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About it, in the moment, it was breathtaking. >> -- he helped found the news division 20 years ago, rupert murdoch made the announcement to staff personally. in a statement he praised ailes, saying roger ailes had made a remarkable contribution. >> roger ailes is gone, and that creates a huge power vacuum in the center of the company. >> james sees that there's a real opportunity in this moment for fox to chart a new path, to cater to younger audiences, to be a little less right winning. >> but lachlan's view and rupert's view was why would we change this? we've never had bigger ratings. we've...

They cannot do anything to offend rupert murdoch, donald trump instead decides to go to war with fox. >> i was asked some really nasty questions by people that are not nice people. she's not very tough and she's not very sharp, so you know, i blame fox to a certain extent. >> rupert went on twitter and said; donald, you need to calm down. and then fox held the follow-up debate in january 2016. >> before we get to the issues, let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend this evening -- >> trump boycotted the debate, refused to show up. he held a comp...

>> rupert murdoch is going to assume the role of chairman. >> at age 85 rupert murdoch himself is going to take over fox news. >> murdoch was fully in his element. it's what rupert loves, running the news. >> by this point a lot of news outlets including cnn have realized donald trump is ratings gold. >> we are waiting for donald trump to speak. >> now to are extended interview with donald trump. >> mr. trump, thanks for your time. >> the crowd is fired up. >> why were people waiting in line for hours to see you? >> but with fox it's qualitatively different. for rupert fox news is also a tool ...

>> joining us now, donald trump. >> brash and never bashful, the donald now makes his voice loud and clear -- >> after spending four or five years on "fox and friends," donald trump really did have his finger on the pulse of the fox news audience. >> so when he comes down that golden escalator and he gives the speech -- >> when mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best -- >> that seemed way over the line. >> they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some i assume are good people. >> what donald trump knew is that what he was saying was what a lot of con...

Much in the mold of a fox news female anchor; blond, former beauty queen. >> you're just a just sexist. >> yes. i jest -- >> okay. >> but she didn't dance to roger the way he would have liked. so there was always a little bit of a conflict going on, from the beginning. >> headline time, women are everywhere, we're letting them play golf and tennis now, it's out of control. >> you know what? you know what? >> she's out. >> you read the headlines since men are so great. go ahead, take-- i would call them my mini protests. but listen, i had to be really careful. >> there was a lot of fear inside ...