5AM ET 11/24/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 5AM ET 11/24/2025 Newscast

Main Theme:
A fast-paced morning update covering major international diplomacy, weather events affecting Thanksgiving travel, domestic crime news, transportation industry updates, economic insights, and a prominent international pageant incident.

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1. Peace Talks Between U.S., Ukraine, and Russia

[00:02] – [00:51]

• Secretary of State's Optimism:
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed “tremendous progress” following a weekend of peace talks to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, stating “the items that remain open are not insurmountable. We just need more time than what we have today.” (Rubio, 00:20)

• Switzerland Negotiations:
  Fox’s Jonathan Savage reported that the meeting in Switzerland “redrafted and revised a plan for peace.” He noted that an initial leaked version was thought to be too favorable to Russia, prompting Rubio to clarify that the U.S. authored it. (Savage, 00:12–00:25)

• Ukrainian Perspective:
  President Volodymyr Zelensky underscored the need for justice against Russia:

  “The aggressor must pay fully for the war he started. And this is why decisions on Russian assets are essential.”
  (Zelensky, 00:40)

• Context:
  February 2026 will mark four years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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2. Thanksgiving Travel Disruptions: Storms in Central & Eastern U.S.

[00:51] – [01:44]

• Double Storm Forecast:
  Impending storms threaten to impact travel ahead of Thanksgiving, particularly in Dallas and North Dallas where travelers at Love Field airport are “bracing for heavy rain,” with up to 4 inches possible.
  (Vanya Castillo, 01:08; National Weather Service, 01:12)

• Travelers’ Anxiety:
  Travelers are already anxious amidst a recent government shutdown and now rising concerns of weather-related delays:

  “I think we were kind of worried just in general about flying around this time. And then here hearing that there could be weather delays, too, feeling really lucky that we don't have to, that everything's going to plan.”
  (Traveler, 01:24)

• Hopes and Numbers:

  • Many hope to “get on a plane and out of here before the rain comes.” (Castillo, 01:39)
  • AAA projects 1.6 million more travelers than last year.

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3. International News: Pakistan Bombing

[01:44]

• Two suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers and wounding five others.

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4. Slender Man Case Update: Morgan Geyser Recaptured

[02:31] – [03:04]

• Escape and Arrest:
  Morgan Geyser, convicted in the infamous “Slender Man stabbing,” was recaptured near a Chicago truck stop, less than a day after fleeing a group home in Illinois.
  (Marion Rafferty, 02:39)

• Context:
  Geyser was 12 when she and a friend stabbed a classmate to ‘please a fictional horror character’; the victim survived. Geyser pleaded guilty to attempted first degree intentional homicide but cited mental illness for lack of responsibility.

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5. Government Shutdown: Air Traffic Controller Bonuses & TSA Upgrades

[03:04] – [03:31]

• New Bonuses:
  DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked unpaid during the government shutdown:

  “They not only showed up and filled their shifts while the government shutdown was ongoing, many of them took on extra shifts and covered responsibilities for individuals who didn't come to work.”
  (Noem, 03:20)

• TSA Investment:
  Noem also unveiled a $1 billion nationwide upgrade to TSA equipment.

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6. Gasoline Prices: Thanksgiving Road Travel

[03:31] – [04:00]

• Trilby Lumberg of the Lundberg Survey explained that refineries’ maintenance and repair seasons have ended, meaning “they’re running at a higher capacity,” affecting gas supply and prices. (Lumberg, 03:49)

• Despite this, gas prices are “hovering near the lowest level for the holiday season since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the nation back in 2020.” (Ted Lindner, 04:00)

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7. Miss Jamaica Injury at Miss Universe Pageant

[04:00] – [04:28]

• Incident Details:
  Gabrielle Henry, Miss Jamaica and an ophthalmologist, remains hospitalized in ICU after falling off a runway during Miss Universe preliminaries in Thailand.

