welcome back. a fox news exclusive interview. the embattled mayor of toronto rob ford talking one on one about his headline-grabbing behavior. he addresses everything, including smoking crack cocaine and binge drinking. john roberts joining us live from laatlanta. john, tell us more. jamie, greg, good afternoon to you. i spent about 15 minutes talking one on one with rob ford. he was taking a break from a new television show he s doing for the sun network that debuts tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. the new bottom line message i got from rob ford, it doesn t matter what s going on right now, all the protests, he s hanging tough and he s not going anywhere. unlike ray film erer who caved.
hemorrhoids if i sit here till dawn and now that toronto mayor rod ford admits to smoking crack cocaine, jimmy kimmel has a little guide to help you decide if your mayor does, too. how to tell if your mayor is smoking crack. blurred vision. loss of balance. and that s your morning s dish of scrambled politics. now for your first look at politics, i m joined by syndicated columnist bob franken. that s how i am every morning when i get up. what does that say about you, bob. at least biden called marty a son of a gun. reportedly. could have been worse. let s talk about chris christie, the man of the hour. at this point he s being talked about like he s presumptive
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how far do you think this regular guy, ordinary guy thing can go for the mayor? reporter: you know, he s been riding it so far. your guess is as good as mine, i suppose, at this point. what s interesting is that the fords come from a lot of wealth. so he s not even a regular guy, aside from being mayor, growing up very privileged. it boggles everybody s mind how he manages to come off as an average joe. what s also interesting, too, this family has had their share of challenges. there s been he s been in the headlines a lot for controversy in recent years. reporter: yes, absolutely. new york magazine ran an excellent piece. before gawker released the whole crack-gate, if you will, they came up with 21 things we should know about rob ford. ford, before the crack scandal, had 21 things worth talking about that were controversial.
keep in mind every time something like this happens, his poll numbers are resilient. he says he s running again. take a listen. these allegations are ridiculous. reporter: after months of bold-faced denials. i did not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. reporter: toronto mayor rob ford s confession was as riveting as it was blunt. yes, i smoked crack cocaine. when, sir? do i? am i an addict? no. have i tried it? probably in a drunken stupor about a year ago. reporter: there it was, the sordid truth that this mayor could no longer outrun, months of secret police surveillance of ford was made public last week in connection with the arrest of the mayor s friend and part-time driver. he faces drug offenses as well as extortion charges. but police say so far, the mayor isn t charged with anything. police did confirm they have the video, the one that allegedly