so this seemed to quell and calm that down a little bit. >> reporter: this judge mandates the use of online technology in his divorce cases. >> that takes all the mystery out of when they used to come to court and said, he said this or she said this and the other party denies it it. now it's right there in black and white. >> reporter: this judge is one of many using online tools. a divorce mediator says it's a growing trend keeping families out of the courtroom. >> when the couples i work with are a much younger demographic, and they like the technology. >> reporter: early says at least 44 states and the district of columbia have co-parents forced online. one says it's seen a 30% increase in demand for services in the last six months. in her d.c. home, she found success with another program called our family wizards. from calendars to vaccinations to money matters the software records everything and there's an iphone app. it averages about $100 per parent per year, so it's affordable for those forced to use it by a judge. jim. >>> a new report out tonight by the federal government claims t

we also welcome our listening and viewing audience, and we invite everyone to visit us online. now, it is my pleasure to introduce our distinguished moderator who helped us all together today's panel. he is a technology veteran with operating in investing experience in technology businesses and the ceo of a premier north american publication with data center facilities, virtual private clouds, managed hosted platforms in san francisco, los angeles, and a nationwide high- performance backbone. it is also the managing partner of excellent capital, a private equity firm investing in growth stage companies. previously, was the co-founder of centera, the leading provider of wireless base stations. prior to that, he worked at national semiconductor, where he led the development and commercialization of internet networking products. he has been -- he has a degree in management from stanford, an ms from the university of central florida, and a degree in electrical engineering from the indian institute technology, bombay. he has authored numerous publications and has over 50 u.s. patents

. >> and many of us will order those flowers online.ie watts puts the top online florist to the test. >> nationwide, florists expect nearly half of all their valentine orders will come from flower ordering websites and wire services. but how can you be certain the quality you see on the screen is what your valentine actually gets? >> there's a whole line of things that have to happen for your flowers to perform. >> flower experts say with online order variables ranging from who fills the order to how it's handled in transit, there's no way to ensure the quality. so, he's agreed to help us compare quality. we ordered four comparable bouquets for $49.99 ich 99 each. >> we are starting off with the most well known. this is what it's supposed to look like, this is what we received. >> it will not mature consistently. you'll have some flowers dying off before the rest come to a full bloom. >> he says in addition to poor flower quality and bouquet design, it doesn't live up to the picture, the order wasn't properly fulfilled. it's missing the

serbia is conducting retorts that will bring us on line from -- conducting reports that will bring us online. >> we thank you for your time. now, if there was ever any doubt that tyrannosaurus rex was the most fearsome creature that roamed the earth, new research showed the jaws of t-rex could crush with the weight of an elephant. our reporter sent this story. >> it was one of earth's most pove -- feared dinosaurs. >> thanks to models like this one at manchester museum, researchers have been able to sim late -- to sim yoo late t-rex's -- to simulate t-rex's bite. >> the first step was to digitize t-rex's skull. >> they produced this model and controlled the muscles that controlled t-rex's jaw. >> it senses the teeth and tells us what the bite force would be. the max was 20-30 newtons which is similar to the weight of an elephant sitting on top of you. >> it helps us understand how these giants evolved to rule the earth for so many years. >> well, let me give you a reminder of our top stories so far on "g.m.t." there are reports in syria that a ground assault is under way. an unnamed syrian o

use. thieves are targeting smart phone users because they have a tendency to be less cautious on their phone and some who tried to file their taxes early online found that criminals already filed for them by using their social security numbers and phony tax runs. some even stole children's skoeshl security numbers. >> they were told this someone else put them down as pending on other returns. >> make sure your home and mobile devices are password protected. only download apps from service fs that monoterror them and be careful what you share. monitor your credit cards by checking their use online. >>> students pepper sprayed last november are suing school administrators. the aclu is represented 19 students and alumni claiming campus police violated their rights and were not properly trained on how to handle demonstrations. two separate investigations are underway right now. one led by a former supreme court justice and the second by the president of the uc system. both reports are due out next month. >>> in health matters, it doesn't happen often, so this is big news. the fda is on the verge of approving a new weight loss drug. the mountain v

