say joseph first lit this car on fire. they say he threw it through that window, asleep in that bedroom his ex-girlfriend's 13-year-old sister. >> reporter: the family who lives here is lucky they made it out alive. police say joseph ferrufino threw a molotov cock till through the home around 6:00 this morning. they say he lit a car in the driveway on fire. >> during this morning's incident, a 13-year-old female received a laceration to her foot from broken glass and her mother sustained smoke inhalation and first degree burns to her legs. >> reporter: the family returned to the home this afternoon to gather what ever they could salvage which isn't much. the house is a complete loss. police say this wasn't ferrufino's first attempt.

they say exactly a week ago ferrufino tried to launch this molotov cocktail through the home's front bay window. instead it fell to the ground and didn't ignite. >> the homeowner did face the defendant but was not able to identify him at the time. police were called after an intense search of the area. they were not able to locate the defendant. >> reporter: this the girl's father chased after ferrufino as he fled the scene and was able to give police a description of him. >> after a foot pursuit officers apprehended the defendant on west call avenue. >> police say after that november 17th incident, they installed inside the family's home a sort of panic alarm which would allow the family to press an alarm and that call would go right to 911. that's what they had to do here this morning. ferrufino is facing arson charges but those charges could be upgraded because the home was occupied at the time. live in baldwin, kristin thorne, channel

7 eyewitness news. tyrone howard, the career criminal accused of gunning down a new york city police detective indicted tonight on murder charges. the 30-year-old is accused of shooting detective randolph holder in east harlem last month. he pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, second degree murder, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon. tonight we've learned the victim of a deadly crash in westchester was a woman who worked with severely disabled children. police say 46-year-old charlene. both tairmgz are in critical condition -- both teenagers are in critical condition tonight. the boil water advisory from this weekend's water main break has been lifted. the city is now receiving water from the weekawken transmission line. hoboken's mayor don zimmer says

most residents have water but people living on higher floors in high rise buildings may still experience water issues. nearly all businesses are opening up again. as millions of people get ready to head out for the thanksgiving holiday weekend, the state department is reminding travelers to avoid large crowds or saying authorities believe the likelihood of terror attacks will continue as members of isis return from syria and iraq. the tsa says it's beefing up security and is up to the challenge. officials say the u.s. has the safest aviation security system in the world. if you are flying over the next few days, the tsa and airlines recommend leaving early for the airport in order to deal with the extra security. new details about the the paris prosecutor now says there eight. he says the suspected ring leader and an unidentified man found dead were planning an

district on november 18th or naepth. -- or 19th. now prosecutor charges against the mastermind of the attacks. meanwhile president obama today standing in solidarity with french president francois hollande. the pair standing united during a meeting at the white house. hollande pledging his country and president obama pledging support in the fight against isis and making another appeal on behalf of the refugees. >> the statue of liberty, the gift from the people of france. words we know so well. give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. >> hollande says the priority will be to regain control of key locations in syria. he's pushing for closing the border between turkey and syria. now to belgium which remains on high alert as a fifth person is charged with terror offenses.

an international arrest warrant has been issued for muhammad abrini. he was filmed at a gas station with salah abdeslam. two other people are under arrest for suspicion of participating in a terrorist group. still more overseas. growing trouble between russia and turkey after a russian war plane was shot down at the turkish-syrian border. things only got worse when russia went in to rescue the two pilots. joe torres is in the news room with the latest. >> that turkish military response could lead to a crisis between the turkey claims it shot down the russian jet after it flew in to turkish air space and they say they provided warnings to the russian jet and they have proof of the aerospace violation. russian president vladimir putin warns of serious consequences. >> reporter: a russian marine killed while searching for the two russian pilots who ejected

from their fighter jet. a fighter jet shot down by turkey. that according to russian military officials who now vow to destroy anyone threatening their air forces. vladimir putin calls the shootdown a stab in the back by the accomplices of terrorists, blasting turkey, a fellow nato member. they called an emergency meeting. >> the information we have from other allies is consistent with what we've got from turkey. >> reporter: turkey maintains its air force brought down the russian jet only after repeated warnings were ignored, claiming the russian pilots were told 10 times in a 5-minute span they were violating turkish air space. >> we were able to hear everything that was going on. >> reporter: president obama, who today hosted a white house meeting with french president francois hollande says he expects to communicate with the turkish president in the next few days.

