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he ran for governor of the state and lost to mario cuomo. >> he was a jewish laguardia. >> america has its characters of different regions and at the cities. he was, in that sense, a quintessential american character. >> colby? >> colorful. >> i was interviewing him one time and he stopped in the middle of the interview and said, this is really good stuff. i would like a copy of this. ed koch, dead at the age of 88. we will all remember him for the campaign. that is the last word. thanks. see you next week.

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and mario cuomo became governor of new york.id you chat with him? had you seen him recently? we reported yesterday that he was taken to the hospital and put in intensive care. >> yeah, he been -- he had been sick, but we saw -- people saw him a fixture in the neighborhood, occasionally at events, he was getting old, sick, but i don't think he was very sick for a long time. knew within the last couple of days, you knew that it was not looking good, but -- >> were you on the famous movie e-mail list. ed koch would see movies and send reviews to the wide and growing list of e-mail recipients. >> no, i did not get the e-mail. but a neighborhood place where famously he would have lunch every week with exstaffers, and it's in our neighborhood in near washington park in lower manhattan. >> how will he be remembered? >> i think he'll be remembered -- he was a veteran, mayor for a very long time. you know, his brashness captured new york. >> how am i doing? >> he was as big as new york, and new york was as big as him. i think he'll be re

. >> reporter: in 1982, he lost a democratic primary for governor to long time rival mario cuomo. >>mised i would never run for governor again -- >> you promised that before. >> right. >> reporter: in 1989, he lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor to the city's first african-american mayor. >> don't feel sorry for me. believe me, there is a life after the mayoralty. >> reporter: he never married or had children. after leaving office, koch endured a stroke, heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery and wrote more than a dozen books, became an enthusiastic twitter user and came in to the homes of many americans as the judge on "the people's court." >> judgment for the plaintiff. >> reporter: one former new york mayor said he wouldn't wish the position on his worst enemy. but koch said it's the greatest job anyone could ever have. >> that was ron allen reporting for us. and we'll be right back. sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there'

he ran against the incumbent, ran against the feminist, a young up and comer named mario cuomo. >> i him tie strategy to win that election was to go to the right and the outer boroughs. tough on crime. it transformed "the new york post." it's murdoch's paper. very conservative political paper. it was a very liberal newspaper. murdoch just bought it and made cause with him and how the mayor was kind of created and think of, you know, highs and lows in the 12 years he ran the city. good stuff on homelessness. controversy on the record of aids and controversy over race and i think in 1988 the democratic presidential primary came to new york, new york state, critical moment and jackson scored upset wins over dukakis and al gore sort of around the edges. koch linked up with gore because he did not like jesse jackson. he called new york city hymie town in 1984 and saying any jewish person is crazy to vote for jackson. jesse jackson won new york city. and it was indication of the problem that sort of the racial problem that sort of really flourished in the democratic party while koch was ma

as you can see on the left side of your screen, governor mario cuomo of new york and duval patrick updatingon the situation as the employ plows try to clear the roads in the area after taking the brunt of the storm. let's listen into what governor patrick has to say. >> the car, it was in boston as i understand it and the area-- excuse me, and there was snow built up by the tail pipe so they were taking on carbon monoxide and they've all been rushed to the hospital. >> (inaudible) explain how the idea came up. whose idea it was. and how it's played out and maybe a little earlier and speculated next. >> you're right on the last point, it's early for post-mortems and we can come back to that in a little while and we're going to see what the experience is of lifting it. we took all of us were trying to take lessons from other experiences, including the blizzard of '78, where there was a travel ban as it was explained to me after the blizzard hit. and by which time there were thousands of cars stranded on the roads, complicating things, not just for those drivers, but for the people who are try

in 1982, he lost the democratic primary for governor to long-time rival, mario cuomo. >> i promised i governor again. >> and you promised that before. >> right. >> reporter: in 1989, he lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor to david dinkins, who became new york's first african-american mayor. >> i want you not to feel sorry for me. believe me, there is a life after the mayoralty. >> reporter: kocm never married. he endured a stroke, heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery. he also wrote more than a dozen books, became an enthusiastic twitter user and came into the homes of many americans as the judge on "the people's court." >> judgment for the plaintiff. >> reporter: one former new york mayor said he wouldn't wish the position on his worst enemy. but koch said it's the greatest job anyone could ever have. and there just happens to be a documentary film about koch's life opening in the city today. new york mayor michael bloomberg has ordered flags flown as half staff, funeral services monday and no doubt an event that will consume the entire city. >> he was such a c

