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Hi, mr. terrorist, whoever you are, these people are just jealous. that was a wonderful bomb and we are all sufficiently terrified. there's no need to try again, okay! >> at about 6:30 this last night, an alert t-shirt vendor who is a vietnam veteran noticed an unoccupied suspicious vehicle. he alerted police officer wayne rhatigan who was with the nypd mounted unit. who was on his horse, migs, patrolling times square. >> i'm sorry, mr. mayor, mr. mayor. jon stewart, daily show. what type of vendor and what war did he serve in and what was the name of the horse. and do you have any information...

We have looked around other burrbur borough tonight. we didn't find anything suspicious. they will be send home soon. yes? anybody. >> i just said we've asked police officers to stay on another shift. they have found nothing suspicious. this is a city of 4.8 million people. people should go about their business. if you see something strange, pick up the phone and call 911 and turn it over to professionals. that's exactly what happened here. you had a vendor, saw something strange, said something to a police officer on his horse. they looked and professionals took over. that's why nothing happe...

Area. police are also examining surveillance video that may have captured the suspect on tape, described by the commissioner as a man in his 40s. no one was hurt but thousands were evacuated last night as police blockaded the area at 45th and by way. just moments ago, new york city mayor michael bloomberg honored the officer first on the scene and sent out the alarm to clear the area. >> wayne robinson then alettered me to a car that was smoking, went over there and smelled gun powder, with my partner, pam duffy. and now we knew something was up as soon as he smelled the gun power. >> officer ...

Times square. he was still wearing his tux after leaving early from the white house correspondent's dinner in washington, d.c. he unfolded how the events unfolded. take a listen. >> before i begin, let me say we're very lucky. thanks to alert new yorkers and professional police officers, we avoided what could have been a very deadly event. i'm going to begin by telling you what we know and what we don't know. at about 6:30 last night, an alert t-shirt vendor, who is a vietnam veteran noticed an unoccupied suspicious vehicle on 45th street just off 7th avenue a few blocks from where we are stan...

He with the help of police officers assigned to operation impact, immediately evacuated the area and called for the fire department and more police. firefighters, emergency service officers and the bomb squad responded, and the bomb squad confirmed the suspicious vehicle did, indeed, contain an explosive device. there were gas cans and bomb-making materials in the car. the experts at the bomb squad are removing them as we speak. who abandon the car and why are under investigation by the nypd. commissioner kelly will fill you in on the details but i wanted to thank the professionals with the ny...