Reporter an emotional mother describes her 21yearold son. Hes happygolucky. He doesnt get riled up about anything. Hes not confrontational. Hes not argumentative. Hes just a good boy. He has a good gpa. Reporter monica talked to carl on the phone, and then got a call she never expected. College roommate inside their apartment. Pleas for information about his whereabouts spread on social media as loved ones beg for help. Please, if you have any information on our friend, his whereabouts, contact myself, corey, or uhpd. If you know anything about carl, if you seen him, if you even if you think you saw him, just call. Reporter a spokesperson for congressman john conyers says he and his family does for privacy as they work through this their sons whereabouts contact the Houston Police department immediately. Carls mother making a desperate plea in hopes that someone has seen him. I just want you to come home. I dont care whoever if someone has carl, just let him go. Hes a good child. Just let him go. Reporter the fbi and secret service are involved in this search. Conyers car is still at his apartment. Ang gelica york. Well, federal investigators now say the barrier separating visitors from gorillas at the cincinnati zoo was substandard the day a toddler fell in the exhibit. That little boy was not hurt in the incident last may, thankfully, but zoo officials were forced to kill a 17yearold silverback gorilla. That barrier, which was built in 1978, had never been a problem before, but investigators found it was, quote, no longer effective. Surveillance video from a demolition derby. Its believed the wouldbe thief was trying to get to one vehicle in particular. He wanted a tahoe suv. But in the ross, he crashed and rammed many of the lots other vehicles and ended up leaving without anything. But he did can leave behind 30,000 in damages. Man, thats an epic fail there. A new study finds doctors handling nfl player injuries should be independent of the teams. Right now, about 175 doctors work with the leagues 32 clubs. Now, the har problems that could affect player health. Among the studys recommendations, doctors treating players should be chosen by a committee of league and Players Union officials. One nflexec reportedly called the proposal impractical. And on the field, week 11 underway. New orleans visited Carolina Panthers broke open a tie game run, as you can see there. Then with 23 seconds left, cam newton hits ted ginn jr. With the 40yard touchdown pass. That put carolina up, 203. New orleans came back to make a game of it late, but carolina wins, 2. 20. Both teams are now 46 on the season. Twitter was on fire in fuego because, before this game, look at that. Im all about it. It says adlib there, and i was going to be quiet because i cant adlib about sports. What do you think . Im all about shoes, any flare and style in life is fantastic. Theres never a bad time to wear shoes like that. One person said dead furbies of an 80s hair band died for newtons shoes. I actually dont like them at all. Its not that i like them. I do think they are ugly. But i respect his commitment to style. Okay. He has inserted it into every part of his life. He has, absolutely has. Thats fabulous. All right. All about it, cam. If its past your bedtime watching saints and panthers, we have a bit of advice. Do not call out sick. Its not that were trying to save your job, thats your own business, but a study says fridays are not yeah. Market research firm, attest, figured out the perfect day and time to make the sick call as well as the top reason. Okay, ready . Get your pens out. The best day and time . 6 38 a. M. On a tuesday, and the number one reason . Stomach problems. Stomach problems is something that people they dont want too much information about it. Stomach issues right now. Like saying im oh, im sick right now. A stomach problem . Its like im having female problems. Oh, oh, oh. Yeah. No. Just move on. Explosive diarrhea, nope, nope. Well, coming up, a case of road rage caught on tape. The panic call to 911 from a driver in arizona who says she was being tormented by a man in a vehicle. Were going to find out how it ended. And her name is mean khristine. Thats what they call her. Shes a facialist to the stars. Why her brutally sometimes painful style has attracted a huge celebrity following. Remember, find us on facebook, wnnfans. Com and twitter abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. I had frequent heartburn, but. My doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. Just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero heartburn, its been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10 stight years, and its still recommended today. Use as directed you know your heart loves megared omega3s. But did you know your eyes, joints really love them too . Introducing megared advanced 4in1. Just one softgel delivers mega support. . Hes gotta play it cool to seal the deal. . . Better find a way to smooth things over. . . If only harry used some bounce, to dry. . . Yeah. . Its judgment day. The inlaws, the typea cousins, siblings and back seat chefs have all assembled to look inside your oven. But youve cleaned off all the bakedon