1PM ET 01/18/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 1PM ET, January 18, 2026

Overview

This episode delivers a rapid-fire rundown of the day's top national news stories, focusing on ongoing civil unrest in Minneapolis, a record-breaking nurses strike in New York City, a fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina, a construction accident in Miami, a new executive order addressing the Army-Navy college football game broadcast, an impending Supreme Court case on Hawaii gun law, and plans for the U.S. presidential delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Minneapolis Unrest & Federal Response

• Protests Continue in Minneapolis
  • Demonstrators remain actively engaged, even lighting fires for warmth outside the ICE detention center amid snowy conditions.
  • [00:13] Matt Finn: “Unrest showing no signs of slowing down in the Twin Cities. Persistent protesters even lit fires for warmth on a snowy Friday night outside of the ICE detention center.”
• DOJ and ICE Response
  • U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche commits to prosecuting anyone who attacks immigration agents.
    • [00:24] Matt Finn: “U.S Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche telling immigration agents the DOJ will go after anyone who lays a finger on them. My march from President Trump all the way on down ... every single time that happens, we will prosecute.”
• State and Federal Tensions
  • MN Governor Walz has urged citizens to collect evidence against ICE for accountability.
  • The Justice Department is investigating Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Fry for potentially impeding immigration enforcement.
    • [00:47] Matt Finn: “The DOJ is now investigating walls and fry for possibly impeding immigration enforcement.”
• Military Standby
  • U.S. active duty soldiers are on alert for possible deployment to Minneapolis if the situation escalates further.

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New York City Nurses Strike

• Description & Impact
  • Ongoing for seven days, over 15,000 nurses are striking, impacting several major hospitals.
  • The strike is for better health benefits, pay, union rights, and job security.
  • [01:07] Paul Stevens: “Officials say this is the biggest nurses walkout in New York City history.”

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South Carolina Measles Outbreak

• Rapid Expansion
  • 200 new cases in just over a week, for a state total of 558 since the previous fall.
  • The majority of affected individuals are now in a 21-day quarantine.
  • [01:21] Paul Stevens: “The South Carolina measles outbreak quickly growing with upwards of 200 new cases in just over a week.”

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Miami Construction Accident

• Incident Details
  • Six workers hospitalized after a pillar collapse on the Signature Bridge site.
  • The bridge itself did not collapse; five workers are in critical condition.
  • [01:32] Paul Stevens: “A scary moment or two in Miami. Six construction workers hospitalized after a pillar toppled on the signature bridge.”

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Army-Navy Game Executive Order

• Presidential Announcement
  • President Trump will sign an executive order creating a four-hour exclusive broadcast window for the annual Army-Navy football game.
  • [02:40] Paul Stevens: “President Trump says he's going to sign an executive order that would secure an exclusive four hour broadcast window for the annual Army Navy football game.”
• Motivation
  • Designed to protect the traditional game from conflict with college football playoffs and commercial postseason events.
  • [02:55] Deborah Valentine: “He says that will ensure this net event stands above commercial postseason games so that no other game or team can violate this time slot.”

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Supreme Court to Consider Hawaii Gun Law

• Case Background
  • Hawaii law bars concealed carry on private property open to the public unless owner permits.
  • The law is being challenged in the context of the Supreme Court's earlier Bruen ruling, which set a high bar for restricting gun rights.
  • [03:25] Jessica Rosenthal: “Hawaii passed a law that prohibits someone with a concealed carry permit from bringing a gun onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives permission.”
• Legal Dispute
  • Residents Jason and Allison Wolford filed the lawsuit.
  • 9th Circuit sided with the state; Supreme Court will now review the case.

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U.S. Delegation for 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

• Delegates Announced
  • Vice President J.D. Vance, his wife, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ambassador Tillman Fertitta, and past U.S. gold medalists will attend.
  • President Trump will not personally attend.
  • [04:03] Paul Stevens: “President Trump of the White House announcing a presidential delegation set to travel to Italy for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics next month.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Minneapolis Unrest

  • Matt Finn ([00:13]): “Unrest showing no signs of slowing down in the Twin Cities. Persistent protesters even lit fires for warmth on a snowy Friday night outside of the ICE detention center.”

• Federal Tough Stance

  • Matt Finn ([00:24]): “U.S Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche telling immigration agents the DOJ will go after anyone who lays a finger on them ... every single time that happens, we will prosecute.”

