this long. >> is there any end in sight. >> to combat part of the problem, the government released reserves of tamiflu, and to prevent stockpiling, cvs, target, and walgreens are now restricting purchases of over-the-counter children's medicine. >> i had to go to four different stores. >> reporter: in wisconsin, megan schoenherr searched everywhere for medicine for her daughter. >> i had myself looking, my husband, our pastor, my siblings. nobody could find anything. >> 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 pediatrics 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 for your child. these are medicines to make your child more comfortable. >> 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. >> and popsicles help too. carter, thank you. to the korean peninsula now where north korean drones crossed the border into south korea today. officials there say five drones violated their airspace with one making it all the way to the northern edge of the capital city of seoul. it was the first time in five years that a north korean drone crossed over the border. the last time that happened was in 2017 when a drone crashed in the south on a spy mission. well, to ukraine, where a ukrainian drone attacked an air base hundreds of miles inside russia, killing three russian personnel on the ground after it was shot down. now, just days before on christmas eve, russia launched a deadly assault on civilians.

cbs's ian lee reports tonight from kyiv. >> reporter: a security camera appears to capture the final moments of a ukrainian drone deep inside russian territory. the russians claim to have shot it down with the falling debris killing three soldiers. the target appears to be engels air base, more than 300 miles from the border with ukraine and home to russia's long-range strategic bombers. it's the second time this month the base was targeted. state tv reacted to the attack with a warning. she says "russia will seek revenge by launching more strikes against ukrainian infrastructure." but on christmas eve, russia gave no excuse for shelling kherson, killing at least ten civilians. russia also reportedly used incendiary bombs to shower the city with white phosphorus although we can't verify those claims. moscow falsely claims this war's

aim is to defeat nazis, something not lost on ukraine's jewish community as it celebrates hanukkah. victoria germen tells me putin is a nazi and is the only person who needs to be destroyed. the family felt safe in ukraine until russian troops invaded last february. the federation of jewish communities of ukraine quickly evacuated them. they eventually returned to the land they love. do you blame putin, then, and russia for doing this? >> i want to kill him. if you give me a gun and his head, i will shot him. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin now says he's ready to negotiate acceptable solutions with everyone involved in ukraine. but what is acceptable to moscow is a non-starter to kyiv. ukraine says they won't stop until every russian soldier leaves their territory. jericka. >> ian lee, thank you. now to a cbs news investigation into an unprecedented review under way of00 cases of people who died while in police custody.

now, the deaths are a part of a review by dr. david fowler. he used to be maryland's chief medical examiner. his testimony as a defense expert in the murder of george floyd is what led to this review. cbs news' chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports. >> your honor, the defense calls dr. david fowler. >> reporter: when medical examiner david fowler took the stand in 2021 as a defense expert for derek chauvin. >> i do. >> reporter: the cop convicted of murdering george floyd, ta wanda jones was watching the trial from her home in baltimore. >> i wanted to knock my tv off the wall. >> reporter: dr. fowler saw what few others did. >> i would fall back to undetermined. >> reporter: he argued that a combination of factors made it impossible to determine the true cause of floyd's death. dr. fowler's position conflicted with the clear video evidence. >> -- find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: and the jury's verdict. >> i was disgusted. >> reporter: jones was disgusted

because dr. fowler was the chief medical examiner for the state of maryland, who signed off on the ruling that the manner of death could not be determined in another case in 2013, the death of her own brother, tyrone west. >> they just said that my brother had some type of health issue and died in police restraint. >> what do you think was going on? >> they were covering up. >> the big question for us was what happened in maryland. >> reporter: maryland attorney general brian frosh has zeroed in on about 100 cases of individuals in custody who were physically restrained and then died with dr. fowler's office then ruling the cause as undetermined. we reached out to dr. fowler, but he did not respond. earlier he said in a statement that his office met or exceeded professional standards. would it be your expectation that this review could lead to criminal charges if they were warranted? >> well, if they were warranted, i would hope that it would. >> reporter: the 100 cases under review are being kept secret.

but tawanda jones refuses to believe her brother's case could be forgotten. what are you going to do if your brother's case is not among the 100-plus being reviewed? >> oh, i know it is. i know it is. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, baltimore. the new york congressman-elect accused of lying about his background is finally speaking out. what he's now saying. we'll have that story next.

