4PM ET 08/28/2025 Newscast

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Fox News Hourly Update – 4PM ET 08/28/2025

Main Theme

This hourly update focuses on the latest national news headlines, including developments in the Minneapolis mass shooting investigation, fallout from the CDC director's firing, new efforts to curb crime in the nation's major cities, and financial crime advisories targeting Chinese nationals. The episode weaves together law enforcement updates, political perspectives, and market news, reflecting the rapid-fire format of Fox News Radio's newscast.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Minneapolis Church Shooting Investigation

[00:02–01:19]

• Nature of Shooting: The tragic attack at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis is detailed, where two young children were killed and 18 others injured during prayers.
• Shooter's Motive and Background:
  • The shooter left behind extensive writings, described as "hundreds of pages" expressing an obsession with killing children and "pure, indiscriminate hate."
    • Quote [00:15, Joe Thompson]:
      “The shooter left behind hundreds of pages of writings... [describing] the shooter’s hate. Pure, indiscriminate hate.”
  • Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson confirmed the shooter idolized other mass killers and had a personal connection to the church—having once attended mass and school there, and whose mother was employed at the parish.
    • Quote [00:38, Joe Thompson]:
      “I won't dignify the shooter’s words by repeating them. They are horrific and vile. But in short, the shooter wanted to watch children suffer.”
• Prevention and Response:
  • The police chief credited a policy of quickly locking church doors after mass begins with saving further lives.
  • Authorities report no evidence that would have barred the shooter from legally purchasing firearms.

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2. Dismissal of CDC Director

[01:19–01:47]

• White House Perspective:
  • Press Secretary Caroline Lovett explained the firing of CDC Director Susan Menarez stemmed from a policy clash. Menarez allegedly was "not aligned with President Trump’s mission to make America healthy."
    • Quote [01:29, White House Spokesperson]:
      “The secretary asked her to resign. She said she would, and then she said she wouldn't. So the president fired her, which he has every right to do.”
• CDC Director’s Defense:
  • Menarez’s attorneys say she was targeted for refusing to “rubber stamp unscientific and reckless directives.”
  • The firing triggered “an exodus” of senior CDC staffers.
• Health Secretary’s Take:
  • The federal health secretary is quoted describing the agency as "in trouble and needs to be fixed." [Summarized by Lisa Brady]

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3. Crime & Public Safety Initiatives

[03:20–04:13]

• White House on Urban Crime:
  • The Trump administration asserts "decline is a choice," positioning urban safety as a major priority.
    • Quote [03:26, White House Spokesperson]:
      “In just a few weeks, President Trump has done more for D.C. residents than Democrats did in 50 years.”
  • White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt criticizes continued pushback from Democratic mayors and governors over federal intervention in D.C.
• California’s Statewide Crackdown:
  • Governor Gavin Newsom announces the deployment of California Highway Patrol Crime Suppression Teams to major cities.
    • Quote [03:44, Gavin Newsom]:
      “We're deploying new California Highway Patrol Crime suppression teams... to work with local law enforcement in cities and regions across the state, including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay area.”
  • Operations will be "data-driven" and based on intelligence, with unannounced actions employing teams of K9 units, lieutenants, sergeants, and officers.
    • Quote [03:59, Gavin Newsom]:
      “Adding they’ll be focused on the basis of intelligence gathering... will be unannounced efforts. Teams minimum teams of 15. They'll include K9 teams. They'll include lieutenants, sergeants, and 10 plus officers.”
  • The approach follows positive results from prior operations (over 9,000 arrests, 6,000 vehicles recovered, 400+ firearms seized).

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4. Treasury Advisory: Chinese Money Laundering & Cartels

[04:25–05:02]

• Background:
  • The Treasury Department previously warned banks about Chinese money laundering; now the Trump administration is focused on links between Chinese nationals and Mexican drug cartels.
    • Quote [04:32, Christian Good]:
      “The advisory sent to banks and brokers focused on Chinese nationals with unexplained wealth to include students, retirees, and those who are secretive about where their wealth originated.”
  • Last year, investigators uncovered connections between Chinese underground banks and the Sinaloa cartel, operating outside federal banking regulations.