• Striking Scale

  • Paul Stevens ([01:07]): “Officials say this is the biggest nurses walkout in New York City history.”

• Broadcast Tradition

  • Deborah Valentine ([02:55]): "He says that will ensure this net event stands above commercial postseason games so that no other game or team can violate this time slot."

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Minneapolis Protests & DOJ Response: 00:02–00:56
• NY Nurses Strike: 00:56–01:21
• SC Measles Outbreak: 01:21–01:32
• Miami Construction Accident: 01:32–02:00
• Army-Navy Game Executive Order: 02:40–03:19
• Hawaii Gun Law Supreme Court Case: 03:19–04:03
• U.S. Delegation for Winter Olympics: 04:03–04:37

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This newscast covers breaking and developing stories across several states, highlights tensions between state and federal authorities, tracks record-setting union activity, covers national public health updates, previews a rare presidential move to protect a sports tradition, and touches on a major Second Amendment case heading to the Supreme Court. Fast-paced but direct, the tone remains urgent and factual throughout.

Transcript

[Paul Stevens]

High emotions continue. I'm Paul Stevens. FOX News. Protests continuing in Minneapolis. Demonstrators clashing with federal authorities on the ground there. Fox's Matt Finn.

[Matt Finn]

Unrest showing no signs of slowing down in the Twin Cities. Persistent protesters even lit fires for warmth on a snowy Friday night outside of the ICE detention center.

[Paul Stevens]

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[Matt Finn]

S Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche telling immigration agents the DOJ will go after anyone who lays a finger on them. My march from President Trump all the way on down. Attorney General Bondi all the way on down is that every single time that happens, we will prosecute. In a special state address this week, Governor Walz telling people to collect evidence against ice.

[Paul Stevens]

People are learning about opportunities not just.

[Matt Finn]

To resist, but to help people who are in danger. The DOJ is now investigating walls and fry for possibly impeding immigration enforcement.

[Paul Stevens]

Meantime, active duty soldiers have been put on standby for a potential deployment to Minneapolis. A massive nurses str in New York City now entering day seven, leaving some major hospitals scrambling. Officials say more than 15,000 workers are on strike, picketing for better health and pay benefits along with union rights and job security. Officials say this is the biggest nurses walkout in New York City history. The South Carolina measles outbreak quickly growing with upwards of 200 new cases in just over a week. The state's total cases since the outbreak began last fall now rising to 558. The majority of people now in a 21 day quarantine. And a scary moment or two in Miami. Six construction workers hospitalized after a pillar toppled on the signature bridge. The Florida DOT saying the bridge itself did not collapse. Five of the workers are set to be in critical condition and investigation into what happened is ongoing. America is listening to Fox News.

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[Paul Stevens]

President Trump says he's going to sign an executive order that would secure an exclusive four hour broadcast window for the annual Army Navy football game.

[Deborah Valentine]

The intense rivalry is traditionally on the second Saturday in December. But President Trump claims the Army Navy game is threatened by college football playoffs and big TV money. On truth Social. The president announced he will soon sign a historic executive order securing an exclusive four hour broadcast window for the game. He says that will ensure this net event stands above commercial postseason games so that no other game or team can violate this time slot. Deborah Valentine, Fox News the U.S. supreme.

[Paul Stevens]

Court is about to hear arguments over a gun law in Hawaii limiting carrying firearms onto private property.

[Jessica Rosenthal]

Hawaii passed a law that prohibits someone with a concealed carry permit from bringing a gun onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives permission. A few years ago, in its Bruen ruling, the Supreme Court not only ensured one's right to carry a handgun outside the home for self defense, but also said gun laws need to be consistent with the country's historical tradition of firearms regulation. Officials in Hawaii said their law satisfies Bruen that it balances the needs of property owners with the rights of gun owners. But Hawaii residents Jason and Allison Wolford sued while the 9th Circuit Court sided with the state. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider Hawaii's ban. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News.

[Paul Stevens]

President Trump of the White House announcing a presidential delegation set to travel to Italy for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics next month. While the president him is not set to attend, Vice President J.D. vance and his wife, Usha, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. ambassador to Italy Tillman Fertitta are expected to attend the services along with past U.S. gold medalists. The Winter Olympics are set to run from February 6th to the 22nd. I'm Paul Stevens. This is Fox News.

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