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Why is Senator Rand Paul pushing a contempt vote against Dr. Anthony Fauci?

Carmen Roberts 0:03
Focusing on Fauci, I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Republican Senator Rand Paul follows through and gets a Senate committee to vote along party lines on a resolution to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions during a hearing.
Senator Rand Paul 0:17
This committee and the American people have a right to know why Dr. Fauci's agency funded dangerous research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Chad Pergram 0:25
Committee Chairman Rand Paul believes Anthony Fauci isn't covered by his pardon from former President Biden. And that's why he was required to answer questions last week rather than invoking the Fifth Amendment 111 times. Democrats think that Paul has no case. Republicans believe that Fauci advocated the theory that the virus came from nature and not from the lab in Wuhan.
Carmen Roberts 0:50
Fox's Chad Pergram on Capitol Hill. Fauci's attorney called the vote a crude political stunt.

What new tensions are emerging between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz?

Carmen Roberts 0:56
Iran and the U.S. argue over what's happening, and still there's no deal for peace or an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Unknown 1:03
President Trump reiterated yesterday the Iranians always lie about the substance of negotiations, but this morning he also sent a signal that the U.S. is ready to resume war if necessary. Denying reports about military stockpile concerns, posting to Truth Social, the U.S. has massive amounts of munitions, especially of certain types. Additionally, the large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country's history.

How is Senator Mitch McConnell’s rehabilitation and political future being addressed?

Carmen Roberts 1:28
Fox's Jackie Heinrich at the White House. And Republican Senator Mitch McConnell says doctors have discharged him from a rehabilitation center. The Kentucky Republican says he'll continue physical therapy at home after being injured during a fall in June. They gave no timetable for returning to the Senate. Last week, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear urged him to prove he's fit to serve or resign. America's listening to Fox News. A former Texas elementary school principal is accused of failing to report child abuse allegations.
Kristen Goodwin 2:07
Wendy Bailey, the former principal at Crosby Elementary School in Forney, Texas, was booked in the Kauffman County Jail, charged with endangering a child and failure to report child abuse. Her arrest comes after Jonathan Michael, a former special education teacher at the school, was arrested on two counts of injury to a child and one count of child grooming.

What allegations are involved in the Texas elementary school abuse scandal?

Kristen Goodwin 2:25
According to an arrest report, two teachers' aides reported that Michael inappropriately touched a special needs student in April and made sexually explicit comments. Investigators allege rather than reporting the allegations, Bailey transferred the student. They also allege she hired Michael despite knowing he had a past arrest under a previous name. Kristen Goodwin, Fox News.
Carmen Roberts 2:47
The U.S. becomes the first country to approve a new flu vaccine.
Lillian Wu 2:51
Moderna gets the green light from the Food and Drug Administration for its mRNA flu vaccine, enabling use of a technology that'll make it easier to rapidly target a widely prevalent or especially virulent strain of the virus. M. fluceva, the first to be made with the same mRNA technology, the manufacturer says was key to ending the COVID pandemic. This allows adults 50 to 64 to get immunized against the respiratory illness.

Why is the FDA approving Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine and what does it mean for the market?

Lillian Wu 3:18
The FDA also accelerated approval for those 65 and older. With a commitment to further studying the shot in older adults, the company says the new shot will probably be available in select retailers in the coming weeks. Lillian Wu, Fox News.
Carmen Roberts 3:34
Police in Toronto say they arrested two suspects in the second shooting in the U.S. consulate in five months. Police say the two teenagers were recruited through an encrypted app as part of a possible gun-for-hire network. And after three back-to-back records, the Dow plunges 464 points. I'm Carmen Roberts, and this is Fox News.

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