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Debra Valentine
America 250. I'm Debra Valentine, Fox News. President Trump is speaking on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota this evening, the July 4th eve. He's a keynote speaker. More from Fox's David Spong.
David Spong
Beautiful day. The B52 bombers are going to go over. The F16s are going to go over. Air Force One, the new Air Force One. Also the new Marine One is going to go over. President Trump's going to speak at 8:30. Then the fireworks immediately after that. The first time for the fireworks in six years. Now President Calvin Coolidge came here in 1920 to dedicate not the opening but the beginning of construction. Construction was not done on these four presidents until 1941. That shows you all of the work that went in. The project was designed by Gutzon Borglum, the Idaho born sculptor who originally had plans to do full bodies on the presidents on the side of the mountain. This is the crown jewel of South Dakota with presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Debra Valentine
A massive America 250 celebration is planned Saturday at the National Mall in Washington. Talks between the US And Iran on hold as the Iranian regime holds a funeral for their late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died when the conflict started back in February. Here's fox's Jackie Heinrich, the new supreme leader.
Jackie Heinrich
Khamenei's son won't be attending after Israel reportedly threatened to assassinate him. Iran in turn threatened to embrace nuclear weapons after downplaying civilian attacks in Bahrain at the UN Security Council meeting. A New York Times report claims the US Warned Iran this spring Israel may have been plotting to kill its foreign minister and parliament speaker. Speaker delivering the message via intermediaries amid concern it could doom cease fire negotiations. Trump and Netanyahu moving past recent tensions in a call agreeing to meet soon in the US Bibi in a statement lauded America as a guarantor of global freedom.
Debra Valentine
Iran has reportedly rejected a U.S. offer to open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for unfrozen funds. America's listening to Fox News.
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Debra Valentine
New reports say the FBI used a well connected California Democrat as a confidential source in a federal investigation into California Governor Gavin Newsom. Fox's Alicia Acuna is in L A.
Alicia Acuna
The California Post reports Alexis Podesta a deeply connected California Democratic operative, wore a wire for the FBI as part of an agreement with the feds in a sweeping investigation that involves tracking phone calls and texts of many Sacramento lobbyists and consultants around the state Capitol. Her attorney tells the Post she is the unindicted co conspirator in the case of Dana Williamson, former chief of staff to Governor Gavin Newsom, who pled guilty earlier this year in a scheme to cite and money from a dormant campaign account for Javier Pezera.
Debra Valentine
Podesta allegedly began helping the FBI collect evidence in 2024. NATO countries are accusing Russia of launching surveillance drones on sites across Europe. Fox's Jennifer Griffin has the latest as
Jennifer Griffin
NATO allies prepare to meet in Turkey next week. At the top of the agenda will be drone warfare and Russia's testing of the NATO alliance. Using its shadow fleet of old Sanction busting ships. Russia appears to have launched drones at European military bases and airports to test the reaction time of NATO, all allies and their air defenses that According to a new report by the International Institute of strategic studies, 144 suspected drones were recorded near sensitive sites in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and Denmark between 2024 and 2026 and over American air bases in the UK in November 2024.
Debra Valentine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has denied all accusations of surveillance across Europe, saying there's no proof. The U.S. labor Department says the U.S. economy non farm payroll jobs in June below expectations. The national unemployment rate dropped 1/10 of a 0.2 4.2%. I'm Debra Valentine. This is Fox News.
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This episode of the Fox News Hourly Update, hosted by Debra Valentine, delivers the latest headlines on the morning of Independence Day 2026. Major topics include upcoming America 250 celebrations at Mount Rushmore and the National Mall, ongoing tensions between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, a new FBI investigation involving California political figures, recent Russian drone activity over Europe, and the latest U.S. employment numbers.
"This is the crown jewel of South Dakota with presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln."
— David Spong (00:45)
"Khamenei's son won't be attending after Israel reportedly threatened to assassinate him. Iran in turn threatened to embrace nuclear weapons..."
— Jackie Heinrich (01:17)
"Bibi in a statement lauded America as a guarantor of global freedom."
— Jackie Heinrich (01:36)
"[Podesta] wore a wire for the FBI as part of an agreement with the feds in a sweeping investigation..."
— Alicia Acuna (02:36)
"At the top of the agenda will be drone warfare and Russia's testing of the NATO alliance... 144 suspected drones were recorded near sensitive sites..."
— Jennifer Griffin (03:23)
This episode provides a wide-ranging, succinct update on key U.S. and global events as the nation prepares for its 250th Independence Day.