has a right to defend its territory and air space. i think it's very important right now for us to make sure the russian and turks are talking to each other, find out exactly what happened. >> reporter: from baghdad, u.s. military officials said there are audio recordings confirming the turkish warnings were in fact issued but they stress the situation remains under review. >> we're still analyzing all of our data to determine exactly. >> outside from the audio records, turkish authorities released a radar image they say shows the russian jet flying across air space across turkey's southern tip. the russian plane was supporting syrian troops as they battled against several insurgent groups. a pakistani man sentenced today for 40 years in prison for

he was support to al qaeda. he was also accused of being part of a terror cell that planned to blow up a shopping center in manchester, england. a man whose canoe capsized in new jersey has been found. he was discovered today after a two-day search. the victim's name is not being released at this time. police first received reports of the capsized canoe at around 3 a.m. sunday. the 26-year-old man was rescued. he was treated at a hospital and released. update for a story we told you about last night at 5:00. a man wanted for a string of attacks on women in the bronx has surrendered. the nypd says roberto has confessed to stealing three women's purses in the south bronx this month. all of the victims at least 64 years old. one was threatened with a knife. the other two had some

a chicago police officer is in jail charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a black teenager. today a judge denied bond for officer jason van dyke. he was accused of killing october 2014. the public will soon get its first look at what happened. dashcam video of the shooting could be released as early as today. in minneapolis police have arrested a second man in the shootings of five black lives matter protesters. they were shot last night outside a police precinct where they were protesting a police involved shooting. none suffered life-threatening injuries. they're protesting the death of 24-year-old jamar clark who was shot while interacting with two officers. still ahead, only eyewitness news is there as investigators descend on a medical clinic in east harlem. we'll show you how our investigation laid the groundwork for today's raid. >> a fatal fire but others still needed to be rescued. hear from firefighters who ran in to an adult home to save

others who were trapped inside. >> it's not even december but we'll show you why a neighborhood came together to pull off an early christmas for one very special little girl. >> a december preview for us this morning. first freeze in new york city. still a chill out there, 44. wait till you hear about the warmup over

first responders talking to us tonight about rescuing residents at an adult group home in new jersey. that home caught fire early this morning. two people were killed in the blaze. it happened in fairlawn. new jersey reporter toni yates is

>> we learned at that police press conference one of the women in the house was actually able to dial 911. she was on the first floor. her roommates, all three of them, were on the second floor. the entire night shift of the fair lawn police department raced to the scene to try to find all those women. >> last night was a tragedy because we lost two lives but i firmly believe if it wasn't for the actions of the officers behind me, the fire department, oem, rescue, ambulance, it could have been worse. >> reporter: this is video of the fire that raced through the two-story house. it's what police officers who were the first responders on the scene faced with lives on the line. >> i knocked on the door real quick and i pulled on the door handle to see if it was actually open. it was. and she was standing right in the living room. i pulled her out. i said you need to leave. >> reporter: officials say the fire began in a second floor bedroom. two of the women upstairs died in the fire. another climbed out of a window

time officers were still searching as best they could. >> we looked up toward the stairs and they were fully engulfed and we came out to the garage. we opened the garage, found the bed frame. >> reporter: that bed frame that officers used as a rescue ladder as firefighters were arriving. >> i got next to her, said i'm going to let you go. she was scared she was going to fall in to the ground. >> reporter: two of the women were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. the house is run by the group alliance against homelessness who says the women were all independent and capable of getting around. the cause of the fire is under investigation. two women survived thanks to seven dedicated police officers who risked their lives. >> doing our job basically. >> the fire marshal is looking deeper in to what may have been

