mario cuomo. so let's listen. >> that struggle to live with dignity, is the real story of the shining city. and it's a story, ladies and gentlemen, that i didn't read in a book or learn in a classroom, i saw it and lived it like many of you. i watched a small man with thick callouses on both his hands, work 15 and 16 hours a day. i saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet. a man who came here uneducated. alone. unable to speak the language, who taught me all i needed to know about faith and hard work. by the simple eloquence of his example. i learned about our kind of democracy from my father and i learned about our obligation to each other from him and my mother they asked only for a chance to work and to make the world better for their children. >> this was his wheelhouse ron. these were the subjects that he wanted to talk about. people working to become something in america. >> you know governor cuomo not only articulated the core democratic beliefs of kind of the new deal era

chris cuomo. mario cuomo died of heart failure at the age of 82. he served three terms as governor of new york passing away hours after his son andrew is inaugurated for a second term. senior cuomo was a political icon in his day for a decade. he was the soul of the democratic party. best known for soaring fiery speeches. more from cnn's wolf blitzer. >> reporter: new york governor mario cuomo burst on the national political stage with the keynote address at the 1984 democratic national convention. >> we proclaim as loudly as we can the utter insanity of nuclear proliferation and needs for nuclear freeze if only to affirm the truth that peace is better than war because life is better than death. >> reporter: it was so powerful so well delivered, that it rocketed cuomo to instant political fame. his political appearance led some faithful to wonder if cuomo wanted to be president. >> they said will you think about it. i have been thinking about it. >> are you going to think about it anymore? >> i'll

today andrew cuomo said, mario cuomo was the keynote speaker for our better angels. days ago at his second inauguration as governor, andrew cuomo was hoping that his father would hold the bible when he took that oath of office. >> the day of inauguration, i stopped at his apartment. i went to his bed and i said dad, the inauguration is today. do you want to come? you can hold the bible. or you don't have to hold the bible and there was no response. i said, well, let me know because there's a second event in buffalo this afternoon and it starts at 4:00. and if you change your mind, you can come to buffalo. during that afternoon, my sister played my inaugural speech for him. he knew that the buffalo event was at 4:00. my father passed away at with 5:15. he was here. he waited, and then he quietly slipped out of the event and he went home. just like he always did, because his job was done. daughter: do you and mom still have money with that broker? dad: yeah, 20 something years now. thinking about what you want to do with your money? daughter: looking at options. what d

cuomo to instant fame.ant to be president himself. >> you think about, i said, you have to think about it. >> are you going to think about it anymore? >> try to keep it out of my mind. >> reporter: it was the indecisiveness that frustrated democrats, especially those opt more liberal end and garnered the nickname, hamlet on the hudson. ultimately, cuomo chose not to run for president. >> it has nothing to do with my chances. it has everything to do with my job as governor and i don't see i can do both, therefore i will not pursue the presidency. >> reporter: mario matthew cuomo born in new york city in 1932 in the apartment above his father's grocery store. his italian immigrant heritage helped shape values around family, education, the law. after a brief shot at a minor league baseball career, cuomo pursued a law degree, graduating top of his class from st. john's university. the alur of public service was strong but early attempts of seeking political office ended in defeat. his first electoral success ca

three-term new york governor mario cuomo. accord fog his family he passed away last night of natural causes at the age of 82. he's being remembered as a political giant and a dedicated public servant. nbc's harry smith has a look back at the governor's life. >> reporter: mario cuomo passed away on the same day as son andrew was sworn in for his second term as governor of new york. earlier his son spoke about his dying father. >> his inspiration, his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point. >> reporter: mario cuomo was a son of the american dream. born in queens new york to italian immigrant parents who came through ellis island with little more than the clothes on their backs. always active in politics cuomo became new york secretary of state in 1975. two years later, he ran against ed koch and lost his bid for the democratic nomination for mayor of new york. >> mario! >> reporter: cuomo was elected new york's lieutenant governor in 1978. and with help of his son, andrew as campaign manager, bec

