nickers wasoing to be sent to a slaughter house. turns out this cow's too big to fit into the processing facility. >> look how much bigger it is than the rest of the guys out there. >> nickers will live out the rest of his life on an australian farm instead. i'm still trying to figure out -- >> nice looking cow, nickers, right? >> john swalwall is 6'4". >> nickers weighs 3,000 pounds. >> that's a lot. >> still ahead on "news 4 today," we are working for tips on trouble at walter reed. >> false alert. what possibly caused this problem. >>> news 4 beginsto with a team 4 weather alert. >>> a live look outside on the weather alertday. if the wind isn't whipping where you are, it will be. the winds will fake itl that much colder. 36 degrees outside our studios this morning. >> that's too cold. >> doesn't feel like that, i'll tell you right now. good rning, everybody. 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. a good day to break out the big, puffy coat. break out t accessories, gloves, scarves, hat. lissa mollet has your commute but

nickers the cow stands 6'4". that's a behemoth. weighs one and a half tons.im at the same height as michael jordan and the same weight as michael moore. there is talk that nickers could be the tallest cow in the world but its owner can't get the guinness book of records on the phone because he keeps getting calls from the outback steakhouse. he will make an offer you can't refuse. actually, nickers can't be sent to the slaughterhouse because he's too heavy. that's a true story. he's eaten more grass than willie nelson at a police checkpoint. it's a shame for his owner because if nickers did hit the auction block, those would be some really high stakes. >>> topic number three. if you hang around the state of florida long enough, you'll see everything. except normal people. now florida has dogs on surfboards which is nothing compared to what the rest of florida is on. notice how the dogs aren't even scared of the ocean because they know in florida, you have a better chance of getting eaten by a person than a shark. never mind that all the sharks in florida are

get a look at nickers. >> whoa!tands more than six feet tall and weighs more than 3,0 pounds. he is literally outstanding in his field. >> oh my goodness. >> he is an internet sensation because he is too big for the slaughter house. unlike his buddies, he will not end up on the barbie. instead, he willis spend days just being nickers. holsteins are dairy cows. the males are killed when they are young and sold as veal. nickers could live for 20 years. >> that cow needs a trunk. mong oks like an elephant alon e other cows. >> that's my favorite story, other than the cornfield. >> the cornfield? n u need to get him in a c field. then you have it all in one place. >>> coming up, a live look at the national christmas tree lighting. president trump expected to delir someemarks pretty soon. we will carry those live as they happen. we are coming right back. ♪ santa claus is >>> now at 6:00, the face of evil. >> samuel littles a true monster. he is every woman's ultimate nightmare. >> a serial killer confesses to more than 9

. >> the internet is saying holy cow, this larger than life bow vine named nickers has gone viral. steer hails from western australia and stands nearly 6" tall and weighs over 3,000 pounds. that's double the weight of an average steer. good news for .nickers, thou his owner says he's too heavy to be sold, so the friendly giant wie happily ever after on his farm. he is huge. >> it pays to be that big. so big it couldn't if thea fit n facilitessing >> they couldn't handle him. >> being so big saved his life. one tex one texas legislator het filed a billen the longhorns and the aggies. the rivalry dates back to894, but the two teams haven't faced off since011 when texas a. and m. jumped ship. the congressman and a&m. owe owe it texans to bring back this store i had rivalry. how about that? this lawmaker, he wants to make it a law to make these unpaid laborers work on a holiday for his amusement. >> must be a sports fan. well, just ahead it might be the cool e gender reveal on the books. the exclusive surprise that sparked a furious wildfire. ayu're watching "early tod." plaque psorias

nickers stands over 6 feet tall and weighs more than a car. 1.4 tons, to be exact.s in western australia and is almost twice the size of the rest of the herd. the owner tells media the steer is too big to go through a processing facility so it will live happily ever after at the farm. her size has saved a life. >> nickers is almost the same height as michael jordan, who is 6'6". >> isn't that incredible? it's jaw-dropping. >> it really is. guinness book of world records, i would think. >> super lucky. >> that, too. let's talk about who's lucky and who's not when it comes to the rain and when it gets to your neighborhood. all is quiet. a colorful sunrise developing already. we have fog in the inland valleys and across parts of san francisco. that will turn to light to moderate rain today. and then that will turn to scattered light showers tonight. and another chance of rain not only today but all the way through saturday. just about every day has a chance of getting wet. this afternoon it will be warmest in the south bay. last to receive the rain-cooled air. that's w

