8PM ET 09/05/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update — 8PM ET 09/05/2025

Overview

This episode delivers a concise roundup of major national and international news stories, with a focus on political developments, crime reports, and policy changes. The central themes include President Trump's reaction to economic data and immigration enforcement, a significant executive order, crime and law enforcement updates, an international health alert downgrade, and educational policy controversies.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. President Trump on Jobs Report and Economic Policy

• Jobs Data: The most recent monthly report indicated a loss of 78,000 manufacturing jobs.
• President's Blame on the Federal Reserve: Trump attributes the loss partly to high interest rates and what he perceives as Federal Reserve inaction.

  "Interest rates are too high. That was, you know, matter of the Fed. But the other thing is so many different, so many different elements aren't included yet."
  — Donald Trump [00:15]

• Revisions and Data Corrections: He mentions previous corrections to labor data, suggesting the numbers may not reflect the complete picture.
• Immigration Raid Defense: Trump vigorously defends a recent operation at a Hyundai factory in Georgia that detained 475 people, many alleged to be undocumented immigrants.

  "We had, as I understand it, a lot of illegal aliens, some not the best of people, but we had a lot of illegal aliens working there. So, you know, look, they're doing their job. That's what they have to do."
  — Donald Trump [00:39]

2. Fallout from Georgia Immigration Raid

• Diplomatic Concerns: South Korea's Foreign Ministry reports a large number of its nationals were among the detainees.
• Law Enforcement Justification: Homeland Security officials describe the raid as the result of a month-long investigation into hiring practices.

3. Department of Defense Renaming

• Executive Order Announcement: Trump signs an order renaming the "Department of Defense" to the "Department of War," asserting the change reflects a new, more assertive U.S. approach.
  • Historical context: The original War Department dates to George Washington and was renamed post-WWII.
  • Secretary's Statement: Newly named Secretary of War Pete Hegsen underscores that the department will focus on "fighting decisively, not endless conflicts."

4. 9/11 Memorial Museum Federal Takeover Debate

• Federal Review: The Trump administration is considering whether the federal government can assume control of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
• Local Pushback: Current management and the Port Authority argue it's not possible due to ownership and legal arrangements.
• Political Note: NYC Mayor Eric Adams, running as an independent, insists he will not drop out of the mayoral race despite speculation. [approx. 01:40]

5. Maryland Missing Persons Case Arrest

• Investigation Update: Police arrest Hugo Hernandez Mendez, 35, for the murder of 19-year-old Dacara Thompson, who was missing since August 23; her body was found August 31.

  "We did interview the suspect and we got limited cooperation."
  — Tonya J. [03:33]

• Immigration Status: The suspect is reportedly in the U.S. illegally, with an immigration detainer issued.

6. WHO Downgrades MPOX Outbreak

• Public Health Update: The World Health Organization no longer considers the MPOX outbreak in Africa an international emergency.
  • The new strain surfaced in Congo last year and triggered the global emergency designation due to its spread via close contact.

7. New Jersey Homeschooling Bills Spark Controversy

• Proposed Legislation:
  • Annual Check-Ins: One bill requires yearly meetings with school district employees for health and wellness checks.
  • Curriculum Mandate: A second, more contentious bill would force homeschooling parents to align instruction with state standards emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    "This would force parents to teach a curriculum that...highlights and promotes diversity, including economic diversity, equity, inclusion, tolerance and belonging in connection with gender and sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, disabilities and religious tolerance."
    — Tonya J. [04:19]

• Supporter Arguments: Proponents say these measures would help prevent educational neglect and abuse.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Trump on the Federal Reserve and Economic Data:

  "Interest rates are too high...so many different elements aren't included yet." [00:15]

• On Immigration Enforcement:

  "That's what they have to do." [00:39]

• Homeschooling Legislation Details:

  "...highlights and promotes diversity, including economic diversity, equity, inclusion, tolerance and belonging..." [04:19]

• On Cooperation with Law Enforcement in Maryland Homicide Case:

