mario cuomo is exactly the person i was thinking about. there are a lot of parallels. everybody thought he was going to run. i can remember on the republican side, that was the one we feared the most. it is interesting that you show that. there are a lot of parallels in that decision process brian:. i want to show you what his son said about this whole idea at his funeral. [begin video clip] >> he loved being governor and he thought that he could do for terms. he valued that over anything else. moreuld not trade six years as governor even for the supreme court. why did he not run for president? because he did not want to. that is all. that is everything to mario cuomo [end video clip] . brian: because he didn't want to. don: a good deal of it when applied to mitch daniels. , isaid from the beginning look in the mirror and i don't see a president. inresponse was, quit looking the mirror. from the beginning, he said this is nothing i have ever thought about. i am just enjoying my time as governor. it is not something he ever contemplated. around in scottsdale, one of us

and you're starting to see references to mario cuomo from 1991.e major rules of presidential politics is never get compared to mario cuomo if you're going to decide to run for office. >> hamlet on the hudson. mario cuomo took it all the way to the filing deadline, they had the airplane idling on the tarmac and he never got up there. but a cynic could make the case thati beden is waiting for hillary to implode. but right now he outperforms her in head-to-head matchups against the republicans, in some cases by substantial margins. you still look at those poll numbers and ask, do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of her? do you think she's honest and trustworthy? those numbers are poisonous. what happens if in this debate, she has one of those moments like she had from '07. do you think suddenly we're talking about tomorrow about, hey, there is an opening? >> i don't doubt that you would be talking tomorrow about maybe biden having an opening. but there's two things to consider here. the first is that joe biden has had two cracks at this apple

, mario cuomo kept on giving signals, i will, i won't did not declare-not going to run until the 20th so that's later in the process that we're talking about. robert kennedy, when he was thinking about whether to run lbj over the vietnam war issue in late 1967, 1968 was agonized, finally only declared 16th of march of that election year, the spring of the year that election would have been held. >>> michael beschloss, thank you. great to have you here on these nights to give perspective. >> thank you, rachel. >>> we have not had a vice president succeed the president since -- very is powerful i wonder if the vice president -- the vice presidency is a job that's evolving to be less of a steppingstone and more of just a good job in its own right? >>> we'll be right back. just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda®... ...no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience... ...the joy of sugar... ...without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda® >>> who is the authority on this issue? the chicken or the egg? >> a lot of people are on becky's side, but a lot of people poi

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cuomo was born in queens. his father the late governor mario mario cuomo played one year of minor league baseball. i decided to talk baseball with the present governor since he was on the field before the game. so what's your bet with the governor of missouri? >> this was a serious bet as gubernatorial bets go. we're going to have an exchange of products. new york bagels. barbecue. the losing governor has to wear the jersey of the other team for an eight-hour period during the week, a full workday, and must appear before the press with the so this is serious stuff. now governor nixon, distinguished fella, the blue and orange is going to look very good on him. it's going to bring out his es, his complexion. governors can do trash talk to, you know. >> reporter: well, just moments ago alex scored a home run to tie the ball game for thy royals in the bottom of the ninth off familia. right now, it's 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth. thtoe royals are going to try to win the ball game. the mets hope it goes to extra innings at this point. we might play until the wee hours of the morning. 's oy y game one

in, mario cuomo was leading every poll. you took back then among the democratic candidates that included bill clinton. he would have jumped into that race as the favorite. that's worth keeping in mind when we consider the position joe biden's in right now because it's not naezly as strong as cuomo's was and in fact there are signs that it is getting weaker. let me show you what i mean. this is the most recent nbc news online poll np came out last friday. and look at this. this is taken after last week's debate where hillary clinton got very positive reviews. he went from 15% in september down to 10% after that debate. that means that joe biden over the course of a month in the wake of that debate lost a third of his support. down there at 10% in a prospective democratic trial heat. other polls finding the same thing. this is a new cnn poll that's out just this morning. and again, over the last month you see biden going backwards. the other two candidates, sanders jumping up a little bit. hillary jumping up a little bit. bid

