7AM ET 01/07/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 7AM ET – January 7, 2026

Episode Overview

This Fox News hourly newscast, anchored by Dave Anthony and featuring reporting from FOX correspondents, offers a rapid-fire update on major breaking news and key national stories. The coverage spotlights the U.S.-led operation in Venezuela, reactions and developments in Washington, a tragic campus shooting, wildfire survivors in Los Angeles, a change in NFL leadership, and stock market trends. The tone is urgent, direct, and focused on national and international events shaping the day.

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Key News & Discussion Points

1. U.S. Operation in Venezuela: Fallout and Oil Deal

• Capture of Venezuelan Leader: The U.S. operation resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
• Reimbursement for U.S. Costs:
  • Quote: “We deserve to be reimbursed for the cost that it took financially to free Venezuela.”
    — Sen. Bernie Marino, paraphrased by Dave Anthony [00:10]
  • Upcoming briefing: Senators and then House members to be briefed by Secretaries of War and State.
• Oil Transfer to the U.S.:
  • New interim Venezuelan authorities will turn over a large amount of sanctioned oil to the U.S.
  • Quote: “The interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 million barrels of high quality sanctioned oil to the United States of America.”
    — Lucas Tomlinson [00:28]
  • President Trump’s statement on Truth Social: oil will be sold at market price; if all proceeds as planned, Venezuelan oil to be shipped to the U.S.
  • Quote: “This will be a big test for the new leader of Venezuela, Delsey Rodriguez, if this deal is put off.”
    — Lucas Tomlinson [00:47]
• Upcoming Meeting: President Trump to meet oil executives on Friday [00:51].

2. Brown University Mass Shooting: Shooter’s Confession

• Perpetrator's Identity and Motive:
  • Shooter Claudio Neves Valente killed two students at Brown and an MIT professor before dying by suicide.
  • DOJ releases transcripts revealing planning and motives.
• Confessional Video Segment:
  • Quote: “I honestly never thought it would take them so long to find me. And I am not going to apologize because during my lifetime no one sincerely apologized to me.”
    — Claudio Neves Valente, as read by Kristin Goodwin [01:12]
• Ongoing Investigations: Updates from Fox’s Kristin Goodwin.

3. High-Profile Crime: Reiner Family Murders

• Court Appearance: Nick Reiner, accused of murdering his father, director Rob Reiner, and his mother, appears for arraignment [01:23].

4. Los Angeles Wildfire: One Year Later

• Devastation and Delays:
  • Fire killed at least 31, destroyed thousands of homes; survivors like Georgie Antinori remain displaced.
• Community in Limbo:
  • Quote: “They still haven't cleaned up the park. It still sits basically like it did the day after the fire. And we don't know if we're going to be able to rebuild or not. And everyone in our community really just wants to go home.”
    — Georgie Antinori, paraphrased by Ainsley Earhart [01:44]

5. Washington Briefings and 2026 Political Rhetoric

• President Trump’s Address to GOP Lawmakers:
  • At the Trump Kennedy Center, Trump emphasizes military strength and the importance of GOP midterm wins.
  • Quote: “We have the most powerful, most lethal, most sophisticated and most fearsome... it's a fearsome military on planet Earth.”
    — Donald Trump [02:39]
  • Warns that Democrats retaking the House could lead to another impeachment.
  • Quote: “You got to win the midterms because if we don't win the midterms, it's just going to be, I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me.”
    — Donald Trump [02:59]
  • Urges GOP to focus on contrasts with Democrats on transgender athletics, voter ID, and health care costs.
  • Quote: “We've had the most successful first year of any president in history and it should be a positive and make it a positive.”
    — Donald Trump [03:14]

6. Wall Street Update

• Stocks at a Glance:
  • Nasdaq down, Dow up, following a 484-point surge and new records [03:34].

7. NFL Coaching Change: John Harbaugh Out

• Major Sports News:
  • After 18 years with the Baltimore Ravens, head coach John Harbaugh fired two days after missing playoffs due to a missed field goal.
  • Quote: “John Harbaugh is out as head coach of the Ravens after 18 seasons... ranks 12th for most all time wins... But the past few seasons have come with postseason frustrations.”
    — Joe Morgan [03:48]
  • NFL playoffs begin Saturday.

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Memorable Quotes & Speaker Attribution

• “We deserve to be reimbursed for the cost that it took financially to free Venezuela.”
  — Senator Bernie Marino, paraphrased by Dave Anthony [00:10]

• “The interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 million barrels of high-quality sanctioned oil to the United States of America.”
  — Lucas Tomlinson [00:28]

• “I honestly never thought it would take them so long to find me. And I am not going to apologize because during my lifetime no one sincerely apologized to me.”
  — Claudio Neves Valente, as read by Kristin Goodwin [01:12]

• “They still haven't cleaned up the park. It still sits basically like it did the day after the fire. And we don't know if we're going to be able to rebuild or not. And everyone in our community really just wants to go home.”
  — Georgie Antinori (reported by Ainsley Earhart) [01:44]

