Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121215:17:40:00
Graduations, weddings, kids of their own. >> reporter: so the president pausing repeatedly to wipe away tears. but he wasn't just emotional and sad, alex. he was also resolved, it seemed. he said now is the time to take meaningful action regardless of the politics. what specifically does that mean we will have to wait for the coming days and weeks to find out. now in terms of the tick tock, i can tell you president obama was alerted about this at 10:30 a.m. by his national security adviser john brenan. he spent the rest of the morning and afternoon receiving updates on the situation. he reache...