dr. lawrence eggbert. he's the man who approved jana's request to die. he's a retired anesthesiologist and he was final exit's medical director at the time of jana's death. 84 years old, he's friendly, charming, disarming. he doesn't own a cell phone or a car and he is passionate about this cause. >> a lot of people think of this as saints it's such a good idea. >> according to final exit's records these saints as he calls them helped hundreds of people to, quote, hasten death. by his own account when he was director eggbert approved about 300 final exit applicants. >> do people apply to the final exit? >> i can give you a telephone number if you want it. >> what would they say if i called them? >> they would say, i'll get your name and your telephone number and somebody will call you back in a few days. and that person would then call you back and ask you why. >> could you approve somebody without having met them? >> yes. i could. and say this is reasonable to proceed. >> if that all sounds unnerving, then also consider this. according to police reports

dr. 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