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Fox News Hourly Update – 3PM ET 11/09/2025 Newscast

Host: FOX News Podcasts
Date: November 9, 2025
Duration: ~4 minutes

Episode Overview

This fast-paced newscast compiles the top headlines at 3PM ET, delivering updates on the government shutdown and spending plan negotiations, disruption in US air travel, the death of a former NFL commissioner, developments in the Middle East, a powerful typhoon in the Philippines, and a unique Bob Ross auction. The tone is brisk and informational, with brief reports from multiple Fox News correspondents.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. US Government Shutdown and Senate Spending Plan

Senate Action: The Senate is preparing to hold a test vote (cloture) to break a filibuster on the GOP's temporary spending plan, which proposes funding the government for an additional 2.5 months.
Political Divide: President Trump continues to criticize Democrats for their role in the ongoing shutdown, using forceful language.
Competing Proposals:
- GOP Plan: Funds the government into January, and extends funding for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture through September.
- Democratic Counterproposal: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plan seeks a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies.
- Presidential Critique: Trump rejects any more money going to "Democrat supported insurance companies," labeling Obamacare as "really bad."
  - Quote (President Trump, 00:17):
    "We have a shutdown, as you probably know, because the Democrats have gone. They're crazy."
  - Quote (Lucas Tomlinson paraphrasing President Trump, 00:44):
    "No more money, hundreds of billions of dollars to the Democrat supported insurance companies for really bad Obamacare."

2. Flight Cancellations Due to Shutdown

Impact: Over 1,700 flights have been canceled nationwide, primarily due to the shortage of unpaid air traffic controllers calling out.
Escalating Disruptions: Flight reductions could increase to 10% by Friday, potentially reaching 20% if the shutdown lingers.
- Quote (Nate Foy, 01:10):
  "Those flight reductions are going to increase throughout the week, up to 10% on Friday... one out of every five flights would be canceled if the government shutdown persists."
Government Response: The Trump administration is exploring creative solutions, including a proposal from Pete Hegseth (Secretary of War) to utilize military reserves as emergency air traffic controllers.
- Legal feasibility is still under review.

3. Passing of Former NFL Commissioner

Obituary: Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner for 17 years, passed away from heart failure at age 84.
- Recognized for "bringing labor, peace and riches to the NFL."
- Mention (Carmen Roberts, 01:41):
  "The man who helped bring labor, peace and riches to the NFL has died."

4. Middle East Updates: Israel and Gaza

Body Returned: Hamas returned the body of Hadar Golden, an Israeli soldier killed in 2014, after 11 years of being held as a bargaining chip.
Ongoing Ceremonies: Memorial held for another soldier killed during the recent October 7th attacks.
US-Israeli Ties: A funeral was held for American citizen Itai Hen (IDF staff sergeant), attended by his father and featuring a video message from President Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.
- Quote (Reporter in Tel Aviv, 02:33):
  "A funeral was held for American citizen Itay Hen... killed on the morning of October 7th while defending the community of Nahaloz along the Gaza border."
Field Reporting: Fox News correspondent recounts accompanying the Israeli military into Gaza, specifically Sajair, the site where Itai's body was recovered, illustrating the intense conflict zones.

5. Super Typhoon in the Philippines

Evacuations: Over one million people ordered evacuated as Super Typhoon Feng Wang hits the northeastern coast.
Intensity: Sustained winds reach 115 mph, with gusts up to 140 mph.
Government Response: State of emergency declared.

6. Bob Ross Paintings Auction

Event: Three original Bob Ross paintings, many of which were produced live on PBS, are being auctioned by Bonhams in Los Angeles.
Expected Proceeds: Each painting could fetch upwards of $50,000, with proceeds supporting public television.
Cultural Impact: Ross is hailed as "a cultural icon for Generation X."
- Quote (Evan Brown, 03:36):
  "The painter, who died in 1995, is often regarded as a cultural icon for Generation X, who enjoyed his instructive artistic exercises on his program Joy of Painting."

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

President Trump on the shutdown (00:17):
"We have a shutdown, as you probably know, because the Democrats have gone. They're crazy."
Nate Foy on airline disruptions (01:10):
"Those flight reductions are going to increase throughout the week, up to 10% on Friday... one out of every five flights would be canceled if the government shutdown persists."
Lucas Tomlinson summarizes Trump’s message (00:44):
"No more money, hundreds of billions of dollars to the Democrat supported insurance companies for really bad Obamacare."
Evan Brown on Bob Ross (03:36):
"The painter, who died in 1995, is often regarded as a cultural icon for Generation X, who enjoyed his instructive artistic exercises on his program Joy of Painting."

