Caitlin Shetterly reports on a true-life holiday fable from rural Maine, complete with a misunderstood recluse with a heart of gold, a deserving family in need, and a very special Christmas tree farm with secrets of its own. (16 minutes)
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Act Four: Potus Operandi
Ten years ago Jonathan Menjivar was on the cusp of something big: the birth of his daughter.
Act Three: Sklar-Crossed Brothers
Being an identical twin is kind of like having a parallel world right on top of ours, one in which there is another version of you running around.
Act Three: Pigeons on a Plane
Reporter Kevin Sieff travels from Mexico to Chicago with a group of seniors reuiniting with their undocumented kids in the U.S., some for the first time in decades. (18 minutes)
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