7AM ET 11/28/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 7AM ET 11/28/2025

Host: Fox News Podcasts
Date: November 28, 2025
Summary prepared for: Listeners seeking a concise, detailed overview of this newscast’s key events

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Episode Overview

This newscast provides a rapid update on overnight and early morning events, spanning breaking domestic news, international disasters, presidential statements, immigration policy, consumer forecasts for Black Friday, and sports recaps. The tone is urgent, informative, and direct, matching the Fox News tradition of brisk news bulletins.

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Key News Highlights

1. Patrol Ambush in Washington, D.C.: National Guard Casualties

• [00:03] Dave Anthony reports the condition of Andrew Wolf, National Guard member, after an ambush: “They are asking for prayers... President Trump says he's in bad shape fighting for his life after the other Guard member shot along with Wolf in an ambush while they were on patrol in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. Sarah Beckstrom died.”
• [00:19] Paul Stevens: “She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now.”
• Both soldiers were part of a West Virginia Guard deployment supporting D.C. crime crackdown.
• [00:27] Governor Patrick Morrissey (via Fox): “We're not gonna back down where the evildoers try to perpetrate terrible acts upon brave citizens, people that are serving our country.”

2. Suspect Details and Background

• [00:39] Carmen Roberts details: Suspect Ramanullah Laconwal (29) expected to face upgraded charges to first degree murder following Beckstrom’s death.
• [00:47] Dave Anthony: “Lockenwell had helped the US during the Afghanistan war and then came here after the American withdrawal.”
• [00:54] Carmen Roberts: Reveals:
  • Laconwal granted asylum in April
  • Worked with the CIA in Afghanistan as part of “Zero Units”
  • Childhood friend disclosed a history of mental health issues, per The New York Times.

3. Presidential Immigrant Policy Statements

• [01:12] Dave Anthony: “In a Truth Social post, President Trump wrote he'll permanently halt all migration from third world countries and terminate all illegal emissions under the Biden administration.”
• [02:32] Dave Anthony (and Carmen Roberts at 02:43):
  • Details new DHS advisory: 353,000 Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are told to self-deport by February—those complying receive a free plane ticket, $1,000 exit bonus, and a possible chance to re-enter the U.S. later.

4. Hong Kong Fire Disaster

• [01:22] Dave Anthony: “The number of deaths keeps growing in Hong Kong’s fire disaster. Now at least 128. Dozens of other people still unaccounted for in charred wreckage of Wednesday’s inferno, engulfing seven high-rise apartment buildings.”
• [01:32] Carmen Roberts: Fire possibly started in “Bamboo City scaffolding and construction netting.”
  • Police suspect gross negligence, three construction firm staff arrested.

5. Black Friday & Consumer Spending

• [01:42] Dave Anthony and Carmen Roberts: Light-hearted segment as holiday shopping season launches.
  • [01:46] Carmen Roberts: “I really have the rule that I never shop for myself when I'm shopping for others."
  • National Retail Federation forecasts holiday spending exceeding $1 trillion for November and December.

6. Stock Market Disruption

• [03:20] Dave Anthony: Wall Street Journal reports a tech outage has halted futures trading on this busy Black Friday morning.

7. NFL Thanksgiving Recap

• [03:28] Paul Stevens: Covers all three Thanksgiving Day games:
  • Game 1 (Detroit): Green Bay Packers win 31–24.
    • “Rich makes the catch lunging. He's in… quarterback Jordan Love with four TDs, that one the second to Don Tavian Wicks."
  • Game 2 (Dallas): Cowboys beat Chiefs 31–28.
    • “Prescott looking around, in trouble, to Williams for the touchdown at the last moment.”
  • Game 3 (Baltimore): Bengals defeat Ravens 32–14. Joe Burrow returns from toe injury.
• [04:20] Dave Anthony: Reminder: Black Friday NFL game at 3 PM ET—Philadelphia vs Chicago.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We're not gonna back down where the evildoers try to perpetrate terrible acts upon brave citizens, people that are serving our country.”
  — Gov. Patrick Morrissey (quoted by Dave Anthony, [00:27])
• “She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now.”
  — Paul Stevens, on Sarah Beckstrom ([00:19])
• “I really have the rule that I never shop for myself when I'm shopping for others.”
  — Carmen Roberts, as Black Friday begins ([01:46])

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Key Segment Timestamps

• Washington National Guard Ambush & Fallout – [00:03]–[00:54]
• Hong Kong Fire Disaster – [01:12]–[01:32]
• Black Friday and Retail – [01:42]–[01:58]
• Trump Immigration Policy Updates & Haiti TPS – [02:32]–[03:20]
• Stock Market Tech Outage – [03:20]–[03:28]
• NFL Thanksgiving Triple Header – [03:28]–[04:20]
• Upcoming Black Friday NFL Game – [04:20]

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This summary covers the critical points and captures the program’s fast-moving tone, ensuring those who missed the broadcast can quickly grasp the key news and moments.

