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According to police documents obtained by canadian media, mayor ford smoked crack as recently as nine months ago. so is ford's account a fabrication or simply a memory lapse? and then there's this. >> i haven't touched a drop of alcohol in three weeks. >> reporter: cold turkey. >> you're done with alcohol? >> finished. >> you'll never drink again? >> finished. i've had a come to jesus moment if you want to call it that. >> reporter: mayor ford talking on tv, promising his booty days are done. >> you haven't been drinking at all? >> i haven't had a drop of alcohol in three weeks. drop. drop. >>...

Absolutely wrong, it's illegal what they've done. >> so the bad news doesn't stop there, though, for the mayor. his much hyped television show "ford nation" has been canceled, after just one episode. this tv business, man, it's tough. >> the politics and tv together, right? what's next for mayor ford? cnn's nic robertson is in toronto for us this morning. good morning, nic. >> reporter: christine, john, good morning. the mayor is not down and out. he got top rating figures, it just took too long to make. the brothers will get guest appearances in that show over the coming weekends. but for rig...

Barbara starr. >> imagine what it's like to get hit by a ford. not this kind of ford. this kind. >> what is the matter with you, mr. mayor? >> reporter: if you want to know what it's like to get run over by mayor rob ford, ask the lady in green. >> it's sort of like a crazy train bowled me over. 's adrenalin had overcome his thought process. all i can remember is my eyes locking with his and realizing he really wasn't seeing me. >> reporter: pam mcconnell just happened to be in the mayor's way when he bolted to rescue his brother from what the mayor thought was a fight with hecklers in the pub...

And this. >> oh, no -- >> i didn't push her! >> right in there? >> right in the the belly. >> reporter: what are you thinking at that moment? >> don't fall on me. yeah, this is the first time i've ever gotten an elbow to the rib by ford before. >> i felt like i was hit by a crazy train, quite honestly. but certainly, the impact made me go into slow motion. i couldn't think about what was happening. i was kind of looking at him. you can see me sort of going get off me, get off me. i was afraid he was going to fall on top of me. >> reporter: apparently, no alcohol involved. even show, forgivenes...

Christine? >> it just, families really grapple with this. it's so sad and he's an adult. it makes it that much more difficult when you see someone you're trying to help get into the medical system for mental illness. >> chris makes a good point. this raises so many questions about the mental health system all around the country and in virginia to think if there had only been one single bed, this all might not have happened. chris lawrence for us in virginia, thanks so much. still to come for us, toronto mayor rob ford is defiant, even if he's not exactly consistent. >> i do not use crack coc...