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This final version of the bill. But a couple of things have unfolded. In the last half an hour. One of them is that a key amendment that was really important to some of those hard line republicans failed. Theyd failed on a ti, the vote was serenely close, 212 to 212. So what you were seeing play out on the floor, right now is a vote on the underlying bill. The final version of this legislation that does not include an amendment that was very important to some of those conservatives that would have required a warrant. Even american citizens sam was picked up in some of those dragnet searches th...

Her passion. in september meg started doing small clothing alterations for her friends, and then -- >> one of them came over one day and she said, i really think you should make a jewish prayer shawl. >> reporter: typically worn on special occasions. meg made a couple, took them to a local business, and they sold a few days later. we were like, wow, we're onto something here. >> reporter: this really needs to work. meg's husband suffers for a severe dyslexia that has significantly impaired his earning potential. he makes just $20,000 a year. 11 months after meg lost her job, the fishers filed ...

People are working hard out there. still, some don't be getting a whole lot of money. we're talking about the economy all the the time it seems. and what some are saying is now an economic recovery. >> with all the job opportunities being so scarce, a lot of unemployed people are looking to themselves and their hobbies for work. their goal is to become their next boss. >> reporter: these days meg spends a lot of time in her sewing room. more than a year ago she lost her job as a legal secretary making $59,000. finding a new job to replace that level of income has been tough. >> usually you wou...

Attends trade shows. meg has had 15 orders so far. it's not nearly enough to turn a profit yet, but meg is hoping she can eventually turn this into a lucrative career. >> when my unemployment runs out, if i'm still not able to do it, then obviously i'm going to have to work at mcdonald's or do just anything. but for now, i'm trying to find a real job that pays something like what i used to have or keep doing this. >> reporter: tony harris, cnn, atlanta. >> on one hand he's helped the republican party win several key races. on the other he's been accused of mismanaging the republican committee'...