[laughter] rob ford is not in denial, says rob ford. he knows he is not perfect. >> that's the thing. i don't look at myself as the mayor. i look at myself as just a normal regular person. >> jon: then go back to being one. [cheers and applause] amazingly after this he does have a few supporters in tronlt yes. >> toronto's mayor rob ford has provided the world with a series of political highlights. >> i want to (bleep). i never said that in my life to her. i would never have said. that i'm more than happy. i have more than enough to eat at home. >> have you purchased illegal drul drugs in the doctoring illegal drugs in the last two years? yes, i have. >> and in response to his behavior the city council of toronto voted 36-5 to ask rob ford to leave city hall. i went to toronto to see who the hell were these five people and why they didn't dump the mayor outright. he smoked crack right. >> that's what he told us. >> he talked about eating (bleep) in a press conference. >> i didn't hear it live but it had one of those words bleepped out.

>> a brand new video of crack smoking mayor of toronto rob ford. >> (bleep) he dies or i die.bleep) i'll rip his throat out his eyes out (bleep) (bleep). [ laughter ] >> jon: all right. well -- [laughter] i don't know what he was saying but it clearly looked ike outtakes from "tommy boy." this is where it's going. [laughter] terrible camera work, by the way. has it occurred to mayor rob ford that all these videos of him smoking crack and acting crazy are an indication that even his friends are going, no one is going to believe this (bleep). [ laughter ] and he is so like -- it's clear to me now that he smokes crack to calm himself. [ laughter ] >> it be a -- i don't want to stick my (bleep). >> jon: by the way politifact rated that last statement from the mayor true. [ laughter ] the nfl is full of mysteries like why do the players keep getting concussions and what is up with all the concussions and why do they keep developing brain damage later in life? i guess some mysteries aren't meant to he be solved but last week the curtain was pulled back on the miami dolphins locker r

any idea. [ laughter ] of course, for quite some time rob ford was denying he was a smoker of crack cocaine he recently amended that statement slightly on tuesday. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. >> jon: oh, crack cocaine, i thought you had asked had you tried jack lalaine, or hijacked a plane or if there are any blacks in maine. that's what i thought. my hearing is not good with what all the crack smoking. [ laughter ] now, i am sure that people who love rob ford have tried to make rob ford go to rehab to which he has reapplied again, and this is, again, of course, speculation, no, no, no,. [ laughter ] and he has seemingly as mayor survived his crack smoking admission. what is going to test his ability to stay in public office today? >> a brand new video of crack smoking mayor of toronto rob ford. >> (bleep) he dies or i die. (bleep) i'll rip his throat out his eyes out (bleep) (bleep). [ laughter ] >> jon: all right. well -- [laughter] i don't know what he was saying but it clearly looked ike outtakes from "tommy boy." this is where it's going. [laughter] terrible camera work, by th

private life and a vow to stay on and fight no matter what. >> shortly after the city council vote, rob ford took to the airwaves, hosting a tv reality show with his brother. it's called ford nation and airs on canada's sun news network. he defended himself on the show and offered to take a drug and alcohol test. >>> well, it's been a day and a half since we saw the tornado outbreak going across the midwest. you can see the boundary responsible is out here towards the east around the canadian mary times. they'll deal with colder air. temperatures for chicago below freezing. in northern illinois as well. into the mid 20s. that will be a problem for - as we go into the day. towards the north-west look at the rain coming in from the pacific across parts of western washington. for seattle, this is what it looks like on tuesday. you'll see a rainy day, temperatures at 49 degrees. as we go towards the rest of the week things get better. temperature going down. overnight lows to the mid and high 30s. down here towards the south-west. we are getting clouds pushing across southern california. we don'

rob ford nearly ran over a member of the council. maybe you have seen the idea. e you heard that ford has refused to resign. he was back out in public thursday drawing more laughs. >> we reduce councils and the mayor's budget by $6.4 million over four years, even more in the last three days. >> america used to have its own version of rob ford more than 40 years ago, his name was marion barry the mayor of washington, d.c. caught smoking crack. just this week a sitting congressman from florida pleaded guilty to cocaine possession. the story got some attention, not anything like hurricane rob has gotten. so what is it about rob ford's story so irresistible to americans? why are we obsessed with every last detail about a municipal leader from canada. here to talk about that is msnbc's trey who hosted my former show "the cycle." as is republican strategic jo watkins and i am happy to extend a warm welcome to our resident comedienne expert today. she is actress and comedienne and natural born canadian caroline rea. thank you for joining us. your native country canada do