• Update:
  According to her sister, Gabrielle “is not doing as well as they hoped.” (Lindner, 04:00)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “The items that remain open are not insurmountable. We just need more time than what we have today.”
  — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 00:20

• “The aggressor must pay fully for the war he started.”
  — President Volodymyr Zelensky, 00:40

• “They not only showed up and filled their shifts while the government shutdown was ongoing, many of them took on extra shifts.”
  — DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, 03:20

• “Feeling really lucky that we don't have to, that everything's going to plan.”
  — Traveler at Dallas Love Field, 01:24

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Additional Context

• February 2026 will mark four years since the Ukraine conflict began.
• Travel concerns are heightened due to both severe weather and recent government instability.
• The Miss Universe accident places global attention on contestant safety.

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Summary Prepared for Listeners:
This episode delivers a concise roundup of headline news, highlighting ongoing international diplomacy, travel challenges for Americans, domestic crime updates, improvements for front-line federal workers, economic factors affecting road trips, and a major international pageant mishap. The reporting balances urgency with a matter-of-fact tone, focusing on direct quotes from key figures and first-hand reports.

Transcript

[A]

Peace talks continue. I'm Ted Lindner, FOX News. The secretary of state hails tremendous progress after a weekend of peace talks with Ukraine. Fox's Jonathan Savage with more.

[B]

The U.S. and Ukrainian governments say they've had a highly productive meeting in Switzerland, redrafting and revising a plan for peace.

[A]

I can tell you that the items that remain open are not insurmountable. We just need more time than what we have today.

[B]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The initial leaked plan was seen by some as so favorable to Russia, Secretary Rubio had to confirm it was authored by the US Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he'll keep working on proposals that strengthen his country. The aggressor must pay fully for the war he started. And this is why decisions on Russian assets are essential. Jonathan Savage, Fox News.

[A]

February 2026 would mark four years since the war began. Back to back storms forecast for the central and eastern US Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday could interrupt some travel. Vanya Castillo on Fox 4 in Dallas, Fort Worth has more from the airport there. Dallas, Love Field, North Dallas travelers are.

[C]

Bracing for heavy rain. And with heavy rain comes delays and cancellations, with the National Weather Service predicting at least 1 to 3 inches of rain and some areas potentially seeing up to 4 inches. We decided to get in the TSA line and chat with some anxious travelers.

[D]

Many already anxious about flying with the recent government shutdown. I think we were kind of worried just in general about flying around this time. And then here hearing that there could be weather delays, too, feeling really lucky that we don't have to, that everything's going to plan.

[C]

Telling us they're hopeful they'll be able to get on a plane and out of here before the rain comes.

[A]

AAA expecting an additional 1.6 million travelers this year over last year. And two suicide bombers targeting the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan Monday morning, killing at least three officers, wounding five others. America's listening to FOX News.

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[A]

A woman who cut off her ankle monitor and escaped a group home in Madison, Wisconsin, has been caught in Illinois Fox's Marion Rafferty has more on that.

[F]

A Wisconsin woman convicted in the so called Slender man stabbing has been captured after going missing. Police say 23 year old Morgan Geyser was found near a Chicago area truck stop about 24 hours after leaving an Illinois group home. Geisser was just 12 when she and a friend stabbed a classmate more than a dozen times to please a fictional horror character. The victim survived.

[A]

Geyser pleaded guilty to attempted first degree intentional homicide, but claimed she was not responsible due to her mental illness. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the weekend announcing $10,000 bonuses to airline traffic controllers who continue to work during the government shutdown despite not being paid.

[F]

They not only showed up and filled their shifts while the government shutdown was ongoing, many of them took on extra shifts and covered responsibilities for individuals who didn't come to work.

[A]

Noem also announced a $1 billion nationwide upgrade to Transportation Security Administration, or TSA equipment. Millions of Americans getting set for the big holiday week. Publisher of the Lumberg survey Trilby Lumberg telling Fox why prices went up for those who'll be driving this week for Thanksgiving.

[F]

What's happened is we have a different supply picture for gasoline. The maintenance and repair season for refineries is all but completed, so they're running at a higher capacity.

[A]

Prices hovering near the lowest level though for the holiday season since the COVID 19 pandemic swept across the nation back in 2020. And Ms. Jamaica Gabrielle Henry will remain hospitalized in ICU for the next several days after falling off the Runway during a preliminary round of the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand Wednesday. 28 year old Gabrielle Henry is an ophthalmologist who was crowned Miss Jamaica earlier this year. Her sister says Gabrielle is not doing as well as they hoped. I'm Ted Lindtner. This is Fox News.

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