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Airs Friday, July 1, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

With the oldest of the boomers turning 65, eventually most will be looking to sell their houses. Changing tastes in housing could make that more difficult, but fears of a "generational housing bubble" may be overblown.

The phone rings and the caller claims to a relative who is in trouble in a foreign country, they need money wired right away and you can't tell anyone about it. That's the premise for the "granny scam," and victims, mostly grandmothers, in San Diego County have been duped out of at least $141,000 over the last two years. We'll find out how to protect loved ones who might be vulnerable to this scam.

A region that was the scene of major combat a year ago has been quiet for the past two months, Marines say — thanks in part to a group of local Afghans who act as a sort of an armed neighborhood watch. They identify Taliban fighters and have found caches of IEDs.

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Temperatures in the Midwest and along the East Coast threatened to rewrite the record books as the heat wave entered its third day. But forecasters said showers were likely to bring relief to some places by the weekend.

Prospective buyers are flirting with the idea of purchasing a new home, but they're still getting cold feet 3 1/2 years after the housing crash. Experts say the recession's aftereffects, declining home prices and an uncertain job market are making buyers less willing to commit.

Mexican prosecutors say they are considering organized crime charges against a Tijuana gambling magnate who is accused of keeping 88 guns in his house. The Attorney General's Office says it will hold former Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon and 10 of his employees and associates for another two days while officials weigh the charges.

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