central to understanding mario cuomo is the fact that mario cuomo was from queens.ose from the other side of town. an outer borough is where the working families live, the tradesmen, the civil servants the poor. mario cuomo was the son of italian immigrants who were part of the great unwashed masses who came with great dreams but also came with great needs. who struggled but ultimately succeeded in this society due to the support they received in this great state of new york. mario cuomo's birthmark from the outer borough was deep and he wore it with pride. he had a natural connection with the outsider looking in. the person fighting for inclusion, the underdog the disenfranchised, the poor. he was always the son of an immigrant. he was always an outsider. and that was his edge. his early days in politics were not awe-inspiring. he had an earlier aborted run for mayor in 1973. in 1974 he lost in a democratic party to mary ann krupsac. he lost to ed koch in. he was elected lieutenant governor to governor kerry. in that campaign i was the campaign manager. we had no o

cuomo entered private practice in 1958. in 1977 he ran for mayor of new york city but lost to ed koch in the primary. he declared his candidacy for governor in 1982 upon news that kerry would not seek re-election. he once between faced ed koch in a primary, but walked away victorious. with the help of his son andrew, he went on to defeat and win in the general election. >> we won because people people and the passion are still more important than money. >> reporter: cuomo was catapulted into the nation at spotlight two years into his first term delivering an electrifying keynote speech to the 1984 democratic national convention. >> there is despair, mr. president in the faces that you don't see, in the places you don't visit, in your shining city. >> reporter: the address launched him open the short list of front-runners for the democratic nomination in 88 and 92. >> he's kind of the italian stallion of democratic party politics at the moment. he's an old-fashioned stem winding orwind ing orator. >> reporter: he wavered ove

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 sayin

cuomo was known as an eloquent speaker.and twice considered running for president. in a statement, president obama said quote, mario paired his faith in god and america to live a life of public service and we are all better for it. he rose to be chief executive of the state he loved. in an unflinching voice for tolerance and fairness and dignity and opportunity. and mayor de blasio tweeted this. mario cuomo was a man of unwharfering principle with compassion for human kind. we look back at new york's favorite sons. >> new york governor cuomo burst on the stage with the speech at the democratic national conference. >> we proclaim as loudly as we can, the utter insanity of nuclear proliferation. life is better than death. peace is better than war. >> reporter: it was so powerful so well delivered, that it rocketed cuomo to instant political fame. his appearance led some party faithful to wonder if cuomo wanted to be president himself. >> they said will you think about it. i will think about it. >> are you going think about it

mario cuomo was 82 years old.ernor cuomo passed away just hours after his son andrew was sworn in for a second term as governor. >> last night 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. [ laughter ] my father's a third termer. but he sends his regards to all of you. 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 and his inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point. [ applause ] so let's give him a round of applause [ applause ] >> condolences are pouring in including from president bill clinton who said "when he placed my name in nomination at the 1992 democratic convention he said government had the solemn obligation to create opportunity for all our people. in his three terms as governor of new york he honored that obligation." joining me to talk ab

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pick back up with a recap of how important governor cuomo was on the national scene, mario cuomo.s singular important in the progressive wing of the democratic party. he articulated a vision for the country. a sense of compassion decency in politics. the need for separation between church and state and as a catholic governor to articulate that it was of singular importance. >> yeah. as most of us know, andrew cuomo had been just inaugurated today and mario cuomo was too frail to attend that what can you tell us about how he felt about his son being put in for another term here? did you have any contact with him about his thoughts on that. >> i interacted and have interacted with both of them. there was a strong bond between the two. literally one that went up through this last election. mario critic was probably the staunchest advocate of his son andrew. but al somebody who gave his son what i would call it tough love in the best sense of the expression. that is a sense of commanding the best from andrew, which has produced an extraordinarily successful elected official and someon

much of what cuomo talked about goes back to mario cuomo, the spell-binding orator. he was inaugust raid governor and -- inaugurated governor and would vault on to the national stage with what many would consider was the greatest speech was the keynote address, and a rebuttal to president regan's vision of america as a "shining city on a hill" much a shining city is perhaps all the president see froms the white house, and the verandah of his ranch, where everyone seems to be doing well. but there's another city. there's another part to the shining city. the part where some people can't can't pay their mortages and most young can't afford one >>> he described how the elderly trembled in their basements, families trembling the poor and put into speech as relevant today as it was 30 years ago, and in some ways that speech was the high water mark of the mario's political career. as governor of new york his hope for amintishes and act visit government was swamped. to his frustration, he would never run for president or become the national leader. president bill clinton wa

