Transcripts for CNN Early Start With John Berman and Christine Romans 20150102 10:01:00

it is friday january 2nd. up first, the passing of former governor mario cuomo. the father of the current governor and our friend cnn "new day" anchor 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

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