to go? here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: tod >> today, i am announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: even in the end, it was uncomfortable and awkward. >> i'm here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes i have made. and the embarrassment i have caused. i make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents, but i make it particularly to my wife. >> reporter: to announce the end of his congressional career, anthony weiner came to the place in queens where he launched his first campaign nearly 20 years ago. without his wife, without supporters, just hecklers. but even amid the jeers, as he resigned and apologized, weiner sounded like he wanted to give another campaign speech. >> i have never forgotten my neighbors, because they represent the same middle class story as mine. >> reporter: before the scandal hit three weeks ago, weiner was a brash, rising star in