cuomo's manner. his precise parsing of an argument suggested indecision or even disingenuousness and sometimes ridicule. once, while fencing with reporters, he walked himself into the unlikely position of denying that the mafia existed. 'you're telling me that the mafia is an organization, and i'm telling you that is a lot of baloney.' he might respond to criticism with indignation and frustration, and private with a rage directed and reporters, often expressed in obscenity-laden early-morning telephone calls. the problem comes he said in an interview at the time, was that people were not paying close enough attention to his words." a couple of tweets. "mario was a friend of working people. not so old-fashioned dems, as classic democratics. today's democrats floundered to deliver the same policy message." "we have a very few politicians like mario cuomo, ones that work for the people, not corporations." we will get back to your phone calls. here's a little bit more from his 1984 keynote address. [vid

john berman looks back at the life of mario cuomo., it was the american dream, the son of italian immigrants, mario cuomo rose from the basement of this grocery store in south jamaica, queens, where he slept on the floor and spoke no english, to the highest office in new york state. ♪♪ along the way, creating a political legacy and dynasty that spanned generations. his life driven by a passion for learning, his catholic faith, and a determination to simply work harder than the other guy. >> one of the simple things i wanted to achieve, i want to be governor, i want to be the hardest working there ever was. >> reporter: after more than a decade of the full contact politics of new york, cuomo catapulted to national prominence with the keynote address at the 1984 democratic national convention. >> we thank you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. >> reporter: he challenged head-on ronald reagan's notion of a shining city on a hill, instead calling america a tale of two cities. >> we must get the american publ

cuomo became new york's secretary of state a in 1975.ter he ran against ed koch and lost his bid for the democratic nomination for mayor of new york. cuomo was elected lujt governor in 1978 and became governor in 1928. -- 1982. >> we won because people and passion and belief are more important than money. >> he electrified the crowd when he delivered the keynote speech at the democratic national convention in 1984. his words aimed at president ronald reagan. >> there is despair, mr. president in the places you don't see. in the places you don't visit in your shining city. >> the speech won him an instant following. many yearned for a presidential run. >> he the italian stallion of democratic party politics. >> he earned the moniker ham let on the hudson. two years later, cuomo lost to georgepy georgepy tack y. >> i made mistakes but am proud of what we accomplished together. >> governor cuomo joined a law firm and supported his son, andrew who followed in his father's footsteps. cuomo leaves behind his beloved wife of 50 years, matilda a

cu cuomo helped guide new york.david ushery with more on his life. >> mario cuomo was born in queens. he earned his bachelor's an law degrees from st. john's university. cuomo entered private practice in 1958. in 1977, he ran for mayor 06 new york city but lost to ed koch in the primary. cuomo was elected lieutenant governor in 1978 and declared running for governor in 1972. he once e once again faced ed koch in a primary but, once again, walked away victorious. >> there is despair, mr. president, in the faces that you don't see. in the places that you don't visit. >> e h's an old fashioned, ste - winding orator with the roots of the democratic marty. >> he earned the nickname ham less on the hudson. he even kept a plane idling on the tarmac while he debated whether to run or stay in new york to deal with the state's fiscal problems. >> it's my responsibility to deal with this extraordinary problem. were it not guilt, i would trav new hampshire today. that was my hope and i'm prepared for it. >> cuomo ran for a four

dealing a major defeat to the democratic party and cuomo. >> we have enormous power here.e 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 accomplished together. >>> cuomo reentered private practice in 1995 at a new york law firm and to this day as remained a visible force in politics. appearing by his son's side throughout his political career. >> this morning leaders on both sides of the aisle are reacting his to death, including chris christie. president obama called andrew cuomo last night and in a statement said an italian catholic in queens his faith in god and faith in america to live a life of public service. we're all better for it. he rose to be chief executive 0 the state he loved, a determined champion of progressive values and an unflinching voice for tolerance within inclusiveness, fairness dignity and opportunity. >>> in morning officials are hoping improved weather conditions will help with the recovery efforts of airasia. the focus is underwater detection. ships from indonesia, singapor