. >>> a mass serve australian steer is trending on twitter his name is nickers.er six feet tall at the shoulder he's almost as tall as michael jordan and weighs more than 3,000 pounds he is so big he can't fit through the slaughterhouse doors. so now, because of that, he will live out his entire life at home on the farm. according to this story he would make about 4,000 burgers if he could actually get through the doors. get this, he also replaces big moo as the biggest steer in australia. >> how tall are you? >> about 6'4". >> that cow at the holders is our height >> yeah. >> i find that story an awesome segw segue to the next story. they're related in some way. >> there's a theme you can't have nickers, but you can still get your burger fix if you live in wisconsin. you can get extra extra cheese to the third power in honor of the packers and their self-styled cheese head fans, some burger kings will offer the green bay whopper for a limited time it has eight slices of cheese. are you considering? >> you know, i'm a part-time resident of wisconsin. i'm in green

.>>> so remember ni o gained fame this week lives in san diego and he's bigger than nickers, the cowtralia. cowboy is 6 1/2 feet tall and weighs 3,000 pounds. he's only four years old and is expected to keep growing. >>> researchers are testing a potential breakthrough for a male birth control gel. national institute of health announces the start of a trial for a revolutionary concept in medical contraception. it's applied to the back and shoulders daily and it's absorbed through the skin. this first trial will last about a year and it involved 420 couples. >>> and a 9-year-old girl in california received a personal response when she asked basketball star steph curry why his shoes didn't come in girl sizes.pair of mor curr5's for christmas but the website doesn't offer them. >> boys aren't the only ones that want them. everybody wants them. >> morrison sent a note directly to curry asking for a change in policy. curry wrote back and apologized that the smaller sizes were only labeled for boys on the site and he promised to immediately correct the issue. he also sent her a pair of cur

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. >> you are getting out just in the nicker of time. >> i think so. >> more airline disruptions and toughriving conditions are expected as this fast-moving storm targets upstate new york and northern new england on monday. elaine. >> quijano: meg oliver, meg, thank you. >> tensions escalated today at the border crossing between san diego and tiajuana, mexico. a group of migrants reportedly part of the caravan of central american migrants breached a fence at the port of entry in san ysidro, california. border agents reportedly fired tear gas and promptly shut down the crossing. this comes as the trump administration and the incoming government of mexico are discussing the plan that boo have asylum-seeking my grants held in mexico until their cases are processessed. weejtsia-- weijia jang has more. >> hundreds of migrants attempted to cross the u.s. border between tiajuana and san diego hoping to apply for asylum. but u.s. customs and border patrol agents formed a human wall to block them and closed an official port of entry. this comes just hours after president trump tweeted, would be ver

he's named nickers and he's believed to be the tallest steer in.ntry and weighs close to 3,000 pounds. they say he's too heavy for the slaughterhouse and he'll live out his days in fields. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning" in the series note to self, this chef from top chef writes a note to her younger self about grappling with cancer. >> kids: whoa! >> kids vo: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ new johnson's cottontouch™ a wholwash and lotionre for newborns is born made with real cotton and enhances your gentle touch a new soft a new touch a new gentle new johnson's cottontouch™ (baby cooing) choose gentle with the roomba robot vacuum. only roomba uses 2 multi-surface rubber brushes to clean all your floors. and with patented dirt detect technology, roomba finds dirt throughout your home. if it's not from irobot, it's not a roomba. >>> our top stories this morning. data from the black box from the lion air flight that crashed off indonesia last month reveals the pilots struggled to maintain control of the plane. investigators say a safety sy

