Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121211:15:39:00
Unbelievably huge funnel cloud caught on tape in edge water. at least 40 homes there were damaged. a tornado also tore through birmingham, alabama, yesterday morning, but no reports of injuries there. defense secretary leon panetta made his first official visit to kuwait today. meeting with kuwaiti officials and visiting 13, 500 u.s. troops serve ing there. during this trip panetta mentioned the threat of syria using chemical weapons against their own people seeming to have diminished. we're learning more about why nelson mandela is in the hospital. he is suffering from a recurring lung in...