when we come back in a minute we'll talk to david sanger of "the new york times" and our own david martin our national security correspondent in just a minute. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 80% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >> schieffer: back now with david sanger, chief washington correspondent of "the new york times". six years a bureau chief for the times in tokyo. and our own david martin, of course, our national security correspondent. david, what should we be looking for now in the next couple of days? >> well, in addition to the rescue operation, which i'm afraid has been sort of bad news getting to worse, i think that the nuclear plants

the debate intensifies and joined by leon wieseltier, ann-marie slaughter and david sanger and look at issues around the world with tina brown, deanna powell and zainab selbi and there's a film about ray kurzweil about the transcend gentleman and we'll look at that at another date and we'll look at libya and women in 2011 coming up next. but this isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. every time a storefront opens. or the midnight oil is burned. or when someone chases a dream, not just a dollar. they are small business owners. so if you wanna root for a real hero, support small business. shop small. additional funding provided by these funders: captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> charlie: it is a decision that every modern american president must face, whether and how to intervene as libya spirals into a bloody civil war the debate ins tensefide this week and there was a bipartisan support for a no-fly zone with some senators saying the risk of waiting outweigh early action and

. >> rose: and then the nuclear danger with david sanger of the "new york times," olli heinonen, former chief inspector for the international atomic and energy agency and nuclear physicist frank von hip. >> the good news is that the wind has been blowing offshore. but you know, the question is whether does this stand relative to chernobyl. it's way past three mile island already. >> rose: we conclude this evening by looking at the ipad 2 and the future of tablets with walt massberg of the "wall street journal" and david carr of the "new york times." >> the question is, is this going to be the ipod where they still have pretty much absolute domination in terms of players or will it be like the phone where google and others have been able to catch up? i do think they've protected their flake with a very, very impressive 2.0 version of this device. >> rose: japan and the ipad when we continue. who beats the odds and comes out on top. but this isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. every time a storefront opens. or the midnight oil is burned. or when