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Toronto mayor rob ford. he said he didn't smoke crack but now he's admitting for the first time that he did. he said it happened about a year ago when he was in a drunken stupor and of course, he's apologizing. >> i embarrassed everyone in the city. and i will be forever sorry. >> well, despite growing pressure on ford to resign, he said he was elected to do the job. and that's what he's going to continue to do. and his poll numbers seem to be going up. >> interesting. 37 minutes past the hour. admission of guilt from senator rand paul this morning over accusations of plagiarism. the kentuck...

These hacking activities and the election results. >> reporter: over the weekend, trump tweeted having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only stupid people would think that is bad. that is something that worries democrats and republicans. >> after having been briefed by our intelligence leaders, donald trump is still unsure as to what the russians did, that would be incredibly unnerving to me, because the evidence is overwhelming. >> reporter: adding to the preinaugural drama, hearings for a slew of cabinet picks are getting under way, and democrats are howling ...

Would think that is bad. part of a softer tone on moscow that worries republicans. >> if after having been briefed by intelligence leaders donald trump is still unsure as to what the russians did, that would be incredibly unnerving to me because the evidence is overwhelming. >> reporter: trump creating more questions with transition sources confirming to cnn that his son-in-law jared kushner will have a job in the white house. he'll hand his business off to his sons while others like kushner will be working in the white house. >> all i can say is it's very simple, very easy. >> reporter: addin...

Business while other relatives are working in the white house. >> we'll talk about it on wednesday. all i can say, it is very simple, very easy. >> adding to the preinaugural drama, hearing for a slew of his cabinet picks are getting underway. democrats are howling about the lack of background materials coming in. chuck schumer is redoing a letter from harry reid. >> they are almost exactly what democrats requested. mr. president, i don't bring this up to play gotcha. i am doing it to show that our requests are imminently reasonable and, in fact, have been shared by leaders of both parties. >>...