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Fox News Hourly Update — 5PM ET 01/11/2026 Newscast

Host: Carmen Roberts (FOX News Podcasts)
Date: January 11, 2026
Episode Theme:
A roundup of major national and international news, focusing on the escalating protests in Iran, a controversial ICE-related police shooting in Minneapolis, falling gas prices amid global uncertainty, a nationwide food recall, and looming nurse strikes in New York.

1. Iran Protests Escalate Amid Regime Threats (00:02 - 00:52)

Tehran’s Warning:
- Carmen Roberts opens with, “Tehran, warns the US and Israel.”
- Iran's regime threatens to strike US and Israeli targets in the region if the US intervenes on behalf of the spreading protest movement.
On-the-Ground Protests:
- Trey Yingst (Tel Aviv Correspondent) details the situation:
  - Protests have continued for two weeks with "no signs of slowing down this weekend.”
  - Demonstrations are taking place in multiple cities, with government buildings, cars, and mosques burned.
  - Protesters chant "down with the dictator, long live the Shah. Pahlavi will return for the third day.”
  - Iranian officials have cut off internet access, but “with Starlink satellite uplinks, some images and information are trickling out.”
  - Security forces have reportedly opened fire on protesters in multiple cities.

Memorable Quote:

“Protesters chanted down with the dictator, long live the Shah. Pahlavi will return for the third day.”
(Trey Yingst, 00:32)

Rising Toll:
- Carmen Roberts notes, “Activists say the number of people killed in the protest has topped 500, with many more feared dead.” (00:52)

2. Protests Over ICE Shooting in Minneapolis (00:52 - 01:42)

Incident Overview:
- Nationwide demonstrations in response to a fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
- Garrett Tenney (Minneapolis Correspondent) covers:
  - New cell phone video shows Renee Good blocking federal agents for more than three minutes using her car before the fatal incident.
  - “At one point, you can see her dancing in the driver's seat as she honks her horn.”
  - The video stops before the shooting; federal officials report that this behavior was recurring.

Notable Description:

“You can see her dancing in the driver's seat as she honks her horn.”
(Garrett Tenney, 01:20)

Ongoing Activism:
- Activists continue to use similar tactics to disrupt federal agents nationwide.
Political Response:
- Carmen Roberts highlights tensions:
  - “Democratic leaders in Minnesota have said that they have a very different view of the version of the shooting than Homeland Security does.” (01:42)

3. National Economic Update: Gas Prices & Oil Markets (02:40 - 03:24)

Falling Gas Prices:
- Pam Husso reports:
  - “Drivers are seeing more relief at the gas pump. There’s been another dime drop in the national average price of gasoline.”
  - As of this update, the national average is $2.89 per gallon.
Global Oil Uncertainty:
- “Oil prices are up amid global uncertainty… Oil-supplying nations that are either in trouble or at least in great flux … are Iran, Venezuela and Russia.”
- Prices are $0.27 lower than seven weeks ago and $0.45 lower than the previous year's high.
AAA Average:
- Carmen Roberts adds, “And AAA's national average is slightly less than $2.80 a gallon.” (03:24)

4. Food Safety Alert: Tater Tot Recall (03:31 - 04:01)

Massive Recall:
- Paul Stevens reports:
  - “Idaho based McCain Foods USA recalling more than 38,000 cases of frozen tater tots sold in 26 states over concerns that they might contain plastic fragments.”
  - Recall includes Ore Ida Tater Tots and Cisco Imperial Potato Tater Barrels.
  - FDA warns products “may be contaminated with, quote, clear hard plastic fragments, unquote, posing a potential safety risk.”

