correspondent at large geraldo rivera. geraldo, i am so honored to have you here onset. happy. rachel: you re jewish, catholic, puerto rican peer of it was not just complicated, there was some tension and you had to come up with a thing called christmakkuh. my mom and dad are exact ethnic stereotypes. my mom is the jewish mother, lily friedman, eat your soup, put on your socks. my dad looked like desi arnaz, weighty hair, 1 of 17 children from san juan, puerto rico, came literally on the banana boat, the weekly ship that came with bananas from central america to new york, that is how he got here in 1940. he was drafted into the army and became a staff sergeant and god bless him. he was the wonderful example of seeking the american dream. my dad wanted to succeed in