4PM ET 10/08/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 4PM ET Newscast

Date: October 8, 2025
Host: FOX News Podcasts
Main Theme:
A concise roundup of the day's key national and international news stories, including updates on Middle East peace talks, law enforcement developments, Capitol Hill disputes, a notable legal dismissal, and financial markets.

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1. Middle East Peace Talks Progress

[00:02–00:21]

• Summary:
  Indirect negotiations are underway between Israelis and Palestinians in Egypt, focusing on a proposed hostages-for-ceasefire deal, which forms the first step of President Trump’s broader peace plan.
• President Trump Remarks:
  • Reports “possible progress on Mid east peace.”
  • After speaking with his team, President Trump expresses optimism:

    “Very close, but it’s something I think that will happen. Got a good chance of happening. I may go there sometime toward the…”
    (President Trump, 00:14)

  • Indicates he might travel to the region toward the weekend (Saturday evening or Sunday).
• Additional Context:
  – His comments were made during a White House roundtable event focused on Antifa, now designated as a domestic terrorist organization.

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2. Discussion on Antifa and Domestic Policy

[00:21–01:06]

• Crime Strategy Talking Points:
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi at the roundtable stresses a comprehensive approach to fighting crime:

    “Fighting crime is more than just getting the bad guy off the streets. It’s breaking down the organization brick by brick, just like we did with cartels.”

  • Bondi accuses Democratic city and state leaders of ignoring or covering up left-wing violence; in contrast, Democrats criticize the President for “trying to fuel chaos” via National Guard deployments.

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3. Capture of New Orleans Jail Fugitive

[01:06–01:34]

• Breaking News:
  • Derrick Groves, the final escapee from the high-profile New Orleans jail break, has been caught after a five-month manhunt.
• Details by Reporter:
  • Groves, a convicted murderer awaiting life sentence, was apprehended in Atlanta after a brief standoff.
    • His girlfriend, an ex-jail employee, aided the escape and has been charged.
  • All ten escapees from the May 16 jailbreak have now been recaptured.
    (Reporter: 01:06–01:34)

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4. Financial Market Update

[01:34–01:59, 03:55]

• Wall Street Close:
  • Dow: Down 1 point.
  • S&P 500: Record close.
  • Nasdaq: Record close, finishing up 255 points and topping 23,000 for the first time.
• Market Recap:

  “The Dow slips a point in the end, but the Nasdaq topping 23,000 for the first time and the S&P also with a record close.”
  (Lisa Brady, 03:55)

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5. Congressional Battle Over Swearing-In and Epstein Files Bill

[02:15–02:57]

• Key Players:

  • Arizona Democrats Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson
  • GOP Rep. Mike Lawler
  • Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva

• Summary:

  • Tensions flare as Congresswoman-elect Grijalva has not yet been sworn in, with Democrats alleging the delay is politically motivated.
  • Grijalva’s swearing-in would provide the final signature needed to force a vote on a bill to release the “Epstein files.”
  • House Speaker Johnson has kept the House out of session, pushing for the Senate to first pass a bill to end the government shutdown.
  • Both Republican- and Democrat-backed short-term government funding bills failed in the Senate due to lack of adequate votes.

• Notable Exchange:

  “[Senators] are demanding Congresswoman Elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in… Gallego accused the speaker of slow walking because Grijalva would be the last signature needed to force a vote on a bill to compel the release of the Epstein files…” (Reporter, 02:22)

  • On the pedophile files claim:

    “Nobody's covering up for pedophiles.” (Speaker D, 02:49)

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6. Dismissal of Disorderly Conduct Case: Alex O’Keefe

[03:15–03:55]

• Storyline:
  • NYC Judge tosses the civil summons against Alex O’Keefe, a Black former TV writer for FX’s “The Bear,” after his arrest on a Metro North train.
  • O’Keefe alleges racial targeting after a white passenger complained about his seating.

    “This white woman said she didn’t like the way I was sitting on the train, so you call the police.”
    (Alex O’Keefe, 03:37)

  • Police said O’Keefe broke MTA rules by occupying more than one seat and refused to leave when asked.
  • The MTA stands by its officers’ actions.

