8AM ET 06/25/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update (8AM ET 06/25/2026) – Episode Summary

Main Theme:
A high-impact newscast delivering breaking updates on a major earthquake disaster in Venezuela, ongoing US foreign policy developments, political tensions in Washington, findings from a new national sentiment poll, and business/financial headlines.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Venezuela Earthquake Disaster

• Event Overview ([00:03]):
  • Two powerful earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5) struck Venezuela a minute apart, flattening homes and buildings.
  • At least 164 fatalities and nearly a thousand injuries reported. Many remain buried under rubble.
  • US government is actively providing assistance.
• US Response ([00:17]–[00:35]):
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms deployment of US search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, VA, and Los Angeles.
    • “We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia and Los Angeles.” — Marco Rubio [00:17]
    • “That's their most immediate need right now is search and rescue efforts... they have a bunch of collapsed buildings. And so they'll need a lot of help in terms of digging through that.” — Marco Rubio [00:24]
  • Additional aid efforts are being prepared.
• Scale of Damage ([00:35]–[00:51]):
  • The strongest quakes in Venezuela in over a century; damage across multiple states.
  • Caracas especially hard-hit—power outages, closure of metro system and airport.

2. US Foreign Affairs & Middle East Diplomacy

• Rubio in Bahrain ([00:51]–[01:18]):
  • Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Gulf country leaders, focusing on Iran and international shipping rights.
    • “There is zero support, zero support among the Gulf countries for any sort of toll or fees... for the use of international waters.” — Marco Rubio [00:57]
  • Increased oil transport through the Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran deal and ongoing nuclear talks.
  • Rubio expresses hope for peace between Israel and Lebanon, but warns of instability from Iranian-backed non-state actors (Hezbollah).
    • “You're not going to have peace and stability in this region as long as there are non-state actors operating within the boundaries and borders of sovereign countries and being funded by Iran.” — Marco Rubio [01:18]
  • Iran is demanding Israel withdraw from Lebanon.

3. US Political Developments and Tensions

• Senate War Powers Resolution ([01:26]–[01:43]):
  • Senate rejects resolution to limit US actions in Iran.
  • Noted political drama: Sen. Bill Cassidy reportedly changed his vote after a heated exchange with President Trump during a Senate lunch.
    • “And if someone tries to bully me to say, wait a second because I am wherever I am, I'm gonna bully you, I ain't gonna put over there.” — Sen. Bill Cassidy [01:43]
• Voting and Election Laws ([01:50]):
  • President Trump pushes for a voter ID bill with restrictions on mail-in voting.
  • A federal judge blocks a Trump executive order on new voting rules.

4. American Sentiment & National Identity

• Trump’s National Mall Rally ([02:24]–[02:41]):
  • President Trump addresses the crowd at the National Mall for the kickoff of the Great American State Fair, framing the moment as a time of revitalization.
    • “We have reclaimed our sovereignty, regained our liberty, restored, restored our prosperity, and we have saved our country.” — President Trump [02:34]
• National Mood Poll ([02:41]–[03:24]):
  • A new FOX News poll reveals:
    • 53% of voters proud of the country (down from 58% a year prior).
    • 36% identify “freedom and liberty” as the meaning of being American; 15% say “patriotism and national pride.”
    • 54% optimistic about the nation's future, up from 43% three years ago.
    • But 60% believe democracy "is not working very well, if at all."
    • “A majority, 54%, say they believe the nation's best days are ahead, an improvement from just 43% who believed that three years ago. But signs of pessimism still exist, with 60% saying democracy today is not working very well, if at all.” — Grinal Scott [03:04]

5. Texas Flood & Camp Bankruptcy

• Camp Mystic Bankruptcy ([03:24]–[04:07]):
  • Camp Mystic, Texas, files for bankruptcy: $10 million in debt, $500k in assets.
  • Fallout from last year’s deadly Guadalupe River flood—over 130 deaths, including the camp owner.
  • Ongoing lawsuits allege inadequate emergency response; camp cancels reopening.
    • “The camp was going to reopen this summer, but canceled plans to do so... no summer season should move forward, with families continuing to grieve.” — Jessica Rosenthal [03:46]

6. Financial Outlook

• Market Preview ([04:07]):
  • Anticipation of new inflation data (personal consumption expenditures).
  • NASDAQ futures up 600 points after a prior 110-point drop.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia and Los Angeles.”
  — Marco Rubio [00:17]

• “There is zero support, zero support among the Gulf countries for any sort of toll or fees... for the use of international waters.”
  — Marco Rubio [00:57]

• “You're not going to have peace and stability in this region as long as there are non state actors operating within the boundaries and borders of sovereign countries and being funded by Iran.”
  — Marco Rubio [01:18]

