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“I told you before I’m not resigning,” Ford said before getting into an elevator.

Ford and his brother Coun. Doug Ford will still be hosting their weekly Toronto radio show Sunday, Newstalk 1010 program director Mike Bendixen confirmed on Twitter. He added Ford will address “some of the news from this week” on air.

On last weekend’s edition Ford spoke enthusiastically of campaigning in next year’s city election.

The mayor’s lawyer, Dennis Morris, went on the offensive Friday morning, accusing the police of politicking and demanding Chief Blair release the video so the public can judge its contents. The police say they cannot because it’s before the courts; they are waiting for the mayor to respond to a request to be interviewed.

In the midst of the turmoil, new details surfaced of a 2 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day 2012 visit to city hall — contained in a security guard email released to the press — by a “very intoxicated” and “sweating profusely” Mayor Ford.

Even before then, some of the mayor’s political allies were ruminating on the latest crisis to grip city hall. The Toronto and Region Board of Trade issued a press release calling on Mayor Ford to “put Toronto first” and take a leave of absence.

Councillors Frances Nunziata, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Cesar Palacio, Peter Leon, Gary Crawford and Peter Milczyn gathered to discuss what to do. Budget Chief Frank Di Giorgio said there was talk of drafting a letter, which he opposed. “I think it’s like adding fuel to the fire. There is enough of a flame under his butt, OK. I don’t think he needs anymore,” said Di Giorgio. In the end, the group chose to convey their “concerns” to Deputy Mayor Kelly, so he could relay them to the mayor.