and i'm going to keep doing it. >> reporter: cnn, atlanta. >> and my colleague, paula newtown joins me live now from ottawa. this is one of those stories where most people simply can't believe the details that they're hearing. but essentially when the mayor did that big mea culpa, was it really one? what was he apologizing more? >> the point is he was not apologizing for any kind of criminal behavior. he basically said he had to change his behavior and change his drinking pattern. that he was going to do it and do it in moderation. that belies the seriousness of the police investigation which he is still a part of. right now the police say they have no reason to lay charges against him. as for that video, they're saying, look, it can't be released because it's part of a criminal investigation. and then the mayor actually saying, look, i want the police