betty: congressman scott rigell joining me now from the hill.sman, that felt like so long ago that we were in omaha. why are you leaving now? >> you have covered my public service from the beginning. thank you for that. i was coming up on the six-year mark and i really saw it as a pivot point. do i continue and try to become a committee chairman or take this exit ramp? i think about why i first ran for office. i felt like at the time we were headed in the wrong direction financially. spending was out of control. to some degree it still is. i pulled for six years. by the time i finished my term. iran for a year and a half. -- i ran for a year and a half. betty: are deficit has shrunk in the last several years. but it's about to balloon again given our tax and spending package. so why leave now? don't you feel like you still have more work to do? >> i really consumed with our nation's fiscal trajectory. i will be before the budget committee speaking to this very issue. aevating the importance of complicated fiscal solution, i have advanced one tha

defend our men and women in uniform than randy forbes. 3603 republican congressman scott rigell handed over the podium to congressman randy forbes monday. the two hope forbes will also be able to take over rigell's seat -- in the second congressional district -- which rigell plans to leave at the end of his term. c0005 - virginia's second congressional district and the surrounding areas the epicenter for national defense in the world. 4416 forbes made the announcement on a live facebook stream -- and many saw it coming. for more than a decade, forbes has served the 4th district -- and lived in chesapeake. but now he says -- redrawn district lines make it impossible for a republican to get reelected there. but some -- like virginia beach sheriff ken stolle -- leave his district. in a letter -- stolle wrote, "while it may be appealing to pursue election to a more solidly republican district, the easier way is not always the right one." c0006 - rep. randy forbes (r) 4th district 5119 after we win this race, i'm going to go to sheriff stolle. i'm going to shake his hand. i'm attorney pat c

he hopes to fill the second district spot that will open when congressman scott rigell retires. forbes shared his vision for those parts of hampton roads and the eastern shore it's more than jobs. we want to make people be proud. i truly believe we can make this area the epicenter of national defense for the world. 5221 state delegate scott taylor and attorney pat cardwell are also running for the seat. we're just one day from the new hampshire presidential primary -- and the candidates are taking last minute shots. (jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate): "donald trump, you're the loser." (butt) (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate): "jeb is a lightweight, the latest c-n-n poll shows republican candidate donald trump is leading with voters ahead of the primary. rubio and ted cruz round out the top three. on the democratic side -- vermont senator bernie sanders is holding his lead over hillary clinton -- and he traded jabs with former president bill cliton today. (bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate): "what people will be asking is not just who wins, but whether the pe

just last month we told you forbes is considering running for congressman scott rigell's seat in the second district. portsmouth mayor kenny wright says he's running for re-election later this year. he made the announcement on his facebook page. mayor wright touted his successes in the post saying he's proud of an increase rating, midtown business district construction, and $100-million dollars in private investment for new apartments in old towne. the mayor has been under fire recently for transparency issues. he also faces a felony from police after the sheriff caught him with sticker. today is the last day to register if you plan on primary. you can do it in person, online, or submit your forms by mail. however, any mailed forms must be postmarked with today's date. you'll find a link to get the necessary forms, on wavy-dot-com. the primary is on march 1st. and new this year, you are not required to sign a party affilation statement to vote. crane collapse investigation. find out how authorities are making safety changes after friday's deadly disaster. search for survivors. crews

he hopes to fill the second district spot that will open when congressman scott rigell retires. forbes shared his vision for those parts of hampton roads and the eastern shore today -- c0006 - rep. randy forbes (r) 4th district 5214 it's more than jobs. we want to make people be proud. i truly believe we can make this area the epicenter of national defense for the world. 5221 state delegate scott taylor and attorney pat cardwell are also running for the seat. we're just one day from the new hampshire presidential primary -- and the candidates are taking last minute shots. (jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate): "donald trump, you're the loser." "jeb is a lightweight, let me tell you." the latest c-n-n poll shows trump is leading with voters ahead of the first primary. rubio and ted cruz round out the top three. on the democratic side -- vermont senator bernie sanders is holding his lead over hillary clinton -- and he traded jabs with former president bill cliton today. (bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate): "what people will be asking is not just who wins, but whether the

last week we told you congressman scott rigell encouraged forbes to run for the seat he is leaving. 10 on your side's erin kelly is headed to this afternoon's event. look for the latest on wavy dot com and full coverage on wavy news 10 at four. we have a lot to tell you about during our next half hour on the air. but we know a lot of you want to hear about the weather. here's a live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk. image will be a memory by tonight. cold and rain are coming. let's get the latest from meteorologist jeremy doppler 10 weather center... rest of today: increasing clouds...a few showers late in the day. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds nw 8-12mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few light rain showers and then a few light snow showers may mix in. lows will be in the mid 30s. winds sw 5-10mph. tuesday: mostly cloudy. a few light rain or snow showers. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds west 10-15mph. conditions are calmer today. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds, and much lighter winds. over the next couple of days, a large upper level system will bring

just last month we told running for congressman scott rigell's seat in the second district. portsmouth mayor kenny wright says he's running for re-election later this year. he made the announcement on his facebook page. mayor wright touted his successes in the post saying he's proud of an increase in the city's credit rating, midtown business district construction, and $100-million dollars in private investment for new apartments in old towne. the mayor has been under fire recently for transparency issues. he also faces federal charges for trying to run from police after the sheriff caught him with an expired inspection sticker. crane collapse investigation. find out how authorities are making safety changes after friday's deadly disaster. search for survivors. crews in taiwan are still pulling people from the rubble after a deadly earthquake rocked the country. and new video in the investigation into who blew a hole in a passenger jet. we'll give you your first suspects. when we go to the store, i find my box of honey bunches of oats and i'm checking to see if i packaged it

he wants the seat congressman scott rigell will leave open at the end of his term. it's a move some have criticized. 10 on your side's erin kelly sat down with forbes after the announcement. congressman forbes launched his bid with the support of congressman rigell. he gave a live facebook address from his campaign headquarters in virginia beach -- that's district 2. for more than a decade, though, forbes has served the 4th district -- which is in chesapeake. lines make it impossible for a republican to get reelected there. forbes is a senior member of the house armed services committee. and chairman of the subcommittee on seapower and projection forces. and national defense was the focus of his talk today. c0006 - u.s. rep. randy navy, could defeat any other navy in the world today. but that won't be true three years from now, so we really want to be a part of this region 5030 growing these jobs but also in helping to build the navy of tomorrow 5034 attorney pat cardwell and state delegate scott taylor are also running for the seat. virginia beach sheriff ken stoll