1PM ET 02/01/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 1PM ET Newscast (02/01/2026)

Episode Overview

This FOX News Hourly Update, hosted by Paul Stevens and featuring reports by Mike Seidel, Trey Yingst, and others, delivers breaking news on a severe winter storm in the US Southeast, mounting military tensions in the Middle East, the ongoing partial US government shutdown, the high-profile trial of Tyler James Robinson, and a major pharmaceutical investment in Pennsylvania.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Severe Nor’easter Batters the Carolinas and Virginia

• [00:02-00:55]
  • Paul Stevens highlights a significant nor’easter hitting the Carolinas and Virginia with heavy snow and dangerous cold.
  • Mike Seidel (on location in Kill Devil Hills, NC):
    • Reports wind gusts over 40 mph and temperatures around 22°F.
    • The wind blows snow off cars and roads, reducing snow buildup on some surfaces, though travel remains difficult.
    • Extreme cold warning in effect until Monday morning; wind chills down to 6°F.
    • "Most of the cars in the parking lot just scrape some ice and snow off the windshield... you don't have to get the snow brush out because it all blew off the cars."
    • Forecast: Modest warming and easing winds expected by tomorrow afternoon.
  • Stevens adds: Winter weather alerts stretch from southern Georgia to Maryland.

2. Growing Tensions in the Middle East

• [00:55-01:44]
  • Paul Stevens transitions to heightened military alert in the Middle East.
  • Trey Yingst (Reporting from Tel Aviv):
    • The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has entered CENTCOM waters in the Arabian Sea. The US has redeployed aircraft and refueling planes to Jordan and Oman.
    • President Trump was asked about possible military action: “I certainly can't tell you that.” [01:17]
  • Stevens: "We do have very big, powerful ships heading in that direction." [01:22]
  • Seidel comments: "I hope they negotiate something that's acceptable." [01:29]
  • Yingst continues:
    • Iranian military leadership threatens the US; Supreme Leader warns that war would become regional.
    • Supreme Leader claims the US is interested primarily in Iranian oil, gas, and mineral resources.

3. Partial US Government Shutdown Enters Day Two

• [02:31-03:10]
  • Paul Stevens reports the shutdown has reached its second day.
  • Chat Program Reporter (Capitol Hill):
    • Republicans can only lose two votes to pass a DHS funding bill; Democrats refuse to assist until conditions at ICE are addressed.
    • Many Democrats advocate for defunding ICE, pressuring party leadership.
    • “78% of the government is shut this weekend. That includes the Pentagon, housing programs, the Department of Homeland Security, plus transportation. That's a problem if it's a long shutdown.” [03:00]

4. Tyler James Robinson’s Court Proceedings

• [03:10-04:00]

  • Paul Stevens introduces a legal update on Tyler James Robinson, accused in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

  • Ainsley Earhart explains:

    • Defense tries to suppress video evidence of the shooting, saying it is graphic and would harm Robinson’s right to a fair trial.
    • Motion to have the prosecutors removed due to a conflict of interest: a prosecutor's child was in the crowd at the time.
    • Defense seeks to ban cameras from this week’s courtroom hearings.
    • Notable quote: “[The video] is graphic and likely highly disturbing to any person who views it negatively impacting Mr. Robinson's constitutional right to a fair trial.” [03:36] — Robinson’s defense team.

  • Stevens concludes: Robinson faces seven charges, including aggravated murder.

5. Eli Lilly’s $3 Billion Drug Plant in Pennsylvania

• [04:00-04:28]
  • Paul Stevens announces Eli Lilly’s planned $3 billion facility in Fogelsville (near Allentown), Pennsylvania.
  • The plant will manufacture injectable drugs and devices, including the weight loss medication Z Bound.
  • Construction to begin in 2026, with completion targeted in 2031.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “The wind gusting over 40 miles an hour picking up the powdery snow...wind chill is now down to six above zero.”
  — Mike Seidel [00:16]

• “We do have very big, powerful ships heading in that direction.”
  — Paul Stevens [01:22]

• “Iran's supreme leader adding that he thinks the US is simply interested in his country's oil, gas and mineral resources.”
  — Trey Yingst [01:44]

• “78% of the government is shut this weekend. That includes the Pentagon...plus transportation. That's a problem if it's a long shutdown.”
  — Chat Program Reporter [03:00]