what do you think about who mario cuomo is? >> he was a towering figure in state and city and national politics. very principled. he was also the road not taken for progressives in a lot of ways. he was going to be the inheriter of tradition that went back to fdr. the guy who did run was bill clinton. and he became the person who set the tone for democratic politics for 20 years. >> how different history could have been. >> could have been very different, yeah. >> this is a very famous address at the 1984 dnc. we he made a powerful case for liberalism. it's in the midst of the reagan years. let's listen to that first. >> we believe as democrats that a society as blessed as ours the most affluent democracy in the world's history, one that can spend trillions on instruments of destruction, ought to be able to help the midclass in its struggle. ought to be able to find work for all who can do it. room at the table. shelter for the homeless. care for the elderly and infirm and hope for the destitute. >> you can't help but think in

, chris cuomo.den and chris christie paid their respects to cuomo, some waiting hours in the line in the cold. joining us is someone who knew the governor well and sparred with him often, bill bennett, the education second under president reagan and the drug policy director under george h.w. bush. he hosts the national talk radio show "morning in america" good morning, mr. bennett. >> good morning, alisyn. >> we just said you sparred with mario cuomo often. had a famous debate with him. what was it like to spar with mario cuomo? >> it wasn't a spar. if i could correct. it was more like the frasier/ali fly in manila. they were great, they were strong. i probably had 150 debates in my life and 15 of them were with mario cuomo and he was the best he was terrific. shakespeare says of his opponent in one of his characters he was a lion i was proud to hunt. he was a lion i was proud to hunt or maybe i was the lion being hunted. we went back and forth. he was terrific. he used humor, he used insight he use

mario cuomo was right.ew, he spent his life working for the hard-working people who built our shining city, who supply our food, who teach our children, who staff our hospitals, people who are too often overworked overlooked and underserved. his family owned a store in jamaica queens and knew the value of hard work and education and lived the american dream and spent his life to build the american dream for others. mario cuomo worked his way intost johns university. he attendedst johns university school of law in new york and graduated first in his class. he first rose to public attention when he came roaring out of queens back in the 1970's, to challenge city hall's condemnation of a working class neighborhood in cor owna. people began to appreciate that mario cuomo had the power to inspire others to demand for themselves a more just and humane society and a better government. he insisted that representative government should be just that, a government for all the people. whenever he was on the ballot, and

if you follow democratic politics at all, you know both cuomos. you know mario cuomo.ple around the nation have these memories. one is someone who led on liberalism populism long before either party really dealt w i think, that passion in this country that we see on the left over a lot of these wall street issues and we see in parts of the tea party. >> i mean he absolutely personified sort of this liberal ethos that people really admired and they really wanted him to run. i mean a lot of people really thought he should run for president. >> what would have been an interesting thing. give us a glimpse into the political future. roll call is out with the pop ten races to watch this 2015. what happens this year could have a big impact on many of those races. let's dive in. the thing that i found most interesting, the prospect i found most interesting is the idea of an open senate seat in california. something that hasn't happened in quite a while. you're surmising barbara boxer may retire. now, an open senate seat in california could be something that would be hugely exp

tributes from across the political spectrum are pouring in for mario cuomo.overnor died thursday. he's being remembered as the leading liberal of his generation and a champion of progressive values. >>> and searchers have recovered at least 16 bodies from airasia flight 8501. the investigation has turned to the ocean floor with more sonar equipment and metal detectors deployed to look for new wreckage. >>> some address serious and important issues. others, not so much. john blackstone reports on some unusual or strange laws quite a few of which involves animals. >> reporter: for chickens in california, it should be a happy new year indeed living in cages that won't be so cramped. they are to have enough space to produce their limbs. egg producers are scrambleing. and consumers may be missing the yolk as egg prices have risen. >>> in new york tiger selfies. why they've exploded on dating sites, stephen colbert has the answer. >> it show yos you're spontaneous and don't overthink things. >> reporter: in nevada teenage drivers have a new reason not to skip schoo

