hello, everyone. it is 5:00 here in new york city and this is the five. we all hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend and there is lots of news to get to and we have a big show ahead, including stunning images from the border as the biggest migrant caravan of this year marches up from mexico. pro policy and protesters causing christmas chaos and president biden lashing out at the media. before we dive into all of that we are going to feast on some holiday leftovers. it is time for the fastest. first up, returning gifts are without the doubt the guilty pleasure of the holiday season. a 50% of all gifts get sent back. retailers are making the whole process a lot more annoying. you may encounter new policies like shorter return windows, higher return fees, and if you are return offers. this is even worth it anymore these days? hi, everybody. did everybody have a good christmas to those who celebrate it? i have my return package waiting by the elevator to go down. are you
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 convent. cbs nikki battiste has the sister act straight out of the movies. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west 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 busloads 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 i
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
buffalo buried in four feet of snow,s homes sealed in ice. a whiteout farther east in watertown, new york, with three inches of snow falling per hour. .this blizzard is one for the ages. certainly it is the blizzard of the century. the most snow ever deposited in a 24-hour period in the history of new york state. reporter: among the 27 weather-related deaths were three people who were trapped in their cars. a travel ban remains in effect in the buffalo area, forcing highways closed for a fourth day. we know that the storm is coming back. we re expecting another six to six to 12 inches. so anyone who declares victory and says it s over, it is way too early to say that. reporter: almost every fire truck in the steafs stranded in snow at one point over the weekend. it was the holiday guest no one wanted. across the country, the winter blast caused roughly 6.4 million customers to lose power and boil
without a big chunk of their roster due to the protocols. a ten-day period before they can return or two negative pcr tests in a 24-hour period. christmas day with the lakers. you think back to the early days with the bubble. that worked. now they ve gone back to real life. it s much harder. use the covid x factor for coaches. i can t imagine how difficult it is to plan your strategy when this is happening. thanks, coy. finally this morning an uninvited holiday guest, christine, close your eyes. a venomous snake in the christmas tree. they just finished decorating their tree in south africa when they spotted their cat staring at its branches. that s when they noticed a snake, one of the most venomous in africa, lurking among the ten sill and the ornaments. the couple called a professional snake catcher to retrieve the reptile. puts this in christmas