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5. Markets Update

[05:02–05:19]

• Market Performance:
  • The Dow closed up 71 points at another record; S&P also closed at a new high above 6,500; Nasdaq up 115 points, just shy of its own record.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Motive Behind Shooting:
  • “More than anything, writings that describe the shooter's hate. Pure, indiscriminate hate.”
    — Joe Thompson, U.S. Attorney [00:15]
• CDC Director Firing Justification:
  • “The secretary asked her to resign. She said she would, and then she said she wouldn't. So the president fired her, which he has every right to do.”
    — White House Spokesperson [01:29]
• White House Crime Intervention Stance:
  • “In just a few weeks, President Trump has done more for D.C. residents than Democrats did in 50 years.”
    — White House Spokesperson [03:26]
• Governor Newsom on Law Enforcement Expansion:
  • “We’re deploying new California Highway Patrol Crime suppression teams…”
    — Gavin Newsom [03:44]
  • “These operations will be targeted, they’ll be... data-driven... unannounced efforts. Teams minimum teams of 15.”
    — Gavin Newsom [03:59]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Time | Segment | |----------|-------------------------------------------------------| | 00:02 | Minneapolis church shooting investigation begins | | 01:19 | White House justifies CDC director firing | | 03:20 | White House on federal intervention in D.C. crime | | 03:44 | California Governor Newsom’s crime suppression teams | | 04:25 | Treasury Advisory on Chinese cartels/money laundering | | 05:02 | Wall Street market closing numbers |

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This update delivers a snapshot of breaking national developments, focusing on law enforcement, government accountability, and economic trends, while maintaining Fox News’s fast-paced, direct tone.

Transcript

[Lisa Brady]

A chilling description of the killer in Minneapolis. Lisa Brady, Fox News. Investigators say the shooter, who killed two young children, injuring 18 others as they prayed in church yesterday, had a heart full of hate.

[Joe Thompson]

The shooter left behind hundreds of pages of writings, writings that describe the shooter's plan, writings that describe the shooter's mental state, and more than anything, writings that describe the shooter's hate. Pure, indiscriminate hate.

[Lisa Brady]

An acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson says the shooter was obsessed with killing children.

[Joe Thompson]

I won't dignify the shooter's words by repeating them. They are horrific and vile. But in short, the shooter wanted to watch children suffer.

[Lisa Brady]

Thompson says the shooter also idolized other mass shooters. The Minneapolis police chief says a policy of locking the doors shortly after the mass began law likely saved lives at Annunciation Church yesterday. He also confirms the shooter used to attend mass and school there and that the shooter's mother used to work for the parish. Police and the FBI also say there's been no evidence so far of anything that would have prohibited this killer from legally purchasing firearms. The White House defends the firing of the CDC director after a clash over vaccine policy.

[Caroline Lovett]

White House press secretary Caroline Lovett says the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not aligned with President Trump's mission to make America healthy.

[White House Spokesperson]

The secretary asked her to resign. She said she would, and then she said she wouldn't. So the president fired her, which he has every right to do.

[Caroline Lovett]

Attorneys for Susan Menarez say she was targeted for refusing to rubber stamp unscientific and reckless directives. The dismissal triggered an exodus from the agency by several other senior officials.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House, the health secretary says the agency is in trouble and needs to be fixed. New highs on Wall street. The Dow up 71 at the bell. America is listening to Fox News.

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[Lisa Brady]

The White House says decline is a choice and that making cities safe is a priority for the Trump administration.

[White House Spokesperson]

In just a few weeks, President Trump has done more for D.C. residents than Democrats did in 50 years.

[Lisa Brady]

Spokeswoman Caroline Levitt criticizing continued pushback from some Democrat mayors and governors over the president's federal intervention to Curb Crime in D.C. this as California's governor expands his own crime crackdown.

[Gavin Newsom]

Governor Gavin Newsom deploying new California Highway Patrol Crime suppression teams to work with local law enforcement in cities and regions across the state, including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area.

[Law Enforcement Official]

These operations will be targeted, they'll be.

[Gavin Newsom]

Data driven, adding they'll be focused on the basis of intelligence gathering and these.

[Law Enforcement Official]

Will be unannounced efforts. Teams minimum teams of 15. They'll include K9 teams. They'll include lieutenant sergeants and 10 plus officers.

[Gavin Newsom]

Explaining this is after positive results in Bakersfield, San Bernardino and Oakland, which has led to over 9,000 arrests, the recovery of nearly 6,000 stolen vehicles and the seizure of more than 400 firearms.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Christian Good when the Treasury Department wanted banks to be on the lookout for evidence of Chinese money laundering, the.

[Christian Good]

Trump administration is asking banking institutions to watch for signs that money is being laundered to support Mexican drug cartels. The advisory sent to banks and brokers focused on Chinese nationals with unexplained wealth to include students, retirees and those who are secretive about where their wealth originated. Last year, investigators discovered a connection between Chinese underground banks that operate outside federal banking rules and the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Granal Scott recapping Wall street the Dow up 71 points to a record close. The S and P also with a record close topping 6,500. The Nasdaq up 115, just shy of a record. I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News, from the.

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