, mario cuomo kept on giving signals, i will, i won't did not declare-not going to run until the 20ther, so that's later in the process that we're talking about. robert kennedy, when he was thinking about whether to run lbj over the vietnam war issue in late 1967, 1968 was agonized, finally only declared 16th of march of that election year, the spring of the year that election would have been held. >>> michael beschloss, thank you. great to have you here on these nights to give perspective. >> thank you, rachel. >>> we have not had a vice president succeed the president since -- very is powerful i since -- very is powerful i wonder if the vice president -- the vice presidency is a job that's evolving to be less of a steppingstone and more of just a good job in its own right? we'll be right back. this bale of hay cannot be controlled. when a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a family business. faced with horses that needed feeding and a texas drought that sent hay prices soaring, the owners had to act fast. thankfully, mary mi

gwen: we remember in 1991 with mario cuomo and that didn't serve well in the long-term. i want to ask you about this, because i'm very curious about whether -- democrats look united. the president isn't going to get involved. it's the republicans who look fractured for a change. beth: there are differences among the democrats. alexis: there is nothing to compare what is happening in the republican field, but what is happening on capitol hill. the combination of the disarray with the republicans on capitol hill and the large field of republican candidates. we saw the president today really in the east room at a news conference trying to convey the main message that democrats are trying to sell. this is the talking point. we are united. we know what we stand for. we have a vision and all agree on the major tenets of our platform. 95%. and he was enumerating and not surprisingly, what he was enumerating are issues that he himself is very much embracing. gwen: there were five democrats on the stage this week. can you imagine there would be five democrats on the next democrat

rosanna: mario cuomo. rest in peace. greg: take a look at that. we will re-create the snafu that led to the discovery of america. was it really the pinto? [laughter] leave that alone for a while. we will see how that turns out. mike: it sound like somebody made a wrong turn at outlook rosanna: we're just having a little bit of fun this morning. mike: a lot of folks heading out. the best looking day weather wise. around 11:00 a.m. a temperature of 60 degrees. we are on our way back up. 6 c or low 60s. a little cool for starters. here is what we have right now. forty-eight sussex. sixty-one montauk. a nice quiet start to the day. 4 degrees warmer for you out of ago. now we do have mainly clear skies right now. it is nice and quiet. here is a cloud cover. the cold front coming to town. also an area of low pressure. getting really close to us. offshore. this is a cold front coming it will bring us a quick hit of showers. it is in and out of here before you know it. maybe a little bit left over for you on wednesday. today, no rain. sunny skies. tomorro

>> that is hard to say he actually wanted mario cuomo because he thought it was so effective to manage the politics he didn't want just the ideologue for his position. clinton is a stupid. you can quote me on that and cuomo who is the hamlet of the 20th century. i don't know what the competition was maybe the underwear buyer at bloomingdale's so finally he started to look for others. when clinton met ruth bader ginsburg he was completely smitten with her. so i know of he would go looking for her but there were considering putting someone on so you just don't know i don't know. >> just a brief question which one of the chair that were not accepted in the accord as the internet or the a lot -- the interlock work? have they brought in a number of women? the justices? did they go overboard? but has been equaled. >> if i had to guess since i talked to them on the phone i would say 50/50. sandra day o'connor took more law clerks from the chambers of teeeight died then she took from the chambers of any other lower-court judge. i have a printout of all the of law clerks to see where they came

the late great mario cuomo. rosanna: yes, rest in peace. greg: remember the speech? rosanna: we were so proud when he made that speech. beautiful, emotional. greg: we are talking about the 1994 speech. he was amazing. how about a prominent italian american. take a look. hey. rosanna: thank you so much. is that is only one. john travolta. rosanna: he's a great actor. greg grek how about the role in saturday night fever? rosanna: at the time, i didn't know about it. rosanna: yeah. greg: stefanie. rosanna: yes. greg: there is a major parade up 5th avenue. rosanna: by the way, a million people are expected to line the sidewalks to celebrate the parade. 4,000 are marching in the parade. it is at 11:30 this morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. greg: we marched in the st. patrick's parade once. i felt awkward because we were not playing an instrument. rosanna: next time we'll play. anyone? this is a rendition of how it would look with the three ships. rosanna: the nina, pinto. row boats. rosanna: there you goe. what'd they eat? we are going to find out, maybe. rosanna: we k