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follow us online at cspan.org/history. american history tv will continue this week in prime time. our focus on tuesday night is black history month. at 8:00 eastern with the ground breaking of the new museum of african american history and culture taking place wednesday on the national mall. the founding director will take us through the storage facility to show the items that will be on display and on thursday, the relationship between martin luther king, jr. and his mentors. and then we will tour the national civil rights museum. and at 10:30 from waterbury connecticut, professor william foster will teach about the history of the "n" word. and a focus on "uncle tom's cabin," this is american history tv on c-span 3. >>> former first lady betty ford and roselyn carter became friends and partners after leaving the white house, as did their husbands. last summer, ms. carter traveled to california and delivered a eulogy for betty ford following her death in july. sitting in the front row was michelle obama, nancy reagan and former president george w. bush. >> betty ford was my friend

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california claiming facebook used online tracking to monitor users even when they are not on the site. >>> crews will dig you have tanks from a underground spill on the ground of south side academy thursday. official say the diesel fuel leak was caused by a faulty pump on a fuel tank. no word on if the school day will be impacted in anyway. >>> milk is blamed on making people sick in four states. >> this morning where the tainted milk is found and the warning that's coming from health officials. >>> plus, snow falling in one area causing big problems. that's an empty airport. what commuters can expect when they try to take to the friendlyskies and your forecast and details on the commute coming up in 2 1/2 minutes. you are watching good morning maryland. >> snow expected in chicago. we have more details on "good morning maryland" we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> news time 4:30 and four feet of snow in three days are the snow numbers people in colorado are dealing with a new storm that he had way projected for around wednesday. ski resorts will receiv

lawsuit claims that facebook used online tracking technology to monitor users even when they weren't on facebook sites. >>> 7 minutes after 6. today crews will be back at work on the grounds of south sideacademy. there's an underground diesel fuel leak and they blame a faulty pump on a fuel tank. there's no word on if that work will impact the school day but if we hear anything we will keep you posted. >>> today, the port of baltimore becomes one of the world's largest container shipping companies based in germany gang direct weekly container service north europe in the port of baltimore. this can create more than 200 jobs in the city. >>> all right. they say there is no such thing as free lunch. we have heard that before. >> breakfast can be a different story. that's one of the things that is up for grabs and it's freebie friday. that segment coming up in a second. >>> another segment we love on friday, look at this guy. up for adoption the maryland spca kind enough to come in early in the morning and bring a pet up for adoption. we will learn more about this guy when we come back.

et suit claims facebook used online tracking technology to monitor users even when they are not on the site. >>> a 2000 reward is being offered if you can help police find a man accused of stealing credit cards from car. police say this is the suspect. so look at your screen. a baltimore county woman says someone stole her cards out her -- out of her wallet in january. later that day the suspect used the cards at three gas stations. this is photos of the man and if you have any idea who this person is, it's a pretty good photograph, call police as quickly as possible. >>> it's been a mild winter but state highway administration official say they spent more than million of the 36 million snow removal budget so far. state highway crews have been called out 14 times this year and have been 2 or 3 times when salting or plowing was needed but they have to be ready for a storm if the forecast changes. 7 feet of snow is plowed in western maryland so far this season. >>> they are expected to be alert and operating room all the time. >> cot surgeon operating on your loved one hit a bottle. what

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and he writes for the magazine and blogs for us online. he has been blogging a great deal about the civil war. he is responding partly to the egelston -- he was a fore runner of this -- but what he sees as the sanitizing of the history of the civil war, the mythologyizing of the civil war in the south that does treat it as a noble cause, a lost cause, a fight about civil rights -- excuse me, a fight about states's rights rather than what it was, about slavery and theest to end the buying and selling of human -- and forced labor of human beings. and his argument is that basically whites in the north and south came together to kind of, okay, we won't really talk about that. on the 50th anniversary of the civil war, woodrow wilson would give a speech in which he doesn't mention slavery as he commemorates the civil war. as a result, tomahassi is trying to reclaim this history for black americans as well as white americans. >> and he makes the somewhat controversial point, which i would agree with, that -- and taking a number fairly prominent c

online. we let them choose for us. to read the flower companies' responses to our find, head to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >>> boy, we have been noticing a lot of flowers and trees blooming ahead of time because the weather has been so off this past winter. good evening, everybody. highs today across the bay area, up to 69 degrees in san jose with no measurable prints there. live high-def doppler radar light rain north of the golden gate bridge. these showers are crossing east toward yountville but other than that, everything with low- lying moisture in the form of drizzle. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s, san jose through santa clara into willow glen. tumbling down tonight between 38 in santa rosa to the mid-50s santa clara valley 40s to the east, 48 to the west in san francisco. first off tonight, still a light shower is possible. partly to mostly cloudy all weekend long with rain arriving by sunday night. the extended forecast looks unsettled albeit cool. temperatures in the 50s and 60s for your saturday with the

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