the two of them have a radio show on news talk 1010 they air on sunday, which which rob ford apologized for bad behavior. he didn't admit 0 smoking crack cocaine. said he had been hammered at this food festival. and then this morning, his brother, doug ford, went on the radio, and took a real swipe at toronto's police chief, bill blair, saying he ills the most political police chief the country has ever even, certainly the city as seen, and he should step down because he has prejudiced the case against rob ford because he said the video was in existence. it could be that even though the police chief said i'm not going to respond to such attacks it could be somebody made a phone paul and said to rob ford, we know what you did on this tape, and if you want to take on the police chief, we'll make your life difficult. i've heard other reports that because his brother, doug, was not in his presence this morning, ford just decided he would call an audible and go out and do this and say,. >> smoked crk cocaine, and according to a source i talked to agent while ago, he did call a reporter from

this woman voted for rob ford. she's now part of a campaign to make him quit. >> it took a year and a half before i realised the mistake i made. his behaviour in the last year is so unacceptable that i had no choice. >> come on, please. >> there's no way to displace a toronto mayor between elections. thanks to rob ford, there's talk of changing the law. >> it was never envisaged that a mayor would be doing cocaine in ace office - allegedly cocaine in his office with, essentially, prostitutes in his office, assaulting his staff. you never look at things like that >> rob ford says he'll go to court to get his powers, and next week councillors will tripe to strip his office budget and ability to hire and fire staff. the only way it will end is for the mayor to resign - that is not something he's contemplating. >>> ford admitted to getting professional help but insists he is not an addict. >> the center for disease control is considering an emergency vaccine to stop a menning gitize spreading. seven at princeton univer

rob ford seems to have left without doing anything nuts. you opposed him in the election and you lost. you said at the time that he had groped you at a party, behaved very badly, called you a very, very naughty girl. and nobody really believed you. do you feel vindicated now? >> vindicated is such an empty feeling. i feel sorry for him. i think he has an illness and has to deal with it. he is hurting toronto -- >> is he hurting toronto? toronto is a lovely place, i've been there. it is not the most exciting -- i'm talking to people in london, saying wow, i want to be to toronto. if that guy is the mayor, what are the rest of them like? is he damaging toronto? >> i think he is. >> how. >> i think people are saying is there a crack problem or a gang problem in toronto? and they fear that. i tell people, come to toronto, it is a safe city -- >> what he did to you, you claim -- he denies it, obviously. >> one of the other lies. >> was he just being rambostuous rob ford -- >> he was completely stoked. he was not the rob ford i know. i had been w

mayor rob ford in the hot seat.talk, as well. he's admitted to smoking crack and getting drunk. and he says he is not stepping down. more after the break. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with new fedex one rate, i could fill a box and ship it for one flat rate. so i knit until it was full. you'd be crazy not to. is that nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. waiting for your wrinkle cream to work? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula. to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. neutrogena®. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a lit

we start with toronto's crack smoking mayor, rob ford.

city council was making its latest move to restrict rob ford's authority. he admitted to smoking crack cocaine, buying narcotics and drunk driving. councillors are restricting his powers. >> this is a slippery slope for dem abbing rahsy - not only now, but for the next 10 mayors and every elected official. >> that's what the ford brothers said. they are victims of a conspiracy and have the support of voters. >> people believe that the mayors political achievements comment for his challenges. >> he ran on fiscal claims. the promises he made have been fulfilled. he's responsible nearly as much. he's been morally irresponsible. it's hard to say how popular it is. after weeks of sord ied information emerging about him. this cann eyedian football game he was mobbed by supporters. he's a staple of comedy routines and has been all over the media. >> rob ford has become a celebrity, there's a degree of cult personality. he's been an effective vessel for people's identities than a governing mayor. people gathered at city hall to watch the council. news of the vote,

