new policies. a maryland man is a medical pioneer, the first american to have a synthetic trachea transplant. as you will hear, it is incredible technology born right here in the u.s., so why did he have to go halfway around the world to get it? lisa robinson investigates. >> chris lyell's is a medical pioneer after a life-saving operation last november and months of recovery, he is back in baltimore, his family happy to have him home. >> i am happy to be here with family and friends. >> last june, doctors diagnosed crist with the rare, late stage tracheal cancer. his tumor was inoperable because of its size, although he underwent chemotherapy and radiation, doctors here in maryland told him it would likely come back. he was given six months to live. >> he is very brave. he is the bravest person i know, because i was scared to death. >> together with his family, they got to work researching life saving options. finally, they found a doctor in sweden who could help. >> that dr. volunteer to perform an experimental surgery that chris hoped would save his life at no charge. still, the medical an

. >> after 12 hours of surgery, chris' cancer was removed, and he had a new trachea, thanks to americanechnology and a medical team. and because his own cells were moved, chris won't need expensive anti-rejection material. >> you don't know the difference between a natural artificial organ. you take it one day at a time. >> chris loved speaking the language. being sick and having confidence in a new technology, which should save your life is just amazing. >> the clock is ticking for other patients, like former ballerina rachel fip yips -- phillips of vermont. she put out a public plea. the f.d.a. performed an exemption so the doctor could come here to complete the surgery. like chris, rachel doesn't have that kind of time. >> the f.d.a. could not comment on christopher or rachel's cases. they said facilitating the development of innovative therapy to address unmet medical needs is a high priority of the agency. product safety and human subject protection are the f.d.a.'s primary concerns. we didn't have it there, but if you would like to get in touch with rachel or chris, i will put on

issued after a nurse left the cap on a breathing tube that was inserted into the trachea of a woman who later died. there are newetails into the san bruno pipeline exploded. >> mitt romney scored a double digit win in florida which is a winner-take-all state. the merger failed to capitalize on the momentum he gained from a south carolina victory. >> thank you to the people in this room and the people all over florida. figures for this victory. the president was elected to lead, but he chose to fall. now, it is time for him to get out of the way. >> the same people who said i was gone after iowa i want to reassure them tonight. we're going to contest every place and we're going to win. we will be in tampa as the nominee and august. >>grant: nv is up next on the republican campaign calendar. the nevada caucuses february 4th. >>jaqueline: we have a storm has incident no. but it will not be very organized or heavy. into tomorrow morning some light showers pushing off of the north bay coast. in a little bit of rain over san francisco, but not heavy rain into the morning or early afternoon. in the early afternoon thin