Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120218:16:33:00
Welcome back. you're looking at live pictures from outside whitney houston's funeral, scheduled at noon today. invited guests have made their way into newark's new hope baptist church where houston grew up singing in the choir. her family denied a public memorial and a six-block perimeter is set up to provide privacy for the guests. we will be bringing you her funeral live. but first i want to go to nbc's craig melvin who is in newark, new jersey. kre craig, i know you have some information about the funeral for us. >> reporter: yeah, melissa. we just learned a short time ago that whitney ho...