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remembering former new york governor mario cuomo.mark shields and michael gerson on what's in store for politics in 2015. >> sreenivasan: it's one of the deadliest migration routes in the world. refugees fleeing war and poverty in north africa and the middle east, board rickety, over- crowded boats, crossing the mediterranean to europe. thousands have died on this journey. increasingly, human smugglers are abandoning vessels jammed with migrants before they even reach european shores. it's the second such incident this week alone. a ship carrying hundreds of migrants, stranded in the rough waters of the mediterranean. shortly before dawn today, italian officials took control of the sierra-leone-flagged "ezadeen." >> ( translated ): the coast guard is working to avoid another tragedy. we called on board immediately when the plane detected the ship. there were no crew and one migrant, a woman, took the call. she said: "we are alone. please help us, we are in danger." >> sreenivasan: as many as 450 people, including children and some pr

cuomo passed away thursday hours after his oldest son, the current new york governor, andrew cuomo, wasrn into a second term. many high-profile politicians weighing in. pataki releasing this statement, "our deepest condolences on the passing of governor cuomo, a proud son of immigrants possessed of soaring intellect and a great humor. chris christie saying, our country and our region lost a giant today with the passing of governor mario cuomo. he was a strong eloquent leader who loved new york and its people. he was re-elected in 1986 and then again in 1990 serving a total of three terms. with his son andrew emerging as his most-trusted adviser. the elder cuomo entered the national stage in july 1984 when he delivered the keynote speech at the democratic national convention. this brought cuomo into the ranks of possible presidential contenders. he was hospitalized as recently as last month and treated for heart problems. he was 82 years old. i'm patricia stark. now back to our special "the man who killed usama bin laden." for all your headlines log onto foxnews.com. you're watching the

mario cuomo says i'm interested in this.nd in december he says i might win this thing and that's the moment he gets out. i wonder if there is something about that. >> mr. mayor, you mentioned meeting the kid earlier. i'm going to ask you about andrew cuomo and ask is he compensating or overcompensating for his father's limitations? >> i don't accept that his father had limitations. but andrew is quite a fella. you may remember that when we were in office we gave him this position to do with the homeless. and he just sort of never looked back from that. i don't say that we are entitled to any credit for his asencendsy. >> why not? >> i take the blame for it. but it's interesting you should mention mario's quote because i supported barack obama. and charlie rangel and i went to south carolina. but the closest i ever came to say anything negative about obama is that you campaign in poetry but you govern in prose. i have never seen anyone who can use a teleprompter in superior fashion to him. the media helps him a lot because th

>> mario cuomo was a political giant in new york state. the first generation mayor earned a law dreing before working his way into politics. he was governor for three terms. his death coming hours after his son was sworn in for his second term as governor. >> he couldn't be here physically today, my father but my father is in this room. he is in heart and mind of every person who is here. he's here. >> quo hoemoco mow had been sick for months. his daughter noted he passed at 5:50 p.m. which were his lucky numbers. after his son's swearing in. he delivered the keynote speech at the 84 democratic national convention. >> democrats must unite. we democrats must unite so the entire nation can unite. >> he was later considered a likely candidate for president but never sought his party's nomination. as governor he balanced budgets reduced taxes and created jobs in new york. president obama saying quote an italian catholic hit from queens he had his faith in god and faith in america to live a public life of service and we all better for it. he le

george pataki defeated cuomo delivering a blow to the democratic party and cuomo. >> we have enormousy. i've surely made mistakes as governor but i'm as proud as i can be of what we have accomplished together. >> reporter: cuomo reentered private practice in 1995 as counsel at new york law firm and to this day remained a visible force in new york politics appear big his son, andrew's side throughout his own political career. >>> 7.5% growth in the markets. i sense optimism perhaps but what is going to be the big mover in the markets in january? >> if you along at it we'll start off on a positive note to begin the new year. futures point to what looks like a 65-point open for the dow. what is front and center for markets and traders in 2015 is what happens with the federal reserve because everybody expects that interest rates will start to rise as the fed looks to normalize things. that implies the economy is getting better. if that does happen there's a real wild card about how the market responds to that. the strategists that we speak to on wall street generally speaking look for abo

cuomo was active in new york in 1975. two years later, he lost his bid for the democratic nomination for mayor of new york. cuomo was elected lieutenant governor in 1978. with the help of his son, andrew, as campaign manager, became governor in 1982. >> we won because people and the passion of belief are still more important than money. >> reporter: cuomo was a liberal lion who electrified the crowd when he delivered the keynote speech at the democratic national convention in 1984. his words aimed at president ronald reagan. >> 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. >> reporter: the speech won him an instant following. many a democrat yearned for a cuomo presidential run. his reluctance to run earned him a moniker hamlet on the hudson. two years later cuomo lost to george pataki. >> i made mistakes as governor, but i'm proud of what we accomplished together. >> reporter: after public office, cuomo joined a law firm and remained a visible

