. >> certainly hasn't seen anything like this our meisha johnson takes us on a dream drive to soak inhe european style theme, right here at home, in chester county. we will be i'm on it.ar does weathertech go to protect your vehicle? ♪ ♪ ♪ weathertech. made right, in america officials tell us from the tracking device shows mary is off wildwood coast and heading north. on friday "eyewitness news" told you mary lee was back in the area. officials have been tracking her for four and a half years, and she is now the size of, get this, a minivan i don't know if i want to see a shark the size of the minivan out there when i visit the shore but some people do, so,. >> i'm in the same boat as you are. i don't necessarily want to be out there looking at sharks the size of minivans but to each their own and it is not a bad day at the beach today. we will have some sunshine. we will need sun screen. temperatures if you ask me will be cool at the beach but put it out on twitter we are looking at temperatures at 67 degrees some say that is great. i think it could be cool to be sitting out on the b

. >>> this week in dream drive, meisha johnson found hidden gem only open for a few years, now people the vision that took decades to grow. >> we are in new castle county delaware, headed to a gardner's paradise. i can't wait to see this. >> hokessing, only been open to the public since 2013. but, as jest downing showed me, the vision for this lush, 600-acre space, was born way before that. >> this is the formal garden at mount cuba center. and this was the home of lamont and pamela copeland. it was built mid 1930's. they were exquisite gardners throughout their lives. and they became very attract today native plants. >> native plant watcher exactly does that mean? >> so it is plants that were originally and continue to grow in your natural region, and important because they play important roles in the ecology. they feed insect, butterflies, birds, bat, other wildlife. they built out their gardens, mostly natural gardens, but win area very formal in design. also, beautiful woods path, me around ers through the local forest, and down by our pond. >> this path, these flowers, beautiful.

. >> meisha johnson is here with today's love it. >> it's easy to get consumed with trials and tribulationsry once in awhile a special someone comes along and shows our limitations are maybe not limitation at all maybe her ships are actually a blessing in guess guys. meet a woman who's beating all the odds and teaching lessons along the way. she it tough growing in columbia would be an understatement. born with a rare condition preventinpreventing growth of h. she didn't have it easy from the start and would it get more difficult before getting better. when she was toddler her father committed suicide and for years she carried the guilt believing it was her fault. she would later be abused both at home by a family member and in school where a teacher made her clive stairs on her elbows causing further damage at one point she tried to commit suicide. but survived by what she believes was a hand from above. and that's when her life began to change. with out her limbs, see began to paint of all things the pain and the beauty of life woven together in every single paint stroke and she was great

greatness, sherrie, and quick reminder that if you have any great story ideas send them my way to meisha p johnsonn facebook or meisha on twitter at cbs-3. >> solar flares, whole new life. >> solar flares, whole new life. i'll explain donald tmeet phil murphy,by former goldman sachs bankers. another wall street banker running for governor, whose firm helped trigger the financial meltdown that put millions out of work and out of their homes. murphy's trying to buy the election, paying off new jersey bosses. my name's john wisniewski, and i'm running for governor of new jersey. john wisniewski, the son of a millwright, who uncovered the bridgegate scandal and exposed chris christie's corruption. the choice -- insider wall street politics or main street, new jersey, values. >> we will take you to the site of the old granite run mall, to see what's planned, and to talk about how old laws all over are getting new life. that's at 5:00. very interesting. i remember that, very well. and finally at noon, some really cool images of solar flares, take a look, the flares you see here were captured in several

eyewitness news" this morning with jim donovan, ronald mcdonald house, katie fehlinger, pat gallen and meisha johnson. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back everyone, memorial day weekend just few days away, a loft us are thinking about taking a vacation. >> that's right. so i'm working on a story and i need your help. i posted this pole on facebookment take a look. if you could pick up and travel anywhere right now, where would it be? would you relax on an islands, like me, here in this picture, turks and caikos, or go for a hike in the rocky mountains? how about trip to europe, or maybe north of new york city. just go to cbs philly facebook page, cast your vote, i'll explain why i am asking all of those details. >> she is keeping secrets from me, kate. >> i katie, don't keep us out in the dark. where would you want to go? >> would totally go immediately down to an island. no questions about it. i'm with you. >> absolutely. >> i would go to europe. >> i haven't been to prague. >> prague, buda pest. >> very fancy. >> i enjoy that. >> all i need is just a little drink with a umbrella in it and hammock and i'

