decision day at the usually quiet courthouse in historic downtown taunton, massachusetts.cipating judgment day for michelle carter. she strides into court escorted by court officers and her defense team. then upstairs to hear the judge' caused the death by suicide of boyfriend conrad roy. >> it was a packed courtroom and many relatives of conrad roy were filling the first couple of rows. >> reporter: more than a half dozen white-shirted court officers stand guard near the carter and roy families. >> the right side, the first few rows, filled with conrad roy's relatives. the left side, michelle carter's parents. >> reporter: judge lawrence moniz is ready to deliver a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of michelle carter. she's opted against a jury. >> we obviously expect him to say guilty or not guilty, but he chooses to give an explanation to his verdict. >> to provide some context for the decisions that have been made. >> reporter: as the judge begins to read, michelle appears shaken, displaying the most emotion she's shown during the entire trial, her attorney

the taunton, 16 in cardiff. day, not too many showers across the south. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine. further north, some showers. quite a few showers once again across scotland. probably not quite as heavy as the ones we saw today. temperatures ranging from 17 in the north to maybe 23 towards the south—east. a bit of warmth towards the south—eastern areas. most showers failing during friday night before the start of the weekend we are essentially stranded between high pressure which is trying to build its way in from the south—west and low pressure which are still hanging around up towards the north—east. that will bring us in north—westerly wind, never particularly warm. quite a clutch of showers likely across central portions of the country through the day. those temperatures just 16 to 21 degrees. sunday should start off financial ride, if rather chilly. some sunshine around, rain spreading from the west later in the day. this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11pm: the bank of engl

rebecca's commute from taunton to bristol costs £3,500 a year, and it's due to go up by £130 next yearhis gradual erosion of your actual real wealth that's happening to an awful lot of people, where you will find that your salary may have gone up, but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that year on year we're all actually, feels like, worse off. it's not the train companies that set around half of our rail fares, it's actually the government. they've been putting the fares up for years because they want to change who pays for the railways. it's all part of a plan to shift the financial burden away from taxpayers, most of whom don't commute on trains, and onto passengers. fares used to account for about half the cost of running our trains. that's risen to around 65%. across britain, people are facing tough choices. if it goes on, i probably won't be able to afford to go to work. i'll have to get the car to work. because it's cheaper to get the car to work. i work in the public sector. my pay rise is maximum 1%. that makes us worse off when they put up fares like

rebecca's commute from taunton to bristol costs £3500 a year.3500 a year. it is due to go up by costs £3500 a year. it is due to go up by £130 next year, as most commuters face a 3.6% price rise. does this erosion of your real wealth that is happening to an awful lot of people, wage will find that your salary may have gone up but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that, year on year, we are worse off. it is not the train companies who said half of our railfares, it is the government. they have been putting the fares up for years as they want to change who pays for the railways. it is all part of a band to shift the financial burden away from taxpayers, most of whom don't commute on trains, and onto passengers. there is used to account for about half the cost of running our trains. that has risen to 65%. across britain, people are facing tough choices. if it goes on, i would be able to afford to go to work, i have to get the car because it is cheaper. i work in the public sector, might pay rises maximum 1%, it is making u

rebecca‘s commute from taunton to bristol costs £3,500 a year and it‘s due to go up by £130 next yearise. there is this gradual erosion of your actual real wealth that‘s happening to an awful lot of people where you will find that your salary may have gone up but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that year on year we‘re all actually, it feels like, worse off. it‘s not the train companies that set around half of our rail fares, it‘s actually the government and they‘ve been putting the fares up for years because they want to change who pays for the railways. it‘s all part of a plan to shift the financial burden away from taxpayers, most of whom don‘t commute on trains, and on to passengers. fares used to account for about half the cost of running our trains. that‘s risen to around 65%. across britain, people are facing tough choices. if it goes up, i probably won‘t even be able to afford to go to work. i will have to get the car to work because it‘s cheaper to get the car to work. i work in the public sector, my pay rise is maximum 1% so that makes us worse off

rebecca's commute from taunton to bristol costs £3,500 a year, and it's due to go up by £130 next yeardual erosion of your actual real wealth that's happening to an awful lot of people, where you will find that your salary may have gone up, but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that year on year, we're all actually, feels like, worse off. it's not the train companies that set around half of our rail fares, it's actually the government. they've been putting the fares up for years because they want to change who pays for the railways. it's all part of a plan to shift the financial burden away from taxpayers, most of whom don't commute on trains, and onto passengers. fares used to account for about half the cost of running our trains. that's risen to around 65%. across britain, people are facing tough choices. if it goes on, i probably won't be able to afford to go to work. i'll have to get the car to work. because it's cheaper to get the car to work. i work in the public sector. my pay rise is maximum 1%. that makes us worse off when they put up fares like that.

