good morning right now. a former governor mario cuomo with the ability to electrify audiences can soaring rhetoric has died zploo plus a frightening message from u2 front man bono on his future and health. the upsets and national championship showdown is set. good morning, aim darren brown. condolences are pouring in for mario cuomo. the democrat passed away last night from natural causes.

this morning new york dalety news cover, dead at 82 as his son is sworn in for his second term. just hours before his father passed away new york governor andrew cuomo told the audience at his second swearing in ceremony that his dad wasn't well enough to attend but was there in spirit. >> we stayed at my father's house to ring in the new year with him. i went through the speech with him. he said it was good especially for a second termer. see. he couldn't be here physically today, my father. but my father is in this room. he's in the heart and mind of every person who is here. he's here and he's here. >> president obama called cuomo, quote, a determined champion of progressive values and an unswitching voice for tolerance. the white house says the

president also called governor cuomo to extend his condolences. bill and hill ri clinton also issued a statement. and new jersey governor chris christie accepted his condolences saying our country lost a giant. he was a strong leader who loved new york and its people. he was catapulted to the national stage during his famous 1984 speech criticizing then president ronald ray gone. david ushery has more on the political legacy he left behind. >> mario cuomo was born in queens, the son of italian immigrants who came to ellis island with a dream of starting a new life for them. his parents ran a grocery store. he earned bachelor and law degrees before learning his career as a legal assistant. in 1977 he ran for mayor of new

york city but lost to ed koch in the primary. cuomo was elected lieutenant governor in 1978. he once again faced ed koch in a primary but this time walked away victorious ant when on to defeat lewis layerman in the general election >> we won because people and the passion of belief are still more important than money. >> cuomo was catapulted into the national spotlight two years into his term delivering a keynote speech in 1984 to the democrat convention. >> there is despair, mr. president, in the faces that you don't see, in the places that you don't visit in your shining city. >> the address launched him on to the short list of front runners for the democrat nomination in '88 and '92.

>> he's the italian stallion of democrat politics at the moment. he has strong feelings about the roots of this country and the roots of the democratic party. >> he earned the nickname hamlet on the hudson. even kept a plane idling on the tarmac while he debateds about running or staying in new york. >> it's my responsibility as governor to deal with this extraordinarily severe problem. were it not, i would travel to new hampshire today and file my name as a candidate in this presidential primary. that was my hope and i prepared for it. >> cuomo ran for a fourth term in 1994 in a nasty race that stemmed on a weakening economy and a heated debate. he was narrowly defeated. dealing a major defelt to the democratic party and cuomo. >> we have enormous power here.

we have a fantastic future potentially. i've surely made mistakes as governor but i'm as proud as i can be of what we've established together. >> cuomo reentered private practice in 1995 as counsel and to this day has remained a visible force in new york politics appearing in his son andrew's side. his other son chris is the host of kansas's new day. he also leaves behind his wife and three daughters. >> the new york governor's office has not announced funeral plans and public services. some fascinating news from u2 bono. apparently all was not quiet for the irish rocker. earlier this morning he released an a to z look back at 2014. focuses on many aspects but one item stood out from his recent bike accident in new york city and his still extensive

injuries. he wrote in the section it's in the i for irish pride this quote, as i write this it is not clear that i'll ever play guitar again. ie trainian bolts in his elbow. and he also broke his hand shoulder and face in this accident. it's a fascinating read found on youtube.com. first, the granddaddy of them all, florida state against number three oregon. >> he has all day. trying to escape circles back still alive, loses the football ball comes out, scooped up and to by watson goes streaking to the end zone. >> that pretty much is how the second half went. then in the sugar bowl fourth ranked ohio state pulled out all the stops against top ranked

alabama. >> if at all possible with 19 seconds left a pass coming up spencer to the end zone thomas. did he get a foot down? yes, foot down. >> a trick play by the buckeyes receiver cut the gap at the half. they went on to beet alabama. so the national champion will be decided on january 12th oregon taking on ohio state. >> next to wisconsin to auburn. it all came down to a 45-yard field goal attempt in overtime for auburn. the ball hit the upright and oh no good. wisconsin takes it 34-341. in the cotton bowl baylor michigan state. baylor finds his big down down in the corner for a touchdown.

a 6'7" guard who weighs 390. it will definitely be a play to remember and that will give baylor 41-31 lead. but with 20 seconds left in the fourth, michigan state rallies, firing one in the end zone and they'll get the extra point to edge out baylor to win a school record fourth straight bowl game. in the citrus boil missouri versus arizona. check out this for the play of the day. >> back in the pocket under pressure williams -- it's a fumble. what a -- >> wow. check that out again. tight end max williams takes air and hurdles his defenders to get the go ahead scoff in the third. but missouri steps into high gear downing minnesota 37-19.