the problem with that space heater. was it faulty? was it an electrical problem? questions along those lines. and the names of the victims have not been released. live in fairlawn, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. police have arrested a man accused of shooting a state trooper then crashing in to a school bus. investigators say it started when the trooper pulled over a driver for an expired registration in philadelphia this morning. police say the suspect took off and opened fire at the trooper who chased him. the suspect then crashed in to the bus. fortunately no children were onboard. the suspect was arrested a short time later. the trooper was shot in the shoulder and is expected to survive. it happens every year. there are going to be street closures because of the thanksgiving day parade. it's going to start tomorrow when the balloons are inflated on the upper west side. you can expect closures between 76th street and 79th between columbus and amsterdam. central park's

transverse at 81st going to be closed. thursday streets are going to be closed around the parade route. heads south down columbus circle, cuts across 34th street, winding up right in front of macy's. we'll have all those closures at abc7ny.com. >> can you repeat that? [ laughter ] >> you know them. lee is going to tell us about the wind conditions shortly. catholic charities helping cash strapped families this thanksgiving. cardinal dolan led the annual distribution of thanksgiving meals in harlem. about 700 people were given the makings for a full holiday meal. in new york state more than 3 million people rely on assistance to meet basic food needs. mayor de blasio lending a hand to make sure less fortunate new yorkers are able to enjoy a healthy thanksgiving feast. the mayor met with volunteers and helped prepare meals at st. john's bread and life pantry. they packaged foods to be

pantry is active year-round. officials say they prepared nearly 3,000 meals a day. >> that's a lot. i'm thinking of all the people who are going to be out here on the upper west side tomorrow blowing up those balloons. >> it's funny you mention that because i got a message on facebook from a viewer name dynette and her daughter is on the inflation team. she said let everybody know how great the weather is. last time they had to do it in the windswept rain. we look forward to that. such a great night on the west side. we look downtown right now. from spire to spire, see the empire state building to one world trade. we're at 44 degrees, westerly wind add erly -- at 12 and 32 degrees at 4 a.m. 51 is the average high. sunset was at 4:32. last year on this date,

warm 69 degrees. we'll see those upper 60s again 39 in milford. still going to air. but the wind is very light. we'll see a few 20s off to the north and west. most areas in the 30s and low 40s. 41, brentwood and 43 in belmar. 41, 7:00. mainly clear skies. upper 30s at midnight. same thing tomorrow morning. mostly sunny skies . after that chilly start we have a nice rebound in the afternoon. i can see us we had a few clouds this morning. few flurries appearing on radar but they weren't reaching the ground. the bleeding. we've had the coldest now, the worst of the cold is starting to retreat as mild high pressure starts to build in. it's nice and warm awful quiet. this high pressure carving out a lot of beautiful real estate in the eastern 2/3rds of the country. the only eyesore is this storm in the pacific northwest swirling snows over

the next couple of days this will move in to the middle of the country. headaches tomorrow as we go in to the middle of the country. by friday you're looking at rains in to ohio valley, middle of the country, and a nasty mix down through the heartland. this is a front that will affect us on saturday but in a very minor way. narrow strip of showers by then. it's tranquil for travel. if you great. only issue with thanksgiving, with this high where it is, winds are coming out of the south and southeast and there might be a low bank of clouds that tries to move in. cloudier picture but dry for thanksgiving. love that turkey. 59 degrees. here comes the front with a saturday arrival with a couple showers. mostly clear. still chilly tonight. near 30 in many suburbs. 20s in the coldest spots. up to 52 tomorrow. it's a little chilly to start but sunshine and nicer in the afternoon hours. tomorrow night, clear to partly cloudy skies and down to 45. here's what we're working on for 5:30. in a worst case scenario,

not in the forecast just yet. i may have new information in our next half hour. upper 60s a possibility on black friday. this saturday rain is looking less and less impressive. more on that in the next half hour. the most dangerous toys one group is warning parents about this holiday season. coming up. >> plus the trouble facing indiana's governor for refusing to take in refugees who eventually wound up in connecticut. >> the best black friday strategies to save you time and stress. >> women swear they feel more beautiful after having their hair blown out but the cost can be pretty ugly. i'm lauren glassberg.

