7AM ET 01/19/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 7AM ET 01/19/2026 Newscast

Date: January 19, 2026
Host: Dave Anthony, with Ainsley Earhardt, Don Lemon, Trey Youngst, Tim McMaster
Main Theme: Updates on domestic protests, federal investigations, global news, and major sporting events

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Episode Overview

This Fox News Hourly Update delivers a brisk roundup of the latest headlines from the U.S. and abroad on January 19, 2026. It covers political unrest and federal investigations in Minneapolis, U.S. military readiness, escalating international tensions, a deadly train accident in Spain, Martin Luther King Jr. Day coverage, the World Economic Forum at Davos, and weekend sports action including the NFL playoffs. The episode maintains Fox News' trademark urgent, direct tone.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Minneapolis Anti-ICE Controversy

• Federal Investigation Underway:

  • Federal civil rights probes have begun following a protest inside a Minneapolis church related to ICE actions ("New anti ICE controversy in Minneapolis" - Dave Anthony, 00:03).
  • Alina Haba (DOJ adviser) explains the Face Act:

    “The Face act is a long standing federal statute that prohibits force, threats, obstruction, any kind of interference with a religious place of worship and it carries the criminal penalties.”
    (Ainsley Earhardt, 00:15)

• Protest Details:

  • Demonstration focused on Renee Good, recently killed by ICE agents.
  • Protesters accused a pastor of being an ICE informant, suspecting a “clandestine operation” (Don Lemon, 00:37).
  • Heated rhetoric:

    "Calling the churchgoers comfortable white people."
    (Don Lemon via Dave Anthony, 00:55)

2. National Security & International Tensions

• Troop Standby for Unrest:

  • 1,500 U.S. troops await possible Insurrection Act invocation as protesters clash with federal officers in Minneapolis.
  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey opposes troop deployment:

    "...calls sending troops ridiculous." (Dave Anthony, 00:58)

• Greenland Geopolitical Dispute:

  • European soldiers sent to Greenland to oppose President Trump’s annexation attempts, leading to U.S. tariff threats against NATO allies.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen on NBC:

    “…enhanced security is not possible or without Greenland being part of the U.S.” (Dave Anthony, 01:13)

• Iran Protests and U.S. Response:

  • Reports of up to 5,000 deaths in Iran crackdown; President Trump threatens intervention.
  • Trey Youngst reports Ayatollah Khamenei’s hostile rhetoric at a rally:

    “The Ayatollah Khamenei addressed a crowd… chanting Death to America and death to Israel as he called President Trump a criminal.” (Trey Youngst, 01:32)

  • Khamenei also "falsely claimed the US orchestrated" the violence.
  • President Trump to Politico:

    “It's time to look for new leadership in Iran.” (Dave Anthony, 01:56)

3. Major Incidents & Observances

• Spain Train Derailment:
  • At least 39 dead in a high-speed collision; search ongoing for victims. (Dave Anthony, 02:31)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
  • Observed as a federal holiday for 40 years; government and financial sectors closed. (Dave Anthony, 02:43)

4. World Economic Forum, Davos

• Global Leadership Gathering:
  • More than 400 leaders, 800 CEOs, including AI tech giants and major U.S. financial figures.
  • Theme: “Spirit of Dialogue” amid geopolitical and technological upheaval.
  • President Trump to attend and speak Wednesday.
  • Ainsley Earhardt summarizes:

    “…the most complex geopolitical backdrop in decades, marked by rising fragmentation and rapid technological changes, the need for an impartial platform for discussion is urgent.” (Ainsley Earhardt, 02:56)

5. Sports Highlights

• President's Schedule:
  • Trump currently in Florida, will attend national championship football (Miami vs. Indiana). (Dave Anthony, 03:38)
• NFL Playoffs:
  • Patriots intercept Texans’ C.J. Stroud four times in snowy win, advancing to face Broncos. Broncos lose QB Bo Nix to injury; Jared Stidham to start.
  • Rams win dramatic overtime against Bears; advance to face Seahawks after Seattle’s dominant win over the Niners.
  • Tim McMaster details:

    “The Patriots intercepted C.J. Stroud four times and turned over the Texans five times in the snow in a 28:16 win...” (Tim McMaster, 03:46)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Alina Haba on legal limits:

  “The Face act is a long standing federal statute that prohibits force, threats, obstruction, any kind of interference with a religious place of worship and it carries the criminal penalties.”
  (Ainsley Earhardt, 00:15)

• Don Lemon on protestor sentiment:

  “…a protester inside the church calling the churchgoers comfortable white people.”
  (Don Lemon via Dave Anthony, 00:55)

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen on Greenland:

  “The president believes that enhanced security is not possible or without Greenland being part of the U.S.”
  (Dave Anthony, 01:13)

