this morning on "world news now," democrats win big. >> the party scoring a pair of victories in governors races in what's being seen as a setback for president trump. we're tracking results from key races across the country. also breaking overnight, the president's stern message to north korea. he just finished a speech in south korea warning the north, do not try us. but he also gave kim jong un a path toward peace. and now you have more space to ex-trepress yourself. twitter is giving almost everyone double the room for your next tweet, but that's not sitting well for some people. some say

and get ready to hit the high notes. an opera singer is topping the scales in a way that's never been done before. so kendis and i are warmingen tup the pipes, la, la, la, la, to see how close we can come. it's wednesday, november 8. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> me, me, me, me, bumble bee. >> is that how you're supposed to practice? >> we are practicing, and we promise that your ears will hate you for it. but we start with the first results from the election since the trump era. >> ralph northam beating ed

gillespie, 54% to 45%. but many said they cast their ballot to express opposition to president trump. >> reporter: good morning. a huge win for democrats in virginia. so many people were watching this race. in this race for governor, it was the lieutenant governor, ralph northam who pulled off the victory for the democrats. he was running against ed gillespie, an establishment republican who was sort of embracing president trump in some regards but never actually campaigned with him here in virginia. in his remarks after his victory, northam said virginia would stay an inclusive state. here's what he had to say. >> it's going to take a doctor to heal our differences. to bring unity to our people. and i'm here to let you know that the doctor is in. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: now even though gillespie never campaigned with the president, president trump was active on twitter, supporting gillespie, and even

but on tuesday night when it turned out gillespie lost the race, the president did tweet this. ed gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. so the president taking a parting shot after this race here in virginia. i did ask northam earlier on tuesday what this would mean for trumpism if he won. and he said it would give momentum to the democratic party, that they can reject bigotry and hatred and racism and move the country forward in a different direction. tom llamas, back to you guys. >> thanks, tom, and the other closely-watched governor's race was in new jersey. >> phil murphy handily beat the republican lieutenant governor. all during the campaign, he tied her to her boss. that's quite a victory leap from murm murm murphy there. >> so after

vote he got into a heated exchange with an angry resident. christie told the woman it's easier to complain than it is to run for office. >> 14% approval rating, chris christie. >> not doing so well. >> not at all. quite a few cities elected or reelected mayors. >> but atlanta will have to wait for a runoff december 5th. there were a dozen candidates running and none got more than 50% of the vote. the two in the runoff are both women. >> seattle knows it's getting its first woman mayor since the 1920s. former u.s. attorney, a mainstream democrat appears headed to a landslide victory over a bernie sanders-backed challenger. >> and in northern virginia, voters are sending the first transgender person to a state legislator. she defeated a socially conservative opponent. and presi

a blunt warning to its neighbor to the north. do not try us. >> he then arrived in beijing where he's expected to pressure china to turn up the heat over north korea's nuclear program. he slammed kim jong un for his human rights record and pointed to the buildup of u.s. forces in the region, adding that he wanted peace through strength. >> today i hope i speak not only for our countries, but for all civilized nations. when i say to the north, do not underestimate us. and do not try us. >> the president also said weapons are putting north korean regime in danger rather than making it safer, adding, quote, we are ready to offer a path to a much better future. and earlier, the president attempted a surprise visit to the demilitarized zone but never made it. he flew almost all

before thick fog forced marine one to turn back. white house said the president was frustrated that the trip had to be called off. more disturbing details are emerging about the troubled past of the gunman in the texas church massacre. the close-knit community gathered yet again for a prayer vigil near sutherland springs as they reveal missed warning signs, including an escape from a mental hospital as well as death threats. here's pierre thomas with more. >> reporter: in april of 2016, devin kelley walked into this store and bought the ruger assault weapon used to kill all those parishioners. a routine background check came back clean. that should never have happened. >> there was nothing in the record that precluded him. >> reporter: he was potentially more dangerous than we knew, is

he was able to buy multiple guns. newly released police records show kelley escaping from a new mexico mental health facility in june of 2012. the police report noting kelley suffered from mental disorders, had been caught sneaking firearms onto holloman air force base. he had charges for punching his ex-wife and his stepson. that domestic abuse conviction should have been shared by the air fou air force with the fbi. >> are we take responsibility and we're going to fix it. >> reporter: the pentagon reviewing what went wrong, whether other cases are also falling through the cracks. as investigators dissect every detail of the killer's life, the fbi acknowledging they've yet to unlock kelley's