a big breakthrough for space travel. blue origin, a company created by amazon's founder, jeff besos, has created reusable rockets. these rockets were shot more than 300,000 feet in to space. they came back safely to earth and they actually landed upright. this is big because until now, rockets were literally tossed away after a launch and can never be used again. blue

origins says its creation could substantially reduce the cost of space travel. >> exciting development. modest gains for stocks on wall street today despite conflicting economic news. according to a new report, consumer confidence dropped this month as americans worried about the state of the job market. the decline came despite a big rebound in hiring in october. the dow rose 19 points, closing at 17,812. nasdaq added less than one point and s&p 500 climbed 2 points. a lot of women know the cost of getting your hair blown out can add up. there's new services that offer a flat rate for all the blowouts you want. >> if this isn't something that suits your hair, this could be a great holiday gift idea. lauren glassberg has the story. >> reporter: kate has a thing for getting her hair blown out. >> there's nothing like getting a professional blowout. it lasts a lot longer. it doesn't matter how good you are at doing it yourself. a professional does it better.

can be cost prohibitive which is its lifestyle membership gives you month. >> it's unlimited blowouts within our network of salons. >> reporter: alana left to launch leave and has 185 vive brings in new customers. >> they can bring the customer base to me. then my team has a chance to keep. >> we do have a portion of our members who do get probably 10, 11, 12 blowouts per month. >> glam and go is another blowout-based company. it also offers membership options.

$150 and mix and match between full wash and blow services and express dials. >> reporter: the unlimited pack mg allows fabulous hair to become a lifestyle. >> monday for a blowout, wednesday for a touchup, friday for another blowout. you're able to have great hair every single day for $150. >> reporter: whichever company you opt for the results are picture-perfect. lauren glassberg, channel 7 eyewitness news. investigators exclusive, only our team was there as authorities raided a medical clinic in east harlem. we're going to see how our undercover work laid the groundwork for today's raid. >> new details about the past of a well known dentist arrested for child porn and drugs. one of his employees is speaking out for the first time. >> three days till black friday

new details. a manhattan dentist busted for child porn and drugs goes to court. for the first time we hear from someone inside his clinic. first an eyewitness news investigators exclusive. an alleged scheme to rip off taxpayers. >> authorities say the alleged medicaid scam recruited. authorities searched the office for evidence. he's here now in the studio with his exclusive. jim. >> there's one less medical clinic operating this evening and that may be a good thing for taxpayers. following an eyewitness news alert to the

clinic has been shut down. suspected, authorities say, of medicaid fraud. >> reporter: police from the attorney general's medicaid fraud unit moved in on this medical clinic in east harlem this morning, seizing medical billing records, equipment, and files. for weeks prior to this raid, eyewitness news had been investigating the same medical clinic using hidden camera, we went undercover to see whether poor people desperate to make a little money were turning over their medicaid cards, which in the wrong hands are as good as cash. we spent days undercover observing several hawkers, also known as patient recruiters, outside the medical clinic, approaching people, offering medicaid card. when someone handed over their card, the hawker would then text or e-mail the information to someone inside the clinic. this woman

enters the clinic after giving her card to one of the recruiters. spending less than 10 minutes inside, she comes out. seconds later one of the recruiters hands her an envelope. after observing this scenario play out numerous times over various days, we sent an undercover medicaid cardholder to walk by the clinic to see if he'd get approached. he did immediately. >> got medicaid? >> yeah. >> let me check it out. >> reporter: the recruiter told our perfectly hate undercover person that a real quick check inside would get him $30 cash. >> check you out right now, if it comes back good, you go in there and do a physical. then you get the $30. >> reporter: the boldness of the operation surprised this former medicaid fraud investigators. >> the way they were accosting people on the street, that's not a legitimate practice for any kind of medical provider. they'll take whatever

the medicaid card and the provider, the recipient number that goes with it and that's they can use it over and over again. >> reporter: for days we watched as the patient recruiters got medicaid card information for a quick $30. week after week in an operation that could be costing taxpayers a fortune in medical charges that authorities tell us were either unneeded or never provided. >> two weeks ago we alerted law enforcement to our findings. they launched their own investigation which resulted in to today's raid and the closing down of this harlem medical clinic. >> they could be running up prescriptions, running up any expensive. >> we've been watching the clinic since early september and today when the ag's medicaid fraud unit showed up, small army with them. at least 15 police officers. they spent

