a severe allergy keeps lorne robinson of colorado from -- lauren robinson of colorado from attendingt a robot brings the classroom to her. she controls the robot from a keyboard at home and interacts with her teachers and peers. >> sad i had to miss my freshman year but i'm very happen that i'm able to go to school through this because it feels like i'm having the same experience as they are going to high school. >> the robot costs the school about $5,000. i guess she is allergic to milk products and you drank milk, touched the milk and touched her hand, it would cause an allergic reaction. so she's home. >>> we'll tell you why it's a good idea to look at the glass half full. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> today's tip of the day is granny smith apples which is great for apple pies. the new crop came in and they are delicious. you have to select and store them right. when you buy them, the greener the better all the way around, just like this. that's what's important. they have to be nice and green. if a little bit of an amber color comes in or light green color that's okay but t