mario cuomo has died at the age of 82.spent three terms at governor of new york and spent longer promoting democratic causes and really talking about liberal edeals. he considered running for president twice but never we understand ahead with that campaign. >> detroit crossed a major hurdle in 2014 emerging from bankruptcy but there are fears of another crisis now. an estimated 62,000 homes in the city could go into foreclosure soon. let's go to bisi onile-ere live in detroit this morning. residents still living in these houses. what's prompting these potential foreclosures? >> good morning, stephanie. well, there are a number of factors. first of all, there are thousands of residents here in detroit who have fallen behind on their bills. this is also the first time that wayne county has foreclosed on every single property eligible for tax foreclosure. drive through parts of detroit and you'll see rundown homes and foreclosure notices. look more closely and you'll see thriving neighborhoods of squatters. some like rosalyn

he was referring to the total travel ban that governor mario cuomo -- governor cuomo just within the last hour said that goes into effect on 11:00 tonight. that'll be a total travel ban. if you're on the road traveling, it will be a misdemeanor and a $300 fine. joining me now is the mayor of new haven, connecticut. what's the situation? >> the situation is very similar. the amount of snow they are predicting as actually gone up. they are predicting here anywhere from 24 to 36 inches of snow. we too, in new haven are on the coast. there is an added threat of a surge during high tide so we're really concerned about flooding. it is going to go from two to four feet. we're really really very concerned. >> what kind of preparations were into high gear say, 12 hours ago? are you pleased with the way the folks have responded in your town of new haven? >> i am very pleased. there are 13 departments that have been working today on this issue. but as early as friday saturday, and sunday we had our department of public works, the police department fire department, our transportation department

many a democrat earned for a cuomo presidential run. his reluctance to run earned him an unfortunate monocare. two years later cuomo lost. >> i'm sure we've made mistakes as governor but i'm as proud as what i can be. >> after public office he joined law firm and remained a visible force in new york politics. including the support for his son andrew who followed in his father's footsteps to become governor as well. cuomo leaves behind his beloved wife of more than 50 years, matilda, and children chris, madeline margaret, maria, and andrew. amazing man. and really what is interesting is this '84 convention when walter monodale ended up getting the nomination. people across the country were like, wow! who is this guy? there was a groundswell for him to run for president. >> as we mentioned, you covered him for many years. he earned the hamlet on the hudson. >> most specifically in the end of 1991 he had some one, others say two planes were waiting in albany to take him to new hampshire. because the deadline to register for the primary in

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mario cuomo died at home at the age of 82. the three term democratic governor of new york state, possible presidential candidate considered as well for the supreme court had been hospitalized back in november for a heart condition. he was throughout his career, a powerful or r fuful orator, lib. first to become new york governor and political dynasty in the state. his son, andrew cuomo, sworn in for his second term as governor earlier today, as it would turn out, hours before his father passed away and of course, his son, chris cuomo, anchor of cnn's "new day." our news, mario cuomo, dead at age 82. the crash of 8501. 9 bodies have been recovered so far, including one with a flight uniform. no sign of the crucial black boxes yet. anthony bourdain, parts unknown: mexico starts right now. >>> mexico is a country where every day people fight to live. all too often, they lose that battle. a magnificent, heartbreakingly beautiful country, the music and food, and a uniquely mexican, darkly funny, deeply felt world view. right down t

cuomo was always just fine where he was. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> glor: america's longest war reaches a new phase. lara logan was there when one of the largest u.s. bases was torn down. and the wind that blew a plane off the runway, when the cbs evening news continues. rry. robitussin dm max nighttime's dual action liquid instantly soothes your throat and delivers fast, powerful cough relief. robitussin. don't suffer the coughequences. ugh... ...heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm... amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. >> glor: as 2014 came to a close so did the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan. most of the troops are home close, so did the combat mission in afghanistan. lara logan was given rare access inside the transition for "60 minutes." >> reporter: america's longest war is being reduces to dust and rubble. you can see it here at bagram