  "We did interview the suspect and we got limited cooperation." [03:33]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:02–00:50 — Trump on jobs report, Federal Reserve, and immigration raid
• 00:50–01:59 — Executive actions: Department of Defense renaming, 9/11 Museum control debate, NYC mayoral race update
• 03:10–03:47 — Maryland missing persons/murder investigation and immigration status
• 03:47–04:19 — WHO announcement on MPOX outbreak status
• 04:19–04:54 — New Jersey homeschooling regulatory bills

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Tone & Language

• The update maintains a brisk, no-nonsense style, characteristic of network newscasts, with occasional direct quotes from political figures and officials, preserving the immediacy and gravity of the subjects discussed.

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End of Summary.

Transcript

[Lisa Lacera]

Brushing off the sluggish report, I'm Lisa Lacera, FOX News. President Trump says lack of action from the Federal Reserve is partly to blame for today's jobs numbers which show 78,000 manufacturing jobs were lost last month.

[Donald Trump]

Interest rates are too high. That was, you know, matter of the Fed. But the other thing is so many different, so many different elements aren't included yet.

[Lisa Lacera]

The president said over the past few months there have been corrections in the figures and different elements haven't been included yet. And the president defended the immigration raid at a Georgia Hyundai factory where four hundred and seventy five people were detained.

[Donald Trump]

We had, as I understand it, a lot of illegal aliens, some not the best of people, but we had a lot of illegal aliens working there. So, you know, look, they're doing their job. That's what they have to do.

[Lisa Lacera]

A spokesman for South Korea's Foreign Ministry said a large number of South Korean nationals were detained in the raid. Homeland Security officials say the raid resulted from a month long investigation into illegal hiring at the site. President Trump has made it official, signing an executive order this afternoon that would rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. Secretary of War Pete Hegsen. The War Department is going to fight decisively, not endless conflicts. The president has said the name is a better reflection of the US Stance. The Department of War was created by George Washington but changed to the Department of Defense after World War II. The Trump administration says it looking at whether the federal government can take control of the 911 Memorial Museum in New York City. The site is now run by a public charity led by former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Museum officials say the federal government can't take over the site, which is on land owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is running for re election as an independent, says he will remain in the race after speculation this week that he will be dropping out. America is listening to FOX News.

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[Lisa Lacera]

Been made in the case of a missing Maryland woman.

[Prince George's County Police Chief George Nader]

Prince George's County, Maryland, police say they've arrested 35 year old Hugo Hernandez Mendez in the death of 19 year old Dacara Thompson. Thompson was reported missing by her family on August 23, and her body was found on August 31 in a grassy area in a neighboring county. Prince George's county police Chief George Nader says Hernandez Mendez is charged with first and second degree murder.

[Tonya J.]

We did interview the suspect and we got limited cooperation.

[Prince George's County Police Chief George Nader]

Investigators are working to determine if there was a connection between the victim and suspect. Police say Hernandez Mendez is in the US Illegally and immigration officials have issued a detainer for him. Tonya J.

[Lisa Lacera]

Powers, FOX News, The World Health Organization says it no longer considers the MPOX outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency. The new form of the illness was detected in Congo last year and spread through close contact, including sex. It was declared a global health emergency in August of last year. Mpox, once known as monkeypox, is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus that's in the same family as the one that causes smallpox. Some parents in New Jersey are fighting against a pair of bills aimed at regulating homeschooling.

[Tonya J.]

One of those bills would require those parents and their children to meet once a year with a school district employee for a health and wellness check. The other one is probably the most controversial, and it would require parents to align their curriculum with the state standards, which, of course, is the reason why many of these parents pulled their children from school in the first place. This would force parents to teach a curriculum that, quote, highlights and promotes diversity, including economic diversity, equity, inclusion, tolerance and belonging in connection with gender and sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, disabilities and religious tolerance.

[Lisa Lacera]

Fox's Nate Foy in Hoboken, New Jersey. The bill supporters say they would protect children from educational neglect and abuse. I'm Lisa Lacera. This is FOX news.

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