4AM ET 09/07/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update — 4AM ET 09/07/2025 Newscast

Host: Angelo Bavaro
Date: September 7, 2025
Duration: ~4 minutes (excluding ads)
Theme: This newscast delivers an overview of major national and international developments, emphasizing immigration enforcement actions, political controversy, a record-breaking lottery win, U.S. anti-drug military maneuvers, and an urgent weather update for Hawaii.

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Main Stories & Breakdown

1. Immigration Crackdown and Political Fallout

[00:02–00:54]

• Protests in Chicago erupted as President Trump intensifies threats on expanded immigration enforcement.
• Presidential Social Media Post: Trump uses a dramatic tone with a Truth Social post, mirroring "Apocalypse Now" — dubbed “Chipocalypse now”:
  • "I love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of War."
• Political Backlash:
  • Sen. Tammy Duckworth derides Trump as a "draft dodger."
  • Sen. Dick Durbin:
    • "The terrible things that the President of the United States is saying about using troops in the Department of War and city of Chicago is an embarrassment and disgusting." (00:38)
• On-the-Ground Protests:
  • Nearly 200 gather at a naval station acting as an ICE logistical hub.

Notable Quote:

• Sen. Durbin: "The terrible things that the President...is saying about using troops...is an embarrassment and disgusting." [00:38]

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2. Massive ICE Raid at Hyundai-Linked Site in Georgia

[00:54–01:47]

• Event: ICE agents conduct largest single-site raid in recent memory at a Hyundai-linked facility.
• Details:
  • Hundreds arrested after a months-long investigation into illegal workers.
  • Hyundai insists those arrested were not directly their employees.
  • Majority detained were from South Korea; South Korean Foreign Ministry protests against treatment.
    • "The economic activities of our companies...must not be unduly violated during the course of US Law enforcement." [01:26]
  • White House Response:
    • "Any foreign workers brought in for specific projects must enter the United States legally and with proper work authorizations." [01:37]
  • Legal representation claims some detainees were in the U.S. legally.

Notable Quotes:

• South Korean Foreign Ministry: "...must not be unduly violated during the course of US Law enforcement." [01:26]
• White House spokesperson: "...must enter the United States legally and with proper work authorizations." [01:37]

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3. Powerball Jackpot Split

[02:31–03:03]

• Winners in Missouri and Texas split the $1.8 billion jackpot, the second largest in U.S. history, after over 40 consecutive draws with no top winner.
• Winning numbers: 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and Powerball 17.

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4. U.S. Navy Anti-Drug Operations in the Caribbean

[03:03–03:34]

• Policy Shift: President Trump orders a strike on a Venezuelan ship allegedly carrying drugs.
• Military Presence:
  • U.S. Navy amasses an armada: three guided missile destroyers, a cruiser, attack submarine, and amphibious ships (incl. USS Iwo Jima).
• Rules of Engagement Changed:
  • Past: Detain, use warning shots, transfer smugglers to Coast Guard.
  • Now: "Shoot to kill" orders in effect.
• Political Impact:
  • Congressional debate expected soon over these new, aggressive orders.
• International Response: Venezuela accuses the U.S. of seeking regime change via military threat.

Notable Quote:

• Lucas Tomlinson: "Those days are over. The orders are now shoot to kill and expect those rules of engagement to be debated in the halls of Congress in the coming days." [03:27]

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5. Weather Alert: Hurricane Kiko Approaches Hawaii

[03:34–04:14]

• State of Emergency: Declared in Hawaii as Hurricane Kiko approaches, tracking north of the islands but still a potential threat.
• Primary Risks:
  • Possible weakening of the storm, but surf and rip currents expected to be dangerous.
  • Honolulu’s emergency officials urge residents to secure loose objects outside homes.
    • Jennifer Walter: "Look around the outside of your home or if you live in a condo, what do you have there that's going to become a missile in a high wind event?" [04:00]
• Forecast: High surf warnings likely for the Big Island and Maui from Sunday through early next week.

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Memorable Moments & Tone

• The episode underscores high-tension political rhetoric: e.g., Trump's "I love the smell of deportations in the morning" post [00:18].
• Strong rebuttals from Democratic senators suggesting rising polarization.
• The ICE raid story and Korean government reaction highlight international diplomatic frictions.
• The dramatic new "shoot to kill" posture in anti-drug maritime operations signals an escalation in U.S. drug enforcement strategies.
• Weather segment delivers practical, urgent advice for Hawaii residents.