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heavy snow developing northern minnesota today through tonight. tomorrow we could get some light snow here central kansas des moines around milwaukee and also watch up there in vermont, new hampshire and maine, you're under a winter storm watch. you're going to get some icy stuff on saturday. the forecast today just the rain in the south and over the weekend looks like northern knew england will get some much needed snow. >> that will be a delight for them. thank you so much bill. now we're moving on to airasia airasia. more heart ache as more bodies are found. according to associated press, seven were found today, the total number 17. three new victims have been identified including a flight attendant. katie tur has more from surabaya indonesia. >> the start of 2015 was marked

by the arrival of coffins, each given a number and a ceremony. outside the crisis center family members waited for word. among them this man, showing us what could be the last photo of his son, a snapshot from inside the cabin with him and his three friends five minutes before takeoff. >> once they find the bulk of the wreckage they say the priority will be to recover those bodies and then they're going to look for the black boxes. but they want to dmoe what happened to this plane as quickly as they can. in surabaya indonesia, katie tur, nbc news. former kkk grand wizard david duke issues threats. >> the biggest battle of 2015. >> obama's flair of the month? scrambled politics is next. now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today.

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he's threatening to release the names. budget war looms for obama gop. it could be one of the most bitter political fights we saw in 2015. the republican congress and the president are ready to duke it out. how republicans want to change the budget map. some democrats are accusing the right of trying to cook the books. the gop proposed dynamic scoring and it would alter the way the cost of tax legislation is calculated. harry reid says it will benefit the very wealthy and big corporations. all this after the "the new york times" notes for the first time since 2011 local state and gofts are providing a significant increase in prosperity. 2016 florida senator marco rubio is the latest in the loin of a list of long politicians considering running for president. bloomberg sites a major newspaper saying a three sfar

north korean general has set up a task force to stop copies of "the interview yts from being smuggled into the country. a casual president obama n went out for shave ice with his daughters in hawaii. but this picture the president going head first into his desert caught our eye mostly because it reminded us of that famous one in october of joe biden. that is your morning dish. i'm joined now by kevin surly from the hill. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. thanks for having me. >> sadly we start the year with the passing of mario cuomo, having a huge impact. >> he really was a proo depressive giant. hamlet on the hudson was his nickname. one of his legacies will be his

or toir skills. this is a guy who gave huge huge speeches back several decades ago that really motivated the left. he was someone who toyed with the idea of running for president, as well as was rumored to be considered for the supreme court. but his legacy and shadow does loom wide other the democratic party as we're seeing with all of the condolences that have been issued on both sides of the law. a new year a new gop led congress. which senator wills we will watching in 2015? >> there's a ton of senators we're going to be watching with marco rubio, rand paul ted krez but also people lick senator joni earnest, he's got a high profile trip planned to israel really trying to elevate her status within the party.

as well as some veterans chuck grassley. and of course senator elizabeth warren. the rising progressive rock star could potentially challenge hillary clinton in the democratic primary and newly crowned in the democratic leadership circles as well. >> it will be interesting if he does run. how would that upset the balance in the senate? >> if she were to run for president, it would create a larger debate within the party. you know this is interesting because a lot of progressives that i talked to say that they want elizabeth warren to lead the progressive movement of the warren wing of the party. they have concerns with some of the democrat party and their tie to wall street. they need everybody working now to get the economy moving. it's an interesting tension to watch within the democratic party to say the least. >> always a pleasure. >> thank you.

have a great day. >> you too. straight ahead, a big announcement from alec baldwin and "back to the future 2" was set in the year 2015. how close were they to what we are now. next.

now for some entertainment news. the first weekend of the new year only has one wide release with the woman in black two expected to gross $8 million dollars. daniel radcliffe starred in the first installment of the fill. congratulations are in order for alec ball win and his wife who announced they're expecting their second child. and yesterday on the price is right, these two contestants got

a little confused while trying to guess the price on an iphone 6. >> $7500. >> $7500. mark? >> what was hers? >> $7500. >> $7501. >> $7501. hope the marking people at apple are watching this. >> actual retail place $1969 or just about $5,000 under their guesses. selena gomez is in hot water this week after she posted this picture when she's inside a mosque flashing her ankle. that is against religious code in a mosque that she's since taken down the picture. great scott if we all remember correctly. how close did the 1989 "back to the future" movie get? they guessed right at the flat screens but no we still don't

have flying cars or self lacing shoes or most importantly hover boards. i'm dara brown and that is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. we must win this case on the merits. we must get the american public to look past the glitter, beyond the sho manship to the reality, the hard substance of things. we must make we must make the american people hear our tale of two cities. we must convince them that we don't have to settle for two cities, that we can have one city indivisible shining for all of its people. >> remembering a lion of liberalism mario cuomo dies at the age of 82 on the same day his son andrew begins his second

term. family members mourn loved one on the lost flight of airasia. on a much lighter note college football finds its championship matchup. this is "way too early." ♪ good morning to you. i'm in for thomas roberts. it's friday january 2 nd. welcome to the first "way too early" of 2015. he was one of the country's great liberal leaders, three time governor of new york mario cuomo died at the age of 28. his death comes on the same day that his son was sworn into a second term. nbc's new york's david ushery has more on the life of the liberal giant. >> mario cuomo was born in queens, the