days later his body reject it had so they decided it take it out of her brother and give it to erwin gomezy strength is back and my appetite is going. >> to find out that this was going to be something bigger than, you know, just a failed transplant, you know, it's going to help someone else. it's going to help people. >> literally my life and my function, i owe it to them. >> an amazing story. our medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here, and so how did this work? i mean, this patient's body rejected the kidney so doctors said bring erwin in. >> right. that's basically it. >> geez. >> because in the past what doctors have done is if someone's body can't tolerate a kidney they basically kid rid of it. i mean, that's what we're told. well, it didn't work. there's nothing wrong with the kidney. it was that the recipient had a blood disorder that made it so he just couldn't handle it, so it was in the first recipient for two weeks, and they realized it wasn't working, and they took it out and gave it to erwin gomez who actually is a cardio vascular surgeon and he's back at work. sort of

. >> two weeks later he donated the kidney to 67-year-old erwin gomez hchl e says he has a new lease on life. meanwhile he's back on dialysis and is hoping to get another one for him. tough situation. >> very nice that he would turn around and make a donation again himself with that organ. so you would hope, yeah, things would work out. >> and there are medical procedures that even lie that to happen. >> it's

doctors decided to take out and give it to erwin gomez, who says he is starting to regain his strengthe fearing family for their generosity. remarkable. >>> burger king is changing its breakfast menu. by 2017, they say all of its eggs and pork will come from chickens and pigs that don't live in cramped cages. wendy's and mcdonald's already have similar policies but only for pig products, not for eggs. on that note, i go back to you, chr christine. >> there you go. sustainable for the animals, but is it necessarily -- eating fast food sustainable for the humans? i'm not sure. thanks so much. >>> finally over, folks. gop on the verge of officially crowning former governor mitt romney as its nominee for the 2012 election. newt gingrich is dropping out of the race and his spokesperson says he's final ready to endorse mitt romney. rick perry had formerly endorsed newt gingrich and is now coming out and endorsing mitt romney. now at least officially you have gingrich dropping out. >> i don't think he has announced he's announcing. >> after the american people decide for him, he's deciding. >