you're welcome. >>> still ahead meisha johnson takes us on a dream drive to a museum full of secrets.> oh, wow what is happening. >> yes. >> this is a trapdoor. >> it is a house with the unique design and colorful crown jewel of chester county a museum that will feel like being inside the mine of the great woodworker, this painter and artists loved unusual shapes. meisha johnson shows news this weeks dream drive. >> ♪ >> we are on our way out to malvern to a museum, that is going to be unlike any other museum we have ever visited thus far. trail is wharton museum, opened appointment only. to get in you have to gannonway. >> he in wood. becomes known as movement as well as for being a sculpture of wood as well. >> reporter: no wonder his own home is like living inside a sculpture, laura homerrick explains he started with a studio and house in 1926. >> you will note is a lot of curved lines. wharton did not like straight lines. he didn't think it involved thinking but once you make a curve then you start thinking burr design. >> just looking around this room from the table, to the ceili

. >>> meisha johnson takes us on a dream drive and find out where you can watch this happen too. this place is historic and maybe haunted a >>> passenger taking on off from philadelphia international airport fly right over a fort. it is in the just historic but it might be haunted too. meisha johnson takes us there in this weeks dream drive. >> reporter: we are on our way to a really cool place that became a national historic landmark in 1970. if you are a history buff like me you are in for a real treat . welcome to fort mifflin. we are probably the most historic heroic historic site you have ever heard of. >> fort mifflin served in every major american war. in 1777, the patriots battled the british navy, for six weeks, right here. >> reconstructed as part of the first, second system of education, gar son for war of 1812, federal prison during, civil war, and munitions depot and anti aircraft battery during world war two. >> where are we standing right now. >> impression you are underground but we are in tunnels for bomb proof shelters that before built in the late 18th century

meisha johnson takes us for a dream drive. april is world autism awareness months, when you will be seeing a lot of blue. campaign, lighted up blue; designed to show support with people living with autism. stephanie stahl takes us to special class being offered for people and families, dealing with autism. >> reach your arms up. feel the extension in your spine. >> this is sensory friendly yoga class at lifetime fitness in mt. laurel. >> come back through center it is designed for people on the autism spectrum and their families. >> music will be a little bit softer. and the lights will be not too bright but not too dark. >> lisa gonzalez is a yoga instructor and mother after little bye who is autistic. >> he has some social anxieties and some behavior al issues. >> kyle is eight, and knows exactly how the sensory friendly yoga class helps him. >> why i like yoga? because it helps me calm down. >> lisa says this special yoga class can help children with autism better cope with being self-conscious and anxious. >> stud advice s

. >> our meisha johnson joins us with her new segment. meisha? >> hey, guys, so what he can actually first is this love it segment? if you missed yesterday it is a very simple concept that can have a big impact. i'll be taking trending feel good stories and adding little deeper insight for us. i say it often the best insurance for great day is surrounding ourselves with positivity. you know what's positive? living a long, happy and satisfied life. that's exactly what one woman from jamaica has done despite any and all circumstances. everyone, meet miss violet brown. she spent most of her life cutting sugar cane in the fields around her home now at 117 years young she enjoys her days resting in the home she shares with her 97 year old son. wait a minute. you guys just get that? ninety-seven year old son. as if that's not something to celebrate in and of itself. that family, they're certainly doing something right. on saturday she is believed to have become the world's oldest living person. so do you know what? miss brown a tribute her 117 years on

. >> our meisha johnson is here monday through wednesday with her segment called love it. meisha?well, jim, rahel just in case anyone missed it monday and tuesday, the love it segment is a simple concept that have really big impact. i'm taking trending feel good stories and bring us little deeper with them. so today's love sit a story giving us a look at the strength of human resolve. and how power physical the physical body, psyche and soul can rebound after real hardship. who and what you ask? well, inspirational group of wounded warriors this who i'm talking about have now become marathoners and they are going viral and with good reason. a san antonio marine jose sanchez who lost his leg in combat was one of several heroes to put the human will power on display as he ran across the finish line holding an american flag at the 2017 boston marath marathon. the same you guys get this the same american flag his unit carried for him on the battlefield of afghanistan. and then there's earl granville another warrior who was in the pennsylvania national guard when he lost his leg and tw

. >> our meisha johnson will join us three days a week with her new segment love it. meisha, take it away. >> so, okay, jim, rahel, what exactly is this love it segment? most sense, session. that will will make us happy, make us feel good, maybe laugh once in a while. best thing is laugh kerr turn our day around. certainly under stands this concept. take a look at this, you guys. mom of the year walks her little second grader max oh, yes, take a look at this, walk her little second greater max to school wearing a t recommendation costume. why? well, why not is perhaps the better question? look at this thing, you guys, the mom of two said she wore the costume for two reasons, one, to show her little ones thee don't need to care so much what other think, it is okay to be different, two, to make other laugh, which they did. in fact she said a woman driving past her on the bike yelled out thank you, i really needed this, truth be told, we all do. not only is mom setting great example for her two boys, everyone else watching by the way, but also great reminder that hey, thr

this is cbs-3 this morning with jim donovan, rahel solomon, katie fralinger, pat gallen, and meisha johnsone glad you're with us here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> and patrick is here with sports. good morning, sir. >> so much happening. we have green jack totes give away. we've got phillies baseball. probably should have been a little easier, but a win is a win. as the phillies and nationals closed out their series on sunday, the result may have cost the phillies closer his jobless than a week into the season. gomez gave up pinch hit three run homer in the ninth. ceasar hernandez saves the day, single girls the phils a walk offer win. the final four-three. as for gomez, manager pete mccann on was not happy, and a change could be coming. >> the first game we played here coming back from a seven to nothing deficit, and almost winning that game, was huge, give us momentum. we took it into yesterday. today i had that lead, and blew it, and it is not something you want to see. >> phillies and mets start the series tonight. but coming up at of here on cbs-3, a conversation with mayfair native j