good news for nickers, though. says he's too heavy to be sold, so the friendly giant will live happily ever after on his farm. he is huge. >> it pays to be that big. so big it couldn't if the fit in the meat processing facility. >> they couldn't handle him. >> being so big saved his life. one tex one texas legislator has filed a bill between the longhorns and the aggies. the rivalry dates back to 1894, but the two teams haven't faced off since 2011 when texas a. and m. jumped ship. the congressman and a&m. we owe it to rivalry. how about that? this lawmaker, he wants to make it a law to make these unpaid laborers work on a holiday for his amusement. >> must be a sports fan. well, just ahead it the cool est gender reveal on the books. the exclusive surprise that sparked a furious wildfire. you're watching "early today." plaque psoriasis can be relentless. tremfya® is for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. with tremfya®, you can get clearer. and stay clearer. in fact, most patients who saw 90% clearer s

nickers, the cow, is 6'4" tall. he was going to be sentto it a slaughter house but he's to big to fit into the processing facility. he he gets to live on t farm. there's apparently an italian cow who is bigger. >> and they've never met. >> they've nevermet. >> go figure. >> oh, man! >> tur now to weather. >> so followinghat -- >> speaking of huge, what a huge change in the weather today. that wind is something else. >> it's awful outside. usually i'm like, all right. >> lauryn say that with a smile. usually i'm like my day is over, i can'tait to go outside. not like that today. i'll stay a work all day. >> no, actually, i'll just run to my car.ol it is out there. we've got wind gusts up to 40, 50 milestan hour. ing about the wind chills this afternoon, we are looking at chills in the 20s. so that's how it's going to feet aloughout the afternoon. now, it kind of levels off as we get through the evening. there's because the winds die downlightly as we head into the afternoon as opposed to gusting up to 50 miles an hou

. >> it's nickers.is a 7-year-old cattle and to put perspective he's almost as tall as nba star michael jordan. >> he's a big boy. >> yeah. right. >>. >>> time now 5:52. >>> let's take a live look outside. let's take a look at some of the traffic of course those paying cash those are fast track cruising right through. it is 52 degrees in richmond. >>> good tuesday morning you here. and that will push in across the rest of the bay area as we go through the rest of the morning and into the afternoon. >>> taking you out to thebay.sa. partlyudures rht around 50 san jose. the locations 40s and 50s this morning. we'll time out for you hour by hour when you will see the rain where you are on future cast coming up. >>> we are still looking at this situation in san pablo. we're getting some new details about that collision. i first want to tell you to avoid these delays. and so if you are heading into that area remember san pablo avenue is closed in both directions. sheriffs were involved in a pursuit that ended

so cowboy might beat out nickers. >> the last we measured, which was about a year ago, he measured justrd largest steer. he is about the same weight but he's still young so he'll be growing for another year, maybe two years. he's like a big giant puppy dog. he's ginormous. he takes up an entire three-horse trailer that is 7 feet tall. >> big giant puppy dog, she says. she says cowboy is twice the size of a normal large steer. he can eat up to 100 pounds of food a day? >> wow! >> eating them out of a house and home. >> wow. i look at that and i have a really crazy mind. and i -- >> you don't say. >> and i think of the first lady's shoes as she stepped off the plane in buenos aires. they were cow print manolo blahniks. little facts. >> so bizarre. >>> coming up, the shark attack in the bahamas. look it up. they looked really cool. the young boy who got a scare of his life after yet another attack by a supposedly safe nurse shark. >>> first, the newly released video showing the chilling moments a colorado father finally broke down and admitted to murder. you're watching "world news now." k