• “[The video] is graphic and likely highly disturbing to any person who views it negatively impacting Mr. Robinson's constitutional right to a fair trial.”
  — Tyler Robinson’s defense team, via Ainsley Earhart [03:36]

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Timestamps for Major Segments

| Segment | Start Time | |--------------------------------------------------|------------| | Winter Storm Coverage | 00:02 | | Middle East Military Tensions | 00:55 | | Government Shutdown Update | 02:31 | | Tyler Robinson Court Case | 03:10 | | Eli Lilly Pennsylvania Plant Announcement | 04:00 |

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This newscast presents a rapid-fire update on severe weather, escalating geopolitical risks, ongoing governmental dysfunction, a high-stakes criminal trial, and a significant economic development, staying true to FOX News' brisk and informative tone.

Transcript

[Paul Stevens]

Another big one. I'm Paul Stevens, FOX News A major nor' easter crushing the Carolinas and parts of Virginia with heavy snow and dangerously cold temperatures as well. FOX Weather's Mike Seidel in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

[Mike Seidel]

The wind gusting over 40 miles an hour picking up the powdery snow. Temperatures at that point were about 22 degrees. So it just blows it around, drifts it around. By the way, most of the cars in the parking lot just scrape some ice and snow off the windshield. You don't have to get the snow brush out because it all blew off the cars. A lot of it blew off the highways. So getting around today is not too bad. Although the roads are snow packed and snow covered in bitter cold, wind chill is now down to six above zero. We've got that extreme cold warning through tomorrow morning, Monday morning. Tomorrow afternoon will get above freezing for a few hours by a few degrees and the winds will start to slow down and back off.

[Paul Stevens]

And various winter weather alerts stretch from the southern tip of Georgia all the way north into Maryland through today. Tension growing again in the Middle east along with the US Military's presence in that area.

[Trey Angst]

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is now in CENTCOM waters in the Arabian Sea. The US Also continues to move aircraft and refueling planes to the region in places like Jordan and Oman. As President Trump was asked about the possibility of military action, I certainly can't tell you that.

[Paul Stevens]

But we do have very big, powerful ships heading in that direction.

[Mike Seidel]

I can't tell you. I hope they negotiate something that's acceptable.

[Trey Angst]

Amid the buildup, Iran, Iranian military leadership is continuing to threaten President Trump and the United States while Iran's supreme leader says that if war erupts, it will be a regional war.

[Paul Stevens]

And that's Fox's Trey Angst in Tel Aviv, Iran's supreme leader adding that he thinks the US Is simply interested in his country's oil, gas and mineral resources. America is listening to FOX News.

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[Paul Stevens]

The partial government shutdown entering day number two, Democrats continue to rally against funding for the Department of Homeland.

[Chat Program Reporter]

Republicans can only lose two votes and still pass the bill. Democrats are signaling they will not help on the vote tomorrow night. Democrats insist on concrete changes for ICE until they support any DHS funding bill. Many want to defund ICE completely. The progressive base is lugging the party to the left. 78% of the government is shut this weekend. That includes the Pentagon housing programs and the Department of Homeland Security, plus transportation. That's a problem if it's a long shutdown.

[Paul Stevens]

And that's Fox's chat program on Capitol Hill. The man accused of killing conservative speaker and activist Charlie Kirk, Tyler James Robinson to back in court this week. His legal team fights to block the video of the Kirk assassination from being shown in court.

[Ainsley Earhart]

This hearing is a continuation of the January 16 hearing during which Robinson's attorneys argued the prosecution should be kicked off the case due to an alleged conflict of interest they say is due to a child of one of the prosecutors being in the crowd when Kirk was murdered. And they claim that any video of the shooting is irrelevant to their motion because it, quote, is graphic and likely highly disturbing to any person who views it negatively impacting Mr. Robinson's constitutional right to a fair trial. His defense team has also said it plans to ask for cameras inside the courtroom to be banned during this week's hearing as well.

[Paul Stevens]

Fox's Chanley painter Tyler Robinson currently facing seven charges in the case, including aggravated murder. Drug maker Eli Lilly building a nearly $3 billion new plant in Pennsylvania. The maker of the weight loss treatment Z Bound, said the new plant in Fogelsville, just outside of Allentown, will make injectable drugs and devices. Construction is expected to begin this year and Finish sometime in 2031. I'm Paul Stevens. This is FOX News.

[Ainsley Earhart]

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[Mike Seidel]

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