• “We have the most powerful, most lethal, most sophisticated and most fearsome... it's a fearsome military on planet Earth.”
  — Donald Trump [02:39]

• “You got to win the midterms because if we don't win the midterms, it's just going to be, I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me.”
  — Donald Trump [02:59]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Venezuela Update & Oil Deal: [00:03]–[00:51]
• Brown University Shooting Confession: [01:02]–[01:21]
• Reiner Family Murder Arraignment: [01:21]
• LA Wildfire Survivors One Year Later: [01:44]–[01:57]
• Trump Addresses GOP on Midterms & Venezuela: [02:32]–[03:23]
• Wall Street Update: [03:34]
• Ravens Fire John Harbaugh: [03:48]–[04:23]

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Summary Takeaways

This episode provides a concise yet detailed update on significant national headlines and international developments. The Venezuela story dominated, highlighting new political realities, oil diplomacy, and the intersection of military force and economics. Domestically, the aftermath of violent crime, natural disaster recovery, high-stakes politics, and shifting sports leadership painted a vivid portrait of an America in transition at the start of 2026.

Transcript

[Dave Anthony]

After capturing Venezuela's leader comes a lot of Venezuelan oil. I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News. We deserve to be reimbursed for the cost that it took financially to free Venezuela. That's what Republican Senator Bernie Marino tells Fox. Later this morning. He and every other senator will get a briefing on the operation that captured Nicolas Maduro. Then the full house will get a private meeting with the secretaries of war and state. As for the oil, President Trump posted this on Truth Social.

[Lucas Tomlinson]

The interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 million barrels of high quality sanctioned oil to the United States of America.

[Dave Anthony]

The president also wrote it'll be sold at market price. And Fox's Lucas Tomlinson adds, and if.

[Lucas Tomlinson]

All goes accordingly, President Trump says that Venezuelan oil will be shipped to the United States. This will be a big test for the new leader of Venezuela, Delsey Rodriguez, if this deal is put off.

[Dave Anthony]

The president plans a meeting with oil executives Friday. Turns out the gunman in the Brown University mass shooting that left two students dead and who also murdered an MIT professor confessed before killing himself.

[Kristin Goodwin]

A transcript of videos recorded by Claudio Neves Valente released by the DOJ reveal he had been planning the university shooting for a long time, seemingly reflecting on the manhunt to find him filming himself, saying, I honestly never thought it would take them so long to find me. And I am not going to apologize because during my lifetime no one sincerely apologized to me.

[Dave Anthony]

Fox's Kristin Goodwin Nick Reiner is due back in court today to be arraigned on murder charges, accused of killing his famous movie director father, Rob Reiner, and his mother at their Los Angeles home last month. Today marks one year since massive wildfires scorched the LA area, killing at least 31 people, burning down thousands of homes, including Georgie Antinori's mobile home and Palisades. And like many others, she's in limbo.

[Ainsley Earhart]

Telling Fox they still haven't cleaned up the park. It still sits basically like it did the day after the fire. And we don't know if we're going to be able to rebuild or not. And everyone in our community really just wants to go home.

[Dave Anthony]

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[Dave Anthony]

The day before the full House gets that briefing on the US Operation in Venezuela, President Trump told Republican lawmakers, we.

[Donald Trump]

Have the most powerful, most lethal, most sophisticated and most fearsome. It's a fearsome military on planet Earth.

[Dave Anthony]

The president said that at a GOP gathering at the Trump Kennedy center in Washington, discussing midterm election strategy.

[Jared Halpern]

Democrats flipping the House, President Trump warns, could lead to a third impeachment.

[Donald Trump]

You got to win the midterms because if we don't win the midterms, it's just going to be, I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me.

[Jared Halpern]

The president delivering what he called a roadmap to victory as he addressed the House Republicans retreat.

[Donald Trump]

We've had the most successful first year of any president in history and it should be a positive and make it a positive.

[Jared Halpern]

President Trump says Republicans should find contrast with Democrats on transgender athletics, voter ID and health care cost at the White House. Jared Halpern, Fox News On Wall street.

[Dave Anthony]

Stock futures are mixed. Down for the Nasdaq, up for the Dow. The day after the Dow surged up 484 points to close at another record high, there's a new candidate for the six NFL teams looking for new head coaches, the latest one to be fired.

[Joe Morgan]

It's the end of a legendary era in Baltimore. John Harbaugh is out as head coach of the Ravens after 18 seasons. Just two days after missing out on the playoffs due to a missed last second field goal, Harbaugh brought a Super bowl championship to Baltimore and ranks 12th for most all time wins by a head coach in league history with 193. But the past few seasons have come with postseason frustrations. In the eight years with two time MVP Lamar Jackson under center, the Ravens won just three playoff games and never advanced past the AFC Championship game.

[Dave Anthony]

Joe Morgan, FOX NEWS the NFL playoffs start Saturday. I'm Dave Anthony, this is Fox.

[Ainsley Earhart]

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[Dave Anthony]

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