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And times square is a unique avenue and we'll have a population concern all hours of the day. >> i want to point out the explosive materials referred to discovered at 6:30 by a mounted police officer who's was pouring out thereof. that's completely out of the extraordinary and something that we'll find out exactly what -- what the votes are. but that would general dough that. that something as arrived. >> right, they've done exactly what you would expect. shut the area down. make sure it's not going to cause any greater danger to the public, either pedestrians walking by and nearby businesses....

Avenues still closed. we're actually right now just a couple blocks from times square on sixth avenue and 46th street. right now, as i'm looking down, there's a new york police department car blocking traffic from entering into times square from 46th street. and down to 43rd street, actually. but, you know, both the avenues near there, traffic as usual. pedestrians going about their business. the heart of times square is really what's still closed down, as far as i can tell from my vantage point here. and they're just waiting for that press conference, hoping to get more information from the n...

Anything they see inside. to see what they might have missed. if it was some thing targeting new york city, perhaps they were not aware of it. just as they try to go back and very carefully piece everything together here. of course, new york city always regards as target number one for any sort of terrorist activity. times square, particularly iconic location. and we're always at a period of threat. federal officials, local officials say that constantly, i'm sure as has been indicated, this is being looked at very, very carefully and very, very seriously. thank you. >> a federal official said ...

Natalie. and we're hoping to get more from the press conference which we're standing by for from the new york police department. natalie? >> and david, start us back from when you first heard what time this broke out tonight. and who first reported seeing this suspicious car? >> the information i have that around 10:45 p.m. eastern time here in new york, a police officer was making the rounds, around times square. obviously, center of attraction for so many tourists, spotted the fire. spotted the smoke, rather, in the car. and that's what alerted officials, calling in the fbi, the bomb squad. ...

Be accumulated over time right now. >> stand by. natalie, as you know, this may be one of the most well photographed or surveillance areas in the world, because of times square and all the testivities they have. >> you can elaborate on that as far as what is set up on any kitchen night in new york, d diddy. knowing that this area could be a target. >> yes, the play surveillance is going to be heightened like that. it's new year's eve where you do have that. anytime, that is similar to the london incident. that vehicle was parked in front of a disco-techniq.