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On his hands in this grocery store in new york. he spoke with the pride of the immigrant and the immigrant experience. and that was the story of the democratic party for so much of the 20th century, voters like that connected to the politics and government of the country because of the new deal and the great society, there was this powerful bond between mario cuomo and families like his, the democratic party and the golf. in 1984 when he delivered that speech, that bond had been broken in half. ...

How does this affect that? >> i think michael steele former rnc chairman said it best. its two steps forward, three steps back. and this takes them three steps back if not more steps back. they may be moon walking at this point. it undermines this narrative they have been trying to push that were getting better and more diverse. look at our upcoming stars. they are from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds. it really undermines the fact that this guy is in leadership. hes not just some rand...

Quote, he was my neighbor. i dont think scalise knew anything about euro. steve was someone who i exchanged ideas with on politics. we wouldnt talk about race or the jewish question. but david duke himself today said quote, it would seem likely he did know. but that doesnt mean that he did. and if he had known, i can understand why his memory would fail him a little bit. it would seem to me that he would have realized that it was our group. but i cant swear to it. either way, there are serious n...

>> reporter: we want to give you meaning to the numbers. 162 souls on board the airasia flight that disappeared. 162 people with their unique stories. we know they were from a number of backgrounds. majority of those on the flight, 155 passengers 7 crew from indonesia with a handful from south korea. others from malaysia and singapore and two people from europe. one u.k. national and one from europe. the media reported the name of the co- pilot. rammi rassel. they are working with the indonesian...

162 people all with their own unique individual stories. and we know that they were from a variety of backgrounds. the majority of those on this flight 155 passengers seven crew, were from indonesia, with a handful from south korea, others from malaysia singapore and at least one from europe one u.k. national and french national. french authorities are working hand in hand in collaborating with the indonesian government to try to find the whereabouts of this missing plane. we also know another n...

To send information over his personal e-mail to the unit there about this afghan police chief and what he was capable of doing. so this family just wants basic information from a marine corps that appears in this case to be wanting to cover up withhold details because someone would be held responsible if there wasnt proper constraints put in place against afghans with access to weapons, with shady backgrounds. none of that occurred, so clearly a closing of the ranks within the marine corp.s and ...

Weather event? >> john who was just on is the pre-eminent expert and he was clear about it. airplanes have been torn apart in the past but not in the recent past so its probably something to do with something that happened on that airplane and its catastrophic. >> you specialize in aviation forecasting. any indications -- i know it sounds far-fetched but security terrorism, it looks like weather but we have to look at that as being a possible factor in this planes disappearance, do we not? >> ye...

To the embassy. perhaps theyre working there and students that are there. as we learn more about these people and their stories and their backgrounds, we need to keep that in mind that for every single name on that passenger manifest they have a story, they have people who are going to be having a very tough time in the coming hours and days ahead dealing with this natalie. >> absolutely. and i know you talked with family members when you were covering this story, and we also know that one of ou...

After 12:00 noon for a wake as well as a memorial service 89 it was carried by a six-man police honor guard. other nypd officers stood silent and at attention. throughout the day, the citys stream of vips not just from new york but from around the country. new yorkers from diverse backgrounds are also in attendance. >> love conquers all things, and were here to give our love to the officers and to whoever shows up. >> were all praying for all the police officers all over, not just our own. >> se...

Style of architecture. a civ a symbol to lead the united states army, one of the most interesting was the chapel. >> the building was built in 1909. and they finished in 1910. it was designed to sit here on the hill and watch over the corps of cadets, down on to plain. >> the chapel provides a spiritual home to cadets from different religious backgrounds. amazingly, this magnificent building took just over a year to complete. >> they had irish and italian immigrants who were stone masons, brough...