Special salvage cranes are in position to begin lifting wreckage of the American Airlines jetliner from the icy waters of the Potomac River following the midair collision with a Black Hawk helicopter last week. Investigators are hoping to find the 12 remaining victims. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
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