michelle carter did not kill conrad roy. it's sad. it's tragic, but it's just not a homicide. >> she absolutely knew it was wrong, and she absolutely caused the death of this 18-year-old boy. and i ask you to find her guilty. >> ms. carter, please stand. >> reporter: the judge's verdict. where will michelle carter spend the best years of her life? when we come back. >> i think a lot of people were a little surprised that that's what actually happened. >> reporter: stay with us. they've been putting these everywhere. hey, aren't you the guy that use- used to ask if you could you hear me now? yeah. but i switched to sprint. because nowadays every network is great, but sprint doesn't cost you twice as much. wow! yeah i didn't even know... sweet freedom! works for me. don't get hooked by verizon and let a 1% difference in network reliability cost you twice as much. switch to sprint unlimited for for people with hearing loss, $22.50 per line for four lines. visit sprintrelay.com. $22.50 per line for four lines. visit sprintrelay.com. open

from her arrest in 2015, through her trial, michelle carter has nosp >> michelle carter continues to live her life in those three years, despite all of this going on, she's been free on bail and has continued to do all the things that 17, 18, 19-year-olds have done. >> reporter: but that could all change. just hours ago, michelle carter back in court for sentencing on the involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of conrad roy. >> what a travesty. there is no earthly reason why conrad henry roy should not be here today. her actions killed conrad roy. >> ms. carter does not pose a danger to the public. i suggest that this sad, tragic manslaughter was a very unusual set of circumstances unique to these two individuals. >> reporter: conrad's sister fighting back tears, telling the judge how mu big brother. >> not a day goes by without him being my first thought waking up, or my last thought going to bed. >> reporter: and his dad grapples for answers. >> where was her humanity? in what world was this behavior okay and acceptable? >> reporter: judge lawrence moniz addresses the hus

. >> for 20-year-old michelle carter an uncertain future. >> her fate handed down two months after the stunning verdict. >> applying the law now finds you guilty. >> guilty of involuntary manslaughter for using text messages and phone calls for encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life. this troubled relationship began in 2011 she then an athletic 17-year-old from plainville, massachusetts, he shared her love of sports, and he had a love for the sea and had a future in the family tug boat business. >> he roffloved being on the wa. got his captain license at 18. pretty awesome. >> yet he was adrift and troubled. >> hi this is reporting to you what's going on through my mind, my head last few days. >> confiding deep emotional stress in these private video diaries. >> i've created a monster out of myself past few years because of my depression. racing thoughts. suicidal thoughts. hardest thing for me is to be comfortable in my own skin. >> sarah is a reporter for boston affiliate wbbb says michelle had her troubles. >> she suffered from depression and had a eating disorder and took a

his father said that michelle carter exploited my son's wea kness michelle carter exploited my son's weakness and used him as a pawn in her own well—being. the judge did say that she was a bright lady, mindful of her actions and that's why he decided to sentence her to 2.5 years. she only has to serve if the months of those in prison and she will be getting some rehabilitation. but the family of conrad roy did want her to get between seven and 12 years in prison. new study suggests many people living in south asia face a deadly threat from heat and humidity driven by global warming. it is warned that most of india, pakistan and bangladesh will experience temperatures close to the limits of survivability by 2100 if emissions are reduced. we spoke to people about how they are coping with current levels. as schoolchildren reduced to wear sweaters in winter. now we don't really need to wear them. the maximum temperature seems to be going up. earlier we could manage without an air conditioner, 110w manage without an air conditioner, now we are getting more dependent on them and we need

any remorse or reaction from michelle carter? >> reporter: well, david, michelle carter was clearly emotional. trembling and weeping. he didn't speak. her lawyers say she is deeply remorseful, be you the family says they don't see that, and that's what troubles then. and the fact that michelle is at home with her family tieptd, and will remain there for weeks, if not, months until her appeal. >> deborah will have a special on this 2010 twn friday night at ten. >>> we turn to the other news tonight, and the chemical leak at a pool sending dozens of children to the hospital. and they describe the sip sip somes as they began to breathe in those chemicals. abc's steve osunsami in north carolina. >> reporter: authorities in durham county north carolina, who raced to this ymca and had to triage young children in the parking lot are tonight, releasing the 911 calls. we hear from witnesses who could smell the chemical spill from the street. >> those kids were coughing and hacking and under duess. >> reporter: they were in the middle of s

his father said michelle carter exploited my son ‘s wea kness michelle carter exploited my son ‘s weakness and used him as a pawn in her own well—being. the judge did say that she was a bright lady, mindful of her actions, and that's why he decided to sentence her to two and a half years. she only has to serve 15 months of those in prison. she will be getting some rehabilitation. the family of conrad roy did want her to get between 7012 yea rs roy did want her to get between 7012 years in prison. thank you very much. -- between seven and 12 years. so what's scottish whisky got to do with brexit? well, for one thing during the eu referendum many of the country's producers were big supporters of the remain campaign. but now it seems many have had a change of heart — buoyed up by the prospect of one—off trade deals with countries like india where they currently face massive tariffs. our scotland editor, sarah smith, has been talking to some of them. the barley, the water, the weather make islay malts unique, and on this small island, whisky is very big business. almost 90% of scotland's

