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5 Good Things: This Resilient Rose Survived Katrina & Blooms Nationwide
CNN 5 Things
Aug 30, 2025

This nonprofit which feeds thousands of families in need in Florida all started with one man's extra vegetables. Skateboarder Brooke Johnson broke a world record and kept a promise. Artifacts from an ancient sunken city were pulled from the sea in Egypt. A new US coin features a first and a win for disability advocates. Plus, the mystery behind the Peggy Martin rose that survived Hurricane Katrina. 

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Host/Producer: Krista Bo 

Showrunners: Faiz Jamil & Felicia Patinkin 

Special Thanks: Jessica Jordan, Ryan Bergeron and Christie O’Reilly