Rob Ford agrees to seek help after a new crack video surfaces

It took the emergence of a second video of Rob Ford smoking crack, but the Toronto mayor says he’s finally going to seek treatment for his drug problem. On Wednesday night, The Globe and Mail revealed that two of its reporters have viewed a video that appears to show Ford smoking crack in his sister’s basement. A man claiming to be a drug dealer says he secretly filmed the footage early Saturday morning. He’s now shopping a package of three videos, and asking for “a least six figures.” Meanwhile, The Toronto Sun has an audio recording that features Ford ordering booze, complaining about his wife Renata, and making lewd comments about mayoral candidate Karen Stintz at a bar on Monday night. …

Less than an hour after The Globe and Mail asked Ford to comment, his lawyer announced that he’s “ready to take a break” from his reelection campaign to “go get help.”