john, when cuomo, god love him, but when cuomo said that made that speech we were in the middle of thegan revolution. the disparities between the top 20% and lowest 20% were disappearing or at least diminishing more than they ever have in history. in fact the increase in real income, bottom 20% increased by about 12% of the top, 20% increased by about 12%. almost exactly equal. is that why his economic message did not resonate? >> yeah. i mean we're talking about a politician who was very clearly out of touch. cuomo felt that prosperity could be decreed. ronald reagan felt that people should be free to up to pursue their own bliss and their own prosperity and results were very clear. not long after cuomo said what he said, reagan won 49 states to one. his second landslide national victory. cuomo never moved beyond the governors mansion in new york. it reveals how he never had a message for the nation. david: cheryl, 30 years later, exactly 30 years later we have a president who essentially espouses two cities philosophy. cheryl: that he does and created a lot of discourse in the nation

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new york is a better state thanks to mario cuomo. >> that's new york governor andrew cuomo.ather, mario cuomo is often remembered for his speeches, including his 1984 address at the democratic national convention, when he challenged president ronald reagan's description of the united states as a "shining city on a hill." this is a clip. >> you what to know that this nation is more a tale of two cities than it is just a shining city on a hill. maybe, mr. president, if you stopped in at the shelter in chicago and spoke to the homeless there maybe, mr. president, if he asked a woman who have been denied the help she needed to feed her short of because you said you needed the money for a tax rbreak for million our missile we cannot afford to use. >> that was mario cuomo giving his 1984 address at the democratic national convention. well, juan, you attended his wake and i want to the end of the funeral. you write about him in your column in today's "new york daily news." in a nutshell, what people were saying? >> cuomo was not only a silver tongue order and a philosopher in many

former governor mario cuomo passed away yesterday.'s tracie potts has more on his legacy from capitol hill. >> reporter: hi, richard. mario cuomo of new york died just hours after andrew was inaugurate rated. he is being remembered as a giant not only in new york government and politics but also nationally. it was his speech in 1984 that got a lot of people thinking he should run for president. he did not, but still had a huge influence. and this morning, condolences are pouring in from democrats like the clintons who called him a friend and in a statement we got earlier this morning, president obama who called governor cuomo governor andrew cuomo and said his father was a champion of progressive values. we are hearing from peter king and chris christie who called him a role model. people may not realize, he was a minor league baseball player before going into politics. cuomo was 82 years old. richard? >> all right. thanks to tracie potts on the hill. for more on cuomo's legacy we are joined by mark murray, nbc political editor. good

tonight, mario cuomo is being remembered. the former three-term governor of new york died yesterday just hours after his son, andrew, began his second term as governor of new york. cuomo became a reveered figure in democratic politics in the 1980s, especially after one speech in san francisco. here's jim axelrod. >> a shining city is perhaps all the presidencies from the portico of the white house. >> reporter: it was the summer of 1984 and mario cuomo's job at the democratic convention was to make the case against ronald reagan. >> mr. president, you ought to know that this nation is more a tale of two cities than it is just a shining city on a hill. >> reporter: that night cuomo became his party's loudest voice and liberalism's sharpest defender. >> the republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the week are left behind by the side of the trail. we democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact. >> reporter: bor

>> reporter: mario cuomo died at age 82, the legacy he leaves behind. >> and hundreds of bicyclists remember one of their own struck and killed a week ago while riding in a bike lane. >> we're tracking an approaching storm system that will bring us showers and then much colder air arrives. >> good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> and i'm debra alfarone. >>> eloquent, unwavering is how many will remember former three term new york governor mario cuomo who died at age 82 tonight. >> reporter: he was new york's liberal lion, the state's longest serving democratic governor in modern history, but mario cuomo came from humble beginnings, the son of poor italian immigrants. he had hopes of a baseball career but gave it up after one season in the minor leagues. he headed instead to st. johns law school where he graduated at the top of his class. he and his wife matilda had five children before he launched his political career losing to ed koch in new york's 1997 mayoral primary. >> and i will faithfully perform the duties of office. >> reporter: he was elected governor in 1983 and served three terms ba

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