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Fox News Hourly Update

4AM ET 04/04/2026 Newscast

04 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the latest update on the missing U.S. airman in Iran?

3.085 - 15.742 Debra Valentine

Still missing. I'm Debra Valentine, Fox News. Search and rescue teams continue looking for a missing U.S. airman shot down over Iran. Fox's Mike Tobin has more from Tel Aviv, Israel.

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15.782 - 33.025 Mike Tobin

The pilot of that F-15E Strike Eagle has been recovered, but there were two personnel on board that aircraft. The other was a weapons systems officer. That is the individual they are looking for. And as U.S. forces are searching for that weapons systems officer, the Iranians say they are searching for him as well.

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33.005 - 51.733 Mike Tobin

Now, when search and rescue crews entered Iran to rescue that pilot, they came under enemy fire. Two U.S. helicopters were shot and crew members on board were injured. Those helicopters were able to land safety. Also, the Pentagon confirms that an A-10 Warthog crashed in the area of the Strait of Hormuz after coming under enemy fire.

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Chapter 2: How is the U.S. military responding to recent events in the Middle East?

52.014 - 55.519 Mike Tobin

That has one pilot on board. That pilot has been rescued.

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55.499 - 76.653 Debra Valentine

Israel has announced that they have paused fighting in the area that the F-15E went down as a search for the missing airmen continues. Reuters reporting Iran has executed two men linked to an opposition group and convicted of carrying out attacks against the Iranian regime. President Trump proposing a big spending increase for the military and cuts to domestic spending in his annual budget.

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77.053 - 79.397 Debra Valentine

Fox's Jared Halpern has more from the White House.

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79.377 - 99.565 Jared Halpern

The White House is asking Congress to approve $1.5 trillion in defense spending for the upcoming fiscal year, the largest total in history for the Pentagon. Part of the spending increase would be offset with cuts to health, housing, and education agencies. The administration says those can be done by eliminating woke, wasteful, and weaponized programs.

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100.026 - 114.66 Jared Halpern

The White House Budget Office also projects higher revenues next year. Still, the budget proposal is more symbolic than anything else, serving as a priority list for lawmakers who ultimately must approve federal spending. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News.

115.241 - 117.788 Debra Valentine

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120.029 - 125.041 Ainsley Earhardt

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Chapter 3: What are the implications of President Trump's proposed military budget?

125.081 - 134.663 Unknown

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136.6 - 149.275 Debra Valentine

The U.S. economy adding an unexpected 178,000 jobs in March. The unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a point to 4.3 percent. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett reacts on Fox's America's Newsroom.

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149.295 - 163.772 Kevin Hassett

There are a lot of people who have been sitting on the sidelines who are coming back to work because they get a no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and especially the no tax on Social Security. There are a lot of people who retired but want to get back into this booming labor force, and they have a much higher tax reward for doing it.

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163.752 - 175.333 Debra Valentine

The Federal Reserve warning that rising oil prices will drive inflation higher due to the Iran war. Mass evacuations underway in parts of Southern California as two wildfires burn out of control.

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175.373 - 181.204 Laura Cantor

Firefighters contending with gusty Santa Ana winds as they battle the Springs Fire and the Crown Fire.

Chapter 4: How is the U.S. economy performing amid rising inflation concerns?

181.184 - 196.46 Laura Cantor

which have already burned over 3,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. Thousands of residents living in Moreno Valley and Acton receiving evacuation orders. Officials say the cause of both fires is under investigation and did not release any information yet regarding property damage.

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196.921 - 209.554 Laura Cantor

In January 2025, the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County resulted in over 30 deaths and destroyed more than 18,000 homes and structures. Laura Cantor, Fox News.

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209.534 - 226.328 Debra Valentine

Today marks day four of the Artemis II mission, launching four astronauts out of Earth's orbit for that historic trip around the moon's orbit, including its dark side. Reid Weissman is a commander of Artemis II, and he tells Fox News at night.

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226.308 - 242.388 Reid Weissman

I'm flying in space with two of the most skilled astronauts that we have, most accomplished astronauts. And Jeremy, on his first day in orbit yesterday, was just getting the job done 100 percent. So my job here is pretty easy. Definitely sometimes you get a little bit nervous. There's a couple of things that caught our attention so far, but it's going great.

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242.548 - 251.539 Debra Valentine

Amandei, the crew will make a historic flyby approximately 4,000 miles from the moon passing its far side. I'm Deborah Valentine. This is Fox News.

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