Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'Considering' Rehab

Toronto's troubled mayor, who smoked crack cocaine and was taped drunkenly issuing threats to kill, is considering rehab, according to his lawyer.

Video was made public on Thursday of Mayor Rob Ford pacing around a room, swearing and threatening to "kill that ******* guy". It came two days after his public admission of smoking crack cocaine.

His lawyer, Dennis Morris, said on Friday that Mr Ford was "considering his options" in regards to treatment.

However, he said it was "best we hear from his (Mr Ford's) lips".

"When you go left, he goes right," Mr Morris added.

Rob Ford admits the latest video is "extremely embarrassing"

The mayor acknowledged he had a drinking problem for the first time on Sunday while on his weekly radio show.

He told listeners that he was "hammered" at a street festival in August and "out of control" drunk, carrying a half empty bottle of brandy around city hall after St Patrick's Day last year.

Mr Morris said Thursday was a defining day for the Mayor, after a video emerged of him threatening murder.

In the video, Mr Ford said: "I'm going to kill that ******* guy. I'm telling you it's first-degree murder.

The Toronto Mayor has refused to resign or take a leave of absence

"He dies or I die, brother ... But when he's down, I'll rip his ******* throat out. I'll poke his eyes out!"

The date and location of the video, which appears on the Toronto Star's website, is unknown and it is unclear who Mr Ford is addressing.

Mr Ford told reporters he was "extremely, extremely inebriated" in the video.

"It's extremely embarrassing. The whole world is going to see it," he said.

The Mayor was previously caught on video using a crack pipe

Mr Ford has been under pressure to quit since allegations surfaced months ago that he had been caught on video using a crack pipe.

He continues to brush aside calls to resign or take a leave of absence.

City Councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong says he plans to amend a motion he has filed that would ask Mr Ford to take a leave of absence.

The amendment takes the unprecedented step of asking the province of Ontario to pass legislation to remove the mayor should he not agree to take a leave of absence.

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