3PM ET 01/11/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update — 3PM ET 01/11/2026

Host: Carmen Roberts (FOX News Podcasts)
Date: January 11, 2026

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Episode Overview

This newscast covers the latest major U.S. and international stories, focusing on escalating protests in Iran and U.S. foreign policy responses, ongoing tensions with Cuba and Greenland, fallout from a controversial police shooting in Minnesota, a double murder in Ohio, the U.S. vision for space exploration, and the integration of AI into shopping. The episode moves quickly among key headlines, offering brief analysis and notable commentary from policymakers, officials, and reporters.

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Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. Escalation of Violence in Iran Protests

• Toll of Protests: Activist reports place the Iranian protest death toll at 538, with concerns of higher actual numbers.
  • [00:02] “The number killed skyrockets. …Activists say the number of people killed in Iranian protest has soared to 538, with many more feared dead.” — Carmen Roberts
• U.S. Response: President Trump threatens a forceful response if the Iranian regime uses violence against protesters.
• Criticism from Democrats:
  • [00:22] “I'm against the bad guys around the world, but I'm not sure that America trying to be the policeman for the whole world is why Americans hired Donald Trump to be president.” — Senator Mark Warner
• Tehran’s Warning: Iran claims both the U.S. Military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America intervenes militarily.

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2. U.S. Foreign Policy: Cuba and Greenland

• Tensions with Cuba:
  • Trump warns Cuba to “make a deal before too late or face the consequences,” vowing online to halt oil and financial support after Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolas Maduro, is captured. Noted: Cuba has depended heavily on Venezuelan oil.
  • [00:34] “President Trump gives Cuba an make a deal before too late or face the consequences.” — Carmen Roberts
• Greenland Talks: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to discuss Trump’s plans to acquire Greenland (“by buying it or by force”) with a Danish diplomat.

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3. Minnesota Officer-Involved Shooting and Protests

• Incident Overview: Controversy surrounds the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal ICE agent.
• Trump official viewpoint:
  • [01:17] “If you want to protest, protest, but don't actively impede and interfere…” — Tom Holman, Trump Border Czar
• Local Leadership Perspective:
  • [01:17] “You don't have to believe either side. He thinks video tells the story. You had a person that was definitively trying to just get out of there.” — Jacob Fry, Minneapolis Mayor
• National Fallout: The incident has sparked widespread protests and debate over the federal presence in U.S. cities.

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4. Double Murder in Ohio: Dentist and Wife

• Arrests:
  • [02:39] “Investigators believe they have solved the murder of an Ohio dentist and his wife. They arrested the wife's ex husband.” — Carmen Roberts
  • Victims: Monique (39) and Dr. Spencer Tepe (37), found shot dead in their home; the wife’s ex, Dr. Michael David McKee, is charged.
  • [02:46] “The deputy's two young children were found unharmed.” — Deborah Valentine
• Motive: No motive released; prior divorce termed “amicable” in records.
  • [02:46] “No motive's been released for the double murder.” — Deborah Valentine

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5. U.S. and the Race to Mars

• Presidential Promise:
  • Trump pledges that the U.S. will put astronauts on Mars “by the end of his second term.”
  • [03:26] “President Trump has repeatedly pledged to become the first country to land astronauts on Mars…”
• NASA Support:
  • [03:37] “I love President Trump's ambitious and achievable vision of American astronauts going to Mars…To actually set a goal to travel to a planet other than our own for the first time ever is just so inspiring.” — Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator
• SpaceX Ambitions: Elon Musk's SpaceX is also aiming for a crewed Mars mission by 2029.

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6. AI, Google, and the Future of Shopping

• AI Shopping Revolution:
  • Google expands its Gemini AI app’s shopping functions through partnerships with Walmart, Shopify, and Wayfair.
  • [03:54] “Google is expanding the shopping features that it has with AI Chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify and Wayfair and other big retailers to turn Gemini's app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.” — Carmen Roberts
• Instant Checkout: New functionality will let users shop and check out within the AI chat, using various payment methods.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Sen. Mark Warner on U.S. Intervention:
  • [00:22] “I'm against the bad guys around the world, but I'm not sure that America trying to be the policeman for the whole world is why Americans hired Donald Trump to be president.”
• Tom Holman on Minnesota Shooting Protests:
  • [01:17] “If you want to protest, protest, but don't actively impede and interfere.”
• Mayor Jacob Fry on Video Evidence:
  • [01:17] “You had a person that was definitively trying to just get out of there.”
• NASA’s Jared Isaacman on Mars Mission:
  • [03:37] “To actually set a goal to travel to a planet other than our own for the first time ever is just so inspiring.”

