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his son lachlan's, amazing yacht, 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. ...

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...

>> it's 2018, and rupert murdoch and his wife, jerry hall are vacationing in the caribbean on his son lachlan's, amazing yacht, 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. >> h...

The free event will be Friday, July 7, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, where Schaelchlin's collection of books and research materials provides much of the material for the History Room.

He felt cheated by what he felt was the establishment of the time. >> and that's the basis on which rupert has always said he's been dispossessed, the empire has been taken away from him, and he spends his life trying to get it back. >> 500 miles from melbourne is adelaide, capital of south australia. >> what rupert murdoch is left with, largely is a newspaper in adelaide. >> i think all the other newspaper barons in australia thought that he wouldn't last, that he would probably bankrupt himself. but within a few months of starting, he was straightaway interested in acquiring things. >> and i...