COOPER: Tragic news about our Mexican journalist who reported extensively on drug trafficking. Javier Valdez was killed in Sinaloa, home of El Chapo's cartel. He was shot dead. The fifth journalist to be killed in Mexico this year. Valdez has appeared on this program. Our producer on the field says he was the only person he found who was actually willing to go on camera to talk about the risk of covering drug cartels. He says that the staff of the publication that he founded lived in feared, but would never back down from his coverage. Valdez was awarded the 2011 Press Freedom Award by the committee to protect journalists. Speaking at the scene where Valdez was killed, the prosecutor promised that his department would allow more protection for journalists. Thanks very much for watching "360". Time to hand it over to Don Lemon. "CNN Tonight" starts right now.</s>DON LEMON, CNN HOST: Breaking news because, of course, tonight it's a defiant president doubling down on the eve of his crucial first foreign trip. This is "CNN Tonight". I'm Don Lemon. After an uncharacteristic silence from the commander-in-chief, you can hold back no longer and speaks out.
Javier Valdez Shot Dead In Mexico.