5PM ET 02/08/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 5PM ET 02/08/2026 Newscast

Main Theme:
A concise roundup of breaking national news stories, ranging from high-profile kidnapping drama to Olympic sports coverage, Super Bowl highlights, protests, public health concerns, and economic trends.

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1. Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping & Ransom Deadline

• Reported By: Carmen Roberts, Alicia Acuna
• Details:
  • Eight days since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, with a ransom deadline looming on Monday.
  • Savannah Guthrie (NBC host) pleads via video for her mother’s release, assuring the ransom will be paid.
    • Quote: “They will and [Savannah] begged in a video for kidnappers to let her go.” — Carmen Roberts [00:06]
  • Law enforcement activities described:
    • Investigators, possibly FBI, searched Guthrie’s property in Tucson, focusing on a manhole or septic tank. Searched for about an hour before departing.
    • Emotional appeals from Nancy Guthrie’s children to the kidnappers.
      • Quote: “Once again pleading to whoever has their mother to please just give her back to them.” — Alicia Acuna [00:42]

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2. Lindsey Vaughn’s Olympic Crash & Surgery

• Reported By: Chanley Painter
• Details:
  • Lindsey Vaughn suffered a severe crash just seconds into her downhill run at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
  • Crash specifics: Vaughn clipped the fourth gate, losing balance, then landed heavily after first jump.
  • Vaughn’s resilience highlighted—competed despite a ruptured ACL weeks prior.
    • Quote: “Vaughn was determined to race in her fifth and final Olympics.” — Chanley Painter [01:24]
  • Underwent surgery hours after the crash.

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3. Super Bowl LX: New England vs. Seattle

• Reported By: Carmen Roberts, Ainsley Earhart
• Details:
  • Kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET.
  • New England Patriots led by Drake May, set to be the second youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl.
  • Seattle’s storyline revolves around quarterback Sam Darnold—career resurgence after being labeled a “bust.” Darnold is the third QB to start a Super Bowl after playing for five or more teams.
    • Quote: “Darnold will become just the third quarterback to start a Super Bowl after playing for five plus teams.” — Ainsley Earhart [01:48]

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4. Minneapolis ICE Protests Turn Violent

• Reported By: Steve Harrigan
• Details:
  • Anti-ICE protests at a federal building escalated into violence—29 injuries, one law enforcement vehicle destroyed, 42 arrests, including one for assault.
    • Quote: “They were throwing pieces of ice, rocks and bottles at federal agents...” — Steve Harrigan [02:23]
  • Ongoing demonstrations seriously damaging the local economy. Shops and restaurants closing—greater impact than COVID.
    • Quote: “We’re not going to recover in March... you don’t come back from that. In Lake street alone... we’ve lost $46 million.” — Unnamed Business Owner [02:46]
  • Compounded hardships for businesses: George Floyd protests, COVID, and now renewed protests.

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5. Measles Outbreak & Vaccination Pleas

• Reported By: Carmen Roberts
• Details:
  • Dr. Mehmet Oz urges Americans to get vaccinated against measles amidst a growing outbreak.
  • U.S. status as “measles-free” at risk; South Carolina reports over 900 cases, dozens quarantined or isolated.

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6. Gas Prices On The Rise

• Reported By: Trilby Lundberg
• Details:
  • Gas prices rose 6 cents in two weeks—regular grade now averages $2.96.
  • Wholesale pricing pressures could increase costs another 9 cents.
  • Potential future surges due to refinery labor strikes.
    • Quote: “Several factors could cause gas prices to surge in coming weeks, including a possible labor strike at BP’s refinery in Indiana.” — Carmen Roberts [03:45]
  • AAA national average at $2.90.

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7. Super Bowl Box Office - “Scent Help” Leads

• Reported By: Carmen Roberts
• Details:
  • Disney’s “Scent Help” claims top spot at Super Bowl weekend box office, making $10 million.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “They took something and they kind of poked around like they were testing or looking for something.”
  — Alicia Acuna describing investigators at Nancy Guthrie’s property. [00:19]
• “Vaughn was determined to race in her fifth and final Olympics.”
  — Chanley Painter on Lindsey Vaughn’s drive after injury. [01:24]
• “We’re not going to recover in March. Even if 2000 ICE agents leave tomorrow, you don’t come back from that.”
  — Unnamed business owner on Minneapolis economic impact. [02:46]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Nancy Guthrie kidnapping update: 00:02–00:50
• Lindsey Vaughn’s Olympic crash: 01:02–01:37
• Super Bowl preview: 01:37–01:54
• Minneapolis ICE protests: 02:16–03:06
• Measles outbreak & vaccination: 03:06–03:32
• Gas prices trend: 03:32–03:45
• Super Bowl box office: 03:45–03:55

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Tone:
Urgent, factual, and brisk—typical of Fox’s hard news updates, with occasional moments of emotion or direct appeal in direct quotes from sources and witnesses.

