Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110311:08:53:00
Our breaking news this hour, right here on msnbc. we are watching what's happening live in tokyo. as well as up and down the coast in japan. this after an 8.9 earthquake hit at 2:46 p.m. local time. what we're looking at right now is amazing pictures, shocking to the people on the ground. you can see the structure in the lower left-hand corner being swept away here by a tsunami wave. this right after that 8.9 earthquake, as it hits several storage facilities, and these pictures from the helicopter you would think, of course, and we use this analogy frequently, but it is -- seems to be right ou...