hours tagging and organizing hundreds of the patient records hauled off as evidence in what we're told is an expanding investigation. new at 5:00, a popular dentist facing child porn and drug charges just had a bail hearing and for the first time we're hearing from one of his employees. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson is live outside federal court in brooklyn with details. >> the doctor is a drug addict, that's what his attorney just told me inside the courthouse, that the dentist fully understands just how serious these charges are, but remains fairly focused. at his office, dental work has stopped and patients are leaving. >> we're stunned. we're mad. we're shocked. >> reporter: it is anything but business as usual here inside this chelsea dent al office where today some patients called telling what staff is left that they won't be coming back. things have been in limbo ever since federal agents raided the

practice, maintaining its owner john wolfe exchanged dentdal work for meth and possessed child pornography videos. this man did not want to show his face. we'll call him ted. >> whatever happened happened after hours i'm sure. i'm here from 9:00 till 7:00, it was all very professional. >> reporter: but at night authorities say wolfe had sex parties in the basement of this office, living, quote, a bizarre duality. that's how federal authorities described wolfe's life. an a.i.d.s. activist in the 80s. >> i know there's a great need for dentists to treat a.i.d.s. patients. >> reporter: he spoke about putting a lawsuit against a landlord who didn't want him to treat patients with the disease. all of that in stark contrast to whatever else the 59-year-old was allegedly doing. authorities say he's hiv positive and was punctureing condoms in order to spread the virus to his partners. everyone

through this tangled web. three others shared this space with wolfe. they are two separate practices. >> we're sad as well and very nervous about what our future is going to be. >> and ted tells me the remaining dentist and other employees are trying to figure out some way to save that practice. wolfe's legal team was in court today to present a bail package to the judge but they say they need more time. they tell me they fully expect their client to be indicted next week. live in downtown brooklyn, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. we have new information now about the newborn abandoned in the manger of a nativity scene at a church in queens. apparently his umbilical cord was still attached. >> the church is on 86th avenue and richmond hill. stacey sager arrived at the scene and has more for us. >> we're outside the holy child

jesus church here in richmond hill where we just got done talking with the priest. they say everything happens for a reason. the priest here check this out. this is a picture of the nativity scene. it's inside the church. the nativity scene is inside the church and the priest tells me yesterday the custodian was setting it up a little too he forgets to mention that to the custodian. thankfully because someone, a mom, left her newborn baby boy in the manger in that scene and the custodian heard the baby crying. the umbilical cord was still attached. emergency crews came here. the baby was taken away to jamaica hospital where he's since recovering. he's okay. he's just over 5 pounds. he's 17 inches long and the priest is obviously calling this just an incredible story of survival and

he's so relieved he did not tell the custodian not to set up that nativity scene. we'll have much more coming up at another live report at 6:00. live in richmond hill, queens, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that baby is now safe. coming up, a syrian refugee family welcomed to connecticut after being turned away from indiana. we'll tell you about the new battle taking shape. >> a warning before you go

re the governor of indiana is facing a legal challenge after turning away a syrian family connecticut. the aclu has filed a lawsuit against mike pence. pence announced he would allow migrants from syria to be relocated in the state. the civil liberties group says the protection clause in the constitution.

>> the governor has no right to bar refugees because by doing so clearly violates equal protection. it is discriminating against these refugees on the basis of their nationality. >> governor pence says he stands by his decision to ban the refugees based on what he claims are problems with the vetting system. four new jersey state troopers teamed up to make a special delivery on the new jersey turnpike. a pregnant woman went in to labor yesterday as her husband was driving her to a checkup. troopers responded to their 911 call and 2 minutes after they got there, the troopers delivered a baby girl on the side of the road. both mother and baby are doing just fine tonight. new at 5:00, a warning about toys as you get ready for black friday and cyber monday. the public research group released its annual trouble in toy land group today. the group broke down hazards that include

