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Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update: 2PM ET September 7, 2025 – Newscast

Episode Overview
This Fox News Hourly Update delivers concise coverage of breaking national and international news stories as of 2:00 PM Eastern Time on September 7th, 2025. The episode includes updates on escalating conflict in Ukraine, multi-issue protests in Chicago, a historic canonization in the Catholic Church, political upheaval in Japan, and the announcement of the second-largest Powerball jackpot winners in history.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Escalation in Ukraine: Largest Air Attack Since Invasion

[00:02–00:57]

• Host (Paul Stevens): President Trump signals additional sanctions in response to Russia’s intensified military campaign against Ukraine.
• Fox News Correspondent:
  • Reports on “the largest drone attack since [Russia’s] invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.”
  • At least three civilian fatalities as buildings in Kyiv, including civilian targets and, notably for the first time, a governmental building (Cabinet of Ministers), are hit.
  • Rescue operations continue at the sites.
  • International response:
    • EU Commission President:

      “Once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately.”
      — [00:27]

    • Multiple EU leaders condemn Russia’s actions as a “key escalation.”

Notable Moment:
The attack on the Cabinet of Ministers building marks a significant shift in Russia’s targeting strategy, reflecting a deepening of the conflict.

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2. Protests in Chicago: Diverse Causes Unite

[01:01–01:38]

• Fox News Reporter (Mike Tobin):
  • Hundreds gathered in Millennium Park under the “Coalition against the Trump Agenda,” representing 11 groups.
  • Protest issues ranged from “the Palestinian cause to trans rights.”
  • Additional protests formed in Broadview (against a new ICE processing center) and at the naval station north of Chicago, ICE’s regional headquarters.
  • Movement was peaceful, “without major incident.”

Notable Quote:

“A lot of the usual actors that we see at different protests … came together under the umbrella of the Coalition against the Trump Agenda.”
— Mike Tobin, [01:03]

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3. President Trump Addresses Criticism and City Crime

[01:44–01:51]

• Fox News Reporter:
  • Quotes Trump on addressing urban crime:

    “We’re going to clean up our city. We’re going to clean them up so they don’t kill five people every weekend.”
    — [01:44]

  • When pressed on whether this is “war,” the president responds:

    “That’s not war. That’s common sense.”
    — [01:49]

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4. Vatican Names First “Millennial Saint”

[02:28–03:11]

• Fox’s Loren Greene:
  • Reports on the posthumous canonization of teenage computer whiz Carlo Acutis.
  • Significance: Acutis, through his documentation of Eucharistic miracles, brings youth, technological savvy, and deep faith to the Church.
  • Greene explains the theological importance of the Eucharist:

    “The Eucharist, the believing of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the unleavened bread, is the core of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity … Carlo Acutis actually gives the church both of those [more young voices and more voices of faith].”
    — Loren Greene, [02:42]

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5. Political Shakeup in Japan

[03:17–03:37]

• Janice Dean:
  • Japan’s Prime Minister Shiji Ryu Ishaba resigns to avoid divisions in his ruling party.
  • His departure follows a “big loss” in July’s parliamentary election and is timed before a potential leadership contest.
• Jackie Ibanez:
  • Notes that Ishaba had vowed previously not to leave office to prevent a “political vacuum” amid challenges such as “Trump tariffs” affecting Japan’s economy.

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6. Historic Powerball Jackpot Winners Announced

[03:37–04:25]

• Paul Stevens:
  • Reports two winning $1.8 billion Powerball tickets sold in Missouri and Texas, marking the “second largest Powerball jackpot in history.”
  • Winning numbers announced: “11, 23, 44, 61, and 62. The Powerball comes in at 17.”
  • Recalls the record $2.04 billion California jackpot in November 2022.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Russia’s escalation in Ukraine:

  “Once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately.”
  — EU Commission President, cited by Fox News Correspondent [00:27]

• On Chicago protests:

  “A lot of the usual actors that we see at different protests … came together under the umbrella of the Coalition against the Trump Agenda.”
  — Mike Tobin [01:03]

• On urban crime, President Trump:

  “We’re going to clean up our city. We’re going to clean them up so they don’t kill five people every weekend.”
  — [01:44]
  “That’s not war. That’s common sense.”
  — [01:49]

• On the canonization of Carlo Acutis:

  “The Eucharist, the believing of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the unleavened bread, is the core of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity … Carlo Acutis actually gives the church both of those.”
  — Loren Greene [02:42]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Ukraine Air Attack & Sanctions: 00:02 – 00:57
• Chicago Protests: 01:01 – 01:38
• President Trump on Crime: 01:44 – 01:51
• Catholic Church Millennial Saint: 02:28 – 03:11
• Japan PM Resigns: 03:17 – 03:37
• Powerball Jackpot Winners: 03:37 – 04:25

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Overall, this Fox News Hourly Update presents a fast-paced summary of major happenings, blending breaking political and world news with cultural and religious developments and lighter human-interest items, packaged with the network’s characteristic straightforward tone.

Transcript

[Paul Stevens]

More likely sanctions. I'm Paul Stevens, Fox News. President Trump says he's ready to go to a second stage of sanctioning Russia. This after Russia hits Ukraine with the biggest air attack of the current war.

[Fox News Correspondent]

Overnight, Russia launched a massive drone attack against Ukraine, the largest since their invasion of Ukraine back in February of 2022. One of the buildings hit by those drones, three people at this location were killed. And rescue workers right now are digging through the debris looking for anyone else buried under the rubble. The president of the EU Commission said, quote, once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately. Many EU leaders have spoken out today, understanding that there was a key escalation overnight by the Russians. Not only did Russia target major civilian buildings in the capital of Kyiv, but they also targeted for the first time a government building, the Cabinet of Ministers building.

[Paul Stevens]

Foxes Trejed in Kyiv. Protests continuing in Chicago yesterday evening.

[Fox News Reporter]

We saw hundreds gather in Millennium Park. A lot of the usual actors that we see at different protests. And the reason for that is 11 different groups that often protest around the city of Chicago came together under the umbrella the Coalition against the Trump Agenda. You saw people protesting everything from the Palestinian cause to trans rights. They marched around the city without major incident. There was another protest that formed up in Broadview, and that is because an ICE processing is being set up there on a temporary basis. There were also protests at the naval station north of Chicago, and that is where ICE is largely headquartered.

[Paul Stevens]

And that's fox's Mike Tobin in Chicago. The president pushing back on accusations he's going after Americans.

[Fox News Reporter]

We're going to clean up our city. We're going to clean them up so they don't kill five people every weekend.

[Fox News Correspondent]

That's not war.

[Fox News Reporter]

That's common sense.

[Paul Stevens]

The president do at the US Open tennis tournament today in New York, America is listening to FOX News.

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[Paul Stevens]

A teenage computer whiz posthumously named the.

[Loren Greene]

First ever millennial St. Carlo Kudis really signals a new era for the Catholic Church, I have to say, because Carlo Kudis actually gives the Catholic Church two things it really sorely needs. It needs more young people, more young voices, but it also needs more voices of faith. And he has done both because of creating that website documenting eucharistic miracles. And what people may not understand is the Eucharist, the believing of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the unleavened bread, is the core of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. It's what separates them from Protestantism, really. So Carlo Acunis actually gives the church both of those.

[Paul Stevens]

And that is fox's Loren Greene. Overseas, a major shakeup in politics in Japan.

[Janice Dean]

Japanese Prime Minister Shiji Ryu Ishaba is reportedly resigning. He says he stepped stepping down to avoid divisions within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The announcement follows his party's big loss in July's parliamentary election and comes just ahead of a decision on whether to hold an early leadership vote. He took office last October.

[Paul Stevens]

Fox's Jackie Ibanez, the prime minister had previously told his nation he was staying, saying there cannot be a political vacuum at a time when Japan is facing big challenges, including the Trump tariffs and and their impact on Japan's economy. We have two winners, officials say, in an historic $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot. Officials say Saturday night's tickets were sold in Missouri and Texas. The winning numbers, 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62. The Powerball comes in at 17. It's the second largest Powerball jackpot in history. The record 2.04 billion won in California in November of 2022 tickets matching all five white balls, but not the Powerball sold in Texas and answers. I'm Paul Stevens. This is FOX News.

[Janice Dean]

I'm Janice Dean. Join me every Sunday as I focus on stories of hope and people who are truly rays of sunshine in their community and across the world.

[Fox News Reporter]

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