chaos as toronto's city council debates the future of mayor rob ford.as the mayor goes to confront the public gallery, he knocks over a counselor. in the end, the council voted overwhelmingly to strip ford of most of his duties of, cutting his budgets, and putting his deputy in charge of his staff. which effectively means rob ford is the mayor in name only. than a is nothing more coup d'État. and means that you are overruling a government. and some people said this is democracy. >> a feeling shared by his brother, a fellow counselor. the overthrow of a democratically have been elected mayor illegally. see in thirdyou world nations, not in canada. >> others say rob ford's behavior has simply been unforgettable -- unforgivable and is an embarrassment to canada's largest city. >> his involvement with crack- cocaine and cocaine, his admission that he drinks and drives, i do not believe that he is a proper representative for the city of toronto. >> rob ford still has the support of the canadian prime minister stephen harper who says he will continue to work

mayor rob ford knocking a woman a toronto councillor to the floor. he apologized. is getting good at apologizing but he says he won't resign. toronttoronto councillor sues agriculture used tcouncil -- toa supporter of mayor ford. >> welcome councillor. good evening. tell me what happened today. we passed motions to restrict the mayor's powers today. we received a very strong mandate, a massive majority. we did what we needed to do of the ford the mayor and his brother tried to turn council into a circus and tr tried to ue their usual bullying tactics. >> you were a supporter and friend of tha this mayor, yes. >> i support the agenda and i believe in keeping taxes down and giving power to the people. >> i gave the mayor the benefit of a doubt when there was allegations of a video of him smoking crack cocaine of and i gave him the bennett o benefit e doubt he was a substance abuse other aer and alcoholic. there was more and more information that came out that. doubted my benefit of the doubt. >> when there were allegations of him smoking crack cocaine i never saw him

rob ford, his slogans, i like it.ne of the other big stories in politics this week is president obama, he had to come out and apologize to america and admits that obama care is not working. it's mess. it's a complete mess. so i was kind of surprised, but a new cbs poll came out found that 7% of americans actually think obama care is fine the way it is. in a related poll, 100% of cbs researchers do not understand sarcasm. [ laughter and applause ] obama care's great. oh, i love it. you love it? yeah. i love it. i want to eat it for breakfast. [ laughter ] okay. want to eat it for breakfast. >> steve: that's odd. >> jimmy: listen to this a new study from the faa revealed that most commercial airline pilots rely too much on autopilot and have trouble manually flying planes. then they were like, "oh, enjoy your holiday traveling, everyone. take care. [ light laughter ] where's the takeoff button? what does this thing do?" [ applause ] speaking of the holidays, this is on a lot of people's wish list, the new playstation 4.

friend, mayor rob ford of toronto is running for re-election. and i hold him in the highest regard. he is the best. >> okay. >> i watched that last night. so good on conan. this is "hardball," the place for politics. congested. beat down. crushed. as if the weight of the world is resting on your face. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief. so you feel free. liberated. released. decongested. open for business. [ inhales, exhales ] [ male announcer ] powerful sinus relief from the #1 pharmacist recommended brand. sudafed. open up. >>> welcome back. the republican party is now engaging in an organized relentless attack to destroy the affordable care act. now the "new york times" has obtained a smoking gun to the attack. an internal memo that maps it all out. it highlights themes they'll use to urge republicans to collect stories about the impact of policy cancellations from the constituents. to paint a picture that it's hurting thousands of constituents. they'll also make sure congress focused on pretty much nothing

. >>> ron burgundy had fun on late night at rob ford's expense. >> my dear, dear, dear friend mayor rob ford of toronto is running for election. i hold him in the highest regard. he is the best. >> okay. >> i watched that last night. it was so good on conan. this is "hardball." place for politics. [ female announcer ] we give you relief from your cold symptoms. you give them the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symptoms. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol cold®. to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious. waiting for your wrinkle cream to work? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula. to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. neutrogena®. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican party's now engaging in an organized relentless attack to destroy the affordable care act. we know that. but now the "new york times" has o

