>> people and the passion of belief are still more important than money. >> believed in the power of individuals to achieve. >> with no one like him. he could have been the president of the united states. he was that great. >> the first funeral for a victim of the crash of flight 8501. >> the weather unfortunately not looking good for the next two or three days. praying has given way to despair. >> until we get the data recorder and the voice recorder we're still somewhat in the dark. good morning, welcome to "new day," i'm michaela pereira, john berman is alongside me and christine romans is here. we begin with a a loss one that hits so very close to home for us here at "new day," the passing of an american giant. legendary former new york governor mario cuomo, the father of our dear colleague, chris cuomo, has died at the age of 82. an icon in american politics a