from a couple hours ago when the mall was empty as police, canine and bomb squad units performed a thorough search of this property. alarming message i believe side a lower level bathroom prompted the evacuation riverside around 1:00 this afternoon. this is video of police blocking off the perimeter as they swept the interior from top to bottom. a security officer noticed suspicious graffiti inside a bathroom that suggested a bomb threat. they decided to quickly evacuate everyone inside. the bomb squad unit and canine units were rushed in as mall patrons and workers were forced to the edge of the property. we spoke to some of the people inside who were told to leave. they said aside from it being crowded, most people were calm during the evacuation.

because everybody was casually walking out. >> everyone was shocked, not so much panicking but i was one of the few that got out quickly. >> reporter: now, for a while, police were detouring traffic around the mall which caused backups on route 40. at this hour, traffic is back to flowing normal as it would normally during this time. live in hackensack this evening, a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. and now to the weather. if you have been outside even for a second today you may be wondering are we actually approaching winter or coming back into consumer. >> people across the tri-state area are out and about enjoying the record warmth in december at the boardwalk in coney island. >> this is lincoln center on the upper west side. the high temps got people asking what happened to winter. >> meteorologist jeff smith has the first look at the accuweather forecast. >> just to put it in perspective, today's high

that is typical of a high temperature on april 30th or early october. we are talking spring and midfall. that is what it's middelves 66 a was the high in the park. 66 newark. a record at islip. 68 degrees there. 61 a record at bridgeport, connecticut. unbelievable levels of warmth, especially south of new york city. you actually got into the low 70s in places like belmar and toms river. low 60s on the east end of the island at montauk and low 60s north and west of new york city where we should be in the upper 30s and low 40s this time of year with a developing snow back in the catskills and the poconos. not the case this season. temperatures have tailed off a little bit. you are 57 down the shore in belmar. temperatures have fallen into the upper 40s toward monticello. the next search hours,

gradually into the upper 50s as we approach midnight. now, tomorrow, we had been advertising the potential for record warmth. that may be in jeopardy because there will be a cold front from new england. parts of the area could be up near 70 agrees. we will detail that in the forecast. is there any cold air in sight? we will will talk about that later in the -- we will talk about that later in the forecast. nearly 200 countries are tied to a contract to combat chime mat change. world leaders adopted an agreement to slow global warming by cutting and eliminating greenhouse gas pollution. the harris agreement aims to keep temperatures from rising another degree celsius by the end of the century. they pledge to limit greenhouse grasses to the same levels that trees, oceans and soils can naturally absorb. >> the world has come together

empower us to charter a new path for our planet, a smart and responsible path, sustainable path. >> leaders were negotiating this pact for four years. it needs to be ratified by individual governments before taking effect. many say the climate deal is not good enough and thousands of protestors demonstrated across paris. people held hands and formed a human klain that stretched -- chain that stretched around the eiffel tower. environmental leaders acknowledged the positive aspects but say the targets on the table are not big enough. demonstrators stretched a banner into the business district. police authorized the protest zest despite a state of emergency after the deadly terrorist attackers. there. protestors wore red. there was a strong police presence but the protest was peaceful. swiss authorities say they

against two syrian citizens arrested yesterday after a vehicle containing traces of explosives was found in the arrests come after authorities heightened security in geneva thursday and said police were searching for four suspects adding alleged -- allegedly linked to islamic state and launching an attack. the two suspects arrested have not been clearly linked to the four wanted men. caught on camera, the moments before a gun fight that ended with police shooting a suspect in brooklyn. security cameras recorded several people attacking a man last night. two people chased the man across the street. several shots were fired. one man was a worker described the scene. >> i heard some gunshots, like four or five. after that i see one person and i go outside.

shot a suspect in the shoulder. both injured men were taken to the hospital. one person has been arrested. police say they recovered a nine millimeter semi-automatic handgun at the scene. they hope to have a section of first avenue that is a feeder roadway to the 59th monday morning's rush hour. crews are working around the clock to remove the remaining brakes by one by at first avenue between 61st and 64th streets has been closed since monday which breaks came off the facade at 63rd. fortunately no one was hurt. it seems the nypd is getting their wish from santa- con revellers during the annual rite. hundreds kicked off the festivities in williamsburg before heading to bars in brooklyn and lower manhattan. thy don't understand why santa- con got a bad wrap when hits eye about coming together and having fun.

together with friends and in the spirit of christmas. >> we all sing along, christmas carols walking everywhere. it's a good time. >> if people continue to impose santa-con, i have to conclude that there are people in new york who were antifun. >> organizers started planning with police more than a month ago getting a permit to assemble in the park and sending messages out to participants about safety. a big holiday gift for drivers. coming up on eyewitness news, gas prices take the plunge nearing a key milestone. >> and you have seen them on shared them, too. we will show you the top ten

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they resonate and say something about our world. here is tim fleischer with a look at what we watched and loved. >> >> reporter: police work was never like this. in dash cam confessions, dover police officer jeff davis and his rendition of shake it off is one much you tube's top ten videos for 2015. >> videos like these, lift ups, have you been popular on you tube. >> the lift is celebrate -- list is sell bracing the anniversary. >> we sedans to pranks to social experiments and top television moments. >> little heaven king from new jersey captures the top spot. >> for the first time this year we have a dance video at the top of the trending video lists. she has created the dance of the year. the top videos have over 40 million subscribers amongst them. it shows they are creating