with rob ford, he has a common touch. back at city hall where most voters didn't join ford nation in 2010, the mayor's popularity is at a low. as supporters point out, behind the controversial character whose gaffes are familiar around the world is a stubborn tenacious fighter. that's what the mayor says he's doing, fighting back, aiming for election next year. >> in denver, mcdonald's is getting involved in promoting local elections. the fast-food giant allowed some to vote during the local and regional elections. they hosted debates and allowed candidates to campaign there. denmark's last major election was the lowest turn out in 35 years. to the largest settlement of its kind in u.s. history. jpmorgan agreed to pay out there 13 billion for knowingly selling risky mortgage investments contributing to the financial crisis. >> after months of negotiation, it's official. >> i'm proud to join our partners in a federal partnership. the settlement with jpmorgan for misconduct that contributed to the global financial crisis tha

this is an official mayor rob ford bobblehead doll see his head goes. i don't know if you can get that at home. but -- his hair appears to have been dipped in gold. like the mayor himself. why did they make his hair gold president? great thing is, he signed it for me. you can see at the bottom, mayor rob ford. and he made a little heart.

people knew about rob ford's warts.knew about his potentially dysfunctional personality and they elected him in a landslide in 2010 with no method of recall. jamie and greg? >> all right. it's very interesting stuff, john. interesting and congratulations on getting that interview so we could learn more. take care. >>> we are now getting reports from illinois emergency management of one fatality in the state of illinois. the storm is hitting deep in the midwest right now. it is heading toward the northeast. the latest from the fox extreme weather center coming up next. like maps. seems like maybe... a bunch of berries. a witch-like shrew. this one feels more empty. i'm seeing america, but a lot of it is missing. what do you see here? clearly a picture of the united states. check the map. verizon's superfast 4g lte is the most reliable, and in moraces than any other 4g network. i should switch to verizon immediately. that's powerful. verizon. youand you're talking toere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or addin

rob ford. >> i'm not an addict. i'm not an alcoholic. ct. >> and in the heart of ford nation, they believe him. >> you know that. >> oh, you think he might have been set up? >> yeah. >> he admitted to smoking crack. >> well, maybe you just get fed up with everything. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years. >> sure he may be a pariah on the floor of the city council and a punch line on saturday night live". >> whoa, that's a lot of crack! >> but out in the suburban public housing project, he is, no pun intended, a rock star. he may be a slash and burn fiscal conservative downtown, but out here, they say he's a bleeding heart they call when the eviction notice comes. >> everybody keeps saying he's a conservative. he's a massive social liberal. he loves obama. >> counselor doug ford invited us here. when his little brother showed up, we saw why. almost everyone was thrilled to see him. >> these folks love you. do you realize how you're perceived around the rest of the country, around the rest of the continent? >> they can

>>> also, toronto viewers will be seeing even more of rob ford. the scandal riddled mayor is getting a tv show. >>> and the mobile game candy crush is pulling in millions of dollars a week, but is it and others like it are getting you looked like a drug? >>> self defense and heavy racial dynamics, theodore wafer is facing life in prison for shooting 19-year-old ranisha mcbride to death. after rallies and vigils for mcbride, wafer was finally dieted in court. >> his name, theodore wafer. until now authorities had refused to identify him. he appeared in court for the arraignment of the shooting of 19-year-old ranisha mcbride. second degree murder, manslaughter and possession of a firearm. conviction could carry a life sentence. he said very little as he stood before a judge during his arraignment. >> we obviously do not feel that the evidence in this case feels that the defendant acted in lawful self defense. >> the charges come nearly two weeks after wafer shot mcbride in her face. she left scene on foot and wound up in this neighboring suburb. her

toronto's mayor rob ford stripped by city council. monti python fans get ready for the dream of a lifetime. good morning i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with breaking news overseas. two explosions have rocked the iranian embassy in beirut earlier today. at least 23 people were killed and 146 were wounded in the blast. iran's ambassador of not hurt but the country's cultural attache was killed. no word on who or what caused the blast. syrian rebels have threatened to targ target bashir al assad's allies. >>> these give you a sense of how random these twisters were even with winds of 190 miles per hour, you can see a clear path of destruction. outside trees are standing and cars remaining in parked spaces. those images were from washington, illinois. where nbc's jay gray is at the latest. >> reporter: an eerie silence settled across the strike zone but that is i len will soon give way to families returning to sift through the splintered remainder of their lives. >> hard to look at. >> reporter: washington, illinois. the community rav