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convent. katela says it's like having a second family. >> they have so many stories, stories for days. funny ones, serious ones, wide words. >> we are gaining so much from the presence of the students here, life, energy, and activities that we might never have sought out. >> move it! >> like tiktok. ♪ >> they didn't even know what tiktok was. >> they were eager to learn. they were like, okay, we can make a tiktok too. >> are you a dancer? >> i'm an irish dancer. i've seen a few tiktoks on facebook. i've never been part of one. i have been doing some limbering up just in the event. >> reporter: friends united in a special sister solidarity. nikki battiste, cbs news, aston, pennsylvania. >> i like that one. and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, make sure you check back with us later for "cbs mornings" and of course follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from our nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan.

this is cbs news flash. i'm courtney kealy in new york. democratic governor-elect katie hobbs of arizona and maricopa county times sanctions against kari lake after a judge ruled against lake's attempt to declare herself the winner of the november election. the county called lake's lawsuit groundless. according to the food and drug administration, four lots of the blood pressure medication quinn aapril were recalled last week over concerns it could increase the risk of cancer. patients who were on the medication don't need to stop it immediately but should find an alternative treatment with their doctors. and new york city is prepping for its big new year's eve's bash. the seven-foot-high numbers 2023 were installed yesterday on top of one times square, ready to

shine bright at midnight. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." 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 busloads of migrants outside the vice president's home on a very cold christmas eve. more on those stories in just a moment burst state of emight in new york state following the deadly blizzard that dropped more than four feet of snow in buffalo. president biden spoke with new york governor kathy hochul to

offer federal assistance as the death toll has risen to at least 27 in the buffalo area and at least 55 nationwide. driving bans remain in place across several parts of erie county, new york. and at the nation's airports, chaos with thousands of cancellations and delays leaving some travelers stranded. and it's not over yet with even more snow and cold in the forecast. cbs's nancy chen starts us off tonight from new york. >> reporter: as snow continues to fall, this unrelenting storm is being called once in a generation, breaking records in western new york with winds reaching nearly 80 miles per hour. buffalo buried in four feet of snow. 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 6 to 12 inches. so anyone who declares victory and says it's over, it is way too early to say. >> reporter: almost every fire truck in the city was 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 water advisories have been issued in the south, including memphis, tennessee, and jackson, mississippi, after pipes burst in freezing temperatures. >> we can't cook. we can't wash our dishes. >> reporter: luggage along with frustration is piling up at airports across the country with thousands more flight delays and

cancellations today. southwest airlines alone canceled more than 65% of flights monday. >> we get here. we see the huge lines and on the board it says canceled. so we kind of realized at that point, okay, we're not getting out. >> reporter: and tonight southwest airlines is apologizing for those delays but says it is anticipating what it calls additional changes in the days to come. jericka. >> a christmas weekend to remember. nancy chen in laguardia airport, thank you. tonight, the biden administration is accusing texas republican governor greg abbott of endangering lives in the name of politics. three buses of migrants traveled from texas and were left in the bitter cold outside the vice president's official residence. cbs's caitlin huey-burns has more tonight from the white house.ter:ore 1 migrants from texas, including children, were dropped outside the vice president's residence in subfreezing temperatures on christmas eve. humanitarian groups gave them blankets, warm clothes, food,

