.

[Paul Stevens]

And President Trump and President Putin saying during a joint news conference on Friday that the talks were, quote, extremely productive and constructive. After exploding to a Category 5 storm yesterday, Hurricane Aaron now weakening to a Cat 3. Fox Weather's Robert Ray in St. Thomas. More of the U.S. virgin Islands flash.

[Robert Ray]

Flood warning still in play. We've got some clearing obviously. Gusty winds right now, but no rain. The back end of Hurricane Aaron. And that counter twist, the southern twist just came right in and brought heavy, heavy impacts. We had a rain that was just getting pushed in and the trees getting blown around, vegetation getting knocked. That is indicative of what we're seeing across the islands here this morning as the sun has come up. Puerto Rico likely experiencing similar scenarios as well.

[Paul Stevens]

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[Paul Stevens]

At least three people are dead, eight others hurt after a shooting at a crowded Brooklyn, New York nightclub overnight. Police say a shooter or shooters opened fire at the Taste of the City lounge just before 3:30am this morning following a dispute. Officers found 36 shell casings and a firearm nearby. The injured eight men, three women between 27 and 61, all said to be in stable condition. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch calling it a terrible shooting and noted it comes during a record low year for gun violence in the Big Apple and saying investigators are working to solve it. A bar in Louisiana has been busted for selling drinks to minors.

[Chris DeMaio]

Police and Hammond started an investigation into the Brown Door bar after they found personal items on a sidewalk belonging to 18 year old Richard Clementi. He was found passed out in a nearby church. Clementi reportedly told detectives he'd been boozing the night before at the bar where he bought drinks from the bartenders. Several of them given summonses for selling alcohol to minors. The bar's owner, Patrick Broussard, also given a summons for allowing a disorderly place. Chris DeMaio, Fox News.

[Paul Stevens]

Two American tourists drowned hours apart at Carnival's private Bahamas resort on Friday, less than a month after the 600 million dollar getaway open. Carnival sang. Lifeguards responded at Celebration Key on Grand Bahama is one at the beach, one in a lagoon. The victims, a 79 year old man and a 74 year old woman were pronounced dead after rescue attempts. Authorities are investigating. Autopsies are underway. Carnival says its care team is assisting the families. A massive landslide early today in southern Alaska sent a local tsunami with waves of up to 15ft high. Officials say waves scraped trees off nearby islands. Scientists confirming no earthquake caused though that surge. Seismic data pointing to a huge landslide popped, possibly the largest in Alaska since2015. I'm Paul Stevens. This is FOX News. This is Jimmy Phela inviting you to join me for FOX Across America where we'll discuss every single one of the Democrats dumb ideas. Just kidding. It's only a three hour show. Listen live at noon Eastern or get the podcast at foxacrossamerica. Com.