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More hiring, less unemployment. I'm Dave Anthony, FOX news. We just got that update to the economy with numbers better than expected. Job growth picked up in January. The Labor Department says 130,000 new jobs were created, double most estimates. And the unemployment rate declined to 4.3%. The report was delayed by this year's partial government shutdown. That's fox's Jenny Cosolo. There's also been a big revision in the amount of jobs created for parts of 2024 and last year, revised by hundreds of thousands of jobs. It's day 11 of the search for Nancy Guthrie and a man's been questioned telling FOX right after what what were they asking you about? Were my whereabouts okay? Where do I work, where was I and all that.
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This man Carlos told our Matt Finn that he was picked up at a traffic stop in Rio Rico. They questioned him. They searched his home. They took his cell phone before ultimately being released. All of this came hours after the FBI released chilling images of a person at Nancy Guthrie's front do head to toe with a ski mask, jacket, gloves and a backpack.
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That's fox's Alicia Cunha outside the Guthrie home in Tucson where the 84 year old was kidnapped. We just got this update a few minutes ago. The airspace over El Paso, Texas, has been reopened. Last night, the FAA announced that they were going to cancel all flights to and from el Paso for 10 days, citing a security concern. Now later this morning, Israel's prime minister goes to the White House for talks with President Trump, who has threatened to attack Iran again like last year if Iran doesn't scale back its nuclear program.
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Meanwhile in Iran, President Massoud Pezeshkian apologized to all those affected by the nationwide demonstrations against the regime and the bloody crackdown that ended it. But he did so without directly acknowledging that his own security forces had a hand in the bloodshed.
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That's Jonathan Savage. America's listening to FOX News.
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An hour from now, Attorney General Pam Bondi will go to Capitol Hill, where Democrats might give her a hard time questioning her about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
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Several lawmakers have gone to the Department of Justice to look at the unredacted Epstein files. Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as the DOJ has released numerous files with redactions and will take questions from lawmakers. Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu is encouraging anyone in the Epstein files whose name is redacted to come forward now.
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They may want to do that before the storm hits.
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Some lawmakers are encouraging the Trump administration to not grant clemency to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who's currently serving a 20 year prison sentence. On Capitol Hill, Ryan Schmell's Fox News.
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Attorney General Bondi could also face questions about immigration enforcement as Democrats demand ICE reform or they'll block Homeland Security fund beyond Friday and amid a lot of anti ICE anger and protests and arrest.
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In Oregon, according to documents filed in a Columbia county court, Rayden Tanner Coleman is charged with 12 counts of unlawful possession of a destructive device and one count of attempt to commit a felony. The 18 year old from St. Helens, Oregon, accused of planning to use guns and Molotov cocktails to attack and kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Police citing online messages saying they were tipped off by people close to the teen, Also saying they found glass bottles in the trunk of his vehic along with surveillance equipment. According to investigators, Coleman admitted to gathering materials for Molotov cocktails, but said he made the statements out of anger and did not intend to follow through. Kristen Goodwin, FOX News.
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Again, our top FOX News story, an increase in hiring last month, 130,000 jobs created. That's about double expectations. The unemployment rate went down slightly to 4.3% for January. And on Wall street, stock futures are rising up more than 200 points. For the Dow of the Nasdaq, I'm Dave Anthony. This is fox.
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This episode delivers a concise, fast-paced overview of the top national and international news stories as of the morning of February 11, 2026. Coverage spans the latest economic data, ongoing criminal investigations, national security events, political developments, and key updates from Congress.
[00:03] Dave Anthony reports the U.S. added 130,000 new jobs in January—double most estimates. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%.
The Labor Department report was delayed due to a partial government shutdown earlier in the year.
Large revisions increased the job creation estimates for parts of 2024 and 2025 by "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
“Job growth picked up in January… 130,000 new jobs were created, double most estimates. And the unemployment rate declined to 4.3%.”
— Dave Anthony [00:03]
[00:46] Day 11 in the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, kidnapped from her Tucson home.
Carlos, a local man, was briefly detained and questioned by police. He describes his experience:
“They questioned him. They searched his home. They took his cell phone before ultimately being released.”
— Fox’s Alicia Cunha [00:46]
FBI released “chilling images” of a masked suspect at Guthrie’s front door.
[01:41] Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian issues a public apology for harm caused by recent protests and their crackdown but stops short of acknowledging regime culpability.
“He did so without directly acknowledging that his own security forces had a hand in the bloodshed.”
— Jonathan Savage [01:56]
[02:40] U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
Lawmakers are seeking answers about redacted Epstein investigation files.
Rep. Ted Lieu encourages those whose names are redacted in the files to "come forward now."
“Attorney General Pam Bondi could also face questions about immigration enforcement as Democrats demand ICE reform or they’ll block Homeland Security fund...”
— Dave Anthony [03:27]
“Were my whereabouts okay? Where do I work, where was I and all that.”
— Carlos, questioned in Guthrie case [00:46]
“Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as the DOJ has released numerous files with redactions and will take questions from lawmakers.”
— Ryan Schmell [02:49]
"Several lawmakers have gone to the Department of Justice to look at the unredacted Epstein files... Rep. Ted Lieu is encouraging anyone in the Epstein files whose name is redacted to come forward now."
— Ryan Schmell [02:49]
“Kristen Goodwin, FOX News.”
— Reporting on Oregon ICE plot [04:20]
This fast-moving update prioritizes hard news on the economy, national security, political accountability, and law enforcement. International perspective is provided via developments in Iran and U.S. foreign policy. Ongoing investigations—including the Guthrie kidnapping and congressional scrutiny into Jeffrey Epstein’s network—underscore a complex, high-stakes news climate.