Put him on the national map. We want to begin this morning on washington journal by hearing from you on the late mario cuomo , his influence on the democratic party, when you remember about him, etc. Host you can also make a comment via social media. Host mario cuomo 19322015 the opening topic this morning on washington journal. Todd purdom writes in politico that he was the poet laureate of american literalism liberals and, the democratic partys most passionate defender of the underdog and its most articulate critic of the trickledown gospel of reaganomics. A fiercely proud son of immigrants, he believed, as he once put it, that if he could rise to the highest seat in greatest date of the nation, anything was possible. Mario cuomo like to say that politicians campaigned in poetry but governed in prose, and is own accomplishments in 12 years in albany never quite lived up to his highflown rhetoric. Instinctively cautious, he effectively waged a Holding Action against federal retrenchme
We are following two major breaking stories. Despite rough seas and dangerous weather conditions searchers now have recovered 30 bodies from the wreckage of that airasia jet that crashed. Crews also discovered more parts of the airliner including what appears to be one of the window panels. However, whats become of the black boxes, that is still a mystery. Also breaking president obama is punishing north korea including top individuals in kim jonguns government for the cyber attack on Sony Pictures. We have correspondents and analysts standing by. Here in the situation room and around the globe. Lets begin now with cnns senior white house correspondent, jim acosta whos traveling with the president in hawaii. Tell us about these sanctions and just how much of an impact theyll have. Reporter brianna, taking care of a serious piece of business at the end of his vacation here in hawaii president obama is turning up the heat on north korea in response to the cyber attack on sony. The Obama
Search for flight 8501. Authorities consider the red box on your screen the most probable area for the wreckage. It is 1,575 square nautical miles or twice the size of lux luxemborg. Lets go to indonesia and david joins us now. David, a lot to get to first, but the Victim Recovery and identification process. More remains have been identified. What can you tell us . Reporter an absolutely heart breaking afternoon here in surabaya outside the Crisis Center and police hospital. A short time ago, three additional victims of the crash of flight 8501 were identified here. Let me read their names. Grace herbert. Kevin alexander. The third is haider. She was one of the flight attendants on the flight. The first crew member from the airasia that has been identified. I had the chance earlier this morning, a few hours ago before the identification to sit down with her parents, her mother and father in their hotel. As they were waiting this agonizing long wait. Six days after the plane took off. F
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 cnns 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 Nuclear Proliferation and needs for Nuclear Freeze if only to affirm the truth that peace is better than war because life is better than death. Reporter it was so powerful so well delivered, that it rocketed cuomo to instant political fame. His political appearance led some faithful to wonder if c
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