Crisis Averted: What If the Bomb Had Gone Off?  On any other
night, it was a perfect time to be in Times Square.  But on
Saturday night, a potential catastrophe was aimed at one of the
most crowded places in the world.  With unseasonably mild
temperatures, more than 100,000 visitors packed into the area;
side and cross walks were jammed. Then, suddenly, here in the
thickest part of the square, everyone had to move.  Whistles and
alerts from officers rang out and sent people scurrying into
stuffed hotel lobbies and side streets ... anywhere but here.
VIDEO: Chris Cuomo looks at the potential devastation the car
bomb could have caused.  Until the wee morning hours, everyone
was waiting for a moment, one that thankfully never came.  Bomb
Scare  On the corner of 45th Street and Broadway, a Nissan
Pathfinder, laden with two different bombs, was smoldering.
Whether by accident or on purpose, it was positioned to do
maximum damage, according to Kevin Barry, who has spent 20 years
investigating bombs for the NYPD.