• Trey Youngst on Iran’s Ayatollah:

  “The Ayatollah Khamenei addressed a crowd on Saturday that was chanting Death to America and death to Israel as he called President Trump a criminal.”
  (Trey Youngst, 01:32)

• Ainsley Earhardt summarizing Davos:

  “…the need for an impartial platform for discussion is urgent.”
  (Ainsley Earhardt, 02:56)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:03–00:58: Minneapolis protest overview & federal probe
• 00:58–01:32: Troop readiness, Greenland tensions, Iran crackdown
• 01:32–01:56: Iranian unrest, Trump’s response
• 02:31–02:43: Spain train disaster, MLK Day
• 02:56–03:38: Davos preview, President’s whereabouts
• 03:46–04:25: NFL Playoff recap

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Tone and Language

The episode maintains a fast-paced, newswire style with Fox News' trademark directness and urgency. Quotations from reporters and officials are clipped, factual, and often delivered in a matter-of-fact or briskly analytical tone.

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Transcript

[Dave Anthony]

New anti ICE controversy in Minneapolis. I'm Dave Anthony. FOX News. A demonstration yesterday inside a church now under federal civil rights investigation. Senior Justice Department adviser Alina Haba just.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

Told FOX the Face act is a long standing federal statute that prohibits force, threats, obstruction, any kind of interference with a religious place of worship and it carries the criminal penalties.

[Dave Anthony]

Fox's mad Finns in Minneapolis, they started.

[Don Lemon]

Chanting for Renee Good, the woman who was shot and killed by ICE earlier this month. Renee Good.

[Dave Anthony]

Renee Good.

[Don Lemon]

The protesters believe one of the pastors works for ice. Now, the organizer told Don Lemon, who was embedded with the protesters that it was a clandestine operation meant to disrupt a, quote, key location demanding justice for good. One video appears to show a protester inside the church calling the churchgoers comfortable white people.

[Dave Anthony]

1,500 US troops are on standby if President Trump invokes the Insurrection act to deal with protesters who've clashed with federal officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry, a Democrat, calls sending troops ridiculous. Some European countries have sent soldiers to Greenland opposing President Trump's push to take over the territory that's part of Denmark, prompting the president to threaten tariffs on those NATO allies. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen tells NBC's Meet the Press the president believes that enhanced security is not possible or without Greenland being part of the U.S. iran is now as many as many as 5,000 deaths. In a crackdown on anti regime protests that President Trump threatened to take action.

[Trey Youngst]

To stop, the Ayatollah Khamenei addressed a crowd on Saturday that was chanting Death to America and death to Israel as he called President Trump a criminal. The remarks which were broadcast on state controlled media, followed a slew of X post where he falsely claimed the US Orchestrated the mass killing and chaos in Iran. In an interview with Politico, President Trump responded saying it's time to look for new leadership in Iran.

[Dave Anthony]

That's fox's Trey Youngst. America's listening to Fox News.

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[Dave Anthony]

At least 39 people are dead in Spain after a high speed train derailed and hit another passenger train head on authorities still looking for more possible victims. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in the U.S. a federal holiday dating back 40 years now to honor the civil rights leader assassinated back in 1968. Federal offices, schools and post offices closed and there's no stock market trading as the business world focuses on Switzerland.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

The World Economic Forum says 400 political leaders are participating in Davos this year, including more than 60 heads of state, along with six of the G7 leaders, more than 800 CEOs and chairs and a variety of tech leaders, including in AI. The theme is spirit of dialogue. And the World Economic Forum statement says amid the most complex geopolitical backdrop in decades, marked by rising fragmentation and rapid technological changes, the need for an impartial platform for discussion is urgent. President Trump is attending. He's expected to speak Wednesday. Officials From Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon are there, as well as the CEOs of a number of US financial institutions. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News.

[Dave Anthony]

The president isn't there yet. He's still in Florida. Tonight he'll go to the national championship college football game. Miami versus Top ranked undefeated Indiana in the NFL.

[Tim McMaster]

Some classic NFL playoff weather Sunday set the stage for next weekend's conference championships in New England. The Patriots intercepted C.J. stroud four times and turned over the Texans five times in the snow in a 28:16 win. They'll head to Denver next week to take on the Broncos, who will be without starting quarterback Bo Nix after he fractured his ankle in Saturday's win over the Bills. Former Patriot Jared Stidham will start in the nfc. The Rams overcame single digit wind chill temperatures and a wild Caleb Williams game tying touchdown in the final minute to beat the Bears 2017 in overtime. They'll head to Seattle to face a Seahawks team that dismantled the Niners 416 on Saturday.

[Dave Anthony]

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[Ainsley Earhardt]

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