8PM ET 09/29/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update — 8PM ET 09/29/2025 Newscast

Host: Lisa Lacera, FOX News
Date: September 30, 2025
Overview:
This fast-paced episode features the latest breaking news, focusing on the looming U.S. government shutdown, developments in Middle Eastern peace negotiations, a tragic church attack in Michigan, congressional hearings on crime and recidivism, U.S. demining efforts in Cambodia, and a cultural update involving Yusuf/Cat Stevens' postponed book tour.

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Government Shutdown Showdown

[00:02 – 00:40]

• Bipartisan Action at the White House
  • Lawmakers are in tense negotiations to prevent a partial government shutdown as the funding deadline approaches (midnight tomorrow).
  • Vice President J.D. Vance leaves the meeting sounding pessimistic:

    "I think we're headed to a shutdown." — Political Commentator, 00:19

  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune announces an upcoming vote on a bill to extend government funding into late November.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats are pushing for health care provisions to win the pivotal 60 votes to avoid a Senate filibuster:

    "This is a deadly serious issue for the American people." — Hakeem Jeffries (paraphrased), 00:31

  • FOX’s Ryan Schmelz (Capitol Hill) underscores growing skepticism, reporting the short-term bill is likely to fail.

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Middle East: Trump-Netanyahu 20-Point Gaza Plan

[00:40 – 01:17]

• Diplomatic Push for Gaza Peace
  • President Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu unveil a comprehensive 20-point proposal intended to end the war in Gaza.
  • Netanyahu signals readiness to proceed if Hamas accepts, but vows to keep fighting otherwise.
  • Hamas is reviewing the proposal; Islamic Jihad outright condemns it, calling it:

    "A recipe to blow up the region." — Islamic Jihad response, paraphrased, 01:05

  • Lisa Lacera puts this into context as another phase in the broader Middle East peace process.

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Tragic Attack in Michigan Church

[01:17 – 01:43]

• Grand Blank, Michigan – Church Attack
  • All reported missing now accounted for following the deadly incident at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
  • Official statement from local investigators:

    "We are continuing to receive leads... Once we're able to ascertain definitively what we have, that's when we'll make those statements." — Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Reuben Coleman, 01:37

  • Four people killed, eight injured. The attacker, 40-year-old Marine veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford, was killed by police.

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Congressional Hearing: Crime Victims and Recidivism

[03:09 – 03:59]

• Hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Members of Congress listen to heartbreaking testimonials from families of crime victims.
  • Mia Alderman laments the justice system after her granddaughter Mary Collins' killer, involved in a brutal murder, is out on bond:

    "How can someone accused of such cruelty walk free while we, Mary's family, serve a life sentence of grief?" — Mia Alderman, 03:27

  • Judiciary Subcommittee focuses on repeat violent offenders; discussion about falling crime statistics versus real victim pain:

    "The statistics that Mr. Asher shared with us today, do they do anything to ease your pain?"
    "I think they're crap." — Exchange between Congressman Addison McDowell and Steve Federico, 03:47–03:51

  • Federico’s daughter’s killer had a history of nearly 40 arrests, most felony charges.

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International: U.S. Demining in Cambodia

[03:59 – 04:45]

• Renewed Support for Mine Removal
  • U.S. Embassy in Cambodia to grant $675,000 for landmine removal efforts—a continuation after Trump administration’s brief aid freeze.

  • "An estimated 4 to 6 million land mines and other unexploded munitions were left behind from decades of conflict. Nearly 20,000 killed, 45,000 injured in explosions since 1998." — Chris Foster, 04:14

  • New funding extends mine-clearing operations through April next year.

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Cultural Update: Cat Stevens Postpones Book Tour

[04:45 – 05:07]

• Tour Delayed Over Visa Issues
  • Yusuf Cat Stevens postpones the North American leg of his "Cat on the Road to Find Out" book tour:

    "His team waited months for visa approvals, but the production logistics necessary can't be arranged in time." — Lisa Lacera, 04:53

  • The tour was scheduled for October 7th; new dates yet to be announced.