>> reporter: as it turns out, michelle carter may not be in prison tonight. she may never go. at the end of the hearing, the judge suspended that prison term to give michelle carter time to appeal the guilty verdict. anthony? erin moriarty outside the courthouse in massachusetts. erin, thanks. the t.s.a. just set a record for firearms seized at airports. in the week that ended this past monday,96 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags. 85 were loaded. the previous record, 89, was set earlier in july. 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 of what you look like. it's in the 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 reloosed online last month showing black mothers sharing their truths about bites and racial stereotypes growing

>> reporter: as it turns out, michelle carter will not be in prison tonight. she may never go. at the end of the hearing, the judge suspended that prison term to give michelle carter time to appeal the guilty verdict. anthony? >> mason: erin moriarty outside the courthouse in taunton, massachusetts. erin, thanks. tonight 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 a

michelle carter was convicted in june of involuntary manslaughter. the judge finding her final instruction to conrad roy to get back into a truck filled with toxic gas and that caused his death. we'll bring you any developments with a live report ahead. >> we have a lot of things to do before the end of the fiscal year. i don't want to put the cart ahead of the horse. >> sandra: senator cornin expect a big session when the senate returns in the fall. his colleague can't wait to start summer vacay. today, after only one week. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. mike what are top senate leaders saying about getting things done? >> reporter: well, sandra, to give you context about that sound byte, he was asked if there might be a potential government shutdown as of october 1st if funding for the border wall is included. cornin answered by saying they need a more comprehensive plan. >> since i have been here in the senate, we've talked about border security. one thing that's been lacking, particularly in the last eight years has been the political will

michelle carter has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years behind bars, but only 15 months of that sentence is actually mandatory. for now, she remains free as her case goes through the appeals process, but that could take months if not years. lester? >> morgan radford tonight, thank you. >>> now to a big city police force under fire. officers in baltimore accused of planting evidence. scenes caught on their own body cameras leading to dozens of cases being overturned. it's another problem for a force that has seen its share of controversies in recent years. nbc's stephanie gosk has the new details. >> reporter: shamir collins was pulled over by baltimore police late at night last november. >> you're locking me up for what? i think they put something in my car. >> reporter: officers are seen searching the car on body camera video. after a 30-minute gap, body cameras pick back up, and police pull what they say is heroin from the car. >> i put the handcuffs on you because there's drugs in your car. >> you didn't show me any drugs. [000:09:58;00] told you they found marijuana and heroin in your c

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>> reporter: as it turns out, michelle carter will not be in prison tonight. she may never go. at the end of the hearing, the judge suspended that prison term to give michelle carter time to appeal the guilty verdict. anthony? >> 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

now in the court of public opinion, knox is rushing to michelle carter's defense. "when i was on trial for murder in italy, the media tried to paint me as a femme fatale." she wrote in the los angeles, "it was with a sickening sense of deja vu that i watched the prosecution attempt the same trick with carter." knox argues carter may not be innocent in a moral or philosophical sense, but "she was wrongfully convicted of involuntary manslaughter." and that in holding her responsible for conrad roy's death, "we ignore the mental health factors that lead to suicide and learn nothing about how to prevent it." after her own wrongful contemplated suicide while in an italian jail. now adding to michelle carter's legal troubles is a wrongful death south brought by roy's mother -- death suit brought by roy's mother. among the claims that carter provided instruction and failed to act when she knew what she did posed a risk of death to the teenager. thursday, carter heard the family's pain at her streng. >> not a day -- her sentencing. >> not a day goes by without him being my

during this entire time through those emotional comments made by the family members, michelle carter was sort of sitting back in her chair, wiping her nose, her eyes were certainly teary listening to this emotional testimony, brooke. >> so the max is 20 years. danny, we are talking ahead of time and i was asking, would she really get 20 and you were saying, no, that's just the max until t in the situation. >> in a case like this, because michelle carter is a youthful offender under massachusetts law, a judge has so many options, but as with any sentencing, a judge will consider all kinds of factors, her history, all kinds of things that may either mitigate or aggravate the situation. will she get 20 years? you're hearing it from me here. she will not get 20 years. even the highest end of the sentencing guidelines call for 60 months, that's five years, and i think the massachusetts -- the state of massachusetts is being a little greedy when they ask for seven years because that's even beyond the guideline sentence and the guideline is a range that the judge has to consider based on a

