>> there's no new facts here is the point. this conversation has now moved on. >> reporter: he spoke out about the beating his wife huma is taking in the new york tabloids. she's the victim here. the things i did, i did to her. she's the one that's uniquely in a position to say, this was done to me. so it hurts to see her ridiculed like this. but most ridicule is aimed squarely at weiner, and it's harsh. president obama's former campaign guru. >> i think that he is delusional at this point and doesn't understand the situation. he's not going to be mayor of new york. he should go away. >> reporter: to former colleagues. >> it's a real pathological problem here with him. how he could be out here knowing all this information was going to come out. >> reporter: the front-runner in the race for new york mayor called him unqualified. >> when you see scandal after scandal like this, what it does is create even more distrust and maybe even disgust in government. >> reporter: the new yorker, famous for provocative covers,