democrats are starting to compare biden's lengthy deliberations to those of the late new york governor mario cuomoho actually had a plane on a tarmac waiting to take him to new hampshire in 1992 but cuomo pulled back at the last minute. and clinton went on to become president. >> jim acosta reporting for us. >>> over to the republican side, candidate jeb bush will be speaking with jake tapper on cnn's state of the union in a few hours. you can also watch jake's full interview with democratic front-runner hillary clinton. that's coming up at 2:00 p.m. in london, 3:00 p.m. in berlin right here on cnn. >>> republican front-runner donald trump is under fire once again. this time over controversial comments about how much responsibility george w. bush, jeb's brother, deserved for the 9/11 terror attacks. trump has been unusually quiet since engaging in a twitter war with republican rival jeb bush. jeremy roth has the story. >> when you talk about george bush and say what you want, the world trade center came down during his time. >> he's under fire for suggesting that george w. bush is partly to blame

. >>> mario cuomo used to say if his baseball career had gone differently it would be a whole different story for new york state. >> what would you prefer, a politician or a major league baseball player? >> i think i have the answer for that. very competitive back in those days. they didn't have as many teams so less jobs were available. >>> milder temperatures, low 50s in and around the city. secau secaucus is 54. even the distance suburbs, low 40s. no 30s or 20s, nothing like that. east to southeasterly wind will continue to bring in moisture from off the atlantic. storm off the south and west. filling in now into mercer county, edging toward the lower middlesex county as well. rain will pick up and ramp up in intensity as we go through date today. 55 right now in the city. climbing into the low 60s by noon. the wind ramps up as well. winds gusting 3 to 40 miles an hour as well. details on the forecast ahead. details on the commute, right now. here is lauren. >>> we've seen spotty delays on the roads becaufo of construction. a lot have eased out. a couple of details, m9, m 101, m102 a

it reminds me a little bit of mario cuomo in '92. if you want to win the presidency, you have to go out and fight for it. if you don't, you have to cede the stage to some degree to people willing to do it and say what you want about the clintons they have always been willing to fight for it. that's why bill clinton won that nomination in '92 over mario cuomo who did this hemming and hawing. i think joe biden did himself a disservice frankly. this was not the moment to give that kind of speech. >> guys, standby. we're going to continue our analysis of what has happened. we're also getting more reaction coming into "the situation room." much more right after this. withof my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ordinary objects often seemed... intimidating. doing something simple... meant enduring a lot of pain. if ra is changing your view of everyday things orencia may help. orencia works differently by targeting a source of ra early in the inflammation process. for many, orencia provides long-term relief of ra symptoms. it's hel

democrats are starting to compare biden's lengthy deliberations to those of the late new york governor, mario cuomo, who actually had a plane on a tarmac, waiting to take him to new hampshire in 1992. but cuomo pulled back at the last minute. and a clinton went on to become president. >> all right. lots to think about there. thanks so much, jim acosta. so much more straight ahead in the newsroom and it all starts right now. >>> all right. happening right now in the newsroom -- >> oh, my god, this car's going to hit us! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> we're floating! we're floating! >> trapped. hundreds of cars stuck on california freeways as drivers desperately try to escape mud slides and rising floodwaters. plus, chilling new details in the oregon college massacre from shooting survivor, chris mintz. the army veteran, who has been called a hero for protecting others. and lamar odom, conscious, even able to say hi to estranged wife, khloe kardashian, as new details emerge about his days spent at a nevada brothel. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." hello, everyone. thanks so much for joining me. i'm fre

mario cuomo had a plane famously on the tarmac in albany in december of 1991-- i'm sorry, ted kennedy in '79. and so i think that it all depends, you know, what are the sort of strategic objectives when the vice president decides to announce. >> and one of those strategic objectives might also center around this benghazi committee hearing that senator clinton will be testifying before tomorrow. but that might also be one of those artificial deadlines. we'll continue to wait with you, luis. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up for us, he won't give up family time, and he won't deal with infighting. those are two of paul ryan's demands to get him to run to be the next house speaker. so has he won over any of the skeptics yet? one of those house republicans is joining us next. >>> plus, hillary clinton behind closed doors. she is now preparing to face republicans on the benghazi committee. one of those republicans says this whole thing, it's worse than watergate. this congressman joins us live. >>> also, it's 3:00 a.m., a musician breaks down on the side of the road. a plainclo