smaller disney toys, slinky, jr. and even balloons. these are found everywhere from the dollar store to major retailers. >> we have to protect our youngest consumers from unsafe toys. parents and caregivers should watch out for common hazards when shopping for toys. >> the organization says its reports over the past 30 years have led to at least 150 recalls and other actions to get dangerous toys off the market. it's not quite thanksgiving but it looks more like christmas in one town in connecticut. >> wait till you see the moving holiday celebration. >> and get your sneak peek guide. what to buy and what not to buy this black friday. >> breaking now, they're urging calm in chicago at this hour. a new video being released. an officer charged with first degree murder, accused of continuing to try to shoot a

tonight the new fbi alert. fears of an attack here at home.

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it's so lovely outside. [ laughter ] look at all these kids. >> great group of kids out there. we're going to show them on tv because they're so sweet and they're from a school in washington heights. wheels. >> we'll take them outside where it's beautiful tonight and everybody is getting in to the holiday spirit. columbus avenue camera right on the sidewalk. they'll get the feel for it. there they are getting ready for thanksgiving. and we're definitely seeing a lot of people on the west side. going to be busy here as we get ready for the parade coming up and inflating the balloons going to

shout out to tyeena who brought her friends. happy thanksgiving. temperatures, 44 degrees. mainly clear skies. westerly wind at 12 miles per hour. sorry, i got to go. so clear skies tonight and temperatures going back in to the upper 30s. here's a planner for port washington, long island. lower 40s. i feel bad now. upper 30s and is mainly clear sky. going to be chill tonight. after a cold start tomorrow it's going to be great during the midday and afternoon. 45 to 50 degrees and a light wind should feel beautiful. the warmup doesn't end there. tomorrow night's low just like today's high in the mid 40s. look at our futurecast here. very chilly tomorrow morning. still upper twepts -- 20s around but the sunshine should go to work. here's the concern. if you with us last hour, talking about a scenario being drizzle on thanksgiving. i definitely think we're going to have low clouds coming in in the morning. odds are the

parade stays dry but probably a lot of cloud cover coming in and temperatures in the low 50s to start the parade. as the day wears on, there's a better chance of seeing spotty drizzle in the area. i don't think we're talking about a washout. now a couple more computer models are onboard that we'll have a couple spots of drizzle. upper 50s. should feel great. here's your weather across the country for travel wednesday. look at the chill and snows here from the bitter root back through parts of the rockies. that storm moves in through the middle of the country on thanksgiving. 54 with rainfall and rain all the way down to dallas. the west coast quiets down, although very chilly. couple flurries left. it's the east coast that's perfect until we get to saturday morning where there are a couple showers. but that's not a good deal. tranquil travel tomorrow at 52. thanksgiving. here's your parade planner. taken the steps to put more cloudiness in that forecast. worst case is we start putting a little spot

drizzle in toward the end of the parade. friday, balmy breeze. 64. up per 60s on that day. a little rain on saturday morning. does not look like a washout is out of the way till late morning. we get ready for a dreary beginning of next week but that's next week. >> you just made those kids so happy. thanksgiving still not over but it's already christmas in one community in connecticut. >> neighbors are celebrating the holiday early for a little girl fighting cancer. eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman has the story. >> reporter: the inflatable santa is up and all around eastline. so are the brightly colored christmas lights. >> we told her in a few days it really starts picking up. she's really excited about that. >> reporter: matt says it puts a smile on his 9-year-old daughter maddy's face. she's battling cancer for the third time. >> we turned over every stone trying to find what could work. it's nothing else we can do now.

