of seeing the strength of the people here, the determination to not be defined by this attack, they are exactly right. they will finish the race. there is no doubt about that. that does it for us. thanks for watching. early start begins now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com a chilling revelation from the surviving boston bombing suspect. new york city s busy times square was supposed to be their next terror target. plus, the reluctant hero who helped turn the tide and maybe even saved lives. new details on how a carjacking victim s split-second decision foiled the bombing suspects escape. and a long wait at the airport could finally be over. new this morning, congress putting an end to furloughs in air traffic control towers. there s some good news for you. good morning. welcome to early start. glad you re with us this morning. i m zoraida sambolin in new york. and i m john berman live in boston this morning.
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and then they spent 90 minutes cruising around boston, basically, as these two were seeking a way out of the city. it s a riveting story. john, we ll have it for you in a bit. you know, it really is, miguel. so many pieces of this puzzle still coming together. miguel marquez over at beth israel deaconess medical center, great to see you this morning. we want to go now to times square, the site the tsarnaev brothers allegedly had their eyes on for another attack. cnn s richard roth is there this morning. good morning, richard. reporter: good morning, john. yes, this may be the lightest in traffic during the 24-hour cycle for times square, crossroads of the world, but the damage that could have been inflicted, should the brothers have reached here, could have been catastrophic. new york authorities revealing that the men were intended to be coming here with perhaps an arsenal of weapons. tsarnaev, the surviving brother, was photographed here in times square not that long ago, which n