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>> they were just lined -- >> donny's got them in his coat, too. but he's not telling them. the ban has been in place for nearly 15 years. amid concerns about rabies and possible taxi on children, it marks the mayor's major break on marco rubio and rudy giuliani. giuliani instituted the ban on ferret. he had tough words on his radio program for a pro-ferret activist back in 1999. play it. >> there's something deranged about you -- >> no there isn't, sir. >> the obsess concern that you have for ferrets is something you should examine with a therapist. >> sir, don't go insulting me again. >> i'm...

[ female announcer ] call an allstate agent and get a quote now. time now for the side show. new york mayor bill de blasio has broken with his predecessors, mayors blumburg and giuliani on numerous issues, but his latest is over something you never expect to make headlines, whether to lift the ban on keeping ferrets, there they are, as household pets. ferrets. yes, as ridiculous as it sounds, the weasel prohibition is back. originally implemented 15 years ago by giuliani, the ferret ban was more contentious as you might think, giuliani ridiculed a ferrets rights activist on his radio show in...

Devoting your life to weasels. >> should i vote for giuliani again next time? we need rudy to run. >> so, i need to play that when i feel i days agree with him because that is fantastic. >> how great is rudy giuliani? okay. go ahead, willie. >> ferret wars. >> ferret wars. >> are we going to see a lot of ferrets now in new york city? do people like ferrets? >> willie and i probably turn 50 gs a year in the black ferret market. >> it is cash. >> they are weasels. >> yeah. >> okay. chief white house correspondent mike allen has got a look inside the playbook. mike, good morning. >> good mornin...

The ferret, an animal the butt of jokes in movie. >> what happened to your dog? >> this is not a dog. that's a ferret. >> oh. >> reporter: apparently, no joking matter to new york city mayor bill de blasio whose office wants to lif the ban. aerial jasper started the petition to. >> it's just to have the five boroughs excluded doesn't make sense. >> reporter: the health department added ferrets to the list of animals such as pythons, lions, that cannot be kept as pets. that same year, former mayor giuliani learned how much some people just love their ferrets. >> something deranged about you. >>...

Have an answer for whether or not he was guilty. he said, well, it depends exactly what you're asking me about. that's trouble. >> yeah, the problem is, press isn't now focusing on that clip from last year. they're focusing on the 20-point federal indictment. those are real charges. how does he look now in this race, has he got a chance? >> he said his constituents doubt him because he gets dult. politico saying his underdog seat in staten island, usually very republican, likely to go democrat. and you have a very unusual situation where at the capitol, even republicans aren't helping him. he ...