>> reporter: up against time, the family decided christmas would come early this year, celebrating with maddy and her siblings this weekend. >> people caught wind of what we were doing and said we're going to do christmas early for them too. >> reporter: now plenty of others are putting out their decorations early so this little girl can enjoy the holidays, essentially lighting up for maddy. >> we've been following the story and it was important for us to make sure we were contributing to her having a nice christmas. >> even with all she's going through, part of maddy's christmas wish is to collect gifts for other children at yale new haven hospital. so a toy drive is now gaining steam on facebook. >> paying it forward. we're all help ing this little girl and she's helping other people. i think that's amazing. i think this little girl is an amazing child. >> reporter: her family insists it's the community support that's amazed them and for that they are thankful. >> it's a terrible situation we're going through. it's painful and everything you can

imagine. but it is made a little easier when you have so many people willing to do and their schedules for us. >> reporter: sandra bookman, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> if you'd like to learn more about maddy and the toy drive, we have information at our website, abc7ny. law enforcement in new jersey are helping families get a thanksgiving meal this holiday. the sheriff's department in essex county distributed food to families. thousands of turkeys and ingredients for a full holiday feast were delivered to individuals and pantries. it's the 26th year the sheriff's department has organized the holiday food drive. the countdown is on to black friday. >> stores trying to keep those bargains under wraps but we have them for you. 7 on your side shows you how to save big money and reduce your stress. >> i'm bill ritter. new at 6:00, we're learning more details about the horrific and deadly crash in westchester county. police pursuing a

stolen van when the van crashes in to a car and kills an innocent driver. >> nazi symbols on the highway stirring up controversy. action taken against those ads.

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shopping on black friday can really push you to your limit. >> but there are ways to beat the madness and still save big money. 7 on your side nina pineda shows you strategies to ease stress and find the best deals. >> reporter: black friday is the time for tech. make your move if you're eyeing anything with a screen, small, medium, large or extra large. >> you can get amazing deals on tvs. >> reporter: blen glazer says don't get hung up on name brands. stores will be stocking up on door buster deals that are steals. >> black friday is about getting cheap items even cheaper sometimes.

>> reporter: when it comes to computers though, look for all time lows on names you know. >> black friday is the best time of year to buy a new laptop. we see 15-inch mainstream laptops on sale for $300. >> reporter: sales of smart phones will also soar this season. >> we're seeing verizon offer this phone with a $400 visa gift card and $1 00 bill credit. that's like getting a $500 rebate. >> reporter: apple fans hoping to take a bite out of the big prices will get a break black friday, but how much depends where you shop. >> the apple store itself has lackluster deals. we encourage people to look to other retailers. >> reporter: a hot gift, the apple smart watch. >> an impressive deal posted by target, a $100 gift card, which means others are going to follow. >> reporter: bring black friday ads from competitors if you don't see what you want on sale and look for bundles.

>> you cannot only get a current generation console, a ps4 or x box 1, then it comes bundled with sometimes multiple popular titles, a wireless controller and head set, all those extras for $300. >> reporter: kitchen and household gadgets will hit annual lows. >> here's ben's biggest insider secret. >> the best deals of the year are actually on thanksgiving. that is the biggest day of the whole year for deals. >> reporter: so have your turkey and start surfing from the comfort of your home. for more shopping strategies, go to our abc7ny facebook page. we put a video here with tips that will save your sanity and your wallet. on the upper west side, nina pineda, channel 7 eyewitness news. still ahead, nazi symbols on the subway, an ad for a tv drama stirring up controversy and now action.

starts right now. surveillance video tonight of a police pursuit of a stolen van. it all ended in a horrific crash and the death of an innocent driver. did the police pursuit have anything to do with this? first a newborn baby abandoned at a local church near an altar, a nativity scene. good evening at 6:00. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. a mystery tonight in queens. who abandoned a newborn at a church just left the boy with his umbilical cord still attached. >> it hill. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager at the church tonight with the lead story. >> this was a nativity scene

that was being set up inside this church. the holy child jesus church here in richmond hill, queens, and this is a picture of the newborn baby when he was spotted inside. he's a newborn baby boy about 5 pounds, umbilical cord still attached. the priest that we just talked to explains the custodian in the church was actually setting up this nativity scene a bit too early for his liking. but the priest forgot to tell him to stop. thankfully forgot. >> it was completely by accident that you forgot to tell the custodian, listen, don't set it up so soon? >> i had not intended for it to be set up this early. usually we wake for the third week of advent to set up the scene. by it being up, this woman found in it this home for her child. we waited for 911 to come. while