On April 30th, Toronto mayor Rob Ford announced he was taking a leave of absence from his re-election campaign and mayoral duties to seek immediate help for substance abuse, even as media reports emerged of new drug and alcohol allegations. Ford's brother Doug, who was a city councilor, said it was one of the toughest days of his life, but admitted he was also relieved.

Date: 2014-04-01
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 22 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << has an older brother I'm relieved that Rob is faced his problems and I decided to seek professional help this is not an easy thing for anyone to do especially when you're the mayor of the city >>

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