identified as killed, 58-year-old fred buttaccio of suburban houston. the attackers focused only on americans and westerners including a large british contingent. >> tragically we now know three british nationals have been killed and a further three are believed to be dead, and also a further british resident is also believed to be dead. >> reporter: the good news most of the approximately 100 western workers were freed or escaped. algerian tv aired what it said was home video taken by one hostage as a group of them made their escape across the desert often past bodies. the algerian military said it killed at least 32 of the terrorists, their bodies displayed on algerian tv. officials said the terrorists were heavily armed with automatic weapons and explosive pack suicide belts and were preparing to blow up the natural gas facility. even though the u.s. had asked the algerians to go slow president obama in a statement said "the blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out." the president said "the attack is a reminder of the threa

one of them was an american. 58-year-old fred buttaccio. many of the survivors have been flown to italy, shellshocked and beaten. these fortunate ones, relieved to be returning to their families. the algerian say they killed at least 32 terrorists, their bodies displayed on algiers tv. now the focus is on this man the leader of the terror group. he is believed to have masterminded the attack from the safe haven of molly -- mali. >> five people were heard -- hurt at gun shows tonight. a man shot himself while leaving a gun show. in ohio, one man showed another man a gun and accidentally pulled the trigger. and take a look at this crowd. in raleigh, north carolina came running out of the dixie gun and knife show after shots were fired. and then unzipped his rifle case and then the gun went off. everyone involved in the shootings is expected to be ok. the message was loud and clear. kroger and supporters holding rallies at state capitals across the country. -- pro-gun supporters holding rallies at state capitals across the country. martin o'ma

fred buttaccio. u.s. officials say five americans were working at the complex. two escaped and two more are being held. a statement from the kidnappers posted by an african news agency said they would exchange the u.s. hostages for two high-profile convicted terrorists currently u.s. custody, triggering this response from the state department. >> the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. >> reporter: in texas, friends of a 57-year-old engineer kidnapped in algeria hope he's still alive. >> we were asked every night, he's in our prayers. >> reporter: algerian state news reported 100 out of 132 hostages have been freed with multiple kidnappers and hostages killed. it's not clear how many are still held hostage. those who did escape have shared frightening details of their ordeal. stephen mcfaul told his family in ireland the militants forced him to wear an explosive belt. his young son was overwhelmed by the news that his dad was okay. >> i never want him to go back there. >> reporter: with the fate of dozens of hostages still unknown, there is frustra

the state department has now confirmed that 58-year-old fred buttaccio of suburban houston, was killed at some point during the attack and subsequent rescue effort. but another american, mark cobb of corpus christi, texas, is reported to be safe. cobb is a senior manager at the bp facility. and sent a message to them, i'm alive. the al qaeda-linked group that claimed the facility had been planned for some two months. in both assault, the algerian army, using tanks and helicopters, found the terrorists were heavily armed and prepared to fight to the death. one official described the aftermath as carnage. hostages who escaped or were freed, said the terrorists only wanted westerners or americans, and were brutal in the treatment of some. >> it happened so fast. >> we were lucky that we are still alive. >> reporter: another worker said he escaped as the terrorists tried to drive them to another location. and the algerian army opened fire on the convoy. american officials urged the algerians to go slow, out of concern for the safety of the hostages. >> they didn't let the terrorists dig in

the state department has now confirmed that 58-year-old fred buttaccio of suburban houston, was killed at some point during the attack and subsequent rescue effort. but another american, mark cobb of corpus christi, texas, is now confirmed as safe. cobb was a senior manager at the bp facility algeria. and sent a message to them, i'm alive. the al qaeda-linked group that claimed the afact attack on the facility in the african desert, had been planned for some two months. in both assault, the algerian army, using tanks and helicopters, found the terrorists were heavily armed and prepared to fight to the death. one official described the aftermath as carnage. hostages who escaped or were freed, said the terrorists only wanted westerners or americans, and were brutal in the treatment of some. >> it happened so fast. >> we were lucky that we are still alive. >> reporter: another worker said he escaped as the terrorists tried to drive them to another location. and the algerian army opened fire on the convoy. american officials had urged the algerians to go slow, out of concern for the safety

buttaccio of suburban houston. survivors said the attackers focused only on americans and westerners including a large british contingent. >> tragically we now know that three british nationals have been killed, and a further three are believed to be dead, and also a further british resident is also believed to be dead. >> reporter: the good news was that most of the approximately 100 western workers were freed or escaped. algerian tv aired what it said was home video taken by one hostage as a group of them made their escape across the desert often past bodies. the algerian military said it killed at least 32 of the terrorists, their bodies displayed on algerian tv. officials said the terrorists were heavily armed with automatic weapons and explosive pack suicide belts and were preparing to blow up the natural gas facility. even though the u.s. had asked the algerians to go slow, president obama in a statement said "the blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out." the president said "the at

the state department has now confirmed that 58-year-old fred buttaccio of suburban houston, was killed at some point during the attack and subsequent rescue effort. but another american, mark cobb of corpus christi, texas, is now confirmed as safe. cobb was the senior manager at the bp facility algeria. and sent a message saying, i'm alive. the al qaeda-linked group claims the attack on the facility in the african desert, had been planned for some two months. in both assault, the algerian army, using tanks and helicopters, found the terrorists were heavily armed and prepared to fight to the death. one official described the aftermath as carnage. hostages who escaped or were freed, said the terrorists only wanted westerners or americans, and were brutal in the treatment of some. >> it happened so fast. >> we were lucky that we are still alive and everything is good. >> reporter: another worker said he escaped as the terrorists tried to drive them to another location. and the algerian army opened fire on the convoy. american officials had urged the algerians to go slow, out of concern fo

buttaccio of suburban houston. the attackers focused only on americans and westerners including a large british contingent. >> tragically we know three british nationals have been killed and a further three are believed to be dead and also a further british resident is also believe to the be dead. >> reporter: the good news most of the 100 western workers were freed or escaped. algerian tv aired what it said was home video taken by one hostage as a group of them made their escape across the desert often past bodies. the algerian military said it killed at least 32 of the terrorists. their bodies displayed on algerian tv. officials said the terrorists were heavily armed with automatic weapons and explosive pack suicide belts and were preparing to blow up the natural gas facility. even though the u.s. has asked the algerians to go slow president obama in a statement said the blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out. the president said the attack is a reminder of the threat posed by al qaeda

gordon rowen victor lovelady and fred buttaccio. one man did survive. frees colorado. managed to hide from the terrorist for 2 1/2 days. at times, they were feet away from him. he texted his wife about what was happening. she had to wait for word that he was okay. imagine that. >> she didn't know what was wrong with him or where he was and hadn't heard anything except that he was either captured, murdered or he was hiding out someplace. so we just prayed. >> i mean, it's hard when you got a loved one over in a different country and all that stuff happening. it's hard. >> gretchen: some of the weapons used in the attack, stolen from the libyan stock piles. yep, lot of people concerned about that and it's happening. >>> terrifying moments for peenges southwest flight at denver airport. a fire warning light, imagine if you're on the plane. it comes on as the plane is barreling down the runway. the pilot ends up slapping on the brakes, blowing out three tires. >> it was a little scary. 'cause we were just about to take off and then it slams. it was a big jolt when we were