. >> we are having flashbacks to mario cuomo and the plane on the runway.ing the vice president look very good. people have i think had a lot of patience. they understand this is a big decision, major decision, at a difficult time in his life but i think that patience is wearing thin and he would be well advised to do this before the benghazi hearings because if he waits until after, he's going -- either his path is going to look more closed if she does terrifically or he's going to look vulture-like if she does poorly. >> there was also bar bara boxe saying enough already to her supporters, chris cillizza. >> i think you reach sort of a saturation point and then the scales tip and it's sort of like what's he waiting for. i think joe biden has a pretty good sense of that. i cannot imagine another week going by because at this point i feel like every two seconds on twitter, i read aides on background suggest joe biden inching toward race or biden nearing decision. at some point soon, i think we will have to get a decision. both logistically speaking, i think

democrats are starting to compare biden's lengthy deliberations to those of the late new york governor, mario cuomo

the sort of people are talking about mario cuomo back in '92 and everyone wondered is he going to run or not. same in '88. >> that's the risk. >> they called him hamlet on the hudson. that is the risk. at a certain point people begin to say like there's got to be a certain decisiveness. >> to put it nicely your trip to the loo has to be productive or you need to leave the bathroom. >> very nicely stated. think about it. joy reid, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next, new regulations -- that was well done. for a rapidly expanding hobby because of its potential danger. if only the same consideration would be made for another hobby. >>> and the republican chairman of the benghazi committee says he has had some of the worst weeks of his life. does he expect matters to get better when hillary clinton testifies this week? stay with us. [ scanner beeping ] sir, could you step aside? "sir"? come on. you know who i am. progressive insurance? uh, i save people an average of over $500 when they switch? did you pack your own bags? oh! right -- the name your price tool. it shows people policy opti

not since mario cuomo in 1991 had a plane on the runway and we didn't know if he was going to actually take off and go to new hampshire and file his candidacy or not, he didn't, has there been so much debate. is he now hamlet in wilmington, not hamlet on the hudson? >> i think it is obviously a deliberative process one goes through to decide whether to run for president. vice president biden has done this before so he knows what to expect. >> is he hurting the party? is he hurting the party's front-runner, hillary clinton, by dragging this out? >> no, i don't think so. i think all five of our candidates are barreling their way through the democratic primary process. they are each attracting support. this enthusiasm that exists, the crowds that are turning out, the focus on the issues that are important to americans as opposed to the really dramatic extremism that's occurring on the other side gives us an opportunity to show americans the choice that they have. and if vice president biden does decide to join the race, of course he'll be welcome and it will create more interest. >> have

. >> you heard some people remember in the '80s mario cuomo who was then the governor of new york, willun. literally the last minute there was a plane getting ready to take him announcing he was running and then announced he wasn't running. >> that's right. have ilt it onned hudson, had the plane waiting. probably would have been a strong candidate in that election, of course that election was one bill clinton won. he didn't have a lot of great competition. looking back at biden's previous races, if you look back to his original senate race when he was a young man he became i think the second youngest member of the senate when he was elected. tough race. everyone told him not to do it you wouldn't win. look at his '88 race. he flamed out pretty early in that race, but he went back to the senate, built a pretty impressive career. 2008 he tried again. now he did not do so well in that election, right? he got less than 1% in iowa and left the race. but ended that election in 2008 as vice president of the united states. so i think from the biden perspective all of us are saying we don't see

democrats are starting to compare biden's lengthy deliberations to those of the late new york governor mario cuomoc waiting to take him to new hampshire in 1992, but cuomo pulled back at the last minute. ♪ >> reporter: and clinton went on to become president. a top democratic source said biden's inner circle has indicated a decision in the next feud but some democrats are not buying it. one party strategist said the latest message from biden world just might be buying time. >> thank you. >>> boxing champ evander holyfield is in the house! he is talking to us about his favorite charity, what he is going to be doing here in atlanta tomorrow. and a few other things we have to discuss. stay put. ♪ hi, tom. hey, how's the college visit? you remembered. it's good. does it make the short list? you remembered that too. yea, i'm afraid so. knowing our clients personally is what we do. it's okay. this is what we've been planning for. thanks, bye. and with over 13,000 financial advisors, we do it a lot. it's why edward jones is the big company that doesn't act that way. it's the brand more doctorsose recomme

