rain strong winds and waves up to 13 feet are all in the forecast until sunday. those new pieces of what they've been recovering we showed part of that video, as they found some of the pieces of the wreckage. what more do we know about that and what it means? >> well from what we understand, they found what we believe is the inflatable evacuation slide from the plane. also pieces of the aircraft wing flaps. those were recovered on the sea surface. what does it tell us about how the plane crashed? we can surmise that obviously parts of the wing have come apart. earlier, there were reports that an exit door had been recovered as well. you can make suppositions about what that says. what they don't have is the main fuselage, the main body of wreckage. that's really what they're focused on. the weather was so rough today, they haven't been able to make much progress. >> as you look at the efforts and the rough seas you're describing here this as french investigators are now joining the effort there in the java sea. what capabilities does this new french team have what will they be bringing to bear here in the search? >> well they've brought this specialized listening equipment that has been used in other similar crashes. these hydrophones which drop down into the water. you may recall seeing these used during the search for mh 370. these devices have to be dropped into the water and they listen for the pings from the black boxes. because of the sea state today with 13 feet waves, you can imagine, it's very difficult to use any of this equipment. we're told they're not able to lower it down into the sea so they weren't able to listen for the black boxes at all again today. so no progress there, richard. >> again, there's 162 on board. we now understand that you have more developments. and what they've been able to find in the last 24 hours. >> well they've recovered 20 more bodies which is significant progress really in the recovery for bodies. that's as many as have been found in the past few days. they've just in the past hour or so, less than an hour they brought ten bodies here to the identification center in sur surabaya surabaya. they brought them one by one in ambulances. they'll begin the identification process here richard. >> thank you so much nbc's kelly cobia in indonesia. now to the other top story today, former new york governor mario couplo has died at age 82. the three-term democrat died just hours after his son andrew was sworn in for his second term as governor in the state he covered longer han anyone outside of nelson rockefeller. a politician whose eloquent kept him in the national spotlight for more than one decade. flags in new york city will remain at half-staff for 30 days. in cuomo's honor, statements came from both sides of the aisle. calling him an unflinching voice for dignity and opportunity. new jersey republican governor chris christie called him a giant and a role model for future generations. as nbc's harry smith remembers, cuomo's political legacy is still being felt in the state he loved so much. >> mario cuomo passed away on the same day his son andrew was sworn in for his second term as governor of new york. earlier, his son spoke about his dying father. >> inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point. >> mario cuomo was the son of the american dream. born in queens new york to italian immigrant parents who came through ellis island with little more than the clothes on their backs. always active in politics cuomo became new york secretary of state in 1975. two years later, he ran against ed koch and lost his bid for the democratic nomination for mayor of new york. cuomo was elected new york's lieutenant governor in '78 and became governor '82. >> we won because people -- people and the passion of belief are still more important than money. >> reporter: he electrified the crowd at the democratic national convention in 1984. his words aimed at president reagan. >> there is despair, mr. president, in the faces that you don't see, in the places that you don't visit, in your shining city. >> reporter: the speech won him an instant following. many a democrat yearned for a cuomo presidential run. >> he's kind of the italian stallion of democratic party politics at the moment. >> reporter: two years later cuomo lost to george pataki. >> i've surely made mistakes as governor. but i'm as proud as i can of what we have accomplished together. >> reporter: governor cuomo joined a law firm and remained a visible force in new york politics, including the support for his son, andrew who became governor as well. cuomo leaves behind his beloved wife of more than 50 years, matilda and children chris, madeleine, margaret maria and andrew. >> nick, he has meant so much to the democratic party. the loss of him yesterday. he made some very key decisions early on. in harry smith's package there. saying i'm not going to run for president. says a lot about the way he was thinking. what do you think about who mario cuomo is? >> he was a towering figure in state and city and national politics. very principled. he was also the road not taken for progressives in a lot of ways. he was going to be the inheriter of tradition that went back to fdr. the guy who did run was bill clinton. and he became the person who set the tone for democratic politics for 20 years. >> how different history could have been. >> could have been very different, yeah. >> this is a very famous address at the 1984 dnc. we he made a powerful case for liberalism. it's in the midst of the reagan years. let's listen to that first. >> we believe as democrats that a society as blessed as ours the most affluent democracy in the world's history, one that can spend trillions on instruments of destruction, ought to be able to help the midclass in its struggle. ought to be able to find work for all who can do it. room at the table. shelter for the homeless. care for the elderly and infirm and hope for the destitute. >> you can't help but think in his passing what it means for who he is and where the democrat party is today. what's your thought? >> he is the best spokesman for liberalism. it was replaced by centrist liberalism by bill clinton changing the welfare state. now, barack obama, to some extent, you know pivoted back to progressivism in a very different way. some of the issues that divided the country back then like, you know, crime and welfare are not like the same big issues that they were back then. politics has changed a lot. it's fascinating to me i think for a son, for andrew cuomo, his two biggest influences were his father and bill clinton who he worked for. >> right. i'm going to pull up some of the headlines. says super mario on it and "the new york times," an eloquent liberal beacon. who is that today? >> that's a great question. elizabeth warren in some ways seems to be the person who wants to hold up that tradition. her concerns are really about the economy and a fair shake for all and taxation. in some ways hillary clinton is the one who wants to take over some of this mantle. you know kind of a broader way, broader politics. there really is no person like that today because times have changed and there is no politics with that direction these days. >> quickly, "the new york times" puts it this way. he had this disdain for politics as much as he embraced it. an opinion some might say of the current administration. >> he also was a cerebral guy. he and his family were great strategists and tacticians. he did not shy away from getting his hands dirty when he had to. >> thank you so much. well said. appreciate your time today. 2015 is starting with a bar only of nasty weather across the country. freezing rain snow and northern new england could get hit with at least 6 inches of snow. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. we have a lot of headlines over the past couple of days. >> some of the pictures just gorgeous. the grand canyon had snow covering it. beautiful stuff. of course if you're on vacation there trying to get away from all the cold you didn't love it. this morning we're watching the worst of it in oklahoma. winter storm warnings and ice storm warnings for west texas to oklahoma city to wichita area. this is one of the first ice storms we've had. very careful. bridges, overpasses. you'll need that big old ice scraper. we're actually at 34 oklahoma city. maybe we'll dodge the bullet there. it's going to be a close call. also rain is soaking in this morning. it will for the next two to three days. atlanta's got some rain too. that is all going to slowly shift northwards. it does look like in areas of tennessee, kentucky indiana. of course we have the steelers game outdoors. in a cold rain. temperature mid-40s. winds gusting about 20 miles per hour. not enjoyable sitting in the stands there in heinz field. when that storm heads northwards into the northern great lakes and also northern new england, you're going to get snow changing to ice. we'll watch you. milwaukee milwaukee, grand rapids, burlington vermont. ski country will like a little additional snow. the weekend forecast, the rain and the snow the next big story is going to be the cold. it comes down sunday in the northern plains. and then it's a big cold blast. great lakes and northeast, it will be the coldest air in the season. >> the warning has been given. thank you, appreciate it. we're just getting started. jeb bush has been the talk of the gop town when it comes to 2016 but there are a lot of other names out there certainly. and some you might not have ever thought of. the number of illegal border crossings from mexico down to a record low level not seen since richard nixon was in the white house. and a surprising new statistic about who is crossing the border. plus bono is making a striking admission today and it's something that could change his music forever. more ahead. you're watching "the rundown" only on msnbc. crunch! a garbage truck backs into it. so,you call your insurance company, looking for a little support. what you get is a game of a thousand questions. was it raining? 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