(soft music) >>> and we are back with geraldo rivera. so geraldo, hi. great to have you. so you exited two week ago from fox? >> has it been that long? >> i think so. it was july 4th? >> it seems like just yesterday. >> june 30th. pretty close. pretty close. >> how are you feeling? >> i feel liberated. i feel free, free at last. >> and why? why did you feel hamstrung there? >> well, you are muzzled. corporate discipline muzzles people, even if self muzzlement, if that's a word. i felt -- first of all, they denied me permission to go on many shows over the course of my long career there. they have a very rigid, very controlling kind of discipline. >> but what were they afraid of? >> my flamboyance and saying things like i said about former president trump, you know, that he knifed the constitution in the back. when you have that as your attitude, that's the position, and you're in a conservative milieu, you know, it's pretty noxious to folks who believe a certain way. it's not my choice. i hope to devote a lot of my post career life to working with the developmentally disa

and he, said i hired geraldo over. because when geraldo's on screen. forget that he said. that and it's true. and i think that you are a compelling reporter. and so that is why i'm asking you this. because i think it says something larger about fox. and here's my question. did the 787 million dollar penalty that they had to pay to dominion, will that change how they do business? will that change their relationship with five? >> i think that the $787,000 is a big i'm sorry. they really understood that what they did was really so far off the norm that they had to apologize in a way that only corporations could apologize for money. >> what they do something different? >> first of, all i don't necessarily accept the premise. because i think there's a lot of good reporters. so you are one of them. >> there's also those who play with the facts. i just think that the embarrassment from what happened on their january six post january 6th coverage and the embarrassment that they suffered as a corporation. they already have affected the way that they presented.

brokaw: geraldo rivera is back in a controversy tonight.found himself in a real free for all. i get sick and tired of seeing uncle tom here, sucking up, trying to be a white man. go ahead, troy, go ahead. now, let me tell you -- [ audience shouting ] sit down, man. hey! come on. no. you got it coming. you got it coming. dude... get up and get it. nah. hey, hold it! hold it! sit down! [ indistinct shouting ] brokaw: rivera suffered a broken nose but he says the show will be broadcast later this month in its entirety. well, that's not something, you know, i would have done. but there was a lot of hypocrisy. one of the major magazines put the picture of geraldo getting hit with a chair on the cover. and the article said, "isn't this awful? look what's happened to television." and yet they couldn't wait to use it to sell their own magazine. let's go to the audience, all right. i want to speak to you guys. you guys are... shales: over the years, broadcasting has deteriorated. and now in this era of deregulation, it's deteriorating further. give

which sounds like geraldo's twitter account. [laughter]. >> that was pretty good.ne followed by 27 zeros. aim proud of that. i might let it sink in for a while. that's literally more than every grain of sand on earth. more of the chances jesse watters ever picks up a bar tab. it's funny how that works. when the investigators really want to catch someone, press conferences are held, task forces are formed, mysteries get solved. but apparently, not in today's white house. seriously, how coke got there is a mystery but really how our current president got in the white house is an even bigger one! [cheers and applause]. >> it's harder to believe 80 million people voted for that mess than it is hunter was snorting lines off a bust in the lincoln bedroom. so the great white house coke caper will soon be the coldest case since my massage therapist never made it to his next appointment. yeah, these days i guess there are just things we're never supposed to know. for instance, who were the visitors to epstein's island? well, there's this guy apparently linked in co-founder

. >> can i say that geraldo not being comfortable with onair friction.you remember my syndicated show, he would be like my next guest is a black guy and a klansman. >> let's see what happens now. >> let's see what happens. >> greg: yeah, he did not in any way contribute to the downfall of our society. so, i mean, this guy make jerry springer look like the table. what do you make of the excuses politicians are making. >> dana: a lot of politicians blame the media. it's despicable and not true. you can blame the media for being bias and ignoring a story, for example, maybe we'll talk about it here but the hunter biden story, the media has been very curiously intellectually uncurious about this whole thing. now, for mayor adams, it's like turning into lori lightfoot because she started to blame the media as well. she's like if you guys are just covering the bad news, and i know politicians get frustrated. biden's frustrated because he's like don't you see the price of eggs is down why don't you think the economy is better. mayor adams said my job is to make

. >> geraldo: in whatever way possible. >> lawrence: a lot of folks want to know what happened duringer again. lieutenant. thanks so much for joining the program. >> absolutely. thank you for having me. >> lawrence: absolutely. more "fox & friends" cominam ig. flo rida is next. flo rida is next. ♪s foe foe hi, i'm michael, i've lost 62 pounds on golo and i have kept it off. most of the weight that i gained was strictly in my belly which is a sign of insulin resistance. but since golo, that weight has completely gone away, as you can tell. thanks to golo and release, i've got my life and my health back. ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ( ♪ ) woah. ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) constant contact delivers the marketing tools your small business needs to keep up, excel, and grow. constant contact. helping the small stand tall. the all-new tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel cool. so, no more sweating all night... ...or blasting the air conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10° cooler, all night long. for a limited time, save $500 on all-new tempur-breeze mattresses. (janet) so much space!... th

and geraldo rivera got a nice sendoff after 23 years at fox. conclusion with him. he is a character. >> and this is "american idol"! here we go. [cheers and applause] >> pat sajak giving up wheel of fortune, the replacement has been named. ryan seacrest who's hosted "american idol" for two days says i'm truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary pat sajak. that's it for this edition of media was. hope you're enjoying this holiday weekend. check out my daily podcast, apple itunes is a good place to do it. we are back here, doesn't matter if it's a holiday, i show up. we're back here next sunday, # 11 eastern, with the only media analysis show on national television. ♪ finish ♪ ♪ huh, huh, so did their dog roger. ♪ ♪ gain scent beads keep even the stinkiest stuff smelling fresh. you didn't live this strong, this long to get put on the shelf like a porcelain doll. but one out of two women over 50 will suffer a fracture from osteoporosis. you should know you can build new bone with evenity® for postmenopausal women with osteop

senator geraldo please bear. >> thank you, mr. chairman.gratulations general on your nomination. i think you and your family for your service to our country. to ensure the fitness of all nominees who appear before any they can maze in which i sit i asked the nominees the following two initial questions. one, since you became a legal adult heavyweight unwanted a quest for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature? >> i have not for. >> two, pure face discipline are entered into a settlement related to this kind of conduct? >> i'm not. >> general, i thank you for your consistent support for our service members access to critical healthcare no matter where they are stationed around theon world. as we face recruitment and retention challenges across the services support for service members of all backgrounds is critical. for almost four decades now you have built inclusive diapers teams in the air force and i assume you will support such teams throughout the dod. when we had a chance to chat yest