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michelle carter ‘s lawyers called for probation and said this was all about rehabilitating her. thejudge did say that she was a bright lady, she was mindful of the actions which she was mindful of the actions which she now stands convicted for, and thatis she now stands convicted for, and that is why he decided to convicted to spend some time behind bars. thank you for that update. we can speak now to daniel medwed, a law professor at northeastern university in massachusetts who has been following this case. thank you forjoining us this evening. reading some of the details, it was incredibly unusual. i suppose it came down to what crime she had committed? that's exactly right. many of us, and i'm in the scam, thought this was a reach. this was a stretch to charges manslaughter. after all she was not with him in the car, and he ultimately made the decision alone. evenif ultimately made the decision alone. even if she was a pivotal factor, he was the one who chose to kill himself. massachusetts however does not have a separate crime of encouraging or, since other side. a0 of our s

michelle carter was convicted in june of involuntarily manslaughter. her boyfriend, conrad roy died from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2014 and found dead in his truck. it was later reveal that carter sent him a string of text messages to do and including one to get back into the truck. the judge gave carter a two and a half year sentence and may only have to serve 15 months however. we'll have more on the story coming up in the next half hour. >>> the philadelphia day care owner accused of sexually assaulting two children at his business is out on bail. duncan round was arrested a week after the allegations were reported. and he owns sprouts day care on 9th street in south philadelphia. the victims are a boy and girl both age 5. round is a british citizen and has an address in medford, new jersey. >>> a former police officer accused of killing his friend get a new trial. that james stewart is entitled to a new trial because there were errors during jury instruction. for the death of david compton. he said he didn't know the gun was loaded and never wou

they'll always be with me. >> reporter: his dad taking aim at carter. >> michelle carter exploited my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn in her own well-being. she has not shown any remorse. >> reporter: but in a surprise turn, the judge granting the defense request for carter to remain free while the state court of appeals determines whether or not to reverse the conviction. >> the conviction may be reversible, but the time spent in prison is not. >> reporter: and in an abc news exclusive, roy's family speaking out post sentencing sharing their anguish. >> should have been escorted out of that courtroom in handcuffs today. >> you thought she should have gone out in handcuffs? >> absolutely. >> when she didn't, when the judge said that he would let her remain on probation while they appeal this, what happened for you? >> there's a slap in the face. we just sat in this courtroom for three years for what? to watch her walk away? we expected her to get something, something. as my mom would say, my grandson can't rest in peace. he can't rest in peace until this is over and it's not o

michelle carter was allowed to go home last night with her family after she was sentenced. if her appeals are successful, she may never serve a day behind bars. her punishment left conrad roy's loved ones shell-shocked and at a loss for words. this part of the case is over. >> it's not for all of you, is it. >> no, it never will be. >> reporter: does this make it any easier, though, that -- >> we want to put it past us. we want to move on. the best way we can. >> reporter: conrad roy's family was distraught as it became clear they would not see michelle carter hauled off to jail. >> there's nothing she could say that could make up for what she did. >> no. >> reporter: carter was on the phone with roy as he was dying of carbon monoxide poisoning inside his truck in july 2014. she never called for help. when roy changed his mind and got ow of his vehicle, she even told him to get back inside. roy suffered from depression. >> the hardest thing for me to be comfortable in my own skin. >> reporter: before he killed himself, carter sent the 18-year-old dozens of texts pressuring

michelle carter today convicted of involuntary man slaughter in june and reports today that in carter's sentence. >> a sullen michelle carter standing in a massachusetts juvenile courtroom facing her fate. >> guilty finding on the indictment charges you with the of conrad roy iii. now sentencing you to two and a half years in the bristol county house of correction. >> the judge recommending that carter serve 15 months behind bars but staying that sentence until after her appeal. the 20-year-old convicted in june of involuntary manslaughter in the suicide of her boyfriend conrad roy. just before the judge's decision thursday emotional statements from roy's father and sister. >> he gave me an amazing 13 years being my best friend and best role model that any little sister could ask for. >> michelle carter exploited my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn if her own well-being. >> in 2014, roy locking himself inside his truck dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. during carter's trial prosecutors showing text messages between she and roy. revealing carter encouraged roy to get back in t

