restaurant and these japanese tourists were on their phones trying to call back to families in japan and ther they couldn't through. >> do you sense there is panic? >> yeah, i do. >> extremely dangerous tsunami waves expected at 3:00 a.m. >> on the other side of the country, in washington, president obama was surprised at the developing -- apprised of the developing situation. >> the president issued a statement in the last few minutes and our own peter doocy is live in washington with the details. good morning, pete. the president was told about the earthquake and the resulting tsunami by his chief of staff at 4:00 this morning and the white house did put out a statement and reads in part "michelle and i send our deepest condolences to the people of japan." >> as the united states woke up friday morning, march 11 we begin to see the full horror of