4PM ET 09/07/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 4PM ET 09/07/2025 Newscast

Podcast: Fox News Hourly Update
Host: FOX News Podcasts (Main anchor: Daria Albinger)
Date: September 7, 2025
Duration: ~4 minutes (content only)

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Episode Overview

This episode provides a rapid-fire update on global and domestic news headlines. Major stories include President Trump's stance on Russia in light of a renewed escalation in Ukraine, international reactions to Russia’s actions, political change in Japan, a mass protest in Chicago, comments from President Trump on city safety, the Roman Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, and a US-Korea diplomatic breakthrough concerning detained workers.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Escalation in Ukraine and U.S. Response

[00:02 – 01:27]

• Massive Russian Drone Attack:

  • Overnight, Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine since February 2022.

  • Civilian and government buildings in Kyiv targeted; 3 civilians killed, rescue operations ongoing.

    "Overnight, Russia launched a massive drone attack against Ukraine, the largest since their invasion of Ukraine back in February of 2022."
    — Tray Yinxed, [00:14]

  • First-time targeting of the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv marks a new escalation.

• International Condemnation:

  • EU leaders, including the EU Commission president, denounce Russia’s actions as violations of diplomacy and international law.

    "Once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately."
    — Cited by Tray Yinxed, [00:14]

• U.S. Sanctions and Positions:

  • President Trump announced readiness to move to a "second stage" of sanctions against Russia.

  • Ukrainian President Zelensky publicly presses Trump for decisive action.

    "The most power has White House and I really count that President Trump will do it with pressure on Putin. And this is only one, one, one way how to stop the killer. You need to take off his, I mean this, to take off his weapon."
    — Ukrainian President Zelensky, [01:09] (ABC This Week)

  • Trump urges European leaders to stop purchasing Russian oil, emphasizing its role in funding the war.

2. Political Change in Japan

[01:27 – 01:55]

• Japanese Prime Minister Ib (IB) resigns after a historic electoral defeat and mounting intra-party pressure.
• Upcoming leadership election for the Liberal Democratic Party is imminent.

3. Protests and Security in Chicago

[02:16 – 03:07]

• Widespread Protests:

  • Hundreds gathered in Millennium Park under the Coalition against the Trump Agenda.
  • Demonstrators rallied on causes including Palestinian rights and trans rights.
  • Related protests took place in Broadview over a temporary ICE processing facility, and at the naval station north of Chicago (ICE headquarters).

    "A lot of the usual actors that we see at different protests... 11 different groups that often protest around the city of Chicago came together under the umbrella the Coalition against the Trump Agenda."
    — Mike Tobin, [02:19] "They marched around the city without major incident."
    — Mike Tobin, [02:19]

• Presidential Response:

  • President Trump promises action to reduce violence in the city:

    "We're going to clean up our city. We're going to clean them up so they don't kill five people every weekend. That's not war. That's common sense."
    — President Trump, [02:59]

  • Trump spoke as he boarded Air Force One for a trip to New York.

4. Catholic Church’s First Millennial Saint

[03:07 – 03:55]

• Introduction of Carlo Acutis:

  • Carlo Acutis is being canonized as the first millennial saint, signaling a new era for the Catholic Church.

    "Carlo Kudis really signals a new era for the Catholic Church... He has done both because of creating that website documenting eucharistic miracles."
    — Lauren Green, [03:16]

  • Emphasis on his role in engaging youth and strengthening faith; highlighted creation of a website chronicling Eucharistic miracles.

  • Explanation of the Eucharist’s core significance within Catholicism.

5. US–South Korea Immigration Raid Resolution

[03:55 – 04:13]

• South Korea and the US reached a deal for the release of over 300 South Korean workers detained during an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia (part of a total 475 detained).

