the president is just like the rest of us. >> so that was your biggest take? >> that's one of them. lee tell you more in ten days. >> all right. jody can for of the new york times, thank you. >> thank you. >> nice to see you. well, 2011 was quite a day for mother nature. many will remember it for its extreme weather. the natural disasters of the last year, here at home and around the world. >> reporter: days after the quake now and japan as a nation strip grappling with the sheer size and scope of the destruction. safety fears for those who survived are now also focused on the areas nuclear reactors after another suspected partial meltdown. >> the earthquake in japan will help the pacific northwest understand what they will need eventually to get ready for. >> this tornado in tuscaloosa shot by the university of