Former president bill clinton calling his life a blessing. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie calling him a giant. A Truly American great. Simply 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 is i want to be governor i want to be the hardest working there ever was. After more than a decade of the fullcontact politics of new york cuomo cal putted to National Prominence were the keynote address of the 1984 Democratic National convention. We thank you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. He challenged headon Ronald Reagans notion of a shining city on a little instead calling america a tale of two cities. We must get the American Public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things and well do it not so much with speeches that sound good. As with speeches that are good and sound. It cemented him as one of his generations greatest orators, a defender of the havenotes and little guys. It made him the choice of many Democratic Leaders to run for president. He said will you think about it . I said i have been thinking about it. But are you going to think about it any more . He was considered a favorite for the democratic nomination in both 1988 and 1992. But in both cases, he demurred his seeming inability to decide on Higher Office frustrated Democratic Party faithful and become something of a punchline in itself. Mario cuomo, nobody knows what hes going to do. I dont know if youve seen this Public Service ad he says a mind is a terrible thing to make up. He said it wasnt indecisiveness it was his commitment to the state. It has nothing to do with my chances. It has everything to do with my job as governor i dont see that i can do both therefore i will not pursue the presidency. He said it was the same commitment that led him to pass on a nomination to the Supreme Court. Deciding to run for a fourth term as governor. But 12 years was enough for new york. He was defeated by George Pataki in the republican revolution of 1994. Cuomo returned to the private sector to restart his law practice host a radio show and become a prolific author and public speaker. In 2010 came a brand new title, former or first Governor Cuomo. A word he would be forced to use because he was suddenly no longer the only one. In a bittersweet irony, his eldest son, andrew the Current Governor of new york was sworn in to a second term just hours before his fathers death. He couldnt be here physically today, my father. But my father is in this room. Hes in the heart and mind of every person who is here. Hes here and hes here. And his inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point. So lets give him a round of applause. Governor mario cuomo, a true american giant, was 82. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, matilda rafa cuomo, his five children including our cnn new day anchor chris, and 14 grandchildren. The constant of his life always faith and family. What a life. What a loss. We want to talk more now about the legacy of governor mario cuomo. Joining us is Ron Brownstein cnn senior political analyst and editorial director of the national journal, ron, thanks so much for being with us this morning. Ron, its almost hard for people to remember at this point, but for about an eightyear period if youre talking 19841992, governor mario cuomo was the towering figure of the Democratic Party. The biggest figure in the Democratic Party and arguably the soul of that party. Certainly in the liberal wing. First of all its obviously a very sad moment not only for the the family but for the many people that admire Governor Cuomo. I send my condolences to all of them. Youre right, you have to remember when mario cuomo emerged. He emerged when democratic confidence was at a low ebb during the high point of the reagan era. His speech in 1984 at convention came as Ronald Reagan was on his way to the greatest landslide in american politics and Governor Cuomo offered the liberal wing of the Democratic Party hope on two fronts. Both that traditional liberalism could still be packaged as an agenda that most americans would support. And that democrats could compete with the awesome communication skills of governor reagan. Now on the first point, ultimately i think the Governor Cuomos side of the argument lost out to the one that bill clinton represented. But no doubt in the 1980s, he was a central figure a beacon of hope for democrats who had grown lost confidence in the partys ability to compete at the National Level at that point. You talked about the 1984 convention speech. You talked about the soaring oratory. Lets play a little of that. I remember ron, im a little younger than you, i remember watching this on the floor of my fathers house, looking at the room that was electrified in San Francisco with the lights dimmed at the words of mario cuomo. So lets listen. That struggle to live with dignity, is the real story of the shining city. And its a story, ladies and gentlemen, that i didnt 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 for Franklin Roosevelt to hubert humphrey. But he embodied them. I think the great paradox about mario cuomo, reflected in his refusal to move on to the big glittering National Stage was on the one hand he was ununbelievably articulate and eloquent in articulating universal principles that democrats could rally around in terms of politics and morality and the role of government. But in his own preferences and life he always felt most comfortable in the particular. In the neighborhood with the kinds of families that he had not only represented, but had grown up around. And that was what he felt most comfortable making a difference and he stayed locally rooted even as he articulated these broad sweeping principles hes kind of the original exemplar of think globally but act locally. And that was where he seemed to be most comfortable, always to me. There wasnt some National Plan or a global agenda he was pushing, he was talking about people in their neighborhoods and their homes. I think its been a parlor game ron, among political reporters and people in the political world for years. What would have happened what would have happened had mario cuomo won in 1988 or 1992 . Could he have won the nomination . What would have happened to our political history right now . Would bill clinton even have existed . Right, well bill clinton, i certainly covered that campaign very closely. I covered mario cuomo, i covered bill clinton. The Clinton Campaign certainly expected their principal opponent in 1992 was going to be mario cuomo as the voice of traditional liberal beliefs and traditional liberal constituencies that they felt would be the counterpoint of bill clintons new democrat. Theres no question that over the next 20 years the party flow more in the direction of bill clintons vision than mario cuomos vision but in 1992 its not clear at all that bill clinton would have won. The balance of power might still have tilted to mario cuomos side and history would have been very different. But in the long run, clinton had a clearer sense of