smartphone. >> we're working very thoord get into the phone. >> reporter: that's the same problem that frustrated the fbi in the san bernardino massacre for weeks. the fbi says it's a major problem. nearly 7,000 mobile devices they've had difficulty opening. pierre tom a abc news, washington. >> and the suspect had been to the church before. he attended their fall festival on halloween four days before the rampage. the pastor told the sheriff he had a bad feeling about him when he met him at the event but couldn't bring himself to turn someone away from his church. a state trooper is fighting for his life. he was shot three times after what was described as knock down dragout fight with a suspected drunken driver. the man was shot and injured by a second trooper. he drove himself to a hospital where he was arrested. we have a health alert about the connection between cancer and alcohol. a new review of past

clinical oncology shows 3.5% of all cancer deaths in the u.s. or 21,000 a year are attributable to drinking alcohol. a large body of studies also suggests that moderate drinking does have health benefits. that's up to one alcoholic beverage per day for women, two for men. >> think about this, if this story you are listening to was a tweet sent yesterday, we would have run out of space at this moment. >> but not anymore. >> happy days. >> as of yesterday, twitter expanded the 280-character limit to the vast majority of users, including us. and you. >> but some users aren't sure it's a good thing. >> oh, boy. >> the atlanta motor speedway tweeted out this scrolling message saying so twitter now that we all have 280 characters, when can we talk about an edit button? >> it would be nice to have an edit bto

>> you got to keep the typos out there? a former congressman kept his tweet brief, saying 99% of you don't even deserve 140 characters. so he's -- he's not running for office at the moment. now he can afford to tell everybody how it is. >> there's something to be said for brevity. the gettysburg address was 270-plus words. >> brevity. that's a good point, jack. it was a fun challenge to figure out how to make what you wanted to say fit into 140 characters. >> it will make the presidential tweets a little bit more. >> maybe we could just enforce it in real life. >> okay. we'll try. >> careful, don't go over your character limit. coming up, the growing danger from fake apps. more than a million people recently downloaded a fake version of whatsapp. and they are the tip of the iceberg. what you need to know before you download any apps.

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oh, wow, look at that video. that's a moment a woman was dragged through a parking lot by a suspected carjacker. it happened north of hartford, connecticut. police say the 34-year-old woman had parked her car at a convenience store, leaving it running, keeping her keyless fob in her pocket. the suspect is still at large at this hour. the woman suffered no sear just injuries. >>. and a baseball star has been killed in a plane crash. >> here's victor oquendo. >> reporter: one of the best pitchers of his generation, roy "doc" halliday killed. >> we know roy as a person. as a caring husband, who loved his wife randi. he loved his two boys tremendously. >> reporter: the eight-time all-star and

winner played with the blue jays and phillies. he retired four years ago with this big playoff no-hitter. and this perfect game on his resume, done in the same season. after leaving the game, he took up flying, frequently posting photos and videos from the skies. >> i grew up around airplanes. >> reporter: this video shows halliday inside the plane. he was flying alone when his plane went down. he was 40 years old. the ntsb is investigating the crash. major league baseball shocked by the news. victor oquendo, abc news, miami. >> by the way, he is eligible for the hall of fame in 2019. but, you know, we've seen these incidents before where these guys, they have this hobby and a passion for many of them, and they go out and get in these small planes and then things happen.

unfortunately. >> it's a tragedy, and so soon to his hall of fame eligibility. coming up in the next half hour, three ucla basketball players, including one of the famed ball brothers, are accused of shoplifting from a louis vuitton store in china. what it means for president trump's trip there. but first, more than a million phones could be vulnerable to hacking because of fake apps. we'll show you how easy it is to download a fake and how to protect yourself next on "world news now." it's clinically proven to remove plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums. for healthy gums and strong teeth. leave bleeding gums behind with parodontax toothpaste. daughter: uh oh. irreplaceable monkey protection. detergent alone doesn't kill bacteria, but adding new lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria with 0% bleach. lysol. what it takes to protect.

