. >> reporter: kathy fox and her husband tom feel a sigh of relief after 22-year old stacy dawson became the first person in pennsylvania to be sentenced under the law bearing their son's name. >> what i want out of this law is -- so another family doesn't go through what we have gone through. >> reporter: officer brad fox was gunned down by a man involve in the straw purchase where on one legally buys a gun or sells or gives ate way to a quick felon. law calls for a minimum of five years behind bars for anyone convicted of straw purchases guns at least twice. >> i'm all for anybody who wants to purchase a weapon legally but when it gets in the wrong hands that is what the brad fox law is. >> reporter: stacy dawson straw purchased two guns for her boyfriend in 2013. she will face at least six years behind bars. >> i'm not going to let my daughter sit in jail for something that she didn't do. >> reporter: dawson's dad mark sat in the courtroom just feet from tom and kathy fox. >> i feel for his family and the law that they have on the books but that doesn't pertain to my daughter. >> repo

a jury found stacy dawson guilty of buying two handguns for a convicted felon. that's known as a straw purchase. the law was named for plymouth township police officer brad fox, who was killed by a gun connected to a straw purchase. >>> tonight in chester county, we will attend a vigil and prayer service for this murdered toddler. about 100 people are expected to gather at abdullah community park in coatesville to remember 3-year-old scotty mcmillan. the boy's mother and her boyfriend are charged with torturing and beating him to death. >>> this morning, a local college president is apologizing for some comments he made about sexual assault. >> guess what they did? they said he raped me. >> we'll tell you more about the speech that landed lincoln university's president in hot water and the actions students are taking this morning. >>> and no place to go. the rush to find room for a homeless community being evicted just as temperatures get ready to tumble. >>> they're warmer this morning, and clouds are overhead. you can thank those clouds for a warmer start. no

a jury found stacy dawson of chester guilty of buying two handguns for a convicted felon. that transaction is known as a straw purchase. well, under the new law, the crime carries a mandatory five-year sentence. the law is again named for plymouth township police officer brad fox, who was shot and killed back in 2012 while trying to arrest a suspect. police determined that the gun used to kill him was supplied to the suspect through a straw purchase. officer fox's widow, lindsey, joined governor corbett as he signed the bill into law last year. officer fox's canine partner, nick, who was wounded by the suspect, was retired and given to the fox family. >>> one of the men accused in that carjacking crash that killed a philadelphia woman and her three children over the summer is set to be arraigned today. cornelius crawford is facing nearly two dozen charges, including murder and sexual assault. police say crawford and another man, jonathan rosa, carjacked a woman on july 25th, sexually assaulted her and then crashed her suv into the family who was on the sidewalk in the tiog

a jury found stacy dawson of chester guilty of buying two handguns for a convicted felony. that kind of transaction is known as a straw purchase. under the new law, that crime carries a mandatory five-year sentence. the law is named after plymouth township police officer brad fox, who was shot and killed in 2012 while trying to arrest a suspect. police determined the gun used to kill him was supplied to the suspect through a straw purchase. officer fox's widow, lindsey, joined governor corbett as he signed that bill into law last year. officer fox's canine partner, nick who was wounded in the shooting, was retired and given to fox's family. >>> tonight in chester county, a vigil and prayer service will be held in coatesville for a murdered toddler. police say 3-year-old scott mcmillan was tortured and beaten to death. the vigil will be held at the community park in coatesville tonight at 6:00. the boy's mother, jillian tait and her boyfriend, gary fellenbaum are charged with murder and fellenbaum's ex-wife is charged with child endangerment. there is information that philad

stacy dawson of chester will be sentenced today for the straw purchase of two guns for her boyfriendicted felon. >>> the brad fox law is named for the plymouth township police officer, the gun plan who killed officer fox got his weapon through a straw purchase. the law mandates a minimum sentence of five years in prison for individuals who are convicted a second time of straw purchasing guns. >>> it is 5:06 and detectives arrested a man accused of vandalizing two cemeteries in bucks county including the burial grounds of veterans. bensalem police say 29-year-old anthony carter of feasterville removed american flags and then set them on fire. detectives were able to collect dna evidence from the flag's wooden handle and it matched their suspect. police do not believe there was any motive beyond making mischief. carter denies the charges. >> so, david, it's nice to set that fog option on storm tracker 6. >> yeah, it's been a good morning for that. we have some dense fog down by the shore but it is beginning to push inland a little bit and philadelphia's starting to see visibilities dro

stacy dawson bought two guns from her boyfriend a convicted felon. today she was sentenced to five to 12 years behind bars. under the law she must serve five years before she's even eligible for parole. her family says that they are angry because delaware county officials are making an example out of her. >> i want to appeal it. no matter what it takes. i will not let my daughter sit in jail for something she didn't do. >> brad fox law lives in his name. brad fox today still is protecting us through this law you. >> officer fox was killed in 2012, the day before his 35th birthday. we will have reaction from his family coming up at 6:00. >>> much more ahead at 5:00 tonight including a disturbing scene caught on camera, u.s. sailors attacked in turkey, some have bags placed over their heads and that is not all. >>> and then rape victims face a long, painful recovery, and more than a dozen states including pennsylvania, cbs news investigation find survivors are also getting stuck with the bill, sometimes in the thousands of dollars. >>> it is history in

a jury found stacy dawson of chester guilty of buying two handguns for a convicted felon. that transaction is known as a straw purchase. under the new law, the crime carries a mandatory five-year sentence. the law is named for plymouth township police officer brad fox, who was shot and killed in 2012 while trying to arrest a suspect. police determined the gun used to kill him was supplied to the suspect through a straw purchase. officer fox's widow, lindsey, joined governor corbett as he signed the bill into law last year. officer fox's canine partner, nick, who was wounded by the suspect, was retired and given to fox's family. >>> happening today in southwest philadelphia, a rally for safety will be held outside bartram high school after the third assault of a teacher at bartram in the past month. take a look at this cell phone video. it's a substitute english teacher lying on the hallway floor. that was last thursday. police said he was attacked by a student. the teacher is recovering from a concussion. now parents, teachers and students are expected to rally outside the

stacy dawson of chester will be sentenced today for the straw purchase of two guns for her boyfriend,onvicted felon. the brad fox law is named for the plymouth township police officer, the gunman who killed officer fox got his weapon through a straw purchase. the law mandates a minimum sentence of five years in prison for individuals who are convicted a second time of straw purchasing guns. >> open on thanksgiving evening or pay a fine. that is the order coming from the owner of a mall in upstate new york. maribel aber has the story in our market watch report live at the nasdaq in times square. here we go again, maribel. >> reporter: here we go, matt. well, new york mall is threatening its stores with fines if they don't open on thanksgiving. the mall near buffalo is opening at 6:00 p.m. on the holiday and it's reportedly telling tenants they'll be fined if they don't open their stores. one small business owner in the mall said the fine is substantial enough to force him to open on the holiday. the small so far has not responded. stocks real quick inched higher tuesday with the dow an