Shes now being sued by the director, but says shes willing to risk it all to help other women come forward. And plane crash mystery. New questions about the tragic accident that killed a former Major League Baseball star. What were now learning about the socalled jet ski with wings. And his wifes warning about the aircraft before he bought it. Is this plane too risky to fly . Good morning, america. So many are waking up to mighty cold temperatures this wednesday morning. And we have those, of course, the Election Results from yesterday. Yeah, big wins for the democrats in virginia and new jersey. Voters said they wanted to send a message to President Trump. Hes in china right now sending a forceful message to north korea. But also keeping the door open to talks. Well have a lot more on all that coming up. Before we get to that well talk about that cold weather were feeling here especially on the northeast, but halfway around the country as well. Hard to believe just a week ago we had springlike temperatures outside feeling good about ourselves. Now the midwest to the northeast are bracing for record cold. And ginger is outside in the middle of it. Good morning, ginger. You hit it on the head. Its just it was just in the 70s five days ago. Now i might be a little extra. Ive got these hand warmers in my pockets because it feels like the 30s. My eyes are tearing and thats what so many of us are dealing with. The first shot came with this, new bloomfield, pennsylvania, a little bit of elevation but you got a hit of snow even in parts of connecticut, massachusetts. That was just the first cold front. The second one is holding back that serious arctic air up in manitoba. You can see subzero actual air temperatures. You release that and gets into the midwest, chicago only at 20 by friday morning, 13 minneapolis, Single Digits above that. And interior new england on saturday morning all the way to new york city, boston, we could be seeing record lows. Look at raleigh, subfreezing. Really extending pretty far south. Ill have much more coming up on the next hit of snow that comes to. George . A lot of 20s. You saw that. Uhhuh. Next this morning on this First Anniversary of President Trumps stunning election victory its the democrats who are celebrating now. Big victories last night in the virginia and new jersey races for governor. With exit polls showing voters wanted to send a message to President Trump. This, as republicans are under pressure to pass their tax bill quickly amid questions about its cost, whether it really benefits the middle class most. The president called into a meeting of Senate Democrats to get their support. The president delivered a forceful address on north Korea Holding open the prospect of talks, but warning, quote, do not underestimate us and do not try us. Our senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega is in beijing with the president. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter hey, george, good morning to you. President trump needs china to help put the pressure on north korea. This is a visit that requires skilled diplomacy. And its one being called his most crucial trip crucial stop of this entire trip. This morning, President Trump touching down in china. The country often uses as a political punching bag rolling the stairs right up to air force one and rolling out the red carpet. President xi jinping and his wife playing tour guide taking President Trump and the first lady to beijings forbidden city. And to a traditional chinese opera. Thats something. Were having a great time. Thank you. Reporter the highstakes visit perhaps President Trumps most important stop yet as he pushes china to ramp up the pressure on north korea. Before leaving seoul, the president delivered a message directly to kim jongun. The weapons you are acquiring are not making you safer. They are putting your regime in grave danger. Every step you take down this dark path increases the peril you face. Reporter but he had a message for china and russia, too. All responsible Nations Must Join forces to isolate the brutal regime of north korea. And to those nations that choose to ignore this threat, ors where still, to enable it, the weight of this crisis is on your conscience. Reporter and he had this warning. 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. Reporter a stern warning there. Now despite white house aides repeatedly insisting the president would not take a trip to the dmz the demilitarized zone, that heavily fortified border between north and south korea during this trip, before he left seoul, he boarded marine one and headed for the dmz but the white house says he had to cut that short, turn around about five minutes before landing there blaming bad weather, robin. Okay, cecilia, thank you very much. Now more on the Election Results back here at home. Coming in overnight, democrats seeing a lot of success, you know, coming out on top in that closely watched race for governor in virginia. Our chief National Correspondent tom llamas is there in fairfax. He was up all night tracking this and what these results also mean for President Trump. Good morning, tom. Reporter robin, good morning to you. A big win for democrats and a blow to republicans. A loss the president will likely take personally. Lets start in virginia. Dr. Ralph northam with a decisive victory, this race was called early. He