where the party and the country was going. No doubt that mario cuomo had such a powerful hold on democrats that he might have actually won the race in 1992 in the primary at least. Quickly in 92 the Democratic Party diverged from mario cuomo. In 1994 new york did, after 12 years in office voted him out. More than 12 years too long in new york ron . I think a lot, part of it was that. But the bigger thing was 1994 was one of the best years for republicans in the modern history. The republican revolution when they swept the congress the senate. And it was an early indication really of how much politics was becoming nationalized. Mario cuomo was swept out by a National Wave in addition to the fact that he had been there for 12 years. But look he was an important figure you know you go back to american history. There are people like daniel webster, robert taft in the 20th century, who never were elected president , but absolute leaders of their party for long periods, and mario cuomo stands in that lineage. Moves in the discussion without ever being a candidate for president , Ron Brownstein great to have you with us. We speak to former new york governor tom kean and representative peter king and governor David Patterson. Were going to turn now to the latest developments in the search for airasia flight 8501. Officials overnight have narrowed their search parameters that still leaves a vast amount of sea to search however. Malaysias top navy chief tweeted out this map, calling this the most probable area where the wreckage is likely located. Theres more focused area roughly 2,000 square miles, keep in mind thats almost half the size of the state of connecticut. Three ships armed with sonar equipment and a locator are set to aid in the search with the uss fort worth en route. In the meantime 22 bodies have been recovered in and the solemn task of burying the dead has begun. The first crash victim has been laid to rest. Three other deceased have now been identified. The weather, however, continues to be a major hurdle in the ongoing search for the plane and for more victims. We have complete complete coverage for you, lets get to gary tuchman, live on the ground in indonesia. Gary . Hello to you, michaela 22 bodies have been recovered. It means 140 bodies have not. Many of the relatives of the people still missing are in this tent behind me. This is a tent thats been set up for the families here at the local Police Headquarters. A short time ago, about 20 minutes ago, the ceo of airasia tony fernandes, walked into the tent meeting with Family Members and said he pledges to escort one of the four people identified a 22yearold woman who lives in sumatra, indonesia, west of here and he says he will escort her home. The weather frankly continues to stink as the search goes on. Breaking overnight malaysian officials aiding in the search tells cnn this is the most probable location of airasia flight 8501. An area just over 2,000 square miles. Keeping a close eye on the weather that has hampered the effort for days, crews have yet to discover the crucial blask boxes needed to solve the mystery of the crash and the clock is ticking in the race to find them. The Battery Powered acoustic pingers, used to locate the black boxes have 24 days until they expire. At least three ships using underwater pinger devices are set to comb the area and indonesian authorities have identified the bodies of three more victims, bringing the total number of people identified to four. The journey back home to the first identified victim of the crash came thursday the body of a woman, a teacher, was laid to rest in a tearful ceremony. Her grieving family struggling to cope as her body was lowered into the ground. In the Early Morning hours of the coast of indonesia, search teams making another painful trip back to shore. Carrying the remains of more victims from the airasia flight and pieces of debris from the wreckage. Also aiding in the search the american uss sampson recovering two bodies from the java sea yesterday. At the hospital in surabaya the race to identify other victims is of most importance for relatives. It is here where they will undergo autopsies before heading back do their families. Michaela the weather is supposed to improve this weekend, but its never a guarantee this time of year in this region. This is monsoon season. Michaela . Gary thank you so much. We want to talk about these conditions the high winds, the rough seas how long are those conditions going to last . Is there a little bit of respite, chad . I believe there is michaela. I believe sunday will be a great day for searching. I think the water is going to calm down were not going to see white caps this will be the First Time Since this ship this plane went missing, this is the first time we actually get a good day from start to finish because it gets good as soon as the sunsets and thats no help. Because you want the daylight hours. So heres where we are now, were getting the sunset by tomorrow morning, the rain is back. Then it goes away for the nighttime hours, for the next morning, rain is back. One thing after another and its gone this way for the entire time. One thing that has not left even when the rain goes away the wind does not go away. The winds have been blowing at 2030 Miles Per Hour the entire time. We finally see by friday cooling off a little bit, slowing down a little. By saturday and on sunday not as much wind in the forecast. And some of the wind completely gone. Winds probably 10 Miles Per Hour thats great. Guys back to you. All right, chad and gary thanks so much for that well have more on the search for victims and the wreckage of the doomed airasia flight 8501 coming up. The hope is that the newly focused search area could hope expedite the search. And were mourning the loss of an american giant and also frankly, the father of our good friend. Throughout the morning we pay tribute to the incredible life of former new york governor mario cuomo. Shopping online is as easy as it gets. 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Lets bring in mary sciavo cnn aviation analyst and former Inspector General for the u. S. Department of transportation. She represents families and victims after plane crashes and david soucie is here with us cnn safety analyst, former faa safety inspector and author of flight 370 why it disappeared and why its ohm a matter of time before it happens again. Lets tick through the developments and headlines overnight. We know mary, lets talk about the search area. The more probable area that theyre talking about. It sounds more focused. But it is still 2,000 square miles. It is its a large area. But, with each additional piece of wreckage and with human remains they can narrow in more and more by using the drift patterns and calculating back where the plane went in. And with the reports of the climb rate and the descent rate they can also pretty much calculate that the plane went straight down. So while its a big area, its certainly more focused. 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