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Key Timestamps

• [00:02] — Opening: Protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown
• [00:38] — Sen. Durbin decries Trump’s rhetoric
• [00:54] — Hyundai facility ICE raid details
• [01:26] — South Korea protests U.S. enforcement actions
• [01:37] — White House statement on work authorizations
• [02:31] — Powerball jackpot split
• [03:03] — U.S. Navy strike on Venezuelan ship; policy shift to "shoot to kill"
• [03:34] — Venezuela responds; Hurricane Kiko nears Hawaii
• [04:00] — Honolulu official's advice for storm preparation

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Concluding Note

This FOX News Hourly Update paints a portrait of the week’s tensions: aggressive federal actions at home and abroad, their political reverberations, a surge of luck for some Americans, and a looming natural threat. The tone throughout is urgent and charged, mirroring the gravity of the unfolding events.

Transcript

[Angelo Bavaro]

Crackdown in the crosshairs. I'm Angelo Bavara, Fox News. Protests fill the streets in Chicago Saturday as President Trump ups his threats for expanded immigration enforcement.

[Mike Tobin]

President Trump has forced himself back in the headlines and is drawing the ire of Illinois Democrats with a post on Truth Social. The post channels Robert Duvall in Apocalypse now. Titled Chipocalypse now it reads, I love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of War. Senator Tammy Duckworth blasted back, called the president a draft dodger. Senator Durbin slammed the post as well. The terrible things that the President United States is saying about using troops in the Department of War and city of Chicago is an embarrassment and disgusting. A little shy of 200 protesters have gathered and the reason they're gathering at the naval station is because ICE is using it as a logistical hub.

[Angelo Bavaro]

Fox's Mike Tobin ICE agents made hundreds of arrests as they raided a Hyundai factory in Georgia Thursday. It marks the largest ICE rate on a single location in recent history.

[Jennifer Walter]

Officials say it was a result of a months long investigation into illegal workers. But Hyundai says that none of the hundreds arrested directly worked for the motor company. But the majority of those detained were from South Korea and South Korea's Foreign Ministry is not happy.

[Angelo Bavaro]

The economic activities of our companies investing in the United States and the interests of our citizens must not be unduly violated during the course of US Law enforcement.

[Jennifer Walter]

A White House spokesperson saying in part quote, any foreign workers brought in for specific projects must enter the United States legally and with proper work authorizations.

[Angelo Bavaro]

Fox's Madison Scarpino, a lawyer for two detainees, tells Fox his clients were here legally. America is listening to Fox News.

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[Angelo Bavaro]

Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won that estimated $1.8 billion jackpot in Saturday's drawing and will split that prize. Those winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and 17. It was the second largest US Lotto jackpot in history after more than 40 consecutive drawings without anybody matching all six numbers. President Trump ramping up his fight against drug cartels, ordering a strike on a ship from Venezuela allegedly carrying drugs. Fox's Lucas Tomlinson and the U.S. navy.

[Lucas Tomlinson]

Has amassed a small armada in the Caribbean. Three guided missile destroyers, a cruiser and attack submarine and three amphibious ships, including the USS Iwo Jima. Now for decades the rules of engagement in the Caribbean was to detain these drug smugglers. Warning shots shoot out the engine and use Coast Guard law enforcement officers on board Navy ships to detain the crew and transfer them to a Coast Guard cutter. Those days are over. The orders are now shoot to kill and expect those rules of engagement to be debated in the halls of Congress in the coming days.

[Angelo Bavaro]

Venezuela's president accuses the US of seeking regime change through military threat. Hurricane Kiko's close approach to Hawaii is prompting a state of emergency. It's on track to pass north of the islands and forecasters are confident that storm will weaken by the time it gets close. However, it could stir up life threatening rip currents and surf. Jennifer Walter of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management says residents have to be concerned about strong winds.

[Jennifer Walter]

Look around the outside of your home or if you live in a condo, what do you have there that's going to become a missile and a high wind event? So flower pots. Maybe you have a carport near your house with surfboards.

[Angelo Bavaro]

The National Weather Service says swells generated by that storm could reach the Big island and Maui by Sunday with high surf warnings likely posted on Monday and Tuesday. I'm Angelo Bavaro and this is Fox.

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