barry peterson reports from tokyo. >> reporter: the ruling generals beefed up security before the verdict. when aung san suu kyi was sentenced to three years, they quickly stepped in and reduced it to 1 1/2 years. a sentence to be served under house arrest. she has been in detention for 14 of the last 20 years, mostly held in her home. the case was sparked by an american who broke into that home. the military claimed his uninvited presence violated the terms of her previous sentence for house arrest. he was sentenced today to seven years in prison, four of those in hard labor. the military staged a coup in 1962 and later nullified the results of a 1990 election that suu kyi's party won. in 2007 the generals brutally endeded protests by monks against their regime. suu kyi struggled for democracy earned her a nobel peace prize and was widespread support outside myanmar, also known as burma. a sign of that today in korea and the philippines, where protestors demanded her release, demands ignored again today by the military. barry peterson, cbs news, tokyo. >>> president obama pitches healthc

cbs news correspondent barry peterson reports from tokyo. >> reporter: in storm-battered china, sevenpartment buildings collapsed. local officials insisted most were already evacuated. on neighboring taiwan, only helicoptersldou c reach a village where hundreds are missing after a wall of mud simply wiped it out. a second typhoon veered away from japan, which got a predawn earthquake instead. just after 5:00 a.m., 6.5 on the richter scale. it shoved us up and down, says this man, then side to side. roads were damaged. trains delayed. two nuclear power plants shut down for inspection. and then came the clean-up. barry peterson, cbs news, tokyo. >>> a miscommunication sent secretary of state hillary clinton over the top. mrs. clinton snapped yesterday during a question and answer period with students in the congo. through a translator, clinton was asked what her husband thought about chinese influence in africa. >> you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. so you ask my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channel