Out around 45 minutes later, but that building, as you can imagine, completely torched. The good thing here, no one was hurt. An arson team is on the scene as we speak, investigating how it all started. To the weather now. Hopefully you spent some time outside today. You certainly didnt need a winter coat. We are seeing recordhigh temperatures this weekend. And take a look at this. The average high for today, december 12th, over the last 30 years, has been 44 degrees. Well, today the high in parts of our area was 66. That is 22 degrees above average. We have two reports tonight on this weather and of course, the mood of the city enjoying this warmth. We begin with news 4s michael george, who is on tupper west side. I imagine a lot of people are happy there, mike. Absolutely, rob. Like you said, no need for a coat at all. And a lot of people are outside taking advantage of this. But is this warm weather a good thing . Well, that depends on who you ask. Who would have guessed . Its short
12 days until christmas. Oh, we can start counting down. On the first day oh, i did not mean to open that pandoras box. Yes, you did. Erica grow in for Raphael Miranda. You dont sing, do you . Ill spare you right now. But you made me think. If this is the first day of christmas, my friend gave to me 60 degrees . Still 60 degrees in central park. We didnt lose much of the heat we got during the day yesterday. We broke record highs throughout much of the tristate. Were only down to 51 in danbury. 54 in farmingdale. Long branch right now at 57 degrees. On Storm Tracker satellite and radar, this is a threehour loop. You can see a couple sprinkle popping through sullivan county. Not a lot of rain in our area today. Right now it is 60 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Were going to stay in the 60s all day long. Of course, but when were starting out this warm, we dont have far to go before we already reach a record high. The record high for this date is 64 set in central park back in the 193
Snow. Reporter no sweaters, just sweating. The joggers go past the West Side Park where the decorated wreaths are looking out of place. In a way, im glad. Im from ecuador, and we are used to the weather. To me, its perfect. Reporter outdoor seating here in hoboken is usually empty this time of the year, but its bustling. Stephanie doesnt need a coat or even long sleeves. Its 60, why not . Reporter her shoulders are bayer, and she feels the opposite of cold. Im kind of sweating honestly. Reporter wheres your jacket . Not even a backup jacket . Not even a backup jacket. Reporter scott bernsteins sunday plans will be to dig out the golf clubs and tee off in a tshirt. Im a golfer, and i can do without the winter all year. Reporter we found crowds of people motivated to get out and exercise, but for some when oven, christmas is on the back burner. Its not the christmas spirit. Reporter tree sellers. It to tree sellers want it to be cold because its good for business. Vanessa murdock has the
Tree headquarters but tonight the Salvation Army has a message for the crooks. And a big break tonight in the torching of a california mosque. The Annapolis Yacht Club has been attracting boaters for nearly 130 years, but it only took hours for flames to nearly gut the building. News 4s Darcy Spencer spoke to people who are searching for answers tonight. Reporter the Annapolis Yacht Club with a history dating back to the 1800s and a popular destination for the regions Sailing Community was virtually destroyed in a threealarm fire. This couple has fond memories of attending functions at the club. Theres a lot of history that was lost, im sure. A lot of Historical Documents and a lot of the models of old boats. But as long as no one got hurt, theyll replace the building, and well all be sailing again. Reporter the flames broke out about 2 15 in the afternoon. Heavy smoke could be seen billowing from the waterfront building. It took several hours for firefighters to fully put out the fire