business from meals past with easyoff, so the only thing they see is mmmmm go ahead. Were back were back now with a really frightening case of road rage in arizona thats been caught on audio tape. Yeah. The terrified driver called 911 d even screamed for help from other drivers as a man in a black sedan repeatedly slammed into her vehicle. Here is abcs kayna whitworth. A guys hitting into the back of me trying to kill me on the road. Hes flipping me off. Reporter an arizona woman says out of nowhere, she was the victim of violent road rage. She was driving in arizona when this man, who she never saw before, aggressively hit her car, and then started following her. Hes right behind me. Hitting me. Did he, did he hit your car . There. She says he kept hitting her car. And on the other end of that desperate 911 call, an operator trying to find her. I did start to feel a little helpless. I just needed to stay right there with her. Reporter suli calling out to other drivers for help as they dialed 911, as well. Hes going in both lanes, hes cutting in front of people. Reporter the coming to a stop after crashing into a patrol car. 25 minutes of torment. I could have died. Reporter hes facing driving under the influence and aggravated assault. Kayna, abc news, las vegas. Scary moments there. Yeah. Coming up in the next half hour, bracing for the busiest thanksgiving travel season in nearly a decade as a Record Number of Airline Passengers crunch in the nations airports, the the three things you might want to consider to keep track of your luggage and save money. But first, could she be why mean khristine is attracting such a celebrity following. Youre watching world news now. World news now continuings after this from our abc . Well, they are the relationships most important to a woman, her husband, maybe her course. Okay. Wouldnt have been my guess, but how can a facialist who has a notorious reputation for being, well, really mean, attract a huge celebrity following . Abcs regina brown checked out mean christine. Reporter shes thes tissue wran to the stars with the not so nice reputation. I love to draw blood. They feel like, shes so mean. Reporter christines no nonsense sometimes painful facial has sleb theties clamoring to see her, turning away alist stars who show up late. Its like going to the dentist, if you visit the dentist, then you have perfect teeth. Same with skip. I always tell my clients, like, skin is like teeth. Reporter now it was my chance to see what hollywoods elite go through. Bring on the pain. Im excited for the star treatment. I wonder if i should have taken an advil. First, a glycolic acid peel and a gejt massage. Then the microdetermirmabrasion treatment to remove outer layer of the skin to reveal a fresh layer of skin cells. Is this where the pain begins . Reporter but thats just the warmup. Christine then lances the blackheads and this is where she earns her reputation. Omg. This is the painful part. I know. I know this is going to hurt. Okay, okay, wait, i need a minute. Okay. After what seems like endless lancing, some sweet relief. She applies three masks, a clay mask on the tzone sucking out oil, a mask on top of that for moisture, and then a green tea mask to reduce redness. To see the brand new me. I survived mean christine. You are mean. I wouldnt call it fun, but it was actually enjoyable. Exactly. Yeah. Reporter now i feel ready to go. Genevieve brown, abc news, new york. Things that well do for beauty. Theres no limit on what women go through to look better. Im all about it. Ill pass. She likes blood, no thank you. Yes. 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Dunked a cookie in a teacup. Besides et illustrate being really, really cool, it was record. Has to be a record for everything. I have to come up with something i can hold the record. Moving on to this kid, amazing, 9 years old, competing in a talent show, decides he wants to dance to Michael Jacksons billy jean, a tough act to follow. It is. This kid learned all these moves from watching Michael Jackson videos on youtube and he killed it. He nailed it. Jackson way before his time. Love the oversized glove. New polka polka. Grounded in harmony, new york citys very own concrete a capella. . Police and foreign wars all the weather and score thats the world news polka . . If youre insomniacs and a good night sleep you lack . . Do the world news polka . . Its late at night, wide awake youre not wearing pants so grab everybody dance . . Have fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal do the world news folk ka . . . . World news polka . . . . World news polka . . 