Russian plane carrying top hockey team crashes, 43 reported dead

Two people survive; Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team is coached by former Detroit Red Wings assistant Brad McCrimmon

Closed captioning of: Russian plane carrying top hockey team crashes

>>> we have some breaks news that we are following this afternoon. a plane crashed just after takeoff about 150 miles northeast of moscow. we're in russia right now. 43 people are dead. only 45 are on board that plane. many of the folks aboard had national -- had ties to the national hockey league . they had tie to the nhl in this country. at this point it's not clear what happened. but the weather we're told was sunny there. breaking news in russia as a plane crashed there. 43 have been killed so far.

Show transcript

Father of Sandy Hook killer: 'You can't get any more evil'

Speaking publicly for the first time to The New Yorker’s Andrew Solomon, Peter Lanza says he wishes his son Adam had never been born. Solomon will join TODAY for an exclusive interview Monday.

3/10/2014 4:24:07 AM +00:00 2014-03-10T04:24:07

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images file

Put down that cellphone! Study finds parents distracted by devices

3/10/2014 4:19:00 AM +00:00 2014-03-10T04:19:00

Possible part of missing jet found, Vietnam says

A Vietnamese navy plane spotted an object in the Gulf of Thailand that officials suspect belongs to the missing Malaysian jetliner.

3/9/2014 9:10:47 PM +00:00 2014-03-09T21:10:47
video Missing plane may have attempted to turn back
video Stolen passports deepen mystery

TODAY

video Skydiver, pilot become entangled in mid-air collision

3/9/2014 6:50:43 PM +00:00 2014-03-09T18:50:43