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nickers was going to be sent to a slaughter house. he's too big to fit into the processing facility. he'll live out the rest of his life on anustralian farm instead. it's a steer so maybe he ate a little extra. >> a lot extr >> a lot of free time on his hands. >> happy trails. >>> this holiday season you may see more thanks -- more than just christmas lights around town. >> light up bears are on display as part of children's national hospital's big campaign this season. this morning our molette green is live in bethesda as one local store gets ready to add oneo their holiday display for a good cause. hey, molette. >> reporter: hey, guys. we're rht outside the amazon storeere in bethesda. that's right, the light up dot e bear campaign has started. you know this guy, he's the mascot, right? all of these supporters here with children's national are out here to help kick off this campaign that runs through the month and into december. so we can talk about how to support children who are battling serious illnesses in the hospital and make

t >>s is nickers, 6'4". >> towering over the other cows. this is a steer.g to be sent to a slaughter house because what else do youo with a steer? turns out he's too big though to fit into the processing facility. he planned this. he will get to live out the rest of his life on a farm in australia instead of going to a slaughterhouse. >> how do you feed a cow that size? >> whatever he wants. >> here's your cnbc morning siness report. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. amazon reportedly plans to start selling software that can scan medical records and makees suons to improve treatment or even save money.ee wall s journal says it picks out relevant information such as a patient'sat medn and prescription and they can take notes. it sells the software in the stomer travel and service industry. i'm frank holland with y business report. >>> storm team 4 weather alert, powerhouse winds blowing today. ld on to your hats and hair pieces and steering wheels extra tight.um it's day. time to start thinking about the weekend. sarday afternoon rain

that's nickers. he's an australian cow. he's gone viral on social media because he's so big.r than all the others. he stands six feet tall, weighs over a ton. on top of his new fame he also will live a longer life. the owner says he's too heavy to go through a processing facility. that's terrible. so instead he'll be put to work leading and coaching other cattle. he's coaching. how do you get this big? >> he's a big deal. >> wow. >>> well, a bay area woman was trying to rescue live fish from a market and she released them back to nature and now she's facing a possible arrest for endangering wildlife. >> officials at lake chabot say the woman released nearly a dozen tilapia into the lake during the past couple of weeks. tilapia are non-native fish and considered invasive. that means they tend to take over an ecosystem. >> they can reproduce really quickly. they can spread rapidly. they're highly tolerant of a wide variety of environmental conditions. >> the east bay regional park police still investigating this. the district attorney will decide if the fish and wildlife violat

majority to 53 seats all we can say about this is holy cow look at this, 6 foot 4 australian cow nickersthan some cars taller than some nba players will not kind nickers on your plate too big to process going to live happily ever after on that farm in australia, he is seven now kind of wild i think. >> how did he get that big. >> they don't know crazy thing just said cow get o growing they can't explain. >> it how does he moooon ve? >> [laughter] >> -- good, good. >> the jokes later. dagen: you got a little more than 40 minutes. maria: gdp coming up tiffany shares are down they missed are quartering revenue statements we reported earlier same store soles issue stock down 9%, up big kevin told us earlier we've got that on the other side of this break, science sparking outrage deals oft researcher claims he help make first genetically oriented baby. ♪ ♪ jardiance asked- and now you know. jardiance is the first type 2 diabetes pill proven to both reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...and lower a1c, with diet and exercise. jardian

. >> australia's channel 7 ran a story on him that frankly knocked the nickers off of fans from aroundkers is no cash cow. when his owner, yes, he did, tried to sell him for meat at a cattle auction processors rejected the big fella, yes. [ applause ] so knickers will live out his days grazing at a farm outside perth. we love you, knickers. >> ah. [ applause ] >> the processor said they couldn't handle him. >> who could? >> that's a big cow. >> thank you, lara, so much. we needed that. >>> and now to our -- [ applause ] oh, wow. now to our "gma" cover story, "the greatest showman" actress keala settle revealing real-life drama behind what she calls the biggest performance of her life, a secret health struggle, while she sang at this year's oscar. it's a "people" magazine exclusive and paula is back with that. >> i love her, i love this performance and have so much more respect knowing what she endured. she was rehearsing for her oscars performance when a sharp pain shot through her skull. she collapsed. she could not move and the only words she was able to say was help. she was able to