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Hear how they managed to make it home while their older children can anxiously awaited their return. Sealed with a kiss. Jennifer lopez and her the show last night at the Latin Grammys. Well feel the love on this friday, november 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. I love it. J low is killing it. Singing to mark anthony on stage. It really lit up the stage there. Nothing like an xray next to you to bring out the best. Is that what it is . Ive never been better. Exactly, then you cry backstage. Were going to start with the first blizzard of the season, a major snowstorm that is on the move right now. It first hit the Northern Rockies yesterday making a mess of interstate 70 through colorado. Thats their own version of the man b napkin challenge there. Nothing moving. Several pileups were reported. One resulting in a fatality. That storm is headed for the Northern Plains now. But just one day before, it nebraska, a record. The mild autumn allowing some extra rounds of golf. Todays forecast in a moment, but first, more on the weather extremes from abcs clayton sandell. Reporter this winter storm is moving fast, but drivers are not. In wyoming, cars spinning, sliding, and stalling in dangerously heavy snow thats in the mountains west of denver, bringing branches down on power lines. State troopers are investigating deadly crashes on snowy roads, one major pileup of trucks clogging the interstate. Chains are now mandatory. Man, its pretty slippery. Its pretty dangerous out here. Reporter the storm is now shoving aside an unusually warm fall. It was golfing weather in lincoln, nebraska. Its 34 degrees, a 46 degree drop in 24 hours. In denver, the snow is arriving about a month later than normal. And you can see the conditions shut down a major interstate, i70 westbound and eastbound completely closed. Clayton sandell, abc news near golden, colorado. Its another story in the southeast. Raging wildfires there destroying tens of thousands of acres producing unhealthy air quality. Theres no relief in sight for the drought thats fueling those blazes. Lets get the forecast from accuweathers justin pavick. Justin, good morning. Thanks. Good morning to you as well. Heavy snow continues towards rapid city, but off to the north and into the east, significant accumulation expected into the start of the weekend. Double digit accumulation possible east of fargo, north of the twin cities where we could have up to 15 inches before its said and done. Also, late saturday evening into monday. Snow accumulations in the northeast, closer to the lakes, substantial accumulations in the 95 dry. Cold and breezy, but dry. The southeast dry as well. Very mild day for today Drought Conditions will continue along with poor air quality due to smokey conditions. Mara, kendis, back to you. Justin, thank as so much for that. This mornings other big story, major developments in the trump transition. Mitt romney who criticized trump in the past calling him a phony and a fraud, romney is now among those being considered to be trumps secretary of state. The two will meet this weekend. Quote, mending fences is among the items on their agenda. Bet it is. Meantime, retired general Michael Flynn has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to be Trumps National security adviser. Flynn was a close adviser to trump on the campaign and he continues working with him on National Security issues. Flynn retired from the military two years ago and has hashly administrations approach to fighting isis. Newt gingrich is one person not playg a role in the trump administration. The former House Speaker was a high profile surrogate for trump in the campaign, and now he tells Washington Post hes not serving in the cabinet in any position. And this was the president elect meeting with japans Prime Minister in new york city. It was trumps first meeting with a foreign leader since the election. Shinzo abe called the meeting cordial and candid. Trumps daughter, ivanka and husband, jared, involved in the meeting as w should contribute more to the cost of basing u. S. Troops there. President obama is urging donald trump to stand strong against russia if or when it violates basic democratic values. During the final overseas trip of the administration, mr. Obama is trying to reassure worried european leaders saying he believes the u. S. Will honor its promises to nato under Donald Trumps presidency. I am encourage by the that nato is a commitment that does not change. Reporter president obama is wrapping up his trip to europe today leaving from berlin and heading off to lima, peru, where he will take part in a global summit on trade. Back in the states, controversial encounter ends with an Arizona Police officer on administrative leave. He was captured on video punching a woman in the face during an arrest. Officials in flagstaff are promising complete transparency. Heres abcs senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas. Reporter another Controversial Police encounter caught on tape. An officer punching a female suspect in the face during an eviction. Slow it down, you see the force of the punch. Punched in the face two times, i was choked. It was just a brutal attack. Reporter but the officer kicking and kneeing him in the groin. Flagstaff, Arizona Police learned of the after the video was posted on facebook. The officer has no history of excessive force. We immediately became concerned and initiated an internal investigation and placed the officer on administrative leave. I didnt do anything reporter the case the latest indicator how the prevalence of surveillance cameras, phones, are placing officers under scrutiny. In fact, its become reflex for citizens to pull out t phones and record in