Transcript

[Dave Anthony]

They are asking for prayers. I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News. The family of Andrew Wolf, national Guard member. President Trump says he's in bad shape fighting for his life after the other Guard member shot along with Wolf in an ambush while they were on patrol in Washington, D.C. wednesday. Sarah Beckstrom died.

[Paul Stevens]

She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now.

[Dave Anthony]

Beckstrom and Wolf were part of a West Virginia guard deployment supporting a D.C. crime crackdown. Republican Governor Patrick Morrissey calls them heroes, telling Fox, we're not gonna back down where the evildoers try to perpetrate terrible acts upon brave citizens, people that are serving our country.

[Carmen Roberts]

The death of Bextra means the suspect, 29 year old Ramanullah Laconwal, will likely face upgraded charges to include murder in the first degree.

[Dave Anthony]

Fox's Madeline Rivera also reports that Lockenwell had helped the US during the Afghanistan war and then came here after the American withdrawal.

[Carmen Roberts]

He was granted asylum just this past April. He had worked with the CIA in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as part of an elite Afghan counterterrorism force called Zero Units. He would have been vetted for that role. The New York Times reports a childhood friend of Lockenwall said Mr. Lockenwell had suffered from mental health issues.

[Dave Anthony]

In a truth social post, President Trump wrote he'll permanently halt all migration from third world countries and terminate all illegal emissions under the Biden administration. The number of deaths keeps growing in Hong Kong's fire disaster. Now at least 128. Dozens of other people still unaccounted for in charred wreckage of Wednesday's inferno, engulfing seven high rise apartment buildings.

[Carmen Roberts]

The fire was believed to have started in Bamboo City scaffolding and construction netting. Three construction firm staff have been arrested. A police spokesman says they suspect gross negligence.

[Dave Anthony]

Fox's Jonathan Savage the day after Thanksgiving feasting comes Black Friday. Shopping.

[Carmen Roberts]

I really have the rule that I never shop for myself when I'm shopping for others.

[Dave Anthony]

She's in Chicago. As the holiday season begins, the National Retail Federation estimates will spend a trillion dollars for the first time November, December.

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[Dave Anthony]

Trump calls for a permanent stop to all migration from third world countries, his administration had already planned to get a lot of Haitians who came here out of the country. With Homeland Security concluding Haiti no longer.

[Carmen Roberts]

Meets the statutory requirements for temporary protected status, DHS is advising the 353,000 Haitians with TPS to use the CPB app to self deport by February. If so, they'll get a free plane ticket, a $1,000 exit bonus and the chance of re enter the US at another time. Haiti first received TPS after the 2010 earthquake, and despite repeated extensions, conditions remain dire with gangs controlling large areas and millions still in need of aid. Carmen Roberts, Fox News after Thanksgiving break.

[Dave Anthony]

Stock market futures had been rising, but the Wall Street Journal reports a tech outage this morning has halted futures trading. Week 13 of the NFL season kicked.

[Paul Stevens]

Off with a Turkey Day triple header in Detroit. The Green Bay packers never trail the L. Rich makes the catch lunging. He's in on Fox quarterback Jordan Love with four TDs, that one the second to Don Tavian Wicks in a 31:24. Green Bay win. Game 2 in Dallas. Prescott looking around in trouble to Williams for the touchdown at the last moment. On cbs, quarterback Dak Prescott hitting Javante Williams with a key late TD. The Cowboys over the Kansas City Chiefs 31 to 28. And game three in Baltimore. Pressure comes picked up Burrow y.

[Dave Anthony]

Cincinnati.

[Paul Stevens]

On NBC, quarterback Joe Burrow returns from a toe injury for the Cincinnati Bengals in a 3214 win over the Ravens. Paul Stevens, FOX News There's a Black.

[Dave Anthony]

Friday game this afternoon, Philadelphia versus Chicago at 3:00pm Eastern. I'm Dave Anthony and this is Fox News. It's Will Change Country. Watch it live at noon Eastern Monday through Thursday@fox news.com or on the Fox News YouTube channel. And don't miss the show. Listen and follow the podcast Fox News five days a week at foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you download your favorite podcasts.