Timestamps for Important Segments

00:02 | Senate spending plan & government shutdown
00:17 | President Trump criticizes Democrats
00:22 | Senate proposals & political negotiations
00:51 | Airline disruptions & shortage of air traffic controllers
01:09 | Government response to flight crisis
01:41 | Death of NFL’s Paul Tagliabue
02:17 | Update on Israel/Hamas, body of Hadar Golden returned
02:33 | Funeral for Itai Hen & field reporting from Gaza
03:08 | Super Typhoon forces evacuations in the Philippines
03:36 | Bob Ross paintings up for auction

Summary

This Fox News Hourly Update weaves together major breaking news, rapid-fire reports, and a few moments of reflection. The focus is on the far-reaching impacts of the ongoing US government shutdown, both politically and for daily life, especially around holiday travel. Internationally, the episode notes humanitarian and military developments in the Middle East, a full-scale natural disaster in the Philippines, and a cultural nod to Bob Ross’s enduring legacy. The tone is urgent but factual, capturing the moment’s significance for both US and global audiences.

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[00:03]
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The Senate's working on a plan. I'm Carmen Roberts, FOX News. The Senate will take a test vote sometime this evening to break a filibuster on the GOP spending plan to fund the government for two and a half more months. Meantime, President Trump continues to blast Democrats for not reopening the government.
[00:17]
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We have a shutdown, as you probably know, because the Democrats have gone. They're crazy.
[00:22]
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The new Republican plan to reopen the government involves funding through January and the Departments of Veterans affairs and Agriculture through September. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's plan to reopen the government involves funding Obamacare subsidies for another year. The Senate's top Republican says this is not a compromise. President Trump offered a new plan late Saturday. No more money, hundreds of billions of dollars to the Democrat supported insurance companies for really bad Obamacare.
[00:51]
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And that's fox's Lucas Tomlinson reporting from West Palm Beach. Florida airlines have canceled more than 1700 flights so far under government flight restrictions to deal with a shortage of air traffic controllers who are not getting paid during the shutdown. And calling out, Fox's Nate Foy reports from New York's LaGuardia Airport.
[01:09]
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Those flight reductions are going to increase throughout the week, up to 10% on Friday. And Transportation Secretary Duffy says it could reach 20%, meaning one out of every five flights would be canceled if the government shutdown persists. But the Trump administration is getting creative, or at least trying to get creative to to minimize the disruption to travelers as people are flying leading up to Thanksgiving. And one of the ways that they're considering doing that, the secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, has offered to tap into the US Military reserves for emergency air traffic controllers.
[01:42]
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The administration is figuring out if they can legally do that. And the man who helped bring labor, peace and riches to the NFL has died. Paul Tagliabu served as NFL commissioner for 17 years. He died of heart failure today. He was 84. America's listening to Fox News.
[01:59]
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[02:17]
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Israel says Hamas handed over the body today of Hadar golden, an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and his body held as a bargaining chip for 11 years. Israel also held a ceremony today for another soldier soldier killed during the October 7th attack.
[02:33]
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A lot of developments here on the ground amid phase one in this ceasefire agreement. Also today, a funeral was held for American citizen Itai Hen, a staff sergeant in the IDF who was killed on the morning of October 7th while defending the community of Nahaloz along the Gaza border. At that funeral, his father spoke and a video message from President Trump's Middle east envoy, Steve Witkoff, aired. Now we did join the Israeli military just last week into the Gaza Strip to go to a community called Sajair, where much of the intense fighting took place. This is where Itay's body was recovered.
[03:08]
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From Foxes Try Yingston, Tel Aviv. In the Philippines, a super typhoon forces more than 1 million people to evacuate and prompts the government to declare a state of emergency. Typhoon Feng Wang slammed ashore on the northeastern coast had some winds of sustained winds up to 115 miles an hour and gust up to 104. Dozens of Bob Ross paintings, many of them created live on pbs, are set for auction.
[03:36]
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An auction by Bonhams in Los Angeles this week featuring Californian and Western art, will put up for sale 3 Paintings by legendary artist and public television personality Bob Ross. The painter, who died in 1995, is often regarded as a cultural icon for Generation X, who enjoyed his instructive artistic exercises on his program Joy of Painting. Bottoms expects each the three original Bob Ross paintings to FETCH Upwards of $50,000, with proceeds going to support public television. Evan Brown, Fox News and I'm Carmen.
[04:10]
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Roberts, and this is Fox me.