Fox News Hourly Update – 4PM ET, October 23, 2025

Main Theme:
This episode provides a rapid-fire briefing on breaking news topics, including developments in San Francisco crime policy, high-profile indictments involving NBA figures, a contentious New York mayoral race, updates on government shutdown impacts, a bomb threat at a Georgia postal facility, and a Wall Street market recap.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. San Francisco Federal Response & Crime Crackdown

• President Trump holds back federal deployment:
  • President Trump announces a pause on a planned federal operation in San Francisco due to appeals from business leaders, particularly Nvidia’s CEO.
    • “President Trump says he stopped a planned federal deployment to San Francisco after calls from several business leaders, including Nvidia’s CEO.” (Alisa Brady – 00:02)
  • Emphasizes ongoing collaboration with local leadership:
    • “They said we’re working really, really hard with the mayor.” (Co-Anchor/Reporter – 00:14)
    • “We’re making progress.” (Co-Anchor/Reporter – 00:17)
  • The President, however, continues defending his larger crime crackdown, specifically targeting drug cartels, and is holding a roundtable at the White House. (Alisa Brady – 00:18)

2. NBA Crime Indictments & Sports Betting Scandals

• NBA Figures Face Federal Charges
  • Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups, among 30+ people indicted, accused of participating in rigged poker games tied to organized crime:
    • “Billups accused of being part of rigged poker games involving organized crime families.” (Alisa Brady – 00:23)
  • Details of poker cheating emerge:
    • “Defendants including members of the Mafia are accused of using a fixed shuffling machine… would identify the hands at the table and communicate that information to a so called quarterback who would then signal to the cheating players at the table.” (Nate Foy – 00:41)
  • Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier accused of faking an injury for illegal sports betting gains:
    • “Rozier, he’s accused of faking an injury so that he and his co defendants, including his childhood friend, could profit off of prop bets based on his performance.” (Nate Foy – 01:00)
  • Both indictments date back six years. The NBA places Billups and Rozier on leave, pending review. (Alisa Brady – 01:11)

3. New York Mayoral Endorsements and Political Dynamics

• Eric Adams backs Andrew Cuomo
  • Current NYC Mayor Eric Adams endorses former Governor Andrew Cuomo, now running as an independent for mayor, shortly after Adams’ own independent campaign ended:
    • “Just endorsing former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who’s running as an independent for mayor weeks after Adams ended his own independent run after losing the Democratic primary to Zoran Mamdani.” (Alisa Brady – 01:19)
  • Candid reaction from Adams:
    • “Am I angry that I’m not the one taking down Zoran, the socialists and the communists? You’re darn right I am. But you know what? The city means more to me than anything.” (Co-Anchor/Reporter – 01:29)
  • Mamdani responds, linking Adams' record to Cuomo’s agenda, while polls show Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa trailing Mamdani. (Alisa Brady – 01:40)

4. Government Shutdown & Essential Worker Pay

• Senate Deadlock on Essential Workers’ Pay
  • A bill to ensure payment for essential federal workers fails in the Senate.
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of flight delays and cancellations if air traffic controllers and TSA workers miss upcoming paychecks (next pay date: October 28), repeatedly stressing he cannot guarantee flight reliability:
    • “I can’t guarantee you that your flight’s going to be on time.” (Sean Duffy – 02:19, Gernall Scott – 02:32)
    • “I can’t guarantee you that your flight’s not going to be canceled.” (Sean Duffy – 02:34, Gernall Scott – 02:32)
  • Democrats block Senator Ron Johnson’s bill, calling it a “political ploy.”
  • Shutdown reaches Day 23, with Republicans pushing short-term spending and Democrats demanding healthcare funding as part of negotiations. (Alisa Brady – 02:58)

5. Postal Facility Bomb Threat in Georgia

• Bomb found and removed at Atlanta-area mail facility:
  • South Fulton police and Atlanta bomb squad remove a “real explosive” from a U.S. Postal Service building; roads are closed for investigation.
  • An area worker notes the recurrence of such incidents:
    • “They actually do find devices. So I’m not sure as to why this keeps happening. My question is, what does the post office do to make someone so mad to want to give them a bomb threat?” (Co-Anchor/Reporter – 03:33)
  • The same facility had a bomb threat last September—no device was found then. (Gernall Scott – 03:42)

6. Financial Markets Recap

• Stocks rebound, oil price rises:
  • “Recapping stocks, everything finishing in the green, but not a record day on Wall Street. The Dow up 144 points. The S&P gaining 39. The Nasdaq the biggest gainer up 201 in oil prices getting back over $61 a barrel.” (Alisa Brady – 03:53)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “President Trump says he stopped a planned federal deployment to San Francisco after calls from several business leaders, including Nvidia’s CEO.”
  — Alisa Brady, 00:02

• “Defendants including members of the Mafia are accused of using a fixed shuffling machine that would identify the hands at the table and communicate that information to a so-called quarterback who would then signal to the cheating players at the table.”
  — Nate Foy, 00:41

• “Rozier, he’s accused of faking an injury so that he and his co defendants, including his childhood friend, could profit off of prop bets based on his performance.”
  — Nate Foy, 01:00

• “Am I angry that I’m not the one taking down Zoran, the socialists and the communists? You’re darn right I am. But you know what? The city means more to me than anything.”
  — Co-Anchor/Reporter (voice of Eric Adams), 01:29

• “I can’t guarantee you that your flight’s going to be on time… I can’t guarantee you that your flight’s not going to be canceled.”
  — Sean Duffy / Gernall Scott, 02:19–02:34

• “They actually do find devices. So I’m not sure as to why this keeps happening. My question is, what does the post office do to make someone so mad to want to give them a bomb threat?”
  — Local worker, 03:33

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:02 — San Francisco federal deployment decision / crime crackdown
• 00:23 — NBA figures indicted in gambling, betting scandals
• 01:19 — NYC mayoral race developments
• 02:15 — Senate deadlocks on essential worker pay amid shutdown
• 03:12 — Bomb threat at Georgia postal facility
• 03:53 — Market and oil recap

This newscast delivers fast yet thorough coverage of the day’s top national stories and urgent breaking news, shaped in FOX News’ punchy, direct style.