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Notable Quotes

• "Overnight, Russia launched a massive drone attack against Ukraine, the largest since their invasion of Ukraine back in February of 2022."
  — Tray Yinxed, [00:14]

• "Once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately."
  — EU Commission President (via Tray Yinxed), [00:14]

• "The most power has White House and I really count that President Trump will do it with pressure on Putin. And this is only one, one, one way how to stop the killer. You need to take off his, I mean this, to take off his weapon."
  — Ukrainian President Zelensky, [01:09]

• "We're going to clean up our city. We're going to clean them up so they don't kill five people every weekend. That's not war. That's common sense."
  — President Trump, [02:59]

• "Carlo Kudis really signals a new era for the Catholic Church..."
  — Lauren Green, [03:16]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 00:02 — Opening headlines: Russia-Ukraine escalation, U.S. response
• 00:14 — Tray Yinxed reports from Kyiv on attack details
• 01:09 — Zelensky urges Trump for stronger measures
• 01:27 — Japanese Prime Minister IB's resignation
• 02:16 — Chicago protests overview (Mike Tobin)
• 02:59 — President Trump on city violence and safety
• 03:07 — Lauren Green on Carlo Acutis, first millennial saint
• 03:55 — US-South Korea agreement on detained workers

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Summary

This Fox News Hourly Update delivers key developments in global conflict, U.S. foreign policy, political shifts in Japan, American protest movements, the Catholic Church’s modernization, and immigration enforcement—anchored by direct commentary from world leaders and on-the-ground reporters. The episode’s tone is urgent and news-driven, capturing the gravity of the week’s most pressing issues for listeners seeking a comprehensive news snapshot.

Transcript

[Daria Albinger]

President Trump takes a stand against Russia. I'm Daria Albinger, Fox News. The president is ready to go to the second stage of sanctioning Russia now that the nations hit Ukraine with the largest air attack of their war so far.

[Tray Yinxed]

Overnight, Russia launched a massive drone attack against Ukraine, the largest since their invasion of Ukraine back in February of 2022. One of the buildings hit by those drones, three people at this location were killed in and rescue workers right now are digging through the debris looking for anyone else buried under the rubble. The president of the EU Commission said, quote, once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately. Many EU leaders have spoken out today, understanding that there was a key escalation overnight by the Russians. Not only did Russia target major civilian buildings in the capital of Kyiv, but they also targeted for the first time a government building, the Cabinet of Ministers building.

[Daria Albinger]

Fox's Tray yinxed in Kyiv. Ukrainian President zelensky agrees that Mr. Trump should do something to stop the war.

[Ukrainian President Zelensky]

The most power has White House and I really count that President Trump will do it with pressure on Putin. And this is only one, one, one way how to stop the killer. You need to take off his, I mean this, to take off his weapon.

[Daria Albinger]

Zelensky on ABC this week. Last week, President Trump called on European leaders to stop purchasing Russian oil, which he says is funding the war. Japan's prime Minister IB she's stepping down after growing calls from his party to take responsibility for his historic defeat in Japan's parliamentary election. His decision comes a day before his Liberal Democratic party was to decide whether to hold an early leadership election. America's listening to FOX News.

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[Daria Albinger]

More protests in Chicago yesterday evening.

[Mike Tobin]

We saw hundreds gather in Millennium Park. A lot of the usual actors that we see at different protests. And the reason for that is 11 different groups that often protest around the city of Chicago came together under the umbrella the Coalition against the Trump Agenda. You saw people protesting everything from the Palestinian cause to trans rights. They marched around the city without major incident. There was another protest that formed up in Broadview and that is because an ICE processing facility is being set up there on a temporary basis. There were also protests at the naval station north of Chicago and that is where ICE is largely headquartered.

[Daria Albinger]

Fox's Mike Tobin in Chicago. The president pushing back.

[President Trump]

We're going to clean up our city. We're going to clean them up so they don't kill five people every weekend. That's not war. That's common sense.

[Daria Albinger]

The president getting on Air Force One as he was preparing to arrive in New York today. Meet the Roman Catholic Church's first millennial saint. Here's fox's Lauren Green.

[Lauren Green]

Carlo Kudis really signals a new era for the Catholic Church, I have to say, because Carlo Kudis actually gives the Catholic chur, Catholic Church two things it really sorely needs. It needs more young people, more young voices, but it also needs more voices of faith. And he has done both because of creating that website documenting eucharistic miracles. And what people may not understand is the Eucharist, the believing of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the unleavened bread, is the core of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. It's what separates them from Protestantism really. So Carlo Acunis actually gives the church both of those.

[Daria Albinger]

That's fox's Loren Greene. South Korea says it's reached a deal with the US for the release of South Korean workers who were detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. More than 300 South Koreans were among the 475 detained. I'm Darielle Albinger. This is the FOX News.

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