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This concise summary covers all the main developments discussed in the Fox News 5PM ET hourly update on February 8, 2026, providing context, detail, and key quotes for listeners or readers who missed the broadcast.

Transcript

[Carmen Roberts]

Eight days and no sign of Nancy Guthrie. I'm Carmen Roberts, FOX news. And now the family faces a Monday deadline to pay a ransom. NBC host Savannah Guthrie says they will and begged in a video for kidnappers to let her go.

[Alicia Acuna]

One of the sheriff's investigators was joined by yet another agent and they took a walk to the back of Nancy Guthrie's property and it looked like they removed what at the time we thought was some sort of manhole. I've been informed by some of our viewers that was likely a septic tank. And they took something and they kind of poked around like they were testing or looking for something. They were on site in the back for about an hour and then they left. All of this happening as we had heard from Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, once again pleading to whoever has their mother to please just give her back to them.

[Carmen Roberts]

That is fox's Alicia Acuna reporting from Tucson. Lindsey Vaughn has reportedly undergone surgery just a few hours after her crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Fox's Chanley Painter has more on what happened.

[Chanley Painter]

Lindsey Vaughn was aerial lifted off the course in Italy this morning in what was described as a tragic and gut wrenching fall. The crash happening just 13 to 14 seconds into her downhill run when Vaughn clipped the fourth gate with her right arm, knocking her off balance in the air on the first jump, forcing all her weight to shift back on her skis and crashed into the snow. Von had been vying to compete despite suffering what many thought would be a major setback less than two weeks ago when she ruptured her ACL in a different crash during her final competition before the Olympics. But Vaughn was determined to race in her fifth and final Olympics and Super Bowl 60.

[Carmen Roberts]

Pitting New England against Seattle kicks off at 6:30 Eastern Time tonight.

[Ainsley Earhart]

The Patriots and Drake May will become the second youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl. Seattle storyline focuses on quarterback Sam Darnold, who was once considered a bust. Darnold will become just the third quarterback to start a Super bowl after playing for five plus teams.

[Carmen Roberts]

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[Alicia Acuna]

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[Carmen Roberts]

Anti ice protests outside a federal building turned violent in Minneapolis yesterday. Fox's Steve Harrigan is there with more.

[Steve Harrigan]

They were throwing pieces of ice, rocks and bottles at federal agents, at least one agent injured, one police car smashed, 42 arrests total, one of those arrested for assault. Meantime here, the daily demonstrations really taking a toll on the local economy, especially small shops, restaurants, hotels. They are shutting down. Many store owners say this is actually worse than Covid hit them.

[Unnamed Business Owner]

We're not going to recover in March. Even if 2000 ICE agents leave tomorrow, you don't come back from that. In Lake street alone, December, our projection is we've lost $46 million.

[Steve Harrigan]

These businesses have been hit over and over again. The George Floyd protest, Covid and now this.

[Carmen Roberts]

A leading Trump administration health official, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is urging people to get vaccinated against the measles as the disease grows in several states. And the US Is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. In South Carolina, the number of cases has soared to more than 900, with nearly 280 people in quarantine and eight in isolation. In energy expert Trilby Lundberg with the Lundberg survey says gas prices are trending higher.

[Trilby Lundberg]

Gasoline prices moved up another 6 cents in the past two weeks. Regular grade now averages $2.96. Plus the wholesale market says that the price should be $0.09 higher than it is.

[Carmen Roberts]

And Lundberg says several factors could cause gas prices to surge in coming weeks, including a possible labor strike at BP's refinery in Indiana. AAA puts the national average at 290 a gallon. And Disney takes home the brass wing at this year's super bowl box Office Sunday. The 20th century claim to film scent help stayed at the top, pulling in $10 million. I'm Carmen Roberts. This is FOX NEWS.