you can see he was there with rob ford, the mayor of toronto. bieber and mayor rob ford are spiraling out of control. let's shift gears here. i want to go to a story where a doctor is proving to be inspirational to all women forced to deal with the harsh reality of breast cancer. ♪ >> this is incredibly brave. she was about to have a double ma sectmy when she and her surgical staff busted out dancing. it's to create a healing montage. the video has 3.5 million hits online. it's a cool story. >> thank you very much, lewis. have a great weekend. still ahead on way too early. which company will be the most relevant in 15 years. twitter, facebook or tesla. #waytooearly. "morning joe" is moments away. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is witho

warp speed. ♪ we start with toronto's crack smoking mayor, rob ford.s including storming through the city council chamber, the council stripped him of most of his powers this afternoon. he calls it a coup d'etat. here's the answer he got.

how do we find ourselves in the middle of a rob ford rant in the middle of the projects? interesting story, it actually started here on "ac360" friday night. we look forward to having you by toronto one day. 18 hours later i found myself unloading toys from ford's suv, outside the queen's projects in the heart of their war. now coming from america, it is a little disconcerts seeing people living on government assistance, after all, they rose to power by promising to end the gravy train. >> everybody keeps saying rob is a conservative. he is a huge, massive social liberal. he loves obama. >> weeks before i visited the ford neighborhood where this photograph was taken. here i met a community organizer, trying to use his computer lab to keep these kids out of trouble. he described his disgust for mayor ford. >> i never see bad or good help, i never see it at all. >> reporter: but out here at queen's plate with doug at my side, different story. people line up to voice their devotion to the brothers, and there are real moments of emotion. but as we wait for the mayor, doug's u

and despite the fact people are turning against him, there is still a constituency for rob ford. we saw evidence of it in the weekend, when he was mobbed when turning out at the toronto game. >> mobbed not by opponents, but by supporters in this case. thanks ray much. of rob ford.aga you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, from the battlefields of gettysburg to the fascination in dallas. this -- the assassination in dallas. we look at what presidents lincoln and kennedy share in common. if you have ever taken a selfie --did you even know what it is? it has been declared word of the year by people who compile the oxford dictionary. [camera shutters] >> it is the portrait of choice for the internet age. everyone has done it, from presidents and prime ministers to the pope. celebrities use them to stay famous, and fans use them to show they have been close to fame. few can resist the lure of the selfie. defined by oxford dictionary in the online addiction -- edition as "a photograph one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a soc

rob ford has yet to be charged with anything. if this is where appearances can be everything why is he still appearing for work every single day? im ashleigh banfield. welcome to cracked, the taunton mayor scandal. after days of locking horns with the embattled mayor, an angry city council is taking action to rein him and. in an unprecedented move, the council voted to strip him of his ability to govern in case of an emergency. it also cut his ability to appoint and dismiss his senior staff. defiant as ever, he dismissed the moves. warning that the legal fight to follow is going to cost taxpayers an arm and leg. that would be his legal fight he plans to bring. andy has unleashed yet another outrageous tirade. we'll get to that in a moment. first, these developments. they plan to begin a new show on monday hosted by the mayor and his brother. entitled ford nation. the same brother that was a council member. and also now sort of in a turn of events is his own brother to take a leave of absence. along with the rest of city council,

rob ford. >> i'm not an addict. i am not an adetect. i'm not an alcoholic. ug addict. >> reporter: and in the heart of ford nation, they believe him. >> people can set him up, too, you know that. >> reporter: oh, you think he might have been set up? >> yeah. >> reporter: well, he admitted to smoking crack. >> well, maybe you just get fed up of everything. >> reporter: have you purchased illegal drugs in the past two years? >> reporter: he may be a pariah on security council and a punch line but out of his suburban housing project, he is, no pun intend, a rockstar, he may be a slash and burn downtown, out here, they say he's bleeding heart they call when the eviction notice comes. >> everyone keeps saying rob is a conservative. he's a huge, massive social liberal. he love os baum. >> reporter: counsellor doug ford invited us here. when his little brother showed up, we saw why. almost everyone was thrilled to see him. >> these folks love you, do you realize how you are perceived around the rest of the country the continent. >> they can make fun of me or laugh a

