3AM ET 12/06/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 3AM ET 12/06/2025 Newscast

Episode Overview
This Fox News Hourly Update, anchored by Gary Baumgarten with reports from Mike Emanuel and Kristin Goodwin, delivers a roundup of major headlines from the early hours of December 6, 2025. Key stories include President Trump receiving a peace award, developments in healthcare legislation, a high-profile cruise ship death investigation, the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a case on birthright citizenship, updates on the Kerrville, Texas flooding tragedy, and falling national gas prices.

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1. President Trump Attends White House Event, Receives Peace Award

Main story coverage: 00:03–00:42

• Andrea Bocelli at the White House: President Trump and First Lady Melania attended a special concert by Andrea Bocelli in the East Room on Friday evening.
• Recognition for Peace Efforts:
  • Earlier that day, Trump received a peace award at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw event.
  • He commented on perceived national resurgence and respect from other world leaders:

    "A year ago we were a dead country and now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world and that's said by every single leader in the world."
    —President Trump (00:23)

  • He highlighted the absence of pushback at FIFA:

    "We had a lot of the world's leaders there at FIFA and nobody stood up and objected. Nobody smiled, nobody rolled their eyes."
    —President Trump (00:35)

• International Diplomacy:
  • The U.S. will host the FIFA World Cup in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
  • President Trump met with leaders from Mexico and Canada, discussing trade agreements.

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2. Affordable Health Care Tax Credits – Legislative Gridlock

Coverage: 00:42–01:46

• Stalled Bipartisan Efforts:
  • Efforts to extend affordable healthcare tax credits remain unresolved in Congress.
  • Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, seek a three-year extension for Obamacare subsidies.
  • Republicans express opposition, arguing the extension will not pass.
• Implications:
  • Millions could see premiums double if the extension isn't passed by year-end.
• Democratic Support:
  • Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Leader, expresses gratitude for the Senate push:

    "I'm thankful for the leadership that Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are showing and triggering an up or down vote on a three year extension in the Senate and the American people will see which party supports the health care of hardworking American taxpayers."
    —Hakeem Jeffries (01:22)

• Republican Perspective:
  • Ongoing concerns about broader ACA (Affordable Care Act) issues still needing resolution.

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3. Florida Cruise Ship Homicide Investigation

Coverage: 03:01–03:48

• Incident Details:
  • New information surfaces regarding the investigation into an 18-year-old's asphyxiation death aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship.
  • The 16-year-old stepbrother is under investigation for involvement in the death of Anna Kepner.
• Family Court Documents:
  • The boy’s father alleges custody violations and inadequate supervision by the ex-wife, Chantel Hudson.
  • He did not approve the cruise trip for his son.
• Legal Status:
  • Anna Kepner's death certificate lists homicide; no formal confirmation from authorities yet.
  • Family and step-relations provide insight into the incident context.

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4. Kerrville, Texas Flooding Tragedy and Emergency Response

Coverage: 03:48–04:13

• Release of 911 Calls:
  • Authorities released harrowing 911 audio clips from the July 4th flooding disaster.
• Scale of Tragedy:
  • At least 135 fatalities, including 27 campers from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls.
• Victim Testimony:
  • Panic and crisis conveyed through excerpts of emergency calls:

    "I'm inside the building. I'm, I'm stuck in this room. The windows broken, water coming in through."
    —911 Caller (03:58–04:10)

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5. Supreme Court to Hear Birthright Citizenship Case

Coverage: 04:13–04:42

• Constitutionality in Question:
  • Supreme Court agrees to evaluate the president’s order denying automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen or temporary resident parents.
• Upcoming Arguments:
  • Case stems from an executive order initially struck down by lower courts.
  • Supreme Court to hear presidential appeal in the spring.

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6. National Gas Prices Drop

Coverage: 04:42–04:57

• Downward Trend:
  • AAA reports the national average price per gallon is $2.98, down 10 cents from the previous month.