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7. Memorable Quotes & Moments

• President Trump, on Mideast negotiations:

  “Very close, but it’s something I think that will happen. Got a good chance of happening.”
  (00:14)

• Attorney General Pam Bondi, on fighting crime:

  “It’s breaking down the organization brick by brick, just like we did with cartels.”
  (00:21)

• Alex O’Keefe, on his arrest:

  “This white woman said she didn’t like the way I was sitting on the train, so you call the police.”
  (03:37)

• Congressional dispute soundbite:

  “Nobody's covering up for pedophiles.”
  (02:49)

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8. Additional Notes

• Skip: Advertisements, show promotions, and non-content sections.
• Host sign-off by Lisa Brady:

  “I’m Lisa Brady. This is FOX NEWS.”
  (03:55)

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In Summary:
This Fox News Hourly Update delivers a fast-paced briefing on the top stories: cautious optimism on Mideast peace, sustained partisan tension over domestic policy and Congressional procedure, closure on a high-profile fugitive hunt, a legal vindication in a racially charged train incident, and upbeat Wall Street news. The episode blends direct quotes, soundbites, and factual updates in a brisk, news-driven tone characteristic of Fox News radio.

Transcript

[A]

Possible progress on Mid east peace. Elisa Brady, Fox News as Israelis and Palestinians hold indirect talks in Egypt, President Trump just telling reporters after speaking with his team there that a deal is.

[B]

Very close, but it's something I think that will happen. Got a good chance of happening. I may go there sometime toward the.

[A]

End of the week, adding he may leave Saturday evening or Sunday. The talks are focusing on hostages for ceasefire deal as the first part of a peace plan proposed by the president. His comments coming at a White House roundtable event on Antifa, a group recently designated as a domestic terrorist organization. Fighting crime is more than just getting the bad guy off the streets. It's breaking down the organization brick by brick, just like we did with cartels. Attorney General Pam Bondi accusing Democrats city and state leaders of ignoring or covering up left wing violence. Democrats accused the president of of trying to fuel chaos by deploying National Guard troops. After months on the run, the last fugitive from a New Orleans jailbreak is captured.

[C]

U.S. marshals say convicted killer Derrick Groves was cornered in Atlanta before being arrested following a brief standoff. Groves has evaded capture for almost five months after escaping along with nine other men from the Orleans Parish Prison on May 16. The other escapees were recaptured within weeks of that jailbreak. In Groves case, his girlfriend, who is an ex jail employee, had been arrested and charged for helping him escape.

[A]

Fox's Granal Scott Groves was awaiting an expected life sentence for murder when he escaped a late mixed finish on Wall Street. The Dow down a point at the bell. It had been higher for the whole session. A record close though, for the S and P and the Nasdaq. The nasdaq finishing up 255 points. America is listening to FOX News.

[B]

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[A]

She'll be the newest member of Congress, but she has yet to be sworn in and that is leading to more partisan finger pointing on Capitol Hill.

[D]

Arizona's two senators, Democrats Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, are demanding Congresswoman Elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in. In a heated exchange between the senators, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, Gallego accused the speaker of slow walking because Grahalva would be the last signature needed to force a vote on a bill to compel the release of the Epstein files stop coming up for the pedophile.

[C]

There's nothing.

[A]

Nobody's covering up for pedophiles.

[D]

Speaker Johnson has kept the House out of session, demanding the Senate pass a bill to end the government shutdown.

[A]

Fox's Reince Mel is at the Capitol. The House already passed a Republican short term spending bill which failed again today in the Senate, along with a Democrat proposal neither able to get the 60 votes needed to advance. Case dismissed against a former TV writer who faced a civil summons after an arrest on a train.

[E]

A New York City judge dismisses a civil summons for disorderly conduct against Alex O', Keefe, a former writer for FX's the Bear. Last month, police responded to a call from a Metro north train where they handcuffed and removed the 31 year old after a complaint over how he was sitting. O', Keefe, who is black, accused the transit officers of racial targeting.

[B]

This white woman said she didn't like the way I was sitting on the train, so you call the police.

[E]

Sound courtesy of Alex o' Keefe via Storyful the Metropolitan Transit Authority said o' Keefe violated the rules by spreading his legs on an adjacent seat and refused to leave the train.

[A]

Fox's Carmen Roberts Recapping stocks, the Dow slips a point in the end, but the Nasdaq topping 23,000 for the first time and the S and P also with a record close. I'm Lisa Brady. This is FOX NEWS.