and so it was tapped for its sap, which was then boiled down into turpentine, pitch, tar and rosin. those were the naval stores and these really helped build nave advice. so a very important tree. the practice of tapping the trees in the woodlands is exhibited here. we have a stump, that is what we call cat faced. it was standing up and it has been notched into a tin collection cup was placed below the main cut. that's where the sap gathered. it was then poured into kettles and boiled. this was a very common practice, especially in north carolina, and cities like wilmington and maybe even savannah, georgia, are where they are today as a result of this industry. so, while they shipped it out as timber and naval stores to supply things like the british navy, the southeast had a real industry. even today, you can find logs that were cast -- that were sent down river, submerged underwater for 100 years and they are still perfectly good today because of the high resin content of this tree. the industry, particularly in north carolina, utilized rather poor labor forces who tended to often

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we're going to have theys results froa rosin reports investigation that's leading to change this morning>>> those stories plus the last minute holiday gift ideas all under 50 bucks when we get started here on "today". >> got anything for under $10? >> you're down to that part of the budget now, huh? >> thanks, guys. we'll see you in ten minutes. >>> for $9 i'll give you a cloudy and cold day. we've got clouds overhead. this is a cloudy view and it's a chilly breeze that's been blowing. it's a 10 mile an hour wind at philadelphia international. look at the clouds. this time yesterday it was clear skies in cape may. the view from the market will see the clouds thin out as the day goes on. less than half an hour away from sunri sunrise. we'll see dry today but we'll watch to the south in the deep south, texas, louisiana is rain, high pressure is going to keep the rain and any potential snow away from us today and through the weekend. this is sunday afternoon at 3:00. look at all of those clouds, still to the south. but a storm system brewing and moving to the north. early monday morning, wi

. >>> we are back now at 7:40 with a new rosin report.cial series called "we're back." jeff and his team have been exposing ripoffs for years. this week, they are going back tosome of the most popular stings to see if contractors have learned their lesson. jeff, of course, "today's" national investigative correspondent. good morning to you. >> hey, matt, good morning to you it is the worst feeling in the world, isn't it? happened to a lot of us. you are locked to out of your house and you need a look smith to get you back in. so in 2011, several years ago, we pulled out our hidden cameras and invited them over. locksmith after locksmith chargeds hundreds of dollars for a pretty simple job. we exposed them right here on national television on "today." so, guess what we just did. went back to that same area to test locksmiths again. did they learn from our investigation? this morning, we're back. oh, boy. here we go again. why is this man drill nothing our front door? >> just drilled right through t charged hear a lot of money. >> yeah. >>