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Notable Quotes

• President Trump (00:23):

  "A year ago we were a dead country and now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world and that's said by every single leader in the world."

• Hakeem Jeffries (01:22):

  "I'm thankful for the leadership that Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are showing and triggering an up or down vote on a three year extension in the Senate and the American people will see which party supports the health care of hardworking American taxpayers."

• 911 Caller (03:58):

  "I'm inside the building. I'm, I'm stuck in this room. The windows broken, water coming in through."

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Episode Flow Quick Reference

| Segment | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------|---------------| | President Trump at White House/FIFA Event | 00:03–00:42 | | Healthcare Subsidy Extension Debate | 00:42–01:46 | | Florida Teen Cruise Ship Death | 03:01–03:48 | | Kerrville Flooding & 911 Calls | 03:48–04:13 | | Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case | 04:13–04:42 | | Gas Prices National Update | 04:42–04:57 |

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This newscast delivered fast-paced, curated news highlights with direct statements, live event references, and acute coverage of ongoing legal, political, and public safety issues—characteristic of the Fox News hourly bulletin style.

Transcript

[Gary Baumgarten]

The president gets an award. I'm Gary Baumgarten. Fox News President Trump first lady Melania attending an Andrea Bocelli concert in the East Room of the White House on Friday evening. Ahead of the event, the president spoke about comments he made earlier in the day at the 2026 FIFA World cup draw where he received a peace award.

[President Trump]

A year ago we were a dead country and now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world and that's said by every single leader in the world. And I said it this morning the same thing. And we had a lot of the world's leaders there at FIFA and nobody stood up and objected. Nobody smiled, nobody rolled their eyes.

[Gary Baumgarten]

The United States is hosting the World cup alongside Mexico and Canada. And after the draw, the president met with his counterparts from those two neighboring nations, the three speaking about trade deals. No deal yet in Congress following a bipartisan push to extend affordable health care tax credits. However, a vote is expected next week.

[Mike Emanuel]

Top Democrats are pushing for a three year subsidy extension for Obamacare even though Republicans say it won't pass. There's pressure to act because premiums would double for millions of Americans if an extension is not passed by the end of the year. Still, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is sticking by his Senate counterpart, Chuck Schumer.

[Hakeem Jeffries]

I'm thankful for the leadership that Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are showing and triggering an up or down vote on a three year extension in the Senate and the American people will see which party supports the health care of hardworking American taxpayers.

[Mike Emanuel]

In Washington, Mike Emanuel, Fox News Republicans.

[Gary Baumgarten]

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More details revealed about a Florida teen being investigated in the cruise ship death of his.

[Kristin Goodwin]

Stepsister. In family court custody documents, Thomas Hudson alleges his ex wife Chantel Hudson failed to properly supervise their 16 year old son during a trip on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship last month. The teen is being investigated in the death of his stepsister, 18 year old Anna Kepner, who was found asphyxiated in the room the two were sharing after the ship returned to Miami. A copy of a death certificate obtained by ABC News rules her death a homicide. But local and federal officials have yet to confirm this in the court documents. The boy's father also says he never gave the teen permission to go on the trip. Kepner was vacationing with her father, stepmother, her stepmother's two children and her grandparents. Kristin Goodwin, FOX.

[Gary Baumgarten]

News. The Kerrville, Texas Police department releasing the 911 phone calls from the July 4th flooding that claimed at least 135.

[911 Caller]

Lives. Okay, where, where are you at right now? I'm inside the building. I'm, I'm stuck in this room.

This one, there's door windows broken, water coming in through.

[Gary Baumgarten]

It. 27 of the fatalities were campers from Camp Mystic, a popular young girls Christian summer camp near Kerrville. The Supreme Court agreeing to consider the constitutionality of the President's order on birthright citizenship. The order declares that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not automatically American citizens. The case will be argued in the spring. The justices will hear the President's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down that executive order. And gas prices still moving in the right direction down. AAA says the national average is $2.98 a gallon. 10 cents che was a month ago. I'm Gary.

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