Clear Warning:

“The recalled products may be contaminated with, quote, clear hard plastic fragments, unquote, posing a potential safety risk to consumers.”
(Paul Stevens, 03:52)

5. Labor Tensions: Possible Nurse Strike in New York (04:01 - 04:36)

Strike Update:
- Thousands of nurses in New York State threaten to strike “at several of New York City's largest privately run hospitals” if contract negotiations do not progress.
Nurse Demands:
- Nurses are pushing for improved pay and benefits.
- Expressed concern over a “rise in workplace violence from patients and others.”
- A strike could begin as early as Monday morning.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote / Moment | |-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:32 | Trey Yingst | “Protesters chanted down with the dictator, long live the Shah. Pahlavi will return for the third day.” | | 01:20 | Garrett Tenney | “You can see her dancing in the driver's seat as she honks her horn.” | | 03:52 | Paul Stevens | “The recalled products may be contaminated with, quote, clear hard plastic fragments, unquote…” |

Episode Flow & Tone

The reporting is fast-paced and to the point, matching the newscast format.
Correspondents deliver sober, urgent accounts of protest, civil rights concerns, and economic shifts.
A sense of immediacy and concern is threaded throughout, particularly in the segments on Iran and the Minneapolis shooting.

This episode delivers a concise yet comprehensive national and international news round-up, with authoritative on-the-ground accounts, clear insight into key developments, and attention to both ongoing crises and practical consumer alerts. Perfect for listeners seeking a quick but thorough update on the day's top stories.

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Tehran, warns the US And Israel. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. The Iranian regime threatens to target US And Israeli areas in the region if the US Intervenes on behalf of protesters. Demonstrations are spreading and the death toll is rising. Fox's Trey Yingst has more from Tel Aviv.
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The demonstrations in Iran have hit the two week mark with no signs of slowing down this weekend. Intense protests swelled across the country in multiple different major cities. Government buildings, cars and mosques were burned as people chanted down with the dictator, long live the Shah. Pahlavi will return for the third day. Iranian officials have shut down Internet access, but with Starlink satellite uplinks, some images and information are trickling out, including reports that security forces have opened fire on protesters in multiple cities.
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Activists say the number of people killed in the Protest has topped 500, with many more feared dead. In the US anti ICE protesters hold demonstrations in Minneapolis and other cities over the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent. Fox's Garrett Tenney has more from Minneapolis.
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New video shot from a person's cell phone along the side of the street around that shooting shows Renee Good using her car to block federal agents for more than three minutes before the fatal encounter. At one point, you can see her dancing in the driver's seat as she honks her horn. The video cuts off right before the shooting, but federal officials have told us this is the of thing that Good had been doing throughout the morning and even after this week's deadly encounter. It is a tactic activists are continuing to use to disrupt federal agents both here and across the country.
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And Democratic leaders in Minnesota have said that they have a very different view of the version of the shooting than Homeland Security does. America is listening to Fox News.
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The cost of filling up continues to head lower. But will that trend continue?
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Drivers are seeing more relief at the gas pump. There's been another dime drop in the national average price of gasoline. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg survey says the new price is $2.89 nationally on the flip. Oil prices are up amid global uncertainty. Now we have a number of oil supplying nations that are either in trouble or at least in great flux and they are Iran, Venezuela and Russia. The new national average is $0.27 less than seven weeks ago and $0.45 lower than last year's high in early April. Pam Husso, fox news.
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And AAA's national average is slightly less than $2.80 a gallon. Thousands of cases of frozen tater tots.
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Are UN recall Idaho based McCain Foods USA recalling more than 38,000 cases of frozen tater tots sold in 26 states over concerns that they might contain plastic fragments that recall including Ore Ida tater tots and Cisco Imperial Potato Tater barrels. The Food and Drug Administration saying the recalled products may be contaminated with, quote, clear hard plastic fragments, unquote, posing a potential safety risk to consumers. Paul Stevens, FOX News.
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Thousands of nurses in New York state may go on strike tomorrow. The union representing the nurses is threatening to strike at several of New York City's largest privately run hospitals if the two sides don't finalize a new labor contract or at least make significant progress by today. And nurses are demanding better pay and benefits. But they say they are also concerned about a rise in workplace violence from patients and others. Again, that strike may happen starting Monday morning. I'm Carmen Roberts. This is FOX News.
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