so comedians, please give us the campaign slogan for rob ford's reelection.s darby, go. >> don't let your vote slip

rob ford himself is calling this a coup. we call him north america's mayor. he refused to step down, and the city council cannot force him to resign, yesterday mayor ford showed up at a football game. even of the the commissioner of the canadian football league suggested he wasn't welcome there folks gathered for photographs while some fans of the opposing team mocked the mayor. meantime, he assured our john roberts he is not an addict and just made some mistakes. >> i'm dealing with it other. imtraining every day. i'm in a gym two hours every day. i'm seeking professional help. i'm not an alcoholic. i'm not a drug addict. have i had my outburstness the past? absolutely, i have, john, but i'm only human. i've made mistakes. i've apologized. that's all i can do. >> the mayor says also that some day he wants to be canada's prime minister. toronto's own john roberts is live with us. you spoke to mayor ford while he was on his new show set, "the ford nation" set to air tonight. what did the mayor tell you? >> he told me a whole lot. one thing we can tell you about

cnn's bill weir spoke with rob ford's biggest defender, his brother. >> you said today that you thinkher should take a leave of absence, why? >> well, what i mentioned, bill, i believe rob should take a couple weeks off, let things cool down a bit. but we're going to be moving him forward. and rob wants to stay focused at the job at hand here. >> so he's not going to take that advice? >> no, he wants to stay here, continue working. returning calls and dealing with city issues. >> there is so much speculation about your brother, not just there in toronto, from around the world. people just fascinated by the story that he has a real problem. your sister, your mother have both come out and say they don't think he has an addiction problem with alcohol and drugs. what do you think? >> well, he definitely doesn't have a drug problem. as rob has admitted. he feels like he's been drinking too much. i want to be very clear here. rob doesn't come to work and drink. and he doesn't drink every single day. but he does admit that he has excess drinking at times. and he's getting the medical support

rob ford doll, pull the string and it smokes crack. of course within an hour or two of going on sale, they were already popping up online. offered for prices as high as $500 to a laughable $25,000. okay, so some say the bobblehead doesn't really look like the mayor. the original mockup seemed closer than the finished product. the makers say they use artistic license to make people look as good as they can. it's the bobblehead diet. sheds pounds, adds hair. cnn, new york. >> thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >> the city council confronting their crack-smoking mayor, officially calling on him to take a leave of absence and get his life in order. but how will he respond? >>> also, this hour, alec baldwin's bizarre day in court. tearing-eyed testimony about the woman he calls his stalker. and today it's her turn to tell her side. >>> and, prepare to be inspired by a young man who is a free man today after spending a third of his life behind bars all the while trying to prove

and now mayor rob ford's head is shaking. he's been turned into a bobblehead. . just another surreal day at toronto city hall. >> mr. ford, we see you're working out these days. >> who said that? >> your brother. >> who said that? >> reporter: just another collision with a photographer and his mind boggling and head bobbling saga. folks lined up to pay 20 bucks for rob ford's robby bobby with proceeds going to charity. the mayor signed the the bobblehead. >> now you can keep it on the desk every time. >> reporter: -- mayor ford has a lot to bounce back from. at least his bobblehead doesn't rant. now, most politicians find themselves reproduced as unofficial bobbleheads. president obama didn't ask for this. but mayor ford's office ordered his. a thousand are being sold to raise money for the yiented way. >> i'm going to put it on the shelf right now and enjoy it. >> others, not so much. >> i would like to use it for possible endeavors. >> speaking of using it as a prop. one reporter took the bobblehead on a walk around city hall. jokes proved irresistible online.

