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From london. lucy, what more do we know at this point about the investigation? >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning. well, as you say, the divers found several pieces of that tu-154 plane this morning at the bottom of the black sea. they were able to drag those parts onto land. russian officials saying today that the investigation is focusing on pilot error or technical problems, not on terrorism. this has developed now over the past 24 hours. authorities scrambling to figure out why this plane went down on christmas day. it's an around-the-clock mission to piece together a deadly puzzle. tho...

Sent ships there, have been pulling bodies out of the sea. at least six now according to russian news agencies have been recovered. take a listen to what the russian defense ministry spokesman had to say. >> translator: now at a distance of 1.5 kilometers off the sochi coast at the depth of about 70 meters parts of a tu 154 aircraft body have been discovered. a search operation is underway. four boats and five helicopters are currently operating in the plane search area as well as drones. reinforcement has been dispatched to the area. >> that was matthew chance recording live from moscow. than...

Interestingly, the red army choir. the alexanderoff ensemble. en route to syria to stage a performance for the russian troops that are stationed there. we understand from the defense ministry that at least 64 of the people on board, 92 who were killed were members of that choir. and all who were dancers with the choir. so complete tragedy for them, obviously, but already vladimir putin, the russian president has sent condolences, let's take a listen to what the defense ministry spokesman here in moscow had to say. >> translator: now at a distance of 1.5 kilometers off the sochi coast, at the d...

Of 1.5 kilometers off the sochi coast at the depth of about 70 meters parts of a tu-154 aircraft body have been discovered. a search operation is underway. four boats and five helicopters are currently operating in the plane search area as well as drones. reinforcement has been dispatched to the area. >> reporter: well, the russian officials at the moment are sort of ruling out any possibility of this being a terrorist attack. they're doing that before the investigation has been completed. they're ruling out the possibility of mechanical or pilot error. they're trying to determine why this plu...

Russia's world-famous military choir. in all, some 92 people were onboard. they're all thought to be dead. nbc's lucy cafnauv has been following the latest develops from london. what's the latest on the investigation? >> craig, good morning. christmas day tragedy, and now the authorities are pulling fragments out from the sea, including what appears to be two pieces of the plane's control mechanism. that's according to the russian defense ministry spokesman this morning. no expense spares in the search as russian authorities scramble. helicopters, ships. drones to scour the sea, but it is a se...