narrangansett bay and in the farm house he s occupied five miles north of town, far enough from the thousands of enemy troops in newport that the raid has a chance of success. t daring mission to capture british general richard prescott is made even more dangerous because it requires a nighttime crossing of the heavily patrolled narrangansett bay with jack sisson at the helm. sisson is likely chosen because he s a highly skilled boatman. they muffled the oars so they could slide right by the british men of war who were there in the bay. they came up on the shore and maneuvered around patrols. come on, men, fall in and close up. the raids were more of a commando mission, at night under the cover of darkness. there could have been signs posted identifying other
simple farm house in rural poland has hidden a dark secret. ten members of the two families who jointly worked the farm were executed by the nazis in 1942. they had refused to reveal the whereabouts of a jewish family hiding in this cellar. translator: the whole family was punished not only the person helping, but the whole family. after all, that was declared by the germans in an announcement. my aunt was telling me that jews were kept here and this was a transfer point. reporter: the family s wartime tragedy and subsequent communist harassment left descendants reluctant to talk about what happened. there was also the lingering skig ma of unfounded rumors of hidden jewish gold and suspicions that neighbors may have betrayed them to the nazis. now 70 years later, the farm house has been declared a national monument and this secret hideout that shouldered jews on the run is finally open for public viewing.
our lynda kinkade has more. reporter: for decades, this simple farm house in rural poland has hidden a dark secret. ten members of the two families who jointly worked the farm were executed by the nazis in 1942. they had refused to reveal the whereabouts of a jewish family hiding in this cellar. translator: the whole family was punished not only the person helping, but the whole family. after all, that was declared by the germans in an announcement. my aunt was telling me that jews were kept here and this was a transfer point. reporter: the family s wartime tragedy and subsequent communist harassment left descendants reluctant to talk about what happened. there was also the lingering stigma of unfounded rumors of hidden jewish gold and suspicions that neighbors may have betrayed them to the nazis. now 70 years later, the farm house has been declared a national monument. this secret hideout that
kind of a second golden age of the apple. people are paying more attention to where their food is coming from and they are looking for interesting character in their food. reporter: jacobson has profiled some 123 apple heirlooms. we re seeing apples better than we ve seen in decades. introducing new johnny appleseed hard apple cider. in the 1700s your best bet for getting drunk was apples. and we re kind of rediscovering that purpose of apples. reporter: speaking of rediscovering, we re at the farm house in new york city where we re going to learn how to make apple cider. come on. let s go. it s a little hard to walk. i don t recommend coming in heels. hi. the 200-year-old farmhouse gave a glimpse into what life is like. it s hard to think about manhattan and farming. those two things don t need to go together but that would have been the way of life for quite a few people. reporter: new york was the premier producer of cider. their cider press would have been over ther
some old questions. what about kate middleton and marriage? will the girlfriend of eight years finally lose patience and bolt? not likely. some reports say the couple is already living together, blissfully, near the air base. he will be a search and rescue pilot and she will be in the house, the farm house nearby just, basically, doing the work as an officer s wife would do. reporter: but still unmarried and competing for time with the future king s hands-on charities and increasing royal duties, just how much longer can this go on? earlier this week one tabloid had this exclusive, the royal wedding, according to an impeccable source, will be in 2012, just before the queen s diamond jubilee and the summer olympic games. so, the spotlight of the world will be on london, on britain at that particular moment. hi. just look amazing. reporter: it can t come soon enough for londoner jody bruno.