won by nearly double digits. Now so many people were watching this race because virginia is a swing state. Its also the only Southern State that President Trump didnt win. Now, President Trump was very active on twitter campaigning for the republican here, ed gillespie, even recording a robo call yesterday for him. But gillespie chose to never physically campaign with the president and last night when gillespie lost, the president tweeted this out from south korea. Ed gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. Thats not exactly correct because gillespie did adopt some of the trump policies, he just chose to never physically appear with the president here. So the president taking a parting shot there. We also should mention, robin, 30 of voters told us in exit polls they came out to vote yesterday to show opposition to trump. So the president clearly played a role in this election, robin. The results in new jersey, tom, seem to be telling a similar story. Reporter thats right. It is officially the end of the Chris Christie era. Phil murphy, the democrat, with a big win yesterday in new jersey winning by 12 points in part by tying his opponent, the republican, kim guadagno to the very unpopular governor, Chris Christie. Guadagno the Lieutenant Governor serving under christie and christie, a trump ally that we all know, robin. There was another headline coming out of virginia. The first openly transgender candidate elected to a statehouse. Reporter yeah, this was big news here in virginia. Virginia voters elected the first openly transgender candidate as you mentioned to the statehouse. Now, her name is danica roem and she actually beat the incumbent republican yesterday. And this is someone who was a social conservative and who attacked her gender identity. But she overcame that and once shes elected, she will be the first, as you mentioned, openly transgender candidate to serve in a state house. Ever, thats right. Big moment. Tom, thank you. George. We want to speak to matthew dowd and Meghan Mccain from the view and lets talk about the message. On the one hand the president is now the fifth president in a row to have this happen, lose virginia and new jersey the year after. But the voters so clear here. 21 in virginia, 31 in new jersey. They wanted to send a message to trump. Yeah, they sent a message to trump big time in the course of this. And talk about when he comes back to washington it may be his forbidden city. Hen he comes back in the aftermath of all this. I think it sends a lot of signals but the big takeaway i had from it is the level of diversity and inclusion that happened on election night. Not only the first transgender person elected into office in virginia, the first sikh elected to office in a major city. The first gay mayor of seattle. The first africanamerican woman elected mayor of charlotte. The first woman mayor of manchester. I mean it was a night of total diversity and i think that not only a rejection of trump, i think it was basically a rejection of what he stood for. And the divisions weve seen over the last year. One of the things we saw especially, meghan, in virginia embracing President Trumps policies when youre republican but not President Trump, doesnt work. Always strange bedfellows when youre someone like gillespie who was a lobbyist and sort of the very definition of a swamp creature trying to become trump. And the Weekly Standard headline is that trumpism without trump fails. Imitations of him when you have the legacy gillespie did wasnt going to work. We saw the tweet from President Trump. He said, you know, gillespie wasnt behind me, didnt hug me hard enough basically. The problem with that, that may work in a Congressional District thats solidly, solidly republican. Not going to work in big states and swing states. No. I think republicans have to ask themselves where it is. Its not only that trumpism without trump doesnt work. I dont think trumpism without Hillary Clinton doesnt work in elections. Donald trump is successful just like Magic Johnson and larry bird were better because of their opponents. Hes better because of his opponent Hillary Clinton. In the aftermath of an election like this, where Hillary Clinton is no longer on the ballot, it becomes difficult for republicans to win these races. Voter turnout being 11 higher than election in 2016 is also very significant and the legislative losses is also something that is more unprecedented than the governorship turning. What does this mean for the republican agenda Going Forward as they head into a Midterm Election year . What does it mean for big things like tax cuts . I think it makes it harder and harder to get anything done in the course of this. If youre a republican it comes back to washington in the aftermath of what happened yesterday, you sit down and say, do i really want to embrace all these parts of what donald trump is pushing . Including an unpopular tax bill when you look at the polls, pushed by an unpopular president and makes it much harder. They wonder can they afford to fail. Midterms are coming and there is no peace. The party could not be more fractured when you see President Trump coming out and attacking gillespie this morning saying he didnt support me enough. He wasnt enough like me and conservative media is really taking that side. If you dont support the president enough then basically youre