michelle carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. we have more on today's sentencing. >> reporter: sentencing day for the massachusetts woman who sends her boyfriend dozens of text messages urging him to commit suicide. michelle carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on june 16th. today, juve night court judge gave -- juvenile court judge gave hear 2 1/2 year sentenced but said she had to serve 15 months of that. she was sentenced to 5 years of probation. prosecution wanted carter to receive the maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars. >> the defendant undertook a deliberate well thought out campaign to cause the death of conrad henry roy. quite simply, for her own personal gain and quest for attention. >> reporter: 18-year-old conrad roy was found dead in a truck in parking lot in fair haven massachusetts in july 2014. carter then just 17 years old told him to get back in the car as it filled with carbon monoxide. both teens had struggled with depression and roy had made earlier u suicide attempts. -- earlier suicide a

michelle carter's attorneys argued that the then 17-year-old was struggling with detregs when she exchanged thousands of texts with conrad roy, urging him to follow through on his talk of taking his own life. hours after his last text, he was found in his truck, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. >> michelle carter exploited my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn in her own well-being. she has not shown any remorse. the fact that my son was convicted, convinced, sorry, to kill himself makes his death unimaginable. >> carter is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter, but the judge is allowing her to stay out of jail until those appeals are exhausted. he also ordered that she is not to profit in any way from this case. >>> the violence in venezuela could reach a boiling point later today. opposition leaders are calling for a mass protest of presint he's trying to install a new national assembly that will rewrite the constitution. now two people on a motorcycle attacked the spanish embassy already in kara cass with gasoline bombs. no injuries were reported and there is no

michelle carter is out on appeal and may not have to serve her full sentence. >> reporter: michelle carter wiping away tears, sentenced after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter, accused of convincing her boyfriend, conrad roy, to kill himself. she's free until her appeal can be heard. her victim's family outraged. so you wanted to see her walk out of here in handcuffs? >> why not? this girl still gets to go to prom, to disneyland, so i don't think there is any justice. >> reporter: his father pleading with the judge for a harsher sentence. >> michelle connor exploited my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn. >> her attorney saying adolescents are more culpable. tonight is the night, she wrote. it's now or never. when roy texted, i'm freaking out again, i'm overthinking, carter responded, i thought you wanted to do this. the time is right and you're ready. you just need to do it. that night he sat outside this k-mart parking lot outside boston and filled his father's truck with carbon monoxide. at one point roy got scared and left the truck, but carter told him to get back in, a c

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. >> michelle carter gets 15 months in jail for exchanging text messages and encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself. the judge also orders that she ca case that he calls a tragedy for both families. >> a shocking decision in a massachusetts courtroom. 20-year-old michelle carter sentenced to 15 months in jail for her role in the death of her boyfriend, conrad roy. >> and i am satisfied that she was mindful of the actions. >> reporter: found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in june, her weapon, text messages urging 18-year-old roy to take his life through carbon monoxide poisoning inside his pickup truck. >> she manipulated and deceived his family. >> reporter: in a surprise turn the judge granting the request for carter to remain free while the state court of appeals determines whether to reverse the siekz. >> the conviction may be reversible but the time spent in prison is not. >> reporter: for roy's family it brings more anguish. >> she spent three years in the courtroom for what, to watch her walk away? >> you'll more from the victim's family members coming up on "good morning

. >> michelle carter may not do any jail time because she's already appealing the sentence. >> please stand. >> in court michelle carter stood and listened to her sentence. >> two-and-a-half years at the health of correction, 15 months of said sentence shall be deemed a committed sentence. >> the judge that granted a defense caution to stay the sentence. earlier carter sat quietly while the family of conrad roy discussed their anger and their loss. >> i'll never get over thisai >> >> carter's attorney citing his client's struggle with mental illness pleaded for leniency. >> the goal is not punitive but yet rehabilitative. >> in june, michelle carter wept as the judge convicted her of voluntary manslaughter manslaughter, her boyfriend, 18-year-old conrad roy to commit suicide. case evidence included text between the two just hours before his death. in july of 2014, roy, who had attempted suicide before drove to his k-mart parking lot and filled his grandfather's pickup truck with carbon monoxide. he was found dead the next day. he waved right to jury leaving the decision solely in the

. >> michelle carter sentenced to 15 months in jail. larry: the judge surprise order announcer: you are watching "good mo your side. surprise twist in a massachusetts court room. a teenager sentenced for convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide through text messages, but then she is set free. kendis gibson has more. in as: a shocking decision massachusetts courtroom. michelle carter sentenced to 15 months in jail for her role in of her boyfriend, conrad roy. >> i am satisfied she is mindful of the actions. kendis: her weapon, text messages, urging roy to take his own life. >> see manipulated and deceived his family. kendis: the judge granting the request for carter to remain free while the court of appeals determines whether to reverse the conviction. it brings more anguish for roy's family. >> we sat here in this courtroom for three years to what? to watch her walk away. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download