he lost to mario cuomo. >> i promised i would never run for governor again. >> you promised that before>> in 1989 he lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor to david bicken. >> i want you not to feel sorry for me. believe me, there is a life after mayorcy. >> reporter: he never married nor had any children. he endure aid stroke, heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery after leaving office. he also wrote more than a dozen books, became an enthusiastic twitter user and came into the homes of many americans as the judge on "the people's court." >> judgment for the plaintiff. >> reporter: one former new york mayor said he wouldn't wish the position on his worst enemy but koch said it's the greatest job anyone could ever have. he was certainly an unbelievably colorful figure who dearly will be missed here in new york and around the state, around this country for that matter. flags will be flown at half-staff and funeral arrangements have been made, that service will be held here in manhattan on monday. matt? >> thank you very much. and mr. mayor, thanks for everything. here

he had a very nasty run in a primary when he ran for governor against mario cuomo, went on to become governor. that's not what i think people will remember today. people will remember him fondly as someone who really fought for new york. he was a presence in new york city. >> no question. >> the last time i saw him was within the last month, i mean, his health had been up and down. >> he was very frail. the pictures going into the hospital, and into intensive care, he was very frail. his health had declined. >> i think i probably saw him within the past four to six weeks out, and, you know, you could tell his health was not great. but he was out, vibrant, vibrant until the end. >> mayor bloomberg has leased a statement that i want to read a little bit of it. he says "through his tough, determined leadership and responsible fiscal stewardship, ed helped lift the city out of its darkest days and set it on the course for an incredible comeback. his wit and wisdom will forever be part of a city he loved so much." >> he was such a big new york figure. >> such a personality. >> such a big

in 1977 when he was running against mario cuomo there were signs "vote for cuomo, not the home oh."n 1977 when you ran for mayor, you could be gay or you could be mayor, but you couldn't be both. i think his unwillingness to say whether or not he was gay reflects a generational aspects of him. he stayed it w it through t-- s through the end. i discussed it as to aids, he was less prone to wanting to be identified with a gay issue like attacking the aids crisis. i asked, did you ever -- would you be attempted to use your platform if you were gay to change lives. and, you know, he's been steadfast, none of your business. throws an epithet around when he's asked. you know, what's interesting it not whether he's gay or was gay or wasn't gay. what was interesting was that here was a guy surrounded by new yorkers, surrounded by the public, surrounded by friends and family, but every night he went home alone. >> neil barsky, thank you very much. ed koch's funeral will be held monday at a sin going on thesin the upper east side. >>> the nfl players association alan greenspaned to testing fl

york mayor's michael bloomberg, rudy giuliani and former president bill clinton with andrew and mario cuomothe pew behind. among the who's who of politicians attending the funeral of the late new york city mayor ed koch. >> we were told not to speak long. this is not my speech. these are the letters, just the letters, i got from ed koch when i was president. >> ed will be buried at trinity cemetery in upper manhattan. just think about it. a polish jew in an episcopal graveyard in a largely dominican neighborhood. what could be more new york or even more ed koch? >> ed koch who served three terms as mayor, he died last week of congestive heart failure. he was 88 years old. people say he was that perfect combination of funny but also tough and that is how he's being remembered. clearly, there was a lot of humor at the service as well. >> that's the way he would have wanted it. i knew him even when he was a congressman, before he was mayor. just a great guy. what you saw on television, that's what you saw behind the scenes as well. >> just seems like one of those amazing guys. i was wondering

. >> reporter: in 1982, he lost a democratic primary for governor to rival mario cuomo. >> i promised i would never run for governor again. >> you promised that before. >> right. >> reporter: in 199, he lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor to david din kins who became new york's first african-american mayor. >> want you not to feel sorry for me. believe me, there is a life after the mayor. >> reporter: koch never married or had children. after leaving office koch endured a stroke, heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery and wrote more than a dozen books, became an enthusiastic twitter user and came into the homes of many americans as the judge on "the people's court." >> judgment for the plaintiff. >> reporter: one former new york mayor said, wouldn't wish the position on his worst enemy but koch said, it's the greatest job anyone could ever have. there just happens to be a documentary film opening tonight ain't koch's life full of memorable one liners and can dis interviews. the current mayor mike bloomberg has ordered flags flown in half staff in his honer. his f

andrew cuomo said he was a passionate leader who never shied away from taking a stand. don't forget ed koch beat andrew's father for mayor in 1977 and then mariobeat ed for governor in 1982. and the arrangements are set for monday. ed koch was 88 ears old. >>> the state department is confirming a terrorist attack outside the u.s. embassy outside ankara. one guard was killed when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the embassy's side entrance. one person was injured but the embassy itself was not damaged. >>> new jersey democratic senator bob me mendez responded first on camera regarding allegations that he visited prostitutes on a trip to the dominican republic. >> i have comments already from my office. these are nameless, faceless, anonymous allegations. >> we'll see. while menendez is staying tight-lipped, his fellow democratic senator frank lautenberg is not. instead of rejecting the accusations out of hand, lautenberg seemed to entertain the pebt that they are true, saying this, quote, if there are infractions as they are reported, it's too bad. i think bob will survive this with his good work. this is a terrible traged