3AM ET 01/15/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update

Episode: 3AM ET 01/15/2026 Newscast
Date: January 15, 2026
Host: FOX News Podcasts
Runtime: ~4 minutes (excluding ads/intro/outro)

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Episode Overview

This Fox News newscast delivers concise updates on several major national and international events: an ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis and subsequent protests, developments surrounding protests and executions in Iran, a major Verizon outage, Congressional actions against the Clintons related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and a new federal indictment involving the vandalism of Vice President J.D. Vance’s home.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. ICE Agent-Involved Shooting & Aftermath (00:02–01:07)

• Incident:
  An ICE agent shot a person targeted for arrest in the leg in Minneapolis after the individual allegedly attacked with a snow shovel.
• Protest Dynamics:
  • Activist Resistance: Groups tracking ICE operations are using encrypted channels to alert communities about ICE locations in real-time, leading to heightened tensions.
    • “They blow a whistle, they tell people where to go. ICE Age watch groups have a signal group chat... where they text exactly what's going on with these active operations.” — [Alexis McAdam, 00:16]
  • ICE’s Stance:
    • “We're enforcing the law. They don't think of it as political here. So they said they did this under Democrats. They've done the job under Republicans.” — [Alexis McAdam, 00:34]
  • Protester Response:
    Demonstrations quickly escalated, with protesters clashing with police (throwing rocks and fireworks), prompting police to declare an unlawful assembly.
  • Mayor’s Appeal:
    • “Anyone that is taking the bait tonight, stop. That is not helpful. Go home.” — [Mayor Jacob Fry, 00:59–01:07]

2. Iran Protest Crackdown and International Response (01:07–01:53)

• Iran’s Official Position:
  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arauji claims violence in the country is subsiding and emphatically denies rumors of planned mass executions related to anti-government protests.
  • “Hanging is out of the question.” — [Abbas Arauji, 01:26]
  • “For 10 days it was peaceful and it was tolerated by the government. But after that we had three days of terrorism operation.” — [Abbas Arauji, 01:30]
  • Tense Claim of Control:
    Iranian officials suggest the government is regaining order and protests have shifted from peaceful to violent due to outside forces.
• US Response:
  President Trump, referencing reports of executions, signals the US is considering actions to support Iranian protesters and shares claims that executions have ceased.

3. Verizon Outage (02:39–03:23)

• Widespread Disruption:
  Verizon suffered a major outage, with over 170,000 customers affected at its peak across major cities such as New York, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Louisiana, and Portland.
  • “At its peak, the carrier suffered a major outage, impacting more than 170,000 people, according to the outage tracking site downdetector.” — [Kevin Cork, 02:48]
  • Company Response:
    Verizon plans to issue service credits to affected customers, following previous outages and settlements related to 911 service failures.

4. Congressional Contempt Proceedings Against Clintons (03:23–04:11)

• Context:
  House Oversight Committee moves to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for failing to appear for depositions related to the Jeffrey Epstein probe.
  • “We have in good faith negotiated with the Clinton's attorneys for five months.” — [Rep. James Comer, 03:33]
  • Clinton Response:
    Their legal team asserts all relevant information has been provided and denounces new subpoenas as serving "no legislative purpose.”

5. Federal Charges in Ohio (04:11–04:34)

• Incident:
  William Defore of Cincinnati indicted for vandalizing Vice President J.D. Vance’s residence, alleged property damage, and assaulting officers.
  • “The three count indictment charges 26 year old William Defore of Cincinnati with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.” — [Reporter, 04:11]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “They blow a whistle, they tell people where to go. ICE Age watch groups have a signal group chat... where they text exactly what's going on with these active operations.”
  — Alexis McAdam, [00:16]
• “We're enforcing the law. They don't think of it as political here. So they said they did this under Democrats. They've done the job under Republicans.”
  — Alexis McAdam, [00:34]
• “Anyone that is taking the bait tonight, stop. That is not helpful. Go home.”
  — Mayor Jacob Fry, [00:59–01:07]
• “Hanging is out of the question.”
  — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arauji, [01:26]
• “For 10 days it was peaceful and it was tolerated by the government. But after that we had three days of terrorism operation.”
  — Abbas Arauji, [01:30]
• “At its peak, the carrier suffered a major outage, impacting more than 170,000 people, according to the outage tracking site downdetector.”
  — Kevin Cork, [02:48]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |---------------------------------------------|--------------| | ICE Shooting & Protest Response | 00:02–01:07 | | Iran Protest Crackdown & US Reaction | 01:07–01:53 | | Verizon Outage | 02:39–03:23 | | Congressional Actions Against Clintons | 03:23–04:11 | | Federal Charges for Vandalizing VP’s Home | 04:11–04:34 |

