5PM ET 12/14/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update

Episode: 5PM ET 12/14/2025 Newscast

Date: December 14, 2025

Host: Daria Albinger & FOX News Team

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Episode Overview

This episode delivers fast-paced updates on major global and domestic events, including developing details on a deadly campus shooting at Brown University, a mass attack during Hanukkah in Australia, casualties in Syria, health care policy gridlock in Congress, developments in U.S.-Ukraine diplomacy, and headline Powerball lottery news. The reporting provides immediate facts, reactions from officials, and early analysis from on-the-ground correspondents.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Brown University Shooting, Providence, RI

• Details:
  • At least 2 dead, 9 wounded in a campus shooting (00:01).
  • Police have a person of interest detained (male in his 20s).
• Investigation:
  • Ongoing, limited info released about suspect or motive.
  • Evidence collection continues.
• Leadership Response:
  • Providence Mayor Brett Smiley shares insight from a victim, focusing on preparedness rather than policy debate.
• Notable Moment:
  • One hospitalized victim credits school active shooter drills for quick thinking during the crisis.
    • “Active shooter drill they made me do in high school actually helped me in the moment.” (Daria Albinger paraphrasing, 00:42)

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2. Hanukkah Attack in Australia

• Overview:
  • Attack during a Hanukkah celebration left at least 16 dead (including a suspected shooter), 29 injured (01:00).
  • Incident described as the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in nearly 30 years, a country recognized for strict gun laws.
• Details:
  • Two suspects: one killed by police, the other critical and in custody.
  • Victims include two police officers.
  • Attackers fired from a bridge toward crowds at Bondi Beach as Hanukkah began (before 7pm local time).
• Government Reaction:
  • PM calls it an act of antisemitism and terrorism, targeted at Jewish Australians.
• Context:
  • Worst attack on the Australian Jewish community since October 7th (01:48).

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3. U.S. Soldiers Killed in Syria: White House Response

• Details:
  • 2 U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter killed in Syria attack (02:31).
  • President Trump reacts from the White House, blaming ISIS, not the Syrian government.
• Presidential Statement:
  • “Three great patriots terminated by bad people… not the Syrian government. It was isis. Syrian government fought by our side. The new president fought by our side.” (President Trump, 02:41)
  • U.S. vows retaliation.

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4. Senate Blocks Affordable Care Act Subsidies Extension

• Context:
  • ACA premium subsidies set to expire, could lead to doubling of premium costs (03:38).
  • Both Democratic and Republican measures fail in the Senate.
• Senator Cassidy's Remarks:
  • On need for affordable coverage:
  • “If a family has a $6,000 out of pocket before they get into the strength of the insurance plan, then frankly the policy is catastrophic.” (Senator Bill Cassidy, 03:19)
• Impact:
  • Millions may face higher health insurance costs starting January.

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5. Diplomatic Talks on Ukraine War in Berlin

• Participants:
  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law), Ukrainian and European officials.
• Focus:
  • Political agreements for peace.
  • Main hurdles: control of Eastern Ukraine, security guarantees.
  • Ongoing uncertainty over a path forward.

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6. Powerball Jackpot Update

• News:
  • Powerball reaches $1.1 billion after no winner for the $1 billion jackpot.
  • Last winning numbers announced: 1, 28, 31, 57, 58. Powerball 16 (04:14).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Preparedness After Brown University Shooting:

  • “Active shooter drill they made me do in high school actually helped me in the moment.”
    — Anonymous victim (relayed by Daria Albinger, 00:42)

• On Gun Violence in Australia:

  • “It is the deadliest shooting for almost three decades in the country with strict gun control laws. The Australian prime minister called it a targeted on Jewish Australians, an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the nation.”
    — Stephanie Bennett (Ainsley Earhart reports, 01:00)

• On Syria Attack:

  • “Three great patriots terminated by bad people… not the Syrian government. It was isis. Syrian government fought by our side. The new president fought by our side.”
    — President Trump (02:41)

• On Health Care Affordability:

  • “If a family has a $6,000 out of pocket before they get into the strength of the insurance plan, then frankly the policy is catastrophic.”
    — Senator Bill Cassidy (03:19)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:01 — Brown University Shooting: Breaking details and investigation.
• 01:00 — Hanukkah Attack in Australia: Scene and official reaction.
• 02:31 — U.S. Soldiers Killed in Syria: White House and President Trump react.
• 03:19 — Senate Health Care Votes: Cassidy on ACA subsidies and premium hikes.
• 03:50 — U.S.-Ukraine Peace Talks: Envoy and negotiation challenges.
• 04:14 — Powerball Jackpot: Lottery update.