and shelter. the governor of texas is not giving any sort of communication with your group. >> absolutely. nothing. >> reporter: tatiana laborde says her migrant aid group was alerted by other nonprofits in texas on friday afternoon that the buses would arrive in washington on sunday. they came a day earlier. >> there is a way to do what texas is doing in a way that preserves that humanity, providing them with warm meals, letting us know when the buses are coming ahead of time. >> reporter: the white house called the move by governor greg abbott a cruel, dangerous, and shameful stunt. a spokesperson for the governor called the administration hypocrites whose immigration policies have overwhelmed texas border towns. in el paso, desperate migrants have been sleeping on the streets, braving uncharacteristically cold temperatures. >> there are babies in the streets. there are babies. there are little kids here. there are all kinds of people here. >> reporter: el paso extended an emergency declaration over the

weekend as it struggles to accommodate the growing migrant population while the u.s. immigration system is being overwhelmed. amid all that uncertainty -- >> we just go one week or one day at a time and giving it our best to be ready. >> reporter: the biden administration moved to end title 42, which allows border officials to deny asylum seekers. but that policy remains in place as the supreme court considers a lawsuit from republican governors, and that decision could come any day. jericka. >> caitlin huey-burns at the white house, thank you. to the korean peninsula now where north korean drones crossed the border into south korea today. officials there say five drones violated their airspace with one making it all the way to the northern edge of the capital city of seoul. it was the first time in five years that a north korean drone crossed over the border. the last time that happened was in 2017 when a drone crashed in

the south on a spy mission. well, to ukraine where a ukrainian drone attacked an airbase hundreds of miles inside russia, killing three russian personnel on the ground after it was shot down. now, just days before on christmas eve, russia launched a deadly assault on civilians. cbs's ian lee reports tonight from kyiv. >> reporter:ec appeto moment adeepnside russian territ it down with the falling debris killing three soldiers. the target appears to be engels airbase, more than 300 miles from the border with ukraine and home to russia's long-range strategic bombers. it's the second time this month the base was targeted. state tv reacted to the attack with a warning. she says, "russia will seek revenge by launching more strikes against ukrainian infrastructure." but on christmas eve, russia

gave no excuse for shelling kherson, killing at least ten civilians. russia also reportedly used incendiary bombs to shower the city with white phosphorus although we can't verify those claims. moscow falsely claims this war's aim is to defeat nazis, something not lost on ukraine's jewish community as it celebrates hanukkah. victoria german tells me putin is a nazi and is the only person who needs to be destroyed. the federation of jewish communities of ukraine quickly evacuated them. they eventually returned to the land they love. do you blame putin, then, and russia for doing this? >> i want to kill him. if you give me a gun and his head, i will shoot him. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin now says he's ready to negotiate acceptable solutions with everyone involved in ukraine. but what is acceptable to moscow

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jericka duncan in washington. thanks for staying with us. with christmas behind us, millions of americans will be taking part in another holiday tradition, gift returns. the national retail federation estimates more than 18% of total holiday sales will be brought back for refunds or exchanges. a lot of people avoid this by giving gift cards. in fact, 54% of those polled say gift cards were the most requested item on their holiday

shopping list. well, it turns out a lot of those gift cards don't get used. carter evans explains. >> it was fun. >> reporter: this christmas, steph and her husband, steve, are hoping to find a treasure trove of gift cards. not under a tree but in a dumpster. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: they sort through trash outside retail stores and post their finds online. >> at$62.yo it ssiket'heset cards for you. >> no, it's not. i don't know why they're there with a balance, but they are. >> reporter: nearly half of americans are holding on to $21 billion in unused gift $17 person. and 25% of people say they misplace them. >> i think the most important thing to do is to treat that gift card like cash. >> reporter: gift card expert shelly hunter says keep it next to your credit cards, and if you end up with a small leftover balance in at least 12 states -- >> you can just ask the cashier

