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Yesterday. he was 88 years old. eric shawn has covered mayor koch for many years and is now live in our new york city newsroom with more on this. eric? >> reporter: hello, jenna. he truly was one-of-a-kind. took on presidents both democratic and republican and he always asked people his famous question. >> how am i doing? [shouting] >> reporter: he was the very symbol of the city itself. brash, brave, funny, outspoken and sharp. >> happy birthday, puerto rico. >> reporter: ed koch brought new york city back from the brink when he was elected mayor in 1977. >> now thought i could win. but i got...

>> o oh, boo-hoo. i want to the go to disney land. i want a pony. i want to live to see another day. grow up. oh, i want to grow up. >> all right. still ahead on "way too early," we ask the famous question, why are you possibly awake? your tweets, texts, and e-mails are next. "morning joe," you can feel it moments away. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and...

And decided to answer the famous question that ronald reagan posed are you better off than four years ago. most people forget he followed that up with three other questions, is unemployment better, easier to buy things and is the u.s. more respected in the world today than it with you when jimmy carter took office. >> how did you answer those? >> we went and compiled -- the entire issue is charts, graphs, articles but for the respect in the world we went and polled cab drivers in different countries all over the world. >> the old cab driver poll. >> so we tried to sort of take that -- >> i tho...

Talking about the debate and what we were prepared to do with each other because we both felt the other would come on attack dog mode. i would have not selected joe because of his basic fundamental philosophy. >> sean: interesting because i went back as i was coming and preparing for the interview and i reread the debait. in many ways you dowd haven't been nicer to each other in that debate but you prepared to say what about joe lieberman? >> the best lines we used were the ones that were off the cuff, impromptu. that often times is the case and joe left me an open oing. >> that famous questio...

>> the best lines we used were the ones that were off the cuff, impromptu. that often times is the case and joe left me an open oing. >> that famous question that ronald reagan asked are you better off today than you were 8 years ago most people would say yes and i'm pleased to see, dick, from the newspapers that you are better off than you were 8 years ago, too. >> and i can tell you, joe, that the government had absolutely nothing to do with it. [ laughter ] >> a big laugh. he said he saw his wife sitting there in the audience. >> i can see my wife and i think she is thinking gee, i wish you...