nbc's kristin dahlgren reports. >> reporter: one day after representative anthony weiner's shocking mia culpa -- >> i've exchanged photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last six years. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi was calling for an ethics investigation to see if rules were broken. we have a code of conduct that we have to -- that we have to follow. so it's a much higher standard than people realize. >>> house majority leader eric cantor was among republicans calling for even more. >> i don't condone his activity. i think he should resign. >> reporter: but the new york congressman has vowed to stay in office. >> i don't see i did that violated any rules of the house. >> reporter: still, the photo fallout may have had an impact. weiner wanted to run for mayor of new york next. >> i think this has all but certainly killed his mayoral campaign. >> conservative mroger with who broke the scandal says he has another x-rated picture he's not releasing. >> if he wants to open himself to an investigation, there are a lot of women. >> reporter: voters, some unwilling to

kristin dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >>> dry desert winds are fanning the flames of a wildfire in arizona and is now headed to the new mexico border. a layer of thick smoke from the fire can be seen as far away as iowa as the blaze works its way across the state. now some 365 square miles in size, the flames have destroyed five buildinges and torched nearly 230,000 acres of forest. >>> and it is a much different story in the midwest where residents and crews are scrambling to save a southwes iowa town from the swollen missouri river. a levee has been breached in two places near the town of hamburg and officials are expecting new breaches in the coming days. officials say crews are working around the clock to construct a sectionary barrier. but if that doesn't work, portions of the community could be eight feet of water for weeks. >>> overseas, german health officials still don't know what's caused a deadly outbreak that so far has killed 23 people and sickened more than 2,300 officials. this morning, german officials are backtracking from blame thing an organic farm saying tests s