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Appariti would mobilize against him, so i think virtually there is no chance he could be the democratic nominee. in the unlikely event that would happen, i think you would see a lot of crossover votes, democrats voting for republicans. remember, democrats have not won the last six mayoral elections, so i think the likelihood of weiner winning this race is just about nothing. in addition to all the points i think ron made, the kind of all of the bizarre character traits that this shows about him, his many lies on top of lies, his very poor judgment, the very stupid way in which he proceeded on ...

A friend described him, he looked so good and so healthy. those were the words. when you think of someone that's a heroin addict, you don't think of they look so healthy. but that's what they said. would family and friends have picked up any signs that he was on such a dramatic downward spiral? >> it is so hard in part because someone who is actively using and someone who may be actively withdrawing, they may look very similar. so it could be that they're both in a terrible sort of state or they could both seem like they're in a pretty good place, so it can be really hard to tell sometimes. so...

>> reporter: but she has a very different style from the judge in what was perhaps the most celebrated television trial of all. >> she's not lance ito from the o.j. simpson case. i think judge debra nelson has a firm control over this courtroom. she's very quiet about it. >> reporter: in fact, marcia clarke, the prosecutor in the o.j. case says he's more like melvin berry, who presided over the casey anthony trial. >> he never goes past the point of relevance. it's either irrelevant or improper, she drops the hammer immediately and then she enforces her own ruling and doesn't let anybody fly a...

Including keeping out circumstantial evidence of character traits, such as a tendency toward violence of trayvon martin and george zimmerman saying they will not be part of the case. >> this judge was very firm. the defense cannot bring in character information on trayvon martin, specifically that he smoked weed, that he liked to fight and took pick tootures of fighting on his cell phone. but if the prosecution opens the door to george zimmerman's character, that stuff may come in later. >> reporter: nelson also ruled in zimmerman's defense by keeping the prosecutor witness from testifying tha...

How do you foster grit in a 4-year-old? what does that mean? in the guest spot today is contributing writer of the new york magazine is paul tuft, he's author of how children succeed. he said character traits and not iq determine success in life. hopefully he'll reassure me i'm somewhat of a good mom. talk about grit. what is it and how do we foster it in our kids? >> grit is this idea that a psychologist at the university of pennsylvania named angela duckworth invented as a psychological trait. she defines it as passion, perseverance and the pursuit of a passion. it's about having self-discip...