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Timestamps for Main Segments

• [00:02] Iran Protest Death Toll, U.S. Policy, and Iran’s Warning
• [00:34] Trump on Cuba, U.S. Stance on Greenland
• [01:17] Minnesota Shooting and Response
• [02:39] Ohio Double Murder Arrest
• [03:26] U.S. Mars Mission and Space Race
• [03:54] Google AI Shopping Expansion

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Tone & Style

• The update is brisk, direct, and reportorial, featuring both quoted sources and expert/official guest soundbites.
• The language is concise, prioritizing key facts, stakes, and points of view from officials across the political spectrum.

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Summary Takeaway

This Fox News Hourly Update provides rapid-fire coverage of late-breaking international and domestic stories, emphasizing conflict and innovation—from rising Iranian protest deaths and rising U.S. foreign policy flashpoints to the latest in tech-powered shopping and ambitious new space goals. The episode captures a moment of heightened global tension and technological transformation in unmistakably energetic, news-driven FOX News style.

Transcript

[A]

The number killed skyrockets. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Activists say the number of people killed in Iranian protest has soared to 538, with many more feared dead. President Trump is vowing to forcefully respond if Iran's regime resorts to violence against protesters. But Democratic Senator Mark Warner is questioning the president's foreign policy.

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You know, I'm against the bad guys around the world, but I'm not sure that America trying to be the policeman for the whole world is why Americans hired Donald Trump to be president.

[A]

Tehran has warned the US Military and Israel would be legitimate targets if America uses force to protect demonstrators. Back in the West, President Trump gives Cuba an make a deal before too late or face the consequences. He pledged online to halt oil and financial support for the island nation following the capture of Venezuela's former leader Nicolas Maduro. Cuba has been dependent on Venezuela Venezuelan oil. Meantime, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold talks with a Danish diplomat next week on President Trump's determination to acquire Greenland by buying it or by force. The debate continues nationwide about the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by a federal agent.

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Trump border czar Tom Holman said he won't judge if the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent, Renee Good, was a domestic terrorist. He does say she shouldn't have been where she was. If you want to protest, protest, but don't actively impede and interfere, minnesota Democratic Mayor Jacob Fry said. You don't have to believe either side. He thinks video tells the story. You had a person that was definitively trying to just get out of there. Both were on NBC's Meet the Press. Good's death sparked protests nationally over the federal presence in U.S. cities.

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Investigators believe they have solved the murder of an Ohio dentist and his wife. They arrested the wife's ex husband.

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The bodies of 39 year old Monique and her second husband, 37 year old Spencer Tepe, a dentist were found gunned down inside their home on December 30 during a welfare check. Brannock friends showed at the couple's home, calling 911 after Dr. Spencer failed to show for work. The deputy's two young children were found unharmed. Police say 39 year old Michael David McKee, Monique's ex, a surgeon, was arrested Saturday by the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office in Illinois. He's charged with two counts of murder. Court records show the couple's 2017 divorce as amicable. No motive's been released for the double murder. Deborah Valentine, Fox News President Trump has.

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Repeatedly pledged to become the first country to land astronauts on Mars and even promised to do it by the end of his second term. NASA administrator Jared Isaac man is praising that goal.

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I love President Trump's ambitious and achievable vision of American astronauts going to Mars and planning the Stars and Stripes. We've gone to our very close neighbor in the moon. We will return. But to actually set a goal to travel to a plan planet other than our own for the first time ever is just so inspiring.

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Isaac man on Fox News and Elon Musk's Space X wants to reach Mars as well with the goal of putting a human on the red planet by 2029. And AI dips deeper into people's lives. Google is expanding the shopping features that it has with AI Chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify and Wayfair and other big retailers to turn Gemini's app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant. And Walmart and Google say instant checkout function will allow customers to make purchases from some businesses through a range of payment providers without leaving the Gemini chat that they use to find their products. I'm Carmen Roberts. This is Fox News.

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