♪ ♪ check it out ♪ check it out ♪ check it out >> there are a few things that you won't want to check out. cyber security experts are issuing a warning after a million people reportedly downloaded a fake version of whatsapp. >> experts say it's one of millions of fake apps that look like the real thing but make your phone vulnerable to hackers. gio benitez takes a look at how easy it is to become a victim. >> reporter: we're inside a coffee shop

request a gro with a group of people who have no idea they're about to be hacked. a massive breach made headlines in september. hackers somehow introduced 50 malicious apps, also known as doppelgangers, fake apps that mirror the real thing into the google play store. then millions of unsuspecting android users downloaded them 4.2 million times. one of them called "lovely wallpaper." you don't realize it's a fake. >> if you downloaded a nasty version of minecraft for example you actually seem to get minecraft, but in the background, the attackers are able to access your information. >> reporter: he's given android phones to all five of our volunteers as part of our demonstration. we've told them to use the phones as they normally would. what they don't know is that james has already installed a malicious app on t

now watch with a group sitting in another part of the coffee shop. . >> we can retrieve their text messages. >> reporter: there it is. hey, it's me, stunning, there's a little emoji. next he triggers one of their cameras. >> had he's going to have no idea that the camera just activated, and there's a photo of one of our users. >> reporter: it turns out every one of our volunteers had signed in to their social media accounts. did anyone notice anything strange happening on your phones? not realizing james had stolen all of their passwords. the person who should have noticed something going on was you. >> oh, did you take that out on me? >> reporter: while you were on the phone. this is the selfie cam. >> so scary. >> reporter: we decided to up the ante with one of the students, taking him outside. he had no idea that inside the coffee shop. >> tracking him now to see exactly where he is. >> reporter: james was live

pinpointing his location. he has access right now to this. >> oh, no. >> reporter: james can even control his text messages. what is this? hey, can you send me your password? >> i didn't text that. >> reporter: but it says you did. and james says someone doesn't even have to be on their phone to be hacked. even when you weren't using the phone, we still got a picture of you. >> what? how? >> reporter: so the phone was just sitting there at the table being looking right up at you. and experts say the danger is far greater than just a stolen selfie. >> once a cyber criminal is into your phone, they can access your user names and passwords, credit cards, basically to profit from your device without you knowing. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> oh, no, that ain't happening to me. i've fo i've got some tape here. going to fix that. >> a high-tech solution. i don't think you need that much. i think a little over the

>> protection. >> well, to protect yourself from your camera being hacked, that's one option. you can change your passwords, delete suspicious apps, restore your phone. >> i'll try to do a selfie. >> how did that work for you?

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♪ okay, so there was a little bit of history that took place just a couple blocks from where we're standing right here at the metropolitan opera. of course opera singers are known for hitting massive notes. >> ah, ah. >> andre luna there has reached the a note, which is above the hi-c in the opera, the exterminating angel. if you want to get a sense of how high that is. here it is. >> huh? >> hear it again. that note has been

137 years. there at the metropolitan opera. >> wow. i can't even sing the first note she's singing. >> we thought in pop music, we've heard this before, you know mariah carey. >> she had hit a g sharp in whistle tones. and minnie ripperton. >> here's mariah. ♪ doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ ah, ah, ah, ah sg♪ >> sow want to gi you want to g? ♪ doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ ♪ ah, ah, ah, ah >> wow. it didn't go well. >> you do it.

note? >> whichever one you want. >> i'll try the opera one. ready? >> you even freaked out the pope. >> by the way, keep a little mirror next to my desk. yeah, this is what happened with that. so let's not try that again, shall we? >> minnie ripperton is in my range, just for clarification. we should get one more story in the mix. check out phillip mould, restoring a painting by taking off the varnish. >> the painting is from the 1600s, apparently the painting underneath is fine. the var niche turned it yellow. it's one of those videos you can't help but stare at. who's not down for a cake stand? a year supply of ranch dressing now available in keg version.

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this morning on "world news now," the president's stern new warning to north korea, telling kim jong un he's in grave danger. plus this morning's secret stop that never happened. a frustrated president trump grounded. >> also, democrats score big victories in key governor's races. president trump is already weighing in on the election night results which some are calling it a big setback. one player is accused of shoplifting from a luxury store. an embarrassing incident as president trump arrives in beijing. ♪ i have a pen, i have an apple ♪