this waiting game, if you're a political junkie out there, it might remind you of mario cuomo.his about 24 years ago. peter alexander at the white house, thank you. >>> also we should tell you something else this morning. hillary clinton making more news today. she is expected later on to roll out a wall street reform plan. this is an issue that has galvanized much of the left since the meltdown back in 2008. we can tell you the highlights of what clinton is expected to propose. they include tougher penalties against financial firms that commit wrongdoing including specific punishments for executives. also strengthening the so-called volcker rule. thatten bans proprietary tradiy commercial banks and calling for a new tax on high-frequency trading. the context for these new proposals from hillary clinton, we are less than a week away from that big first democratic debate. full frontal attack on wall street is essential to her chief rival, bernie sanders. this is a topic that you can expect him to be talking about extensively when the candidates meet next tuesday night. now clint

democrats are starting to compare biden's lengthy deliberations to those of the late new york glove now mario cuomoke him in 1992 but cuomo pulled back at the last moment. and a clinton went on to become president. >> a top democratic source says biden's inner circle indicated a decision could come but some democrats are not buying it as one party strategist told me this latest message from biden world might be buying time. >> we will see if that's the case jim acosta, thank you. i want to bring in sarah murray and cnn political commentator ryan lizza and senior political analyst ron brownstein, the editorial director for the national journal. ryan, hillary clinton having a gad debate performance. she gets a bounce in the polls in new hampshire, which is key because bernie sanders was really taking it to her there and she seems to have turned this corner here. knowing that, how quickly is this window for joe biden closing for him to get in the race? >> right, all of the politics are cin favor of hillary and no so much biden. you have e-mail scandals packaged into the benghazi committee which has be

everybody thought mario cuomo -- >> to be fair to joe biden -- i can't believe i'm defending -- >> doi think we can't underestimate what he's saying about timing. i think governor dinos this well. running a presidential campaign is a great enterprise. at this time to raise the money, to -- >> yes, ing get it. >> the infrastructure in states like iowa, new hampshire, it's tough. >> i get it. it's undoubtedly not a personal dig at vice president biden who i both like and respect as a candidate. although i don't know him. what i will say is it's concerning to me. just from, again, the health of the party overall. but one more thing, the party is going to be running an actual election. there is a race. the race right now is mostly a two-person race between sanders and clinton. and guess what's going to get hot tonight? iowa. we'll go there to talk about what's in a name when we come back. plaque psoriasis... ...isn't it time to let the... ...real you shine... ...through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differ

there was a speaker's vote when john boehner was in this position, had it not been for the death of mario cuomomocratic members were at the funeral and could not vote, boehner would have come close to being the first speaker in over a generation to have to go to a second ballot for his election. that's what paul ryan's folks wanted to avoid. that's why he made those overtures to conservatives. that's why they have seemed to back him so far. i was taken aback with two of the members supporting ryan. on that note which i found was fascinating, jose, when john boehner gave his farewell address he had this line that stuck out to me. real change takes time. freedom makes all things possible, but patience makes things real. that's the embodiment of his career, 25 years here on capitol hill, patience, work within the system. that is something that those house conservatives do not understand right now and don't necessarily like. we'll see how ryan deals with that, if he can get them to have some more patience. >> lounuke russert and kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. we'll continue watching what is

when i ran for governor against mario cuomo, unknown, no money, everybody thought i had zero chance, including the pollsters. but if you believe in your ability to lead, believe in the need to change the economy, then you fight the fight and make the case. that's what i'm doing. >> what do you think are your top bullet points that would make you better than any candidates running in the republican primary? >> first of all, is republican voters look at pollations and say they say they're going to do this, that i they're going to get things down done. when i said i was going to reform the criminal justice system, get people off welfare, cut taxes. i got it done. i'm not going to just talk about things, i will be able to do that. second is we could have a candidate we love but unless we do something, we're going to see hillary clinton for four years. get independents, conservative democrats, moderates to vote for me. we have got to win this race. we have to be actually govern, bring people together. and we have to win the election. i know that i can do both those things. i did that in a