. >>> all you early rise hers love your coffee we have got news for you, meisha johnson, are you listening. >> yes. >> okay. we have free coffee for you at was washings it is 53rd anniversary of wawa, which opened its first store on this date in 1964. you can get a free coffee any size, any size at wawa all day to day. there will be celebrations at several wawa stores including one at 19th and market, that will feature special announcements about wawa's welcome home america festivities this summer. >> any size. >> any size. >> love it. free coffee any size. >> always a good thing in the morning. >> yes. >> sixers partner with philadelphia's mural arts program and the end result is unveiled today. >> surprising person who inspired the artwork coming up next plus a pennsylvania man playing slots with his girlfriend puts money down and they hit the jackpot but get this, he is in the getting a dime of that money, oh, no, how he says he missed out on a hundred thousand dollars. >> um-hmm. >> katie's dancing over there. >> of course. >> we are catching up with a member of the new kid on the bloc

with jim donovan, rahel solomon, katie fehlinger, pat gallen, and meisha johnson. >> and welcome backou're with us here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> and patrick is here with your morning sports. >> good morning, guys, phillies will be back in action, they had an opportunity to take two of three for the nationals over the weekend, fell short, now they look to avenge last week's sweep at the hands of the mets when they head to new york tonight for a series. ththe fill will start sack -- zach, will fill in for clay buchholz. nba playoffs and celtics coach brad stevens says eye sigh a thomas plans to play in game two, against the bulls, china was killed, his sister, killed in a car accident saturday. after the game thomas is expected to head back to washington state to help with funeral arrangement, but will be back friday before game three. thomas scored 33 points, sunday, in the celtics game one lost. playoff action last night in cleveland, with the defending champion cavaliers, taking on the pace nerves game two, that's irving, tough left runner from the lane. he has gam

eyewitness news" this morning with jim donovan, rahel solomon, katie fehlinger, pat gallen, and meisha johnson>> people in chile are recovering avert quake rocked parts of the country. >> that is footage from a home yesterday, the quake had powerful magnitude of 6.9. even so, emergency services have reported no major damage. the earthquake epi-center less than 25 miles off the country west coast, chile devestated by earthquake and tsunami in 2010. >> and we are getting some rain today. but it is nothing compared to what hit the south. people in berks county north carolina woke up under 2 feet of water yesterday. many were spared in the water didn't make it into the homes, but several cars were stranded. in just two days, that region of central north carolina got more rain than they normally get all month. >> now, katie, we're not talking about rain, i don't think as bad as that, but i heard you say before, how much is required to even get swept away from car? doesn't take much? >> couple of inches, yes, and lose control of a vehicle. i think it is around 12 to 18 inches or so that a small suv

. >> our meisha johnson got fuzzy hugs from two special gets on "eyewitness news" this morning. >> hug a news person day, right. elmo, come over here real quickly. give me a hug. give me a hug. >> okay. >> okay, get over here. look, grover wants a hug. all right. get over here. >> thank you. >> and he will know, grover, stopped by studios to promote sesame street live at liacouras center starting on thursday. >> man, they are dancing, hugging. >> hug it up. >> now, back to the hugs though. >> coming in today. >> made me day. >> and experts say is there real brain power behind hugs. reporter justin udo from our sister station kyw news radio has more for you. >> reporter: today is national hug a news person day and anyone who knows me knows i'm not much of a hugger but i have been told for years that a hug is good for the heart. i went to psychological and consultation services in philadelphia, to see if there is any truth behind. that hillary katz is clinical social worker here. she says is there a science behind hugging. >> if you hold a hug, for as little as 102nd, oxytocin is release

so, we sent our meisha johnson to get some hugs. oh, please.y day for her. >> i'm pat gallen here at holy ghost prep, where student are literally giving others a hand. they're using 3d print tears build these hand models. for those in need. you got to see this story coming up. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the thing about listening to one adele song, them you want to go listen to the whole albumn. just can't pick one. >> well, set fire to the rain. katie tracking some rain. some of it already moved n some of it apparently might be still on the way. we'll break it down. >> 6:41. got another 20 minute to go. stay with us. >> nineteen. >> oh, sorry. didn't do the math. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ these are words that tell us that a place is open for business. but at some places, "we are open" means so much more. it means we're open to new thoughts and new possibilities. that we aspire to open up minds and celebrate the genius in all of us. the henry ford. over 250 acres where we can open up a world of ideas. and let curiosity get the best of us in pur