>> mason: erin moriarty outside the courthouse in taunton, massachusetts. erin, thanks.onight a large fire is burning in a high-rise apartment building in dubai on the persian gulf. no injuries reported. that same skyscraper went up in flames two and a half years ago with no major injuries. it's one of the tallest residential buildings in the world at 86 stories. its name, believe it or not, is the torch. they may want to change that. a company best known for selling soap is hoping to start a new discussion about race. demarco morgan reports on procter & gamble's thought- provoking new ad. >> there are some people who think you don't deserve the same privileges, just because of what you look like. it's not fair. >> reporter: the commercial is called "the talk." >> remember, you can do anything they can. the difference is, you got to work twice as hard and be twice as smart. >> reporter: a two-minute ad released online last month showing black mothers sharing their truths about bias and racial stereotypes, growing up in america. >> when you get pulled over-- >> mom, i'm a

rebecca's commute from taunton to bristol costs £3,500 a year, and it's due to go up by £130 next yearf your actual real wealth that's happening to an awful lot of people, where you will find that your salary may have gone up, but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that year on year, we're all actually, feels like, worse off. it's not the train companies that set around half of our rail fares, it's actually the government. they've been putting the fares up for years because they want to change who pays for the railways. it's all part of a plan to shift the financial burden away from taxpayers, most of whom don't commute on trains, and onto passengers. fares used to account for about half the cost of running our trains. that's risen to around 65%. across britain, people are facing tough choices. if it goes on, i probably won't be able to afford to go to work. i'll have to get the car to work. because it's cheaper to get the car to work. i work in the public sector. my pay rise is maximum 1%. that makes us worse off when they put up fares like that. i wouldn't mi

into the glastonbury festival with nitrous oxide canisters were also acquitted in a separate case at taunton is understood around 50 people have pleaded guilty to supplying nitrous oxide under the legislation and those cases may now be subject to appeal. the rulings have led to suggestions that selling nitrous oxide may not be illegal. the crown prosecution service is understood to be conducting a full review of the legislation. time for a look at the weather. the last day of august, it has been a wetter than normal summer. we are squeezing in a bit more rain. this is the scene from cumbria. many of us is the scene from cumbria. many of us have had some lovely sunshine so far today. clouds are building, a sign of things to come. earlier satellite pictures showed the cloud into north—west england, north and west wales with intense downpours. for most of us a dry start. the cloud is building, showers breaking out more widely. there will be some slow—moving, heavy, thundery downpours around. by late afternoon into the evening it will become few and far between in northern ireland and far betwee

>> mason: erin moriarty outside the courthouse in taunton, massachusetts. thanks. tsa just set a record for firearms seized at airports. 96 were discovered in carry oren bags. 85 were loaded. previous seize 89 were in july. >> company best known for selling soap soap is hoping to start a new discussion about race. demarco morgan reports on procter & gamble's thought- provoking new ad. >> there are some people who think you don't dese you look like. it's not fair. >> reporter: the commercial is called "the talk." >> remember, you can do anything they can. the difference is, you got to work twice as hard and be twice as smart. >> reporter: a two-minute ad released online last month showing black mothers sharing their truths about bias and racial stereotypes, growing up in america. >> when you get pulled over-- >> mom, i'm a good driver. don't worry. >> this is not about you getting a ticket. this is about you not coming home. >> this commercial, "the talk," is a powerful film, that is really part of a broader platform that we have called "my black is beautiful." >> r

david. >> deborah roberts with us from taunton, massachusetts, this morning. deborah, thank you.onrad roy's cousin, makenna o'donnell in an abc news exclusive. thanks for being here. i know this has been a tremendous loss for you and your family and yesterday was yet another difficult day. i want to ask you, makenna, when the judge sentenced michelle carter to 2 1/2 years saying she would serve 15 months of it but saying she could remain free while she appeals this, what was your reaction? >> i was just sick. just sick to my stomach the fact that she can just be free and my cousin, he's not here 2 1/2 years isn't enough. it's not enough. she should be behind bars. >> in the end she was convicted on involuntary manslaughter. the judge determining that words, that text messages do matter. was there any justice here for you? >> just a little bit. not enough. it's not enough. she should be in jail. it's just -- it's just i don't understand how someone can be free knowing that she deliberately told him to get back in the car and she gets to sleep in her own bed tonight. she gets to ea

breaking news is coming to out out of taunton, massachusetts. a judge just sentenced this girl.his is michelle carter. she gets a 2 1/2 year sentence but will have to spend 15 months behind bars. she faced up to 20 years. michelle carter was just 17 years old when she told 18-year-old conrad roy to get back in a truck filled with toxic gas in 2014. that boyfriend died of carbon monoxide poisoning. a judge convicted carter of involuntary manslaughter in july. he said her instruction to roy via text caused his death. hear that again. her instruction caused his death. michelle carter's lawyer argued that roy was determined to commit suicide no matter what and nothing she could have done to prevent that. carter's father says his daughter made a tragic mistake. she texted him that he should kill himself from another location, then he got into a car fixed with carbon monoxide and she was just sentenced to prison for texting him to kill himself. going on vacation never feels good when you know that a ton of work will be waiting for you when you return. that is a position that senators

deborah roberts, abc news, taunton, massachusetts. >> and deborah will have much more on this case tonightr, 20/20 tonight at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. >>> and president trump is leaving today for his first extended vacation since taking office as the russia investigation widens to a grand jury. >> the president continued to blast the probe as he traveled to west virginia last night to basking in the praise of thousands of supporters. abc's brad wilke has more. >> reporter: the president soaking in the cheers before heading off to a 17-day vacation at his private club in new jersey. >> your dreams are my dreams, your hopes are my hopes. >> reporter: a big announcement from the governor, switching political parties. >> i will be changing my registration to republican. >> reporter: at the same time, exhorting the crowd to dismiss the russia probe. >> have we not heard enough about the russians? >> reporter: but the investigation into russia's alleged interference in last year's election and possible collusion with trump associates kept popping up. >> we didn't win because of russia. we wo