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>> sole owner of 20th century fox. >> wasn't one of his children to succeed him, but he doesn't say when, who and how. it's going to have to be fought out between them. >> two minutes to the official start of the race. there are the boats. >> the race in australia, it's a big deal. it's a kind of their super bowl. lachlan had done a lot of sailing and he eagerly signed up for the '98 race. >> 54th race. >> he sailed onboard the boat "sayonara." >> up on the high side there, getting out. >> it was a beautiful day. and not long after the race began there was a line of clouds. like a bl...

ratings go up. >> sex and murder and blood and mayhem. >> people are 40% of the circulation of newspapers. >> this is his moment to expand. >> murdoch put his stamp on the city of new york. here i am. you better pay some attention. i'm gonna have one hell of an impact. >> as usual, we were drinking one night. the producers, the reporters and me. we always gathered. >> the first concrete block was removed by east german workers. >> we hear the berlin wall is coming down. what? we've got to go. what? >> a current affairs got to go to the wall? oh, yeah. so we made a few calls. and we c...

rupert murdoch is announcing a 24 hour cable news network. >> fox news channel, flare fair and balanced. >> it becomes clear that fox news is roger ailes. >> river said, among the three children, it was very likely that lachlan would be the first month among equals. >> it is the first moment where james and elizabeth are given a little window into how their father sees this thing, and they could turn their back on this business and essentially waved the white flag, or try and double down and proved themselves to their father. they choose the latter. >> is october, 2001, and roger ail...

the sarissa. >> named after a macedonian weapon of war. it's this exquisite sailing vessel. it's a work of art. as we understand it, they're sleeping on the boat. it's the caribbean. it's peaceful. in the middle of the night, rupert gets up to relieve himself and trips and falls. rupert is lying on the floor of his cabin, and he can't get up and the situation seems serious, he may not survive. a lot is at stake here, his own life as well as his company. >> he has not yet designated an heir. >> and the future of his media empire will be up for grabs. ♪ >> stand by. >> there we go. o...

states, my friend donald j. trump. >> rupert murdoch is a direct line of the oval office in a way he's never enjoyed before. proximity to power. >> there probably would not have been a president trump without fox news. >> maybe we won't do it anymore with them. >> you give the viewers what they want. >> whatever his instinct is, that's what a great leader is. >> the channel became focused on telling him what he wanted to hear. >> james is watching this all in dismay. >> he is getting uncomfortable with the network under the leadership of his own father. >> but lachlan and rupert's vi...