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Hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. we start with the very latest on a plane crash that left at least 12 people dead and dozens more injured. the tragic scene unfolding this morning in the central asian nation of kazakhstan. it is called beck air. the flight was carrying 93 passengers and 5 crew members. shortly after takeoff, the plane lost altitude and broke through a concrete fence and crashed into a two story building. just looking at the wreckage there, it is almost amazing that people even survived. nathan, what's the very latest? >> reporter: kate, we have just heard a fe...

Reporter said the preliminary investigation had led to two possible conclusions. one was the possibility of pilot error, and the other of some kind of technical malfunction. that's a very sort of broad definition, but as you noted, he also pointed out that the aircraft's tail hit the runway twice when it was taking off. so it was airborne for only a very, very short time before it plummeted to the ground and broke into pieces, essentially. we saw the pieces of fuselage strewn on the ground where it hit that building and that concrete wall, but aviation experts and kazhak officials are saying t...

Deputy prime minister told reporters that a preliminary investigation had shown that there were two possible causes, wo one is pilot error and the other is malfunction. and he added that the plane on takeoff, the tail struck the runway twice. and of course the government has called together a high level investigation to probe accident. and it has ordered a halt to the operations of beck air, the carrier operating this aircraft. it has ordered that their aircraft be grounded. and also the president of kazakhstan has ordered a

Kazakhstan. at least 12 people are dead. several others injured. the plane lost altitude after taking off breaking through a concrete fence before slamming into a building. it was headed to the capital of kazakhstan. i want to get to nathan hodge in moscow for more. what are you learning at this point? >> ryan, earlier today, the prime minister -- the deputy prime minister of kazakhstan said that preliminary investigation into the incident led to a conclusion that it was either pilot error or technical issue, very broad, that led to this crash. and adding that the tail of the plane hit the run...

Least 12 people dead, several others injured after a plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff in kazakhstan. the country's president said all airlines will be, quote, thoroughly checked. more now from cnn's nathan hodge. what are we learning about this accident? >> reporter: ryan, a few hours ago, the deputy prime minister of kazakhstan told reporters that a preliminary investigation had concluded that there would be two like live explanations for this crash. one pilot error, the other a technical issue. very broad of course. but he also noted that the plane, tail of...