you may recall our very own meisha johnson took us there in her dream drive on thursday project took two years, more than 3,000 workers and more than 9,000 cubic yard of concrete. >> our goal, from the beginning was to recreate, an experience that was familiar to everyone who knew it before that we wanted it to be better and even more exciting. >> the fountain shows at long wood gardens runs through the weekend and summer months. >>> still ahead on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", tips about tipping. we know we're supposed to tip at restaurants and hairdresser , right? but there are instances where it is not actually expect, we will sort through etiquettes of tipping, up next. >>> it is a sweet treat that you create your self, anyway you want it, it starts with the doughnut but after that it is all up to you, still ahead the toppings and reason this shop is name after a prune but don't worry, tori says there nor prunes involved. >>> plus tracking thunderstorms for your holiday weekend, see when they could impact your plans. we will be right watch the tram car please. >> since 1971, wildwood'

. >> they do cherished vintage fun tane springs back to life, meisha johnson goes on a dream drive toong wood gardens in our next hour. we will be right smoke a fire from the north philadelphia row home and a child has died. >>> he has had two successful careers one on capitol hill but philly fans remember him on the pitchers mound this morning we will remember jim bunning and why he meant so much to philadelphia. >>> and america shows its true colors as it honors the fallen , this memorial day weekend. today is sunday may 28th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. lets get right over to meteorologist matt peterson with the eyewitness weather forecast, good sunday morning, matt, lot of sun on tap. >> especially in the morning we have seen plenty of it. we did have some fog in the

chester county landmark debuts 90 million-dollar main fountain garden, you may recall our own meisha johnson took us there in her dream drive on thursday , project took two years, more than 3,000 workers , and more than 9,000 cubic yard of concrete. >> our goal from the beginning was that to recreate, an experience that was familiar to everyone who knew it before , but we wanted it to be better and more exciting. >> the fun tane shows at long wood gardens runs throughout the weekend and this summer for that matter. >>> bad timing for philly tourist who are rocky fans, starting tuesday area around rocky steps outside art museum will close for two weeks, cities parks and recreation department says workers need to make improvements around the statue so that means no selfies with rocky until the area reopens but you have to have a few more days so get out there. >>> still ahead this saturday morning right here on "eyewitness news". >> why making wine isn't just a california thing i'm pat gallen at pence wood winery where we learn how to go to the vine to the bottle right here in pennsylvania. >>

hear or see anything that you're loving, send it my way on twitter at meisha cbs3 or facebook meisha p johnsonwe're making a differe >>> well finally this noon it could be one of the odd defendant traditions in the world. annual cheese rolling contest in he know land. yes, grown men and women chase cheese down a steep hill. whoever gets it first is the winner. there's a men's winner, women's winner. many people with broken bones much the first evidence of this weird tradition dates back to 1826. some say cheese rolling started long before perhaps as pagan ritual. >> it's so odd. >> whatever floats your boat. that's "eyewitness news" at no noon. i'm jim donovan, rahel solomon out on assignment. for meisha and katie. >> or roll your cheese role. >> eyewitness continues at 5:00 and we're always online at cbsphilly.com. >> stay dry and avoid the introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios g

meisha, see you then. >> welshing i got to tell you about a couple of action packed movies hitting theatres this holiday weekend. here is nancy odel with a preview. >> this week, duane johnson zach effron here to save the sumner bay watch. johnny dep is another high season adventure in my rats of the caribbean dead men tell no tail. >> he is coming for you. >> so sorry, were you still talking? >> captain jack pharaoh is back, anotron again, this time being chased by ghostly captain played by javier, out for revenge. while it has been six years since the last time we saw johnny dep in character he's always loved playing the while i captain. >> he's definitely, i mean, he was born in here, with any character you play this -- you put a lot of yourself in. jack, captain jack; totally irreverent, really doesn't care. just kind after con man. likto just be stupid. >> welcome to bay watch, the heart and soul of this very beach. >> bay watch, when the beach community is threatened, played by duane johnson, new guy brody played by sack sake effron, have to team to up save the day. more than slow-mo running. it is about the action and the laughs. >> what we want to do, we want to mak