to give you that money back. >> reporter: for unwanted gift cards, there are some reputable websites where you can sell or trade them for a fee. hunter says you should also take a pictur of the credit card right away. >> so you have a record of the gift card number. do you really want that money to go to waste? >> no! not at all. >> reporter: encouraged, i dug through my car and, no joke, found this starbucks gift card. last year the company made $180 million on unused cards. >> i really recommend you use your gift cards right away. the longer you hold on to a gift card, the higher the probability you'll forget to use it. >> reporter: because who wants to toss cash in the trash? >> it's free money. might as well use it. >> reporter: now, some of these last-minute shoppers are probably going to be buying some gift cards. if you don't use it, the retailers still make the money, but that is not their goal. they want you to come to the store and use it because there's a good chance you'll spend even more. now to a cbs news investigation into an unprecedented review under way

of 100 cases of people who died while in police custody. now, the deaths are a part of a review by dr. david fowler. he used to be maryland's chief medical examiner. his testimony as a defense expert in the murder of george floyd is what led to this review. cbs news' chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports. >> your honor, the defense calls dr. david fowler. >> reporter: when medical examiner david fowler took the stand in 2021 as a defense expert for derek chauvin. >> i do. >> reporter: the cop convicted of murdering george floyd, tawanda jones was watching the trial from her home in baltimore. >> i wanted to knock my tv off the wall. >> reporter: dr. fowler saw what few others did. >> i would fall back to undetermined. >> reporter: he argued that a combination of f possible tcae of floyd's death. dr. fowler's position conflicted with the clear video evidence. >> -- find

verdict. >> i was disgusted. >> reporter: jones was disgusted because dr.hehief medical examiner for the state of maryland who signed off on the ruling that the manner of death could not be determined in another case in 2013, the death of her own brother, tyrone west. >> they just said that my brother had some type of health issue and died in police restraint. >> what do you think was going on? >> they were covering up. >> the big question for us was what happened in maryland. >> reporter: maryland attorney general brian frosh has zeroed in on about 100 cases of individuals in custody who were physically restrained and then died, with dr. fowler's office then ruling the cause as undetermined. we reached out to dr. fowler, but he did not respond. earlier he said in a statement that his office met or exceeded professional standards. would it be your expectation that this review could lead to criminal charges if they were warranted? >>ortehe 1ases u bei secret,opei

but tawanda refuses to er brother's case forgten. what are y tfour amo the ew? >> oh i knowt is i know it is. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, baltimore. >> and you're watching the "cbs overnight news."

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astley put on a memorable christmas show, and anthony mason joined him. he even got a chance to sing along with rick after the concert. >> last summer, we tagged along with rick astley for a leg of his tour, and he told us he always warmed up for shows by singing frank sinatra songs. well, we said we'd love to see a show like that. so when we got an invite to rick astley's swingin' christmas, well, we had to go. >> reporter: in london, a city rich in christm ions, rick astl. ♪ >> we have a thing about decorating the tree, and we always play motown when we do it. i don't know why. it started one year. so now it doesn't feel right if motown isn't playing.

♪ >> reporter: and this year, astley may have started another holiday tradition. this is an amazing arena to walk out into. >> it's very iconic recently. all the greats have played here obviously, sinatra. >> reporter: the 56-year-old singer just filled royal albert hall for two nights to perform rick astley's swinging christmas with his band and a 35-piece orchestra. ♪ fireside is blazing bright ♪ ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ >> reporter: earlier this year, he was singing a very different song. >> obviously when we saw you guys in america last, we were on the mixed tape tour, which i absolutely loved and i had a ball doing it. >> reporter: for three monthsd h new kids on the block, salt-n-pepa, and en vogue. ♪ >> i actually just rewatched some of the footage from it recently, and lena, my wife and

i, it kind of made us feel a bit home sick for america if that's allowed. >> i'm glad you miss us. >> we do. we had a great time. then we said, look, at christmas why don't we just do something completely and utterly different. >> reporter: so astley asked his promoter to look for a little london theater. >> he says, great. i'll get you the albert hall. >> reporter: in the iconic arena, he paid homage to some of his favorite singers. ♪ please be true ♪ >> reporter: like frank sinatra, who also sang on this very stage. ♪ i love you ♪ [ applause ] >> i went and did a little video of myself with frank in the background. >> i'm just hanging out with frank at the albert hall. see you later. >> why did you do the video with frank? >> i think because it's kind of like i still have a huge not

