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Fox News Hourly Update – 7PM ET, February 14, 2026

Episode Overview

This newscast, anchored by Carmen Roberts, delivers a fast-paced rundown of the day’s top national stories as of the evening of February 14, 2026. The major themes include the continuation of a partial federal government shutdown, updates in the ongoing search for missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie, developments in ICE operations in Minneapolis, a striking new revelation from the Epstein case files, and a local rescue story from Connecticut.

Key Discussion Points

1. Partial Government Shutdown Continues

Federal employees go unpaid: TSA agents, FEMA staff, and the Coast Guard are among those working without pay after a new partial shutdown began at midnight.
- Carmen Roberts (00:03): “Government employees working without pay again... after another partial government shutdown started at midnight this morning.”
DHS and ICE specifically impacted: Funding lapses for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE are central issues.
Political stalemate: This marks the third government shutdown in six months, as partisan gridlock persists.
- News Anchor (00:21): “Democrats and Republicans are remain at odds over DHS funding and both sides are blaming each other for failing to reach a deal.”
- Statement from both sides:
  - Democrats: The White House proposal doesn’t meet their demands for immigration enforcement reform.
  - The White House: Claims good faith in negotiations and labels Democrats unreasonable.
Heated commentary:
- Commentator (00:44): “The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe.”
ICE funding status:
- News Anchor (00:50): “ICE still receives funding through the one big beautiful bill.”

2. Search for Nancy Guthrie Nears Third Week

No arrests yet: Despite high-profile law enforcement action, there have been no arrests after almost three weeks.
- Carmen Roberts (00:54): “As the search for Nancy Guthrie approaches three weeks, deputies and the FBI have not arrested anyone or taken anyone into custody.”
Questioning near the border: Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos discusses an earlier questioned individual.
- Law Enforcement Official (01:11): “He was a delivery person... and we verified that.”
- When asked about investigative methods:
  - Law Enforcement Official (01:17): “I’m not going to get into all that... number of issues that came up we looked at... approached it with a search warrant and talked to the gentleman and he was very cooperative.”
Large police presence for routine questioning:
- Reporter (01:32): “Perhaps they're bringing out all the bells and the whistles, all the SWAT vehicles, simply just to question someone.”
Recent law enforcement actions:
- Carmen Roberts (01:45): “Investigators swarmed a house about two miles from Guthrie's Tucson home... briefly detained three people. They also towed an SUV from a restaurant parking lot.”

3. ICE Winds Down Operation in Minneapolis

Operation Metro Surge ending: Most of the 2,000 federal agents deployed will depart in the coming week.
- Garrett Henney (02:37): “Tom Homan says most of the 2,000 federal agents... will start to be heading out over the next week.”
Administration calls it a success: Nearly 4,000 undocumented immigrants were apprehended, and new pacts with local officials claimed as unprecedented cooperation.
- “...the feds now have agreements with state and local officials for what they say are unprecedented levels of cooperation, which they say is making Minnesota less of a sanctuary state for criminals.”
Details remain unclear:
- “...it's not entirely clear what those new agreements are though, because the White House hasn't shared any specific examples.”
Local pushback:
- “In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Fry says there haven't been any changes in his city's policies.”

4. Epstein Files: Decoy Corpse Used During Suicide Investigation

Phony Epstein body revelation: Newly released documents detail a decoy corpse created to mislead the media.
- Angelo Bavaro (03:27): “The phony stiff of Jeffrey Epstein was made out of boxes and sheets by officials with New York City's Office of Chief Medical examiner, along with guards from the Metropolitan Correctional Center. That decoy was then loaded into a white van while the real Epstein body was transported in a different vehicle.”
Motivation to thwart press: FBI files indicate this deception was meant to prevent media from tracking the real Epstein body.
- “Hospital staff acted as if Epstein was going to be taken out of the ER and staged the press in the front of the hospital while they secretly loaded his body in the back.”
- “That's all, according to files from the Department of justice.”

5. Connecticut Swan Rescue

Local firefighters heroically rescue animal:
- Carmen Roberts (04:07): “Firefighters rescued a swan trapped in the ice on the Norwalk river this week... It took about 30 minutes, but they were able to free it and brought it safely to shore.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On the Shutdown Political Feud
- News Anchor (00:21): “Democrats and Republicans are remain at odds... both sides are blaming each other for failing to reach a deal.”
- Commentator (00:44): “The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe.”
On the Guthrie Search
- Law Enforcement Official (01:14): “I'm not going to get into all that... It's more than one. The number of issues that came up we looked at and said, okay, this is a target.”
On the Epstein Decoy Corpse
- Angelo Bavaro (03:27): “The phony stiff of Jeffrey Epstein was made out of boxes and sheets... That decoy was then loaded into a white van while the real Epstein body was transported in a different vehicle.”

