The weekend editions were discontinued in May 2007, when the 3-4 p.m. timeslot was replaced by reruns of War Stories with Oliver North, or other taped programming.
Shepard Smith presented the show from a modified Studio 12H featuring more monitors and retaining "The Cube" but the overhead platform and accompanying staircase, which had been part of the set since 2008 had been removed.
On September 28, 2012, Studio B inadvertently broadcast the suicide by gunshot of 33-year-old Jodon F. Romero, who carjacked a vehicle in Phoenix, resulting in an 80-mile (130 km) police pursuit that ended near Salome, Arizona.
Shepard Smith implored his technical staff to cut off the helicopter feed from Fox-owned station KSAZ-TV after the suicide made it to air during live coverage.
[3][4][5] Following an abrupt commercial break, Smith issued an on-air apology for a broadcast delay failure made by the channel's master control operators.
Unfortunately, this mistake was the result of a severe human error and we apologize for what viewers ultimately saw on the screen.”[8] Fox News was sued for unspecified damages by Romero's wife due to this incident.
[9] In February 2014, the lawsuit was dismissed by Judge John Rea, who ruled the coverage was protected by the First Amendment and the plaintiffs were unable to "satisfy the essential elements of claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress.