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Japans failing nuclear complex has been evacuated. after thick, gray smoke was seen rising from one of the plants reactors and there was another major setback overnight, "new york times" is reporting that the plants cooling pumps are not working despite being hooked up to the high voltage power lines. they were being seen as the only last hope of preventing a complete nuclear meltdown. meanwhile, they show the plant was troubled even before this months quake. according to the japans nuclear ener...

Welcome back to hardball. japan raised its rating to a five on a seven-point scale. the crisis now even surpassed three-mile island. thats the standard. there it is on the score on the grid. time is running out. workers raced to avoid a full-blown meltdown and more of the situation in the nuclear problem, the former senior nuclear power plant operator. and david albright, a former nuclears inspector and president for the institute of science international security. well, michael, lets go to the ...

Welcome back to "hardball." jan has raised its rating of that nuclear disaster to a level five on a seven-point scale and a former member of the nuclear regulatory commission from this country said the crisis surpassed three mile island. there it is on that grid. time is running out as workers feverishly race to prevent a full-blown meltdown and a nuclear chain reaction. more on the desperate situation. lets turn to mike it will freedlander, a former senior nuclear power plant operator and david...

Work, maybe weve found solution to our illegal immigration policy." finally the ladies of the "view" were discussing the firing of gotfried when the co-host behar made what some call an inappropriate comparison. she said, "maybe people who just need relief from the terror of all of it, im sure people in concentration camps made jokes about each other about the nazis, about their situation." the antidefamation league responded saying, "the comparison between jokes about the japan tsunami to what ...

Rescue help and the u.s. military has distributed thousands of pounds of food and water to the japanese people. rick: lets talk about the radiation risk here at home. a lot of scientists are discounting it. president obama said dont worry about it. what are you hearing? >> reporter: we are talking about the leaking radiation from that nuclear complex. the obama administration says not to worry. here is more. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to leach the west coast, alaska, hawaii ...

Welcome back to hardball. japan is increasing the disaster there to a five on a seven-point scale. the crisis now even surpassed three-mile island. thats the standard. there it is on the score on the grid. time is running out. workers raced to avoid a full-blown met meltdown and more of the situation in the nuclear problem, the former senior nuclear power plant operator. and david albright, a former nuclears inspector and president for the institute of science international security. well, micha...

Could nuclear power make a comeback here no matter what happens in japan? also, a no-fly zone over libya. theyve done it. we know what all necessary measures means, military action. that puts the united states and the world militarily now on the side of the rebels facing moammar gadhafi. this is war. and donald trump spent the day in the morning on tv trashing the likely republican candidates for president but also flirting with the birther vote. does that mean hes actually running, the fact...

The real bottom line is we have a situation where the nuclear complex has been compromised as a result of a station blackout. the reactors have a very limited cooling for some period of time and have released some form of their nuclear radioactivity and the issue that makes this similar to three mile island is the reactor. the thing that makes it more complex is we dont have one reactor thats affected here, we have four plus a large fuel pool. >> whats your worry now that its reached five. does ...

Medicine. >> reporter: he is rationing the little bit of medicine they have, but its running out. >> translator: we cant last another three days. they are distributing drugs, but you know, so far, i havent gotten any yet. >> reporter: lisa sylvester, cnn. fredericka whit field is in for suzanne malveaux. >> thanks. all right, it is march 17, and of course japan has been bombarded or -- has bombarded a crippled nuclear plant with water, a desperate attempt to cool nuclear fuel rods. helicopte...

Dangerously overheated nuclear complex, the u.n. atomic agency -- energy agency says situation at japan crippled nuclear plant is very serious. currently doesnt appear to be getting worse. still america officials say it could take weeks to bring the crippled japanese nuclear complex under control. before we get to this story, we want to break in here to the u.n. security council. listen in here. the vote just occurred and the hands were raised. >> abstentions, please raise your hand. >> please p...