by advocates as being perpetrated against those who are having different ideals will continue and gao-yu the late nest the growing list of violations perpetrated by the communist party in china and gao-yu intends to appeal conviction. >>> doubt in brazil is devastating cities, towns and villages and the government is about to announce an emergency plan allen fisher reports. >> reporter: today is a good day here the water truck came. that means she can fill her buckets, do her washing and feel for a few hours that things are getting better. >> translator: we are saving water and using it to wash our clothes, to water the plants and to clean the floor. >> reporter: 56 tons of cities in northeastern brazil are suffering severe drought and another 49 are critical. this is the rainy season and have been enough to keep things green but not much more and not for sometime. three years ago this reservoir would have been full,, in fact, where i'm standing the water would have been above my head and gives you an idea of devastation that is caused in the region and what is left of what was once a ve

a 71-year-old chinese journalist named gao yu is now looking at seven years in prison after being found guilty of "revealing state secrets." she denied accusations that she published a document detailing the communist party's plans to crack down on human rights. in beijing, seth doane has more on the challenges facing journalists in china. >> reporter: journalists like gao yu and i can obtain information the government does not want published, zhang jialong told us, and put it on line for people to see. this 26-year-old journalist was fired from his job at a financial news web site for leaking secrets and sensitive information. what's it like to be a journalist in china these days? "you're constantly in fear of having your work removed or getting punished," he told us. "in the long run, you start to censor yourself." instead, zhang decided to expose chinese censures. central authorities have been tightening the net-- by publishing gag orders issued to chinese journalists. this one from 1212 resident: "you can only say what the the government wants you to say," zhang told us. foreign jou

and gao-yu conviction is the latest of a growing list advocates say of human rights perpetrated by thearty in china and gao-yu intends to p a peel her conviction. >> we have the director of amnesty international and says she was sentenced for exposing beijing methods of clamping down on dissent. >> she and her lawyer plans to appeal on the basis that what formed the conviction was basically extracted and forced confession and also that since this was a document that was then laid out in detail in the state press including the communist party press or the people's daily there was really no damage in terms of national security. the government is taking a very stern, very hard line on dissent, criticism, and any kind of opposition within party or outside of party. and for exposing the sort of naked effort at reenforcing one party dictatorship she embarrassed the communist party. >> the palestinians in the occupied west bank honoring prisoners day and there are thousands of palestinian prisoners in israeli detention. some detained without charge nor trial, stay in prison for years without

veteran journalist gao yu was accused of leaking secrets in a communist memo. marga ortigues has more. >> reporter: the conviction of the 71-year-old journalist comes as no supplies surprise to those watching here. she was first arrested nearly a year ago for divulging state secrets. the secrets in question here is known as document number 9. in that document it is revealed that the chinese party leadership is concerned over what it sees as the potential infiltration of western ideals such as democracy they say which could corrupt on eventually lead to the disintegration of china's leadership. because of this it basically came out that the intended political reform that the chinese president has been talking about is possibly not true. that he intends to keep things exactly as they are and the human rights violations seen by advocates being perpetrated against those espousing different ideals are not true. gao's sentence, perpetrated 50 communist party here in china. gao yu intends to appeal her conviction. >> marga ortigues thank you. >> at a statement of the

. >>> a chinese court sentences gao yu to 7 years imprisonment >>> hundreds of migrants ask in italy after crossing the mediterranean. it's thought 40 may have drowned. there's calls for authorities to do more to help. >> for mo from italy, here is paul brennan. >> at the sis illy port of augusta, the coast guard delivers its human cargo, 600 migrants rescued from a variety of boats off the coast. guarded assure by coast card officers, men, women and children risked death in the hope of a better life. such are the numbers involved teams of volunteer doctors work alongside the medical staff. what they have seen pulled from the water is harrowing. sometimes we see people in the sea. they swallow water and gasoline. it's awful. >> reporter: some arrive with a little money for their new life. others without trees. they come from syria, and other places there's no sign of a showdown in upprecedent numbers. >> might yants are safe. there was another sinking. solutions are needed. they don't have any at the moment. >> the european commission cannot do it all. we have put energy and will com

