we ll keep our eye on the story throughout the day. for a look at the weather and a look at hartsfield international right here, cnn.com/internationalable. gatwick would probably argue. it depends what you call the busiest. is it passengers, takeoffs and landings? somehow gatwick feels busier. this conversation for another day. the american ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy is already flipping the script that diplomats follow once they go overseas to represent the united states. instead of sticking to the tokyo circuit, she s getting out of the japanese capital to see people across the country. she s touring the area hard hit by the 2011 tsunami, a two-day visit meeting with survivors there. our karl penhaul is with the ambassador in northeastern japan. reporter: it s a big day at the elementary school, the school brass band is lining up. and then moments away from the arrival of caroline kennedy.
reality. and that is she s like hundreds of other people here in washington. she has nowhere to go. no home. she s going to stay with relatives until she figures that out. but obviously happy to be alive. of course, an amazing story. miraculous. thank you so much to ted rollins on the ground there in the hardest hit area by those storms. our fourth story outfront, camelot takes japan. caroline starts her new role today as the american ambassador to japan. she says she s proud to carry on her father s legacy of public service. but some are angry, saying she doesn t have the diplomatic credentials to take on the job and that she got it as a favor president barack obama. we are outfront in tokyo. welcome to japan, ambassador. thank you. reporter: making her first visit to a japanese minister, a throng of cameras greeted new u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy before she even entered the room. since the moment she landed in