pediatric medicine shortage. over-the-counter cold medicine for children is selling out, forcing major pharmacies to limit just how much families can buy. cbs carter evans speaks with worried parents. and a match made in heaven with campus housing in short supply, a group of pennsylvania college students trade the dorm room for a con. bs kki battisteas sist saight out of the movies. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. national drug chains are limiting the sale of over-the-counter children s medicine amid a widespread shortage. plus, the white house accuses texas governor greg abbott of endangering lives when he dropped off bus loads of migrants outside the vice president s home on a very cold christmas eve. more on those stories in just a moment. but first, a state of emergency is in effect tonight in new york state following the dea
yeah. you ll need them. all right. thank you for watching. duncan: tonight, they cbs blizzard of the century wreaking havoc nationwide with more than 55 deaths being blamed on the winter storm that is pummeling buffalo, new york. the state s governor seek a national 12k569er declaration as travelers across the country are stranded by canceled flights. cbs nancy chen is at new york s laguardia airport with the latest. left in the cold. outrage from the white house after bus loads of migrants were dropped off outside the vice president s d.c. home amid freezing weather on christmas eve. power grid attack. electricity knocked out for thousands in washington state after several substations were vandalized over the holiday weekend.