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Memorable Quotes:

• "I think we're headed to a shutdown." — Political Commentator (00:19)
• "This is a deadly serious issue for the American people." — Hakeem Jeffries, paraphrased (00:31)
• "A recipe to blow up the region." — Islamic Jihad, paraphrased (01:05)
• "How can someone accused of such cruelty walk free while we, Mary's family, serve a life sentence of grief?" — Mia Alderman, (03:27)
• "I think they're crap." — Steve Federico on crime statistics, (03:51)

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Key Timeline:

• 00:02–00:40 — Government shutdown negotiations and predictions
• 00:40–01:17 — Trump-Netanyahu Gaza plan, regional reactions
• 01:17–01:43 — Michigan church attack update, FBI response
• 03:09–03:59 — Congressional hearing on crime, victim impact statements
• 03:59–04:45 — U.S. funding Cambodia demining
• 04:45–05:07 — Cat Stevens’ tour postponement

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Transcript

[Lisa Lacera]

The clock ticking. I'm Lisa Lacera, FOX News. A bipartisan meeting at the White House as lawmakers try to hammer out a deal to avoid a partial government Shutdown.

[Fox News Reporter]

Vice President J.D. vance making a prediction after a meeting in the Oval Office with top leadership for both congressional Republicans and Democrats.

[Political Commentator]

I think we're headed to a shutdown.

[Fox News Reporter]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the chamber will vote on a bill that would extend government funding until late November. Tomorrow. Democrats like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries want health care provisions included in order to get the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. This is a deadly serious issue for the American people. The funding deadline is midnight tomorrow.

[Lisa Lacera]

Fox's Ryan Schmelz on Capitol Hill. The short term funding bill is not expected to pass. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to a 20 point plan that would end the war in Gaza.

[Political Commentator]

It's just a part of the bigger.

[Lisa Lacera]

Picture, which is peace in the Middle East. Netanyahu says he's agreed but said if Hamas rejects it, Israel will continue its fight in Gaza. But Hamas says it has the proposal and is reviewing it. While the Islamic Jihad, an Iranian backed terror group that has taken hostages, called it a recipe to blow up the region. All people have been accounted for following yesterday's deadly attack on a Michigan church.

[Fox News Reporter]

Investigators in Grand Blank say they're still searching the charred ruins but that all people reported missing have been located, calling it an act of violence. Investigation into the deadly shooting and fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sunday. We are continuing to receive leads with continuing to run down all information. And once we're able to ascertain definitively what we have, that's when we'll make those statements. Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Reuben.

[Lisa Lacera]

Coleman FOX's Jeff Bonasso. Four people were killed, eight others hurt. The suspect, 40 year old Marine veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford was killed by police. America is listening to FOX News.

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[Lisa Lacera]

Traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a hearing focusing on crime victims and repeat offenders.

[Crime Victim Family Member]

Mia Alderman's granddaughter, 20 year old Mary Collins, was murdered five years ago in Charlotte after being beaten and stabbed. Multiple people have been accused of participating in the killing, including one woman who is free on bond.

[Lisa Lacera]

How can someone accuse accused of such cruelty walk free while we, Mary's family, serve a life sentence of grief?

[Crime Victim Family Member]

The focus of the Judiciary subcommittee hearing was on recidivism. North Carolina Congressman Addison McDowell asked Steve Federico, whose daughter Logan was murdered, how he felt about statistics showing violent crime is actually down.

[Political Commentator]

The statistics that Mr. Asher shared with us today, do they do anything to ease your pain?

[Fox News Reporter]

I think they're crap.

[Crime Victim Family Member]

His daughter's killer had been arrested nearly 40 times, most often for felonies. Jessica Rosenthal, FOX News.

[Lisa Lacera]

The Trump administration is renewing money for demining operations in Cambodia.

[Political Commentator]

The US embassy in Cambodia announces a $675,000 grant for programs to remove mines littering the countryside there. An estimated 4 to 6 million land mines and other unexploded munitions were left behind from decades of conflict. And nearly 20,000 people are reported to have been killed, 45,000 injured in explosions since the end of fighting in 1998. Soon after President Trump announced a federal aid freeze when he returned to office. The administration granted a waiver for $6.36 million in demining aid that had been scheduled to continue through November. This new funding is for mine clearing operations through next April. Chris Foster, FOX News.

[Lisa Lacera]

Yusuf Cat Stevens has announced the postponement of the North American leg of his book tour due to what he's described as UN specified visa issues. The book tour for Cat on the Road to find out was set to begin October 7th. He wrote on social media that his team waited months for visa approvals, but the production logistics necessary can't be arranged in time. I'm Lisa Licera. This is FOX News.

[Political Commentator]

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