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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. that's 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, michael, let's go to the whole question. what does it mean to go to five? >> probably the more relevant ...

Could nuclear power make a comeback here no matter what happens in japan? also, a no-fly zone over libya. they've 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 he's actually running, the fact that he's doing that? we start with the nuclear crisis in japan. nbc's ann curry is joining us ...

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 don't have one reactor that's affected here, we have four plus a large fuel pool. >> what's your worry now that it's reached five. does that mean it will keep heading upwards in terms of horror? >> chris, the real core issue, no pun...

Medicine. >> reporter: he is rationing the little bit of medicine they have, but it's running out. >> translator: we can't last another three days. they are distributing drugs, but you know, so far, i haven't 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. helicopters donned 30 tons of sea water, but wind scattered much of it. radiation levels actually rose. a ...

Dangerously overheated nuclear complex, the u.n. atomic agency -- energy agency says situation at japan crippled nuclear plant is very serious. currently doesn't 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 put down hands.