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This concise, fact-focused newscast covers tense national law enforcement situations, ongoing unrest abroad and government responses, broad infrastructure challenges, and political showdowns, all in the direct, urgent style characteristic of Fox News hourly summaries.

Transcript

[A]

Another ICE shooting in Minneapolis. I'm Sue Guzman, Fox News. An ICE agent shot a person targeted for arrest in the leg in Minneapolis Wednesday night after he came at them with a snow shovel. Fox's Alexis McAdam Fox was out on.

[B]

The ground with ICE agents who told me quite simply that they've got people that are doxing them, targeting them and literally sending their location before they even get out of the car. They blow a whistle, they tell people where to go. ICE Age watch groups have a signal group chat, we're told by sources where they text exactly what's going on with these active operations. And what DHS and ICE is saying is whether you like this or not, we're enforcing the law. They don't think of it as political here. So they said they did this under Democrats. They've done the job under Republicans. These people were in the country legally, according to ice, that had criminal rap sheets. According to investigators that packed one of the ICE agents with some type of weapon.

[A]

Minneapolis police deeming protesters an unlawful assembly afterward after they threw rocks and fireworks at police officers. Mayor Jacob Fry telling unruly protesters anyone.

[C]

That is taking the bait tonight, stop.

[A]

That is not helpful.

[D]

Go home.

[A]

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Arauji claiming the violence in his country is dying down and is making claims about its origin.

[D]

The Iranian foreign minister explaining in an exclusive interview on Fox's Special Report with Bret Baier. Iran has no plan for hanging people in retaliation to the anti government protests.

[E]

Hanging is out of the question.

[D]

As I said, saying protests did not start out violent.

[E]

For 10 days it was peaceful and it was tolerated by the government. But after that we had three days.

[D]

Of terrorism operation suggesting things are de escalating and Iran's government is in full control. President Trump telling reporters at the White House he's been told executions in Iran have ended after thousands were reportedly killed in a crackdown on the protests. And after saying he was considering taking some kind of action to help protesters.

[A]

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[A]

An hours long Verizon outage has been resolved, the company saying Exit Over 100,000 customers were affected Wednesday. The latest from Fox's Kevin Corr.

[E]

@ its peak, the carrier suffered a major outage, impacting more than 170,000 people, according to the outage tracking site down detector. New York, D.C. chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Louisiana Portland among the metro's hardest hit. They also had a big outage back in September of 24. More than 100,000 users that time were stuck without power and calls were dropping and not to jump on the carrier when they're down. It's worth noting the company also had to fork over a million bucks to settle an investigation into 911 call outages by the.

[A]

SEC. And also Verizon says the company this time around will issue credits for those affected. House Republicans looking to retaliate after the Clintons did not show up for a.

[F]

Deposition. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says next week the committee will mark up legislation to hold both former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress. We have in good faith negotiated with the Clinton's attorneys for five months. It comes in response to both Clintons not showing up for a deposition as part of the committee's investigation into the late convicted sex trafficker. Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer for the Clintons, says the former First Family has provided all the information they have on Epstein and the subpoenas serve no legislative purpose. On Capitol Hill, Ryan Schmelz, Fox.

[A]

News the grand jury indicting the man Wednesday accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President J.D. vance and causing other property damage and federal charges. The three count indictment charges 26 year old William Defore of Cincinnati with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal.

[D]

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