>> one of the top sites is the slow mo guy. one guy squeezes into a balloon when hits eye filled with water. suddenly -- and it's slow motion. >> taking something like the explosion of a balloon, slowing it down so people see the drama of it and making that entertaining for people to watch. >> number 4 is love has no label from the ad council where people step out from behind a large x ray screen. >> the topics of inclusion and diversity, huge this year, especially after the u.s. supreme court ruling on marriage equality. >> three videos from television shows made the list. number 2 a yearly favorite, a super bowl ad, goes this one

>> a lot of creigh i didn't 2eu69 -- creativity. we think next year we will see the same. >> >> reporter: tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and if you would like to check out those videos again or maybe share your favorite with your friends, we have all ten posted at abc7ny. >> all right. good news if you plan a road trip over the holidays, gas prices nearing a 6 year low. aaa says a national gallon fell to 2.01 last week. that is 60 cents less than a year ago. >> they expect it to fall below $2 nationally. the lower price attributed to an increase in gas production and excess of crude oil. no driving needed here. glasses raised in a toast to old blue eyes. frank sin nat try would have

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heavy rains in the north west left a house on the edge of disaster. the deluge sparked a landslide in mercer island, washington. it sent trees and mud down a steep slope. the homeowners had no idea of a of the danger until until -- of

inspector showed them the danger. down the slope, two others were evacuated. the family says it is confident that cement pilings and tie backs will keep the house in place. >> well, that is scary. you might want to stay at a hotel for a while. >> breath at the brave. >> people that -- pretty brave. >> people that would think of driving south to get warm -- >> they don't have to go anywhere. we were talking about the pacific northwest and the rain and storminess, typically when you get that it means high pressure pumps up in the east and mild air, opens up the floodgates for the warmth from the gulf of mexico. that's why we are warm late. mild evening. empire state building is lit up for hanukkah. the spires, you have the blue and white then the spires are in orange to represent a flickering candle. temperature is 62 if you can believe it.

this is after getting up to 66 during the afternoon. getting down to 55 for the morning low. let's put it in perspective. the normal high for december the 12th is 44. we were a full 22 above that. not quite, though, the record of 68 in the city. ment that was set in 1931 as i showed you a while ago, though, a lot of other reporting stations in the area did get records, sun setting at 4:28. highs in the low 70s in places like belmar and toms river. islip got a record at 68. low 60s the record at bridgeport. patchy fog developing late tonight into tomorrow morning. be careful if you are out and about traveling. take it slow after midnight. lots of clouds tomorrow. near record warmth. we are not talking about temperatures in the city getting into the upper 60s like we thought before. we have to lower those because we have more cloud cover around.

so, we are darn close. rain returns on monday, mainly in the afternoon. not before temperatures get up again into the lower and middle 60s during the day. 55 middletown. 48 the temperature at monticello. association you are cooling off more quickly well north and west but mild, very mild for this time of year. 62 the current temperature in the park. visibility 3 miles at monticello. patchy fog developing in that area. the wind stream lines showing wind off the atlantic ocean into tomorrow keeping us cooler than we were today from the city and points north but look at south of the city, by tomorrow afternoon, death spite the cloud cover and that wind off the water, you get into the upper 60s to another 70 in places like toms river, new jersey. check out the forecast as we head into the overnight hours, temperatures falling to about 54. could be patchy late night fog, maybe drizzle as we head into the day tomorrow, patchy morning fog, otherwise mostly

again, one degree shy of that record. maybe spotty drizzle late tomorrow night, 54. here is 9 accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see,ing as we head into the day on monday, 63. maybe a shower in the morning. letter steadier rain in the afternoon. 67. that watts set in 1981. upper 50 tuesday and wednesday. rain at times thursday, 57. behind that cooler air but that is above average to say the least. the following week, christmas week, might try to get mild again. we will talk about that next half hour. >> it will get into the upper 40s. >> way down. >> thank you, sir. well, the force appears to be with one bidder at a "star wars" auction. a bidder played $25,000 for this luke skywalker action figure. it's considered rare.

the toys were pulled from production. this is dollar auction by sotheby's timed to coincide with the new movie, "the force awakens." that is opening this week. still ahead on eyewitness news, a possible parking price hike.

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welcome back. fans of krispy kreme doughnuts -- me -- can double their orders today because today is december 12, 12-12. anybody that buys a dozen will get 12 more glazed for free, my favorite. i should keep that quiet. it's part of the day of the dozens promotion in its third year. nothing like a plain glazed. before heading to feed a parking meter you probably grab a few quarters. in one city in new jersey, you need to grab 12 quarters just for an hour of parking. >> that would be in asbury park. the fee could jump to 3 bucks an hour. new jersey reporter toni yates spoke to drivers. you can imagine what they had to say.

>> reporter: these are some of district. the number one issue, parking. >> the more that people come in to support the restaurants and the bars here, the less parking the people have who live here or work here. >> reporter: nearly all parking in the busy areas are metered and business owners have to pay to park. frank owns this corporate photography shop. >> parking for the owner, $100 to park when you arrive with your equipment for your business. >> reporter: rudy is director of the antique emporium. >> we have to pay for parking but it doesn't guarantee us a park. catch as catch can. they want to raise that up. >> reporter: city leaders are proposing changes that include raising rates, especially in the busiest zones and lower rates in less used parking areas hoping visitors will use them leaving more premium spots available.

supply and trying to manage 85 xs city so people aren't driving around wasting gas looking for spaces. >> reporter: every owner says they need to build a parking garage, not charge more to be at work. >> i said this was a ghost town when i came here and it could easily be a ghost town again if you drive the merchants out. >> reporter: city council will vote on the parking changes and parking increases next month. so far no talk on the table about that parking garage. in asbury park, toni yates,

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