Timestamps for Major Segments

Shutdown & Political Response: 00:03 – 00:54
Nancy Guthrie Investigation Update: 00:54 – 01:45
ICE Operations in Minneapolis: 02:32 – 03:20
Jeffrey Epstein Decoy Revelation: 03:20 – 04:07
Swan Rescue in Connecticut: 04:07 – 04:28

Tone and Style

The episode maintains FOX News’s urgent, no-nonsense delivery with a blend of straight reporting and pointed commentary. The political stories are delivered with a focus on party division, law-and-order themes, and government accountability, while feature stories provide vivid detail and local color.

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[00:03]
Carmen Roberts
Government employees working without pay again, I'm Carmen Roberts, FOX News. Federal employees, including TSA agents, FEMA staff and the US Coast Guard are working without pay today after another partial government shutdown started at midnight this morning. The shutdown involves funding for Homeland Security and ice.
[00:21]
News Anchor
This is now the third government shutdown in less than six months as Democrats and Republicans are remain at odds over DHS funding and both sides are blaming each other for failing to reach a deal. Democrats say a White House offer falls short of the changes they want to see for ice. The White House, for their part, says they've been involved in good faith negotiations and that Democrats are being unreasonable.
[00:45]
Commentator
The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe.
[00:50]
News Anchor
ICE still receives funding through the one big beautiful bill.
[00:54]
Carmen Roberts
Fox's Madeline Rivera reporting. As the search for Nancy Guthrie approaches three weeks, deputies and the FBI have not arrested anyone or taken anyone into custody. Fox's Matt Finn spoke to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos about a man deputies questioned earlier in the week near the border with Mexico.
[01:11]
Law Enforcement Official
He was a delivery person.
[01:13]
Reporter
He was in the area.
[01:14]
Angelo Bavaro
Okay.
[01:14]
Law Enforcement Official
And we verified that.
[01:15]
Reporter
Was that a cell phone ping or sighting?
[01:17]
Law Enforcement Official
I'm not going to get into all that. It's more than one. The number of issues that came up we looked at and said, okay, this is a target. Let's go see what's up. And we approached it with a search warrant and talked to the gentleman and he was very cooperative.
[01:33]
Reporter
We're starting to see a bit of a pattern here where law enforcement has warned us they are actively questioning people and perhaps they're bringing out all the bells and the whistles, all the SWAT vehicles, simply just to question someone.
[01:46]
Carmen Roberts
And last night, investigators swarmed a house about two miles from Guthrie's Tucson home where they briefly detained three people. They also towed an SUV from a restaurant parking lot. America's listening to FOX news.
[02:03]
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[02:32]
Carmen Roberts
ICE is putting an end to its operations in Minneapolis. Fox's Garrett Henney is there with the.
[02:37]
Garrett Henney
Latest, Tom Homan says Most of the 2,000 federal agents that are here will start to be heading out over the next week. And the administration is touting Operation Metro Surge as a success, pointing to nearly 4,000 illegal immigrants it claims that they were able to grab and that the feds now have agreements with state and local officials for what they say are unprecedented levels of cooperation, which they say is making Minnesota less of a sanctuary state for criminals. At this point, it's not entirely clear what those new agreements are, though, because the White House hasn't shared any specific examples. In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Fry says there haven't been any changes in his city's policies.
[03:20]
Carmen Roberts
Some of the released Epstein files show officials made a decoy Jeffrey Epstein corpse on the morning of his suicide.
[03:28]
Angelo Bavaro
The phony stiff of Jeffrey Epstein was made out of boxes and sheets by officials with New York City's Office of Chief Medical examiner, along with guards from the Metropolitan Correctional Center. That decoy was then loaded into a white van while the real Epstein body was transported in a different vehicle. That's all, according to files from the Department of justice. A 2019 FBI interview document says that move was done to thwart the media. Hospital staff acted as if Epstein was going to be taken out of the ER and staged the press in the front of the hospital while they secretly loaded his body in the back. Angelo Bavaro, Fox News and in Connecticut.
[04:08]
Carmen Roberts
Firefighters rescued a swan trapped in the ice on the Norwalk river this week wearing cold suits. Firefighters roped in and got the bird whose feet were frozen into the ice. Took about 30 minutes, but they were able to free it and brought it safely to shore. I'm Carmen Roberts and this is Fox News.
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