• “And if someone tries to bully me to say, wait a second because I am wherever I am, I'm gonna bully you, I ain't gonna put over there.”
  — Sen. Bill Cassidy [01:43]

• “We have reclaimed our sovereignty, regained our liberty, restored, restored our prosperity, and we have saved our country.”
  — President Trump [02:34]

• “A majority, 54%, say they believe the nation's best days are ahead, an improvement from just 43% who believed that three years ago. But signs of pessimism still exist, with 60% saying democracy today is not working very well, if at all.”
  — Grinal Scott [03:04]

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• [00:03] Venezuela earthquake breaking news and US aid
• [00:51] Middle East updates, Iran nuclear talks, Strait of Hormuz
• [01:26] US Senate rejects Iran war powers resolution, Trump and Cassidy spat
• [01:50] President Trump on voter ID bill, judge blocks voting exec order
• [02:24] Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ speech at National Mall
• [02:41] FOX News poll on American sentiment
• [03:24] Camp Mystic bankruptcy after Texas flood
• [04:07] Financial market update (NASDAQ, inflation)

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Overall Tone

The reporting is urgent, direct, and focused on crisis response and political developments, with brief moments reflecting on American identity and optimism vs. political anxiety.

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This summary captures breaking headlines and deeper context around each story, providing a clear, timestamped guide to the key events and voices of this newscast.

Transcript

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A disaster in Venezuela. I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News. Two powerful earthquakes a minute apart flattened homes and buildings, killing at least 164 people. Almost thousand are injured. More are buried in the rubble. And the US Is helping.

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We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia and Los Angeles.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio a short time ago.

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There'll be some others we'll add. That's their most immediate need right now is search and rescue efforts. They have a bunch of collapsed buildings. And so they'll need a lot of help in terms of digging through that.

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And the U.S. will send other assistance.

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The twin quakes had magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. Damage has been reported in several states. In the capital, Caracas, which was badly hit, power is out for many. And the city's metro system and airport

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have been closed Talks as Jonathan Savage back to Secretary Rubio. He spoke in Bahrain after meeting with leaders of Gulf countries talking about Iran.

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One thing that came across very clear is there is zero support, zero support among the Gulf countries countries for any sort of toll or fees or anything that charges for the use of international waters.

[A]

This has more oil and other shipping moves through the Strait of Hormuz after the US And Iran signed a deal and continue nuclear talks. And Rubio is hopeful Israel and Lebanon can work out peace versus Hezbollah.

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You're not going to have peace and stability in this region as long as there are non state actors operating within the boundaries and borders of sovereign countries and being funded by Iran.

[A]

Hezbollah and Israel are. Iran are demanding Israel withdraw from Lebanon. A reversal at the Senate rejecting a war powers resolution to limit US Actions in Iran. The day after, though President Trump calls the resolution meaningless. Two Republicans had switched their votes, including Bill Cassidy, after he and the president shouted at each other during a lunch meeting.

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And if someone tries to bully me to say, wait a second because I am wherever I am, I'm gonna bully you, I ain't gonna put over there.

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The president is also demanding senators approve a voter ID bill that also restricts mail in balloting, as a federal judge blocks a Trump executive order on new voting rules. America's listening to Fox News.

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well ahead of the America 250 celebration. President Trump held a rally last night on the National Mall in Washington to kick off the Great American State Fair, saying we're in a golden age.

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We have reclaimed our sovereignty, regained our liberty, restored, restored our prosperity, and we have saved our country.

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There is a new FOX News poll on what Americans think of our country now.

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Right now, 53% of registered voters say they're proud of the country. A year ago, that number was 58%. When asked to describe what it means to be an American in a word or phrase, 36% chose freedom and liberty, while 15% chose patriotism and national pride. A majority, 54%, say they believe the nation's best days are ahead, an improvement from just 43% who believed that three years ago. But signs of pessimism still exist, with 60% saying democracy today is not working very well, if at all. Grinal Scott, FOX News.

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Almost a year after a flooding disaster, a summer camp in Texas has filed for bankruptcy.

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Documents filed in bankruptcy court in Houston reveal Camp mystic is $10 million in debt with assets up to only $500,000. Last fall, families of the 25 campers and two counselors killed in the July 4th FL sued for roughly $1 million in damages. They say the camp was unprepared for an emergency. The flooding along the Guadalupe river that day killed more than 130 people, including the owner of Camp Mystic, Richard Eastland. The camp was going to reopen this summer, but canceled plans to do so a couple months ago, saying in a statement that no summer season should move forward, with families continuing to grieve. And while investigations continue, Jessica Rosenthal, FOX NEWS.

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Later this hour, we'll get an inflation update, what are called personal consumption expenditures. Ahead of that on Wall street, stock futures are surging for the NASDAQ 600 points. The day after the NASDAQ dropped 110. I'm Dave Anthony. This is Fox News.

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