0 the desire for a world class figure, that's number one. number two, his -- he had told the narrative that this was all behind him. that he'd learned. that he'd gone through therapy. he was a stronger man, better man, and because of his pain he would be a better politician and better leader. it turns out not only was he doing the selfies last summer. >> the what? >> selfies are pictures of yourself. >> i need you for this, howard. >> this is the age of the selfie. >> where would i be without you? >> it depends where you're directing the selfie also. >> go ahead. >> he was doing it as recently as march of this year. the family saga is under pressure here. not only his evasiveness, but sort of the dignity and the pride of his wife huma who was seen as standing by her man in a sort of dignified way. at the press conference yesterday came off as a figure who was almost a sort of psychological prisoner of her husband or somebody who has some other motive than just standing mountain"? why would he bring that up? doesn't matter. anything goes. anthony weiner continued campaigning today. i didn't know he used that particular phrase. >> he did, yeah. >> wow. >> positive this whole campaign on a bet. and that is at the end of the day, citizens are more interested in the challenge they face in their lives than anything that i have done embarrassing in my past. and i'm fine. i've got an amazing wife and child upstairs. i have a comfortable life. this is not about me. >> well, in a letter to supporters today, weiner i guess to contributors tried to cast himself as a david up against goliath. quote, now with 47 days left until the primary, some powerful voices are making it clear they still don't want me to run. well, yesterday's news has given them fresh fodder. i was clear that these relationships took place over an extended period of time with more than one person. i regret not saying explicitly when these exchanges happened, now he's looking back saying he was perfectly honest back then. he never said this is going to keep up. >> yeah. >> annie, howard first then you. >> absolutely. as i say, there are stories rattling around there are even more recent incidents than the one from last summer. and it's clear that he didn't solve the problem. it's clear he hasn't solved his personal problem. it's clear he's lied about it continuously. it's become an embarrassment he doesn't fully understand. sometimes smart people are the dumbest when it comes to themselves. that's true in hiss case. i think whatever hope he had of getting the old line senior liberal jewish democrats, i.e. grandmas out there, whatever shred of hope he had of getting them, he just lost. >> i don't know if that's completely true. i think huma standing at his side means a lot to people. i talked to people in passing today who said that would be a reason they would still consider him. so, i mean, this is a huge setback for his campaign, no doubt. but i think that huma is carrying this thing. and her forgiveness b of him is making voters think twice about him still. >> do they see her as an exonerater here or an enabler? is she just step ford wife going along with her man or is she part of the political movement to get him in the mayor's chair at all costs? >> i think she's a political powerhouse, i think. one thing, she didn't do the stand by your man, woman, wife thing. she spoke. that was different. and she's been his biggest bundler. brought in $150,000 to his campaign. she's the powerhouse in this thing. >> is i hope she doesn't underestimate her role here. >> she's going to become the story and that's not necessarily a good thing for him. >> people are getting very scrutinizing in looking at all these cases now. when you look at the spouse and how they behave. please reporting there annie carney. and thank you for telling us about the editorial even though you don't agree with it. the poll coming out today conducted before these allegations really got out there. and before weiner served us with this problem. shows weiner in a tight race in the front of the field. 26%. christine quinn is behind him there in that poll. by four points. she's at 22%. they're all roughly in the pack there. eyes now will be on the new maris poll tomorrow. meanwhile, here's weiner today discussing his opponents. let's watch. >> there have been people since the moment i got in this race who didn't want me to run. there have been people who didn't want me to run at the very beginning. but a lot of people have been crying out for someone to talk about issues important to the middle class. and a lot of the same people not happy about me in the first place want me out. >> one of his opponents is bill thompson. thanks for joining us. i was rooting for you last time even though i respect bloomberg. i tried to get my kid to vote for you. i'm not sure if he did or not. >> i hope so. >> let's talk about this race. can you talk about weiner's problem that seems to have continued after he ran for the mayor. he keeps doing this up to as recently as whenever. do you believe his problems are behind him, yes or no? >> it's not a question of do i believe that are his problems behind him or not, this election this race for mayor is about new york city. anthony's made it about him. i think the people of new york city want to have a discussion -- >> are there rooms for his problems and the problems of new york? >> he's become a distraction right now. i think the consensus is he needs to get out and i agree with that. >> let me ask you about this. what do you think he did wrong that justifies the times, you, and the daily news saying get out? is it his dishonesty? strange proclivity? you'll be asked this by other people. what makes him a non-player for new york's future? >> this winds up being a question of leadership. this ends up being a question of judgment. i think in the long run that's what the people of new york city care about. they want a leader who puts ideas forward, that they can at least it will help lead new york city to higher heights. they want to have somebody who will stand up and that they can trust in. somebody who leads new york city who can talk about the issues not about themselves. i think that becomes the problem. >> i want to hold you on that word judgment. should i put out tweet pictures naked or not? you have to judge that? that's like a quiz for yourself? i mean, what are we talking about judgment here? tell me yes or no, does this guy are have a problem? >> it has become clear he has many problems. and i think that in the end this is about judgment. this is about leading new york city. this isn't a game. and it's not about one's self. this is about people of the city of new york. anthony has made it about himself. it isn't. it is about new york city and its voters and the people who live in new york city who care about education and jobs and housing. that's what it's about. >> hope to have you back later on in the debate. we love new york. i work up there. so we want this to be a good mayor's race with the best person winning. >> ask your son to vote for me again. >> you did a good run last time. i think it was a courageous run against the unbeatable bloomb g bloomberg. is huma forgiving or simply now in survival mode? i think that's the answer. plus president obama basically declared war on a republican congress today that has decided it will do whatever it can to destroy him in his presidency. he's positioning himself as the leader who wants to kick the economy into higher gear and make government work. steve king isn't making life any better. he may have set a new standard or low standard for an offensive speech. his comments about illegal immigrants in this country are the reason why some in the republican party want to get past this fight over immigration reform. finally, during anthony weiner's press conference, did you see the guy behind the cubicle? 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