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hello, welcome to "cnn newsroom." we begin with this monster winter storm. its core is hovering over the great lakes, and its trailing arctic air is causing power outages and dangerous travel conditions two days before christmas. life-threatening windchills have permeated all the way to the gulf coast, over 70 million americans are experiencing below freezing temperatures, that includes the entire state of texas. this video's from kentucky where the governor has just confirmed three people have died as a result of this storm. and this from our affiliate whbq in memphis, tennessee, th...

have been empty for more than six weeks. >> reporter: as for this family -- >> it's frustrating and it's scary. first we couldn't feed our children because of the infant formula shortage and now we're facing another challenge with being able to take basic care of them. >> reporter: athena jones, cnn, new york. hello. i'm kristen fisher. welcome to "cnn newsroom." this massive winter storm system is barrelling towards the east coast this hour, and this arctic chill is straining the power grids, closing airports from coast to coast, and causing deadly road conditions on one of the bu...

Fro ibuprofen, cough syrup, especially for kids. >> reporter: and tamiflu is out of stock. >> there's not a date to my wholesaler which is in north carolina, and they're telling me they can't get it from the manufacturer. >> reporter: and in manhattan -- >> this is absolutely extraordinary. >> reporter: even alternatives to liquid medicines like chewables and suppositories are unavailable. >> it really is a huge problem in our community, and across the country. >> reporter: sales of children's medications to treat pain and fever are up 65% from this time last year. according to the consumer he...