eggbert showed me how it all works. we've chosen not to show the details but to see it first hand even as a demonstration was disturbing. >> is it horrifying to you? because it's horrifying to me to just hear about it. >> yeah. >> i can't imagine being there. >> well, see, but you're not talking to a guy who's suffering with pain who is smiling and saying, thank you. thank you, doctor. >> langsner and one other guide were with jana on her final night. april 12th, 2007. >> she had new pajamas on and, once again, we ask many times, are you sure you want to do this? we're not encouraging you. we want to know that you really want to do this. and she said, yeah. let's do it. and that was it. >> it took approximately 15 minutes for jana to die. according to dr. eggbert, she did not experience any pain. it took months for phoenix investigators to file charges. under arizona law, assisting a suicide is manslaughter. last year langsner and eggbert were tried in connection to jana's death. jana's mental health was considered irre

lawrence eggbert. some call him the new dr. death. he was on trial for what people referred to as assisted suicide. he calls it the hastening of death one of the most controversial issues in america today and is next weekend right here on sgmd. time now for a check of your top stories in the cnn newsroom. >>> hello everyone. i'm don lemon. thanks for joining us. the new campaign takes an old turn. you are looking live at pennsylvania where republican presidential candidate mitt romney is expected to speak just minutes from now. he is on day two of a bus tour that's taking him through small towns across six battleground states and we'll bring you some of what he has to say just as soon as he takes to the mike. we'll bring it to you. earlier mitt romney stopped in weatherly, pennsylvania where he spent most of his time talking about the economy. he also spoke by satellite to the faith and freedom conference in washington where former rival rick santorum urged fellow social conservatives to rally around the romney campaign. >> i've talke

eggbert who is on trial for assisted suicide, but some call it hastening death. it is one of the most controversial subjects, and we will have more on that next week. time to get to the top news stories right here on "cnn newsroom." >>> from the cnn news headquarters in atlanta this is newsroom. >>> and promises that the jurors will hear from the man, himself. >>> and the world is holding its breath as the world faces collapse. greece may be the next lehman brothers, and if you thought the 20308 meltdown was bad, wait until you see what the elections bring. >>> and while iran is waiting to obliterate israel, evidence that the u.s. sanctions are working. we will have a report live from we will have a report live from teheran. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. happy father's day. it is 8:00 on the east coast and 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for starting your day with us. first, the eyes of the world are on greece. voters there are picking a new parliament and many fear that the outcome could spell financial turmoil, not

eggbert was the group's medical director and determined jana was ready to die. >> they had what she sent odd things about her health. said liver cancer and -- what else did it say? >> rat poison. >> yes. >> and all sorts of real strange things. >> reporter: one day in march of 2007, vickie received a suspicious call. asking them to check on jana. >> a day or two later we did go over to check on her because we were not able to reach her by phone. that's when we found her dead. >> reporter: jana died by suffocating herself with a tank of helium. the final exit's method of choice. >> their theory is that they don't want to be part of any physical activities with the person who is going to die. so they explain how to do it. they show them how to open the valves and have them do the valves themselves. >> reporter: eggb receive t, along with other three members, were tried. >> do you remember where this was? >> reporter: important the thomases, there are only partly cloudy tours left. >> everybody is all dressed. look at jana. she looks great. >> that's interest. just mentioned the acquittal.