bupkiss at this point. Its a dangerous message Going Forward. If its anything were reading in the tea leaves its a bloodbath. Its a box that hes in. Donald trump is powerful in the republican primary but anchor in the general election. Matt dowd, Meghan Mccain. Thats a solid exit. Over to robin. Come to expect that from our friend, matthew. Now to new developments in that tragic Church Shooting in texas. The pentagon is investigating as we learn even more warning signs were missed. The gunman escaping from a Mental Health facility in 2012 and our senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas is in washington with more. Good morning, pierre. Reporter robin, good morning. The missed signals are mounting as members of congress are demanding answers as to how this killer was able to buy that murder weapon. And theres word that there might be many more cases like it. And more details are emerging about Devin Kelleys past the more surprising it is he was allowed to buy those guns in the first place. A newly released Police Report shows devin kelley escaping from a new mexico Mental Health facility in june of 2012. Temporarily committed, thought to be a danger to himself and others. The Police Report noting kelley had been caught sneaking firearms onto Holloman Air Force base and was attempting to carry out Death Threats made on his military chain of command. There are enormous problems with the background check system. Reporter the airmans struggle with Mental Health came as he was facing a courtmartial for threatening his wife with a loaded gun, and viciously beating her and his infant stepson. And served a year in prison for domestic abuse. When you only have one instance of a Domestic Violence incident being reported by the military, theres a problem. Reporter that conviction should have barred him from being able to purchase guns. But the air force never forwarded the information to the fbi which does gun background checks. This is clearly a loophole that is a problem. The Defense DepartmentInspector General is also going to look across the department to make sure everything is checked and that all procedures are clarified. Reporter this morning the fbi facing a major roadblock. They cant open the killers encrypted smartphone which could hold key evidence. I can assure you were working very hard to get into the phone and that will continue until we find an answer. I dont know how long thats going to be, to be quite hops with you. Reporter the investigation wont be enough to heal the hearts of the relatives of the 26 killed here in sutherland springs, texas, charlie uhl telling our matt gutman she last saw her 16yearold daughter haley when she dropped her off at the church. Shes with god. Its the only thing i keep telling myself and i have to try to stay strong. That encrypted phone could contain critical clues. In cases like this time is of the essence, michael, with potential evidence sitting right there with police unable to access it. All right, thank you, pierre. And now well turn to the investigation into that tragic plane crash that killed former Major League Pitcher roy halladay. This morning, were learning new details about the plane he was flying. And abcs Victor Oquendo has the latest. Reporter this morning the ntsb is investigating what caused the plane crash that killed former allstar pitcher roy halladay. Roy halladay has thrown a nohitter reporter the twotime cy young award winner died when the single engine plane he was piloting crashed into the water off the coast of florida tuesday. A perfect game roy halladay has thrown the second perfect game in Philadelphia Phillies history reporter halladay pitched 16 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies retiring from baseball four years ago. The future hall of famer took up flying after leaving the game, even sharing this photo with his icon a5 plane on twitter. I grew up around airplanes. Reporter the icon a5, known as a High Performance aircraft, has been referred to be aviation journalism as a jet ski with wings. Its been involved in two fatal crashes in the last eight months including a crash which killed its chief designer. In this video posted on the manufacturers website halladay and his wife initially disagreed about the 40yearold purchasing the aircraft. Shes fought me the whole way. Hard. I fought hard. I was very against it. I went down with him one day to the Training Center in st. Pete and you forget youre in a plane. Now that were going to have one im im really excited. Reporter overnight an outpouring of love and support from the devastated Major League Baseball family mourning the death of one of the best pitchers of his generation. Former teammate ryan howard tweeting such a sad day. We lost a great ball player but an even better human being. Houston Astros Justin Verlander writing shocked and saddened. Gone way too soon. One of the best ever. Icon aircraft says it was devastated to learn of halladays death and that it will cooperate with the investigation. Phillies chairman David Montgomery said halladay was an allstar pitcher, person, father and family man. George. Yeah, he was really loved. He certainly was. So incredibly tragic. Mmhmm. Well move on to that strange case playing out in china where three ucla basketball players have been arrested charged with shoplifting. They are out on bail this morning. Still face a complicat