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
both my parents, my siblings. and nobody could find anything. reporter: the manufacturers are still manufacturing these medicines as much as they always have been. we are just seeing unprecedented demand. reporter: dr. sean o leary with the american academy of pediatric says mild to moderate symptoms are not cause for alarm. what are you telling parents that are calling you in a panic? i would say don t panic. this is not going to lead to any kind of a complication with your child. these are medicinesimyr chil moe comable. reporter: another option you could head to a compounding pharmacy like this one. back here, they grind up acetaminophen and mix it with flavored syrup for kids. but the doctors we spoke with say a fever is a sign your immune system is working and in many cases, a lukewarm bath will help soothe your kids. jericka. duncan: and popsicles help, too. carter, thank you. to the korean peninsula now where north korean drones crossed the border into south ko tod of