American tourists scramble amid cartel violence in Mexico

VIOLENCE SPARKED BY THE KILLING OF A NOTORIOUS DRUG LORD. THE KILLING OF A NOTORIOUS DRUG L LORD. WE ARE HEARING FROM. NOTORIOUS DRUG LORD. WE ARE HEARING FROM AMERERICANS WHO. WE ARE HEARING FROM AMERERICANS WHO SCRAMBLED TO SAFETY. AMERICANS WHO SCRAMBLED TO SAFETY AND ARE STUCK THERE. SCRAMBLED TO SAFETY AND ARE STUCK THERE. >>>> Reporter: TONIGHT. AND ARE STUCK THERE. >> R Reporter: TONIGHT STUNNING SCENES OF DUH. >> Reporter: TONIGHT STUNUNNING SCENES OF DUH SRUBGTION ACROSS. STUNNING SCENES OF DUH SRUBGTION ACROSS MEMEXICO, BUILDINGS AND. SRUBGTION ACROSS MEXICO, BUILDINGS S AND CARS LIT ON FIRE. MEXICO, BUILDINGS AND CARS LIT ON FIRE. STORES SPRAYAYED WITH. CARS LIT ON FIRE. STORES SPRAYED WITH BULLETS, INCLUDING. STORES SPRAYED WITH BULLETS, INCLUDING PORT UERTO VALLARTA. BULLETS, INCLUDING PORT UERTO VALLARTA. >> HE APPROACHED THE. PORT UERTO VALLARTA. >> HE APPROACHED THE CAR, POINTED HIS GUN. >> HE APPROACHED THE CAR, POINTED HIS GUN AT MY HEAD AND S SAID IN.

CAR, POINTED HIS GUN AT MY HEAD AND SAID IN SPANISH, YELLING, GET. AT MY HEAD AND SAID IN SPANISH, YELLING, , GET OUT OF THE CAR, GET. OUT OF THE CAR, GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> HE SAYS THE CARTEL. OUT OF THE CAR. >> HE SAYS THE CARTEL MEMBERS APPEAR TO WANT. >> HE SAYS THE CARTEL MEMBERS APPEAR TO WANT THE CAR AS A. MEMBERS APPEAR TO WANT THE CAR AS A ROADBLOCK. THE CAR AS A ROADBLOCK. TONIGHT MEXICAN. ROADBLOCK. TONIGHT MEXICAN OFFICIALS S REVEALING. TONIGHT MEXICAN OFFICIALS REVEALING THEY LEARNED OF HIS. OFFICIALS REVEALING THEY LEARNED OF HIS LOCATION BY TRACKING.

THEY LEARNED OF HIS LOCATION BY TRACKING ONE OF H HIS MISTRESSES. LOCATION BY TRACKING ONE OF HIS MISTRESSES. JUST YESTERDAY THIS. ONE OF HIS MISTRESSES. JUST YESESTERDAY THIS WAS THE ALARMING SCENE. JUST YESTERDAY THIS WAS THE ALARMING SCENE AT THE AIRPORT. WAS THE ALARMING SCENE AT THE AIRPORT. PANICKED PASSENGERS. AT THE AIRPORT. PANICKED PASSENGERS SCRAMBLING WITH THEIR. PANICKED PASSENGERS SCRAMBLING WITH THEIR LUGGAGE. SCRAMBLING WITH THEIR R LUGGAGE. >> Reporter: TODAY. LUGGAGE. >>>> Reporter: TODAY WE'RE AT THE AIRPORT. >> Reporter: TODAY WE'RE AT THE AIRPORT AND IT'S SLOWLY GOGOING. WE'RE AT THE AIRPORT AND IT'S SLOWLY GOING BACK T TO NORMAL. BACK TO NORMAL. CAN YOU SEE THE OPERATIONS COMINING. CAN YOU SEE THE OPERATIOIONS COMING BACK, HOWEVER, YOU CAN. OPERATIONS COMING BACK, HOWEVER, YOU CAN ALSO FEEL THE TENSION. ALSO FEEL THE TENSION HANGING IN THE SILENCE. HANGING IN THE SISILENCE. >> AMERICAN TOURISTS, SILENCE. >> AMERICAN TOURISTS, ATREEN MOREFIELD, LIKE.

>> AMERICAN TOURISTS, ATREEN MOREFIELD, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, ATREEN MOREFIELD, LIKE SO MANANY OTHERS, ANXIOUS TO GET HOME. ANXIOUS TO GET HOME. >> IT MAKES YOU QUESTION WHEN WE'RE. >> IT MAKES YOU QUESTION WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO. QUESTION W WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME TO OUR. GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME TO O OUR LOVED ONES SAFETY. MAKE IT HOME TO OUR LOVED ONES SAFETY.Y. >> THE U.S. PRESIDENT. LOVED ONES SAFETY. >> THE U.S. PRESIDENT T URGING CALM, AND. >> THE U.S. PRESIDENT URGING CALM, AND ASKING AMERICAN.