[Kaye:] Updating our top story. We are getting word out of Phoenix that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer plans to take her immigration fight to the highest court in the land. According to the AZCentral.com, Brewer says and I'm quoting here "We need to get this up to the Supreme Court and get this injunction lifted as soon as possible." She is referring to two lower court rulings that have blocked a measure she signed over a year ago giving the local police the power to stop and apprehend people that they reasonably suspect of being illegal immigrants. Washington insists immigration is a federal matter, not for individual states to act on as they wish. As part of CNN's special coverage, we are focusing on the baby boomers. The first wave of baby boomers turns 65 this year, which means many are on the verge of retirement. And because of the sheer numbers, the boomer generation is forcing to redefine the way that we think about retiring and aging. By 2050, the number of Americans, 65 and older, will reach 88.5 million. That's more than double that age groups population now. The explosion of aging baby bombers has troubling implications for Social Security and Medicare. So, how they retire will impact generations to come. John Zarrella shows us the different realities of retirement.
[John Zarrella, Cnn Correspondent:] Some people say that this place is right out of "Avatar." Whatever it reminds of, so long as you love it, George Fernandez is happy.
[George Fernandez, Co-founde, Key West Conservatory:] This is a unique experience. It is called the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory. We opened in 2003.
[Zarrella:] Fernandez says 60 species of butterflies and 29 species of birds call this habitat home. And like the birds and the butterflies, this place is flying high. Thousands of visitors come here every year. George could retire tomorrow if he chose.
[Fernandez:] I have no dream of ever retiring. I will be here for as long as I can.
[Zarrella:] Carol Tedesco is a freelance photographer, writer and expert on shipwrecked recovered treasure coins. Retirement?
[Carol Tedesco, Photographer And Researcher/writer:] I love my life. I make enough money for the life that I have, but I don't have a retirement.
[Zarrella:] Tedesco and Fernandez are baby boomers, both moved to Key West many years back. And neither has children, and both have a passion for what they do, drive, and 247 work ethic.
[Fernandez:] The atlas moth is very unique. It lives only four or five days a very, very short life cycle.
[Tedesco:] You take a blank of silver, heat it, put it between the dyes,
[Zarrella:] What's that?
[Tedesco:] And hit it with a hammer
[Zarrella:] Really?
[Tedesco:] just like that.
[Zarrella:] But both of them are also very different. Twenty years ago, George and his partner started with one gallery, and then, another, the conservatory was a dream.
[Fernandez:] We went to the bank and they said, you are going to build a what and you want to borrow how much?
[Zarrella:] Now, that dream has given George financial security, a second home in North Carolina and no worries about money.
[Fernandez:] In the course of eight years, we have found that this is an incredible rewarding financially, spiritually, emotionally. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
[Zarrella:] Carol hasn't parlayed her passion into riches, not yet anyway.
[Tedesco:] Whenever I have gotten a little traction financially and put some money away or, you know, had an IRA, either setbacks in life have caused me to dip back into it, or sometimes investing into a business, I dip into it. So, am I a great financial planner? No.
[Zarrella:] Do you worry about the growing old part and not having security?
[Tedesco:] Well, I have spent some time in Latin America, and a Social Security check can go a long way there.
[Zarrella:] Both Carol and George say being baby boomers instilled in them is a strong work ethic and that, too, can go a long way. John Zarrella, CNN, Key West.
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