. >>> the chinese court sentenced veteran journalist gao-yu to prison and 71 was famous in china forn elites and she will appeal to leaking secrets to organizations. they will decide whether to approve a potential cyber crime law to curb internet freedom and they will criminalize messages obscene or immoral and if passed it can be used to deny pakistan people freedom of speech. survivors remembering the killing fields in cambodia since they first marched in the capitol and one of the many masquerades was discovered after the fall of the communist regime and estimated 2 million cambodians killed during the four-year rule. the head of the imf christine has ruled out giving extension to greece of debt repayment and has to pay $1.1 billion over the next month. >> my advice is to get on with the work and the work needs to address both you know the short term and the medium term of the economy and the objective that we all pursue is to actually restore the stability of the greek economy. >> reporter: kenya produces exceptional coffee enjoyed all over the world, it's a big earning bringing

gao yu is 71 years old, accused of sharing a highly confidential documents. r tells cnn gao will immediately appeal the ruling. cnn producer steven jing joins me from beijing. she is an accomplished relance reporter. what is the reaction there to this story? >> as you say, a very, very harsh sentence. but not entirely surprising thp this is a country where the ruling communist party controls every aspect of the traditional process with conviction rate of almost 100%. and she was facing state secret charges. now those charges according to her lawyers and other experts almost impossible to defend because the state or party could call anything state secrets any time they see fit even retroactively. it is under this circumstance she was convicted and sentenced. and her lawyer said she, the alleged recipient of her leaked document even came out to say he did not receive this document from her. so despite these evidence and facts her lawyer said she was still convicted and sent to prison for such a lengthy time. it really shows the intolerant rule under shing ping.

a court in beijing sentenced chinese journalist gao yu to seven years in prison today on charges she state secrets. gao, a 71-year-old veteran reporter, denied the charges brought against her. the document in question detailed the communist party leadership's plans to target civil society and press freedom as a threat to the party's power. gao plans to appeal the sentencing. she has already served time in prison on state secrets charges more than two decades ago. the parents of the youngest victim in the boston marathon bombing asked federal prosecutors to give up seeking the death penalty for the bomber. bill and denise richard urged the justice department to work toward a deal that would give dzhokhar tsarnaev a life sentence without the opportunity of parole. tsarnaev was convicted last week in the 2013 attack that killed three people, including eight- year old martin richard. the large outbreak of measles that was traced to disneyland in california has come to an official end. officials at california's department of public health said no new infections have been reported in the la

>> gao yu was right, and i was wrong. >> bob deets there from the committee to protect journalists. > in china now. an experimental plane powered solely by the sun has been grounded indefinitely by bad weather. it is attempting to fly around the world on solar energy alone. cnn's david molko reports from chung ching. >>. >> reporter: call it the world's longest layover. a plane meant to fly around the world without a single drop of fuel is grounded it here in china. it's been more than 2 weeks and there is no departure date in site. that's because in order to take off this plane needs perfect weather conditions. clear skies, calm winds and good conditions not only for the take off but for the entire route and landing. right now the team says despite these set backs, despite the fact that the plane is only about a quarter of the way through it around the world journey, they are still feeling in good spirits about the flight ahead. >> you can believe that your will can inflew enthe weather, then you would be really disappointed because it doesn't work. or you just know that it is an adv

inside this court building today, gao yu learned she'd spend seven years behind bars for leaking state secrets. the 71-year-old journalist is known for her reporting on the communist party elite and was convicted for publicizing the so-called document number nine allegedly a government edict to restrict democracy, civil society and press freedoms. the last time we saw gao, her face blurred was in this confession broadcast on state tv. >> translator: i will admit my wrongdoing. >> her lawyer claims the confession was forced. a friend of gao's today asked how can exposing negative news be called revealing secrets? gao was detained almost a year ago. her lawyer tells cbs news she will appeal. chin knees journalists tell us this crackdown is very real and having a chilling effect on reporting. people are simply too scared to say anything that runs contrary to the communist party. norah? >> chuck do parksane in beijing, thank you very much. >>> this morning we are hearing the frantic 911 call from the worker trapped inside a cargo hold. it forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. john