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nancy cordes has the report. >> reporter: it was a city council meeting that saw mayor rob ford take detractors. >> you don't like saving money? >> reporter: ford charged the gallery, barreling into a city councilwoman. ford also mimed as if he was drinking and driving. mocking a councilman who admitted he was stopped at an alcohol checkpoint. in the end, city council overwhelmingly voted to transfer most of ford's powers to deputy leader who slashed his budget by 40%. ed mayor still has his title but that's about it. >> the mayor still has his statutory duties. they are mostly things he's chosen not to do anyway like represent the city internationally. >> we are taking action because of his deplorable conduct. >> reporter: in recent weeks ford has admitted to smoking crack cocaine, driving after drinking and purchasing illegal drugs. but a defiant ford said he's running for re-election and promised if his words outright war. >> well, folks, if you think american-style politics is not heat, then you guys have just attacked kuwait. >> reporter: ford admits to buying illegal drugs and p

well, if you're wondering what the end game is, rob ford and his brother doug debut a new talk show called "ford nation." >>> europe's most active volcano at it again. mountain etna over sicily. it tapered off yesterday only after causing airspace to be closed to flights. no evacuation was ordered and several villages near the volcano were spared from damage. its last major eruption was in 1992. >>> now let's go to batkid. anyone who follows social media got a piece of the bad kid story last week. it was just awesome. so we had to do something about it on the air. people are still reacting. the latest coming from the actor set to play batman. that would be ben affleck who tweeted this message, bat kid, best batman ever, the inspirational 5-year-old who is remission from leukemia was made over into a superhero. more than 11,000 showed up to cheer him on. he stopped the riddler from robbing a bat and shut down the penguin as he tried to kidnap the san francisco mascot and president obama took to vine to thank the miniature hero. >> way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> a great story and b

here now with the ballad of rob ford, chris daugtry. ♪ ♪ ♪ one day rob ford took a good look around andgovernment red tape is destrog our town i'll run for mayor and get to back on the track as soon as i get drunk and smoke a pipe full of crack because papa had spinach to make him strong the hulk bulked up batman had robin lone ranger had tonto ♪ ♪ i'm the drunk, crack smoking mayor of toronto ♪ ♪ i know what you done and i got it on video you crack smoking drunk driving mayor of toronto ♪ ♪ and the councilman said rob i've got cut you loose on the count of drunk driving and substance abuse the people of dog town said wait a minute maybe he did drive drunk and smoke crack maybe he did fraternize with drug dealers and prostitutes maybe he did appear on videotape threatening to tear someone's eyeballs out maybe he did wans offer to score oxycontin for a constituent end maybe he did once freak out and run into his house and go ballistic on a 911 operator after a woman from a comedy program showed up in his driveway dressed up as xena warrior princess, hey, nobody is perfect. and that's a f

but if rob ford doesn't want to go, it's going to be difficult to get rid of him. counsel can probably limit his powers but can't throw him out. >> his brother is a member of council as well. other than his brother, who are his supporters and who are the people ticking the numbers up prior to this admission that he did smoke crack? >> well, i think it's important with the whole poll to look at numbers. it showed there was approval for leadership as mayor but at the same time an overwhelming who responded who wanted him out of office. where his base of support is is basically a number of suburban cities amall gam ated in 1990 aerks they've not shared in the growth and prosperity the old city has seen. there's a lot of angst and anxiety in the community, rob ford was the guy who tapped into that in the last election. >> the police chief is indicating or has said there maybe a second tape here, delivered to discuss this, going back to a criminal investigation. if there is another tape and this is still ongoing, i mean, logically it would seem at this point that this r

rob ford. >> i'm not an addict. i'm not an alcoholic, not a drug addict. >> reporter: in the hearts of ford nation, they believe him. >> people get upset, too. and set up, too. >> reporter: you think he might have been set up. >> yes. >> reporter: he admitted to smoking crack. >> maybe just fed up about everything. >> reporter: have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> reporter: may about pariah on the floor of council and a punchline on the set of "saturday night live." >> whoa! that's a lot of crack. >> reporter: but out at this suburban housing project, he is, no pun intended a rock star. he may be a conservative downtown, but out here the bleeding heart they call when the eviction notice comes. >> everyone is saying he's a conservative. he's a huge, huge, massive social liberal. he loves obama. >> reporter: doug ford invited us here. when his little brother showed up, we saw why. almost everyone was thrilled to see him. >> reporter: these folks love you, but do you realize how you're perceived a