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Lets take a look at whats happening in the oil markets right now. nymex crude is up almost 1% in electronic trading. up 87 cents to $98.85 a barrel. oil prices are rising as dealers turn attentions to fresh reports of violence in the middle east on thursday. charles? >> well, lets update you on other news. the u.n. security council may vote on thursday on a broad range resolution so-called that could impose a no fly zone in libya. the council is discussing the civil war there but theres been no ...

>> we are discussing very seriously and leading efforts in the council around a range of actions that we believe could be effective in protecting civilians. those include discussion of a no-fly zone. but the u.s. view is that we need to be prepared to contemplate steps that go beyond a no-fly zone. >> while the u.n. contemplates its next move, the people of benghazi are living in fear that international action will come too late if at all. cnn has more. >> reporter: to say that people are disapp...

Its quite another to be going through an earthquake while sitting in a building next to a nuclear reactor. is frightening an understatement? >> yeah, definitely. i mean, you think about it, its kind of a triple whammy. we had the earthquake, the tsunami, and also i happened to be at the power plant at the same time. >> describe the moment the quake hit. >> well, you know, is it started off kind of slow. i was thinking, wow its need to be experiencing this earthquake in japan, but quickly my mind...

>>jonathan: no one is telling us very much at all. but experts say this crew will be working in the most difficult circumstances imaginable, crawling through the dark and also wearing breathing machines and heavy oxygen tanks to help them breathe as they go through the nuclear reactors. they will be clothed head to toe in the full-body jump suits but those dont offer much protection at all from the radiation levels that they will experience there. but i spoke to one former nuclear plant worker e...

Out and telling them that what the japanese have been telling their people is an understatement. >> the united states is following other countries who have been drawing back their foreign personnel so i think if people, if american citizens are there and dont need to be there, they should certainly get out of harms way. the japanese may interpret it as a negative sign, but the u.s. is also doing everything it can to help by having its warships in the area, by sending nuclear regulatory commision...

That worked for the other two reactors failed this time. the explosion damaged the steel containment structure. emergency workers were withdrawn from the plants and people within that 12-mile radius, anybody left within that radius were told to evacuate immediately. prime minister kan in a nationally televised address went as far to tell those just outside of the evacuation zone to stay indoors and continue to monitor radiation levels. radiation levels have increased, but officials are quick to ...

>> its a perfect storm in hell. great analysis. appreciate it. coming up, those explosions of the japanese nuclear reactor have many in america -- well, this is an understatement -- rethinking nuclear power. because even some of the liberals who thought they were totally anti-nuke have come around because of the concerns about energy, but were now rethinking the whole thing. will this threat of the meltdown in japan change our politics on nuclear at home? youre watching "hardball" on msnbc. al...

The japanese have demonstrated a great resiliency and ability to pull together in times of adversity. we are confident theyll overcome this challenge. >> the problems in japan of course led to questions about the safety of u.s. nuclear plants. there are 104 of them, some of which are on fault lines or near them, and some of them would be vulnerable to tsunamis. but officials at the white house briefing today said that all those things were taken into account when designing those plants and drawi...

This is what you need to keep cool. theres a normal pumping system, that went out in the earthquake. and then there are battery generators that are supposed to pump cool water in as well. that system failed as well. were not quite certain, did it just fail over time or was there some kind of malfunction? the alternative is to bring in ocean water, sea water to bring in here to cool this reactor. but the japanese authorities saying at least at one point these rods were fully exposed. that is the ...

Better prepared even though its a once and i lifetime event. >> thank you charles ferguson. great analysis. coming up those explosions have many in america -- this is an understatement rethinking nuclear power because even some of the liberals who thought they were anti-nuke are coming around. will this threat of the meltdown change our politics on nuclear here at home? youre watching "hardball" on msnbc. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually