Recent Violence Puts Americans On Edge This Holiday Season

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This week’s string of violent headlines, from the shooting at Brown University to the Bondi Beach attack and an alleged bomb plot in Los Angeles, are renewing the question: are we safe and how can authorities make us believe that? Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker joins to discuss recent data on the number of mass shootings in the US, the investigations into the shooting at Brown University and the FBI thwarting a possible New Years Eve terror attack, and the broader global terror threat highlighted by a recent ISIS-inspired attack in Australia. Hollywood is still in shock following the murder of actor and famed movie director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle. The suspect accused of stabbing them to death is their 32-year-old son, Nick, who has a history of mental health issues and addiction. including at least 18 trips to rehab and times when he was homeless. The tragedy has put a bigger spotlight on America’s drug and mental health crisis. Dr. Daniel Bober, a forensic psychiatrist and an addiction medicine physician, joins the Rundown to discuss the Reiner case, and the challenges families face as they cope with the peril of addiction and mental illness. Plus, commentary by Orthodox Rabbi, lawyer, and digital strategist Sam (Shlomo) Bregman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Brett Baer. I'm Rachel Campos Duffy. I'm David Asman, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.3	Wednesday, December 17th, 2025. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. A series of violent incidents over the last week has many Americans on edge as we head into the holidays.
0:19.0	There just seems to be a steady drumbeat of attacks around the holidays.
0:23.2	I'm Dave Anthony.
0:24.8	It's a real-life drama in Hollywood.
0:28.1	Famed movie director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle, murdered.
0:33.0	Their son, Nick, with a history of addiction, is the accused killer.
0:37.2	The people that can hurt you the most are the people that are the closest to you, and that often
0:42.0	creates a situation where there's tremendous rage, because you, justifiably or not, feel a
0:47.6	tremendous sense of betrayal by them, and it can cause you to act out.
0:51.7	And I'm Rabbi Sam Bregman.
0:54.0	I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:01.6	During the search for the Brown University shooter, officials, including the mayor, Brett
1:05.6	Smiley, were asked, how can you assure people they're safe?
1:08.8	The way in which we are trying to reassure our residents is through a noted, visible police
1:14.9	presence throughout the community. It is going to be hard for my city to feel safe going forward.
1:24.4	This has shaken us.
1:25.6	You typically need an ID card to get into buildings on Brown's
1:28.3	campus, but this past weekend that wasn't required. And while police later obtained more
1:32.1	surveillance video of the suspect from nearby homes and businesses, they initially released
1:36.0	only one image of the suspect's backside. The state's Attorney General Patrick Norona was asked
1:40.5	about it. Well, look, there just weren't a lot of cameras in that Brown building is the reality. It's, the reality is it's an old building attached to a new one. So there just isn't, Pat. I don't know what to tell you. The state's governor, Daniel McKee, later posted to X. As a parent who sent my child off to college, I can only imagine how families are feeling right now. right now and I will assure you the safety of your children and all Rhode Islanders are my priority. I know that many people are feeling
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