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Note:
Advertisement (Capella University) and promotional outro (Jesus podcast series) were omitted as per instructions.

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This brisk Fox News update gives listeners fast-breaking information and voices from the scene, offering a blend of facts, official comments, and real-time context for urgent news stories.

Transcript

[Daria Albinger]

Providence the day after. I'm Daria Albinger. FOX news. And investigation continues into the deadly shooting at Brown University, which left at least two dead and nine wounded.

[Granal Scott]

Police in Providence, Rhode island, have a person of interest and evidence continues to be collected. Beyond that, officials had little more to share on the suspect other than Chief of Police Colonel Oscar Perez Jr. Saying.

[Daria Albinger]

The person detained is actually a person in his 20s.

[Granal Scott]

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said now is not the time for discussion of gun policy. But he did relay what one hospitalized victim told him that may have prevented more tragedy.

[President Trump]

Literally said to me, you know, that.

[Daria Albinger]

Active shooter drill they made me do in high school actually helped me in the moment.

[Granal Scott]

So far, a motive has not been discovered. Granal Scott, Fox News.

[Daria Albinger]

At least 16 people are now confirmed dead, including a suspected shooter after a horrific attack during a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Here's fox's Stephanie Bennett.

[Ainsley Earhart]

Eleven people were killed, two suspects. One of those suspects was shot and killed by police. The other one is in critical condition and is in police custody, 29 others injured, including two police officers. Now the noise of gunshots sent everyone into a panic, fleeing and running from their lives from the beach all the way to nearby apartment buildings. It is the deadliest shooting for almost three decades in the country with strict gun control laws. The Australian prime minister called it a targeted on Jewish Australians, an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the nation. It all started before 7pm local time. Witnesses say two gunmen started firing round after round from a bridge towards Archer park at Bondi beach, where people were celebrating the first day of Hanukkah.

[Daria Albinger]

It was a worst attack on the Jewish community since the October 7th attacks. America's listening to FOX News.

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[Daria Albinger]

Two U.S. army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in an attack on Syria. President Trump reacting to the news today at the White House.

[President Trump]

An attack in Syria. And we had three great patriots terminated by bad people and not the Syrian government. It was isis. Syrian government fought by our side. The new president fought by our side.

[Daria Albinger]

The president has been vowing that the US Will seek retaliation for the tragedy. Senators voted on a pair of health care measures last Thursday as Affordable Care act subsidies are set to expire this month. The Senate end up blocking the extension. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who joined CBS's Face the Nation, says that the Senate needs to figure out a plan for the American people who are struggling.

[Senator Bill Cassidy]

We've got to do something for affordability for the people in the exchanges and I will say that the only thing that Democrats would accept was something that would decrease the premiums. But if a family has a $6,000 out of pocket before they get into the strength of the insurance plan, then frankly the policy is catastrophic.

[Daria Albinger]

The Republican proposed measure also did not pass the Senate. Some Affordable Care act could see premium costs rise more than double when the subsidies run dry as at the end of December. US Envoys are arriving in Berlin for another round of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff and his son in law Jared Kushner are taking part as Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials have prepared a series of meetings. Ukraine's President Zelensky says the focus is a political agreement for peace, although obstacles remain, including control of eastern Ukraine and security guarantees. The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $1.1 billion after no one won the big $1 billion prize. Saturday's winning numbers 1, 28, 31, 57 and 58. Powerball 16 I'm Daria Albin of Business Fox News.

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