imposter syndrome exactly, but i definitely have a thing about how did i get here. >> yeah. >> listen, i've had a career. i've done all right. i've had some hits. but he is like an elvis. ♪ when i fall in love ♪ >> all i'm saying is i'm never going to be nat "king" cole singing "when i fall in love". ♪ it will be in forever ♪ >> but you're going to sing it anyway. >> of course i am because i really love singing it. it's sort of been there all my life really. and then i ended up recording it when i was 20 or 21. ♪ when i give my heart it will be completely ♪ >> reporter: it was 1987, and astley had just moved south to london from lankshire. >> i had only been to london literally twice before, once with my mom to see the sights. >> how did london seem to you when you first got here?

>> massive. >> reporter: astley himself would soon be massive, a pop star who has always loved the standards. >> after covid, it's taught me to say yes to certain things a bit more readily. >> yeah. >> it's just a lot of fun to do things that are outside your comfort zone for one thing because it stirs you up again. >> you seem to get a little emotional at the end. >> i did, yeah. i've been doing this thing when we sing some enchanted evening, where i grip hold of my thumb as tightly as i can before it starts. >> why? >> because i know i'm going to cry if i don't. ♪ some enchanted evening ♪ >> what is it about that song? >> it's ultimately romantic. it reminds me of my childhood. ♪ when you find your true love ♪ >> it reminds me of sitting watching movies with my mom. it's a part of my dna, i think. just as never gonna give you up is in a different way. >> reporter: yes, he sang his signature song too but with some signature swing. ♪ if you're asking how i'm

feeling i'm feeling absolutely fantastic thanks to you ♪ ♪ give you up, never gonna let you don't ♪ ♪ never gonna run around and desert you ♪ ♪ never gonna make you cry ♪ ♪ never gonna say goodbye ♪ ♪ never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ♪ >> reporter: after his big night -- >> i could do with a pint right now to be honest. >> reporter: we went to the mckellar brew pub, which he co-owns, and where they brew their own beer. >> oh, my god, look at that. belgian winter ale. it's 10% for god's sake. cheers. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. >> reporter: and rick led us all singing his own favorite christmas carol. ♪ may your days be merry and bright ♪ ♪ and may all your christmases

be white ♪ you've got a nice baritone, do you know that? you've got a nice baritone. merry ch stmas! jim mansfield: my job was more important to me than my family, and i started drinking a lot, staying out of town. it took a toll on me. dr. charles stanley: you may be as low as the prodigal, but you are not hopelessly, helplessly lost if you will listen to what i'm about to say. jim: sitting on that couch, watching that sermon, something had happened to us. i'm talking about the joy and love in our hearts. i want more of that. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you.

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well, this time of year, some americans test their mettle by taking the polar plunge, diving into the freezing ocean or a frozen lake. not myself, but others take that even further by running a marathon near the south pole. again, not me. reilly carlson has the story from london. >> reporter: 60 runners from 20 different countries dashing through the snow in the antarctic ice marathon. it was the 17th run of what organizers call the southernmost marathon on earth. competitors battle freezing temperatures and, at times, a very slippery slope across the union glashier. but one run this year was especially memorable. >> i've never seen anything like it. to be able to run that fast in

these kind of conditions. >> reporter: ireland's sean tobin won this year's event, running the 26.2 miles in 2:53, and that's with one spill in the snow. >> you just sink. it's like -- i don't know. it's like running in a real deep muddy cross-country race. and even one turn i took, i just went completely legless and hit the ground. >> when you hit the surface, your foot's going every direction, and to run a sub three-hour marathon is just incredible. >> reporter: incredible and emotional for tobin. >> get this at the end of it all. >> reporter: but likely unforgettable too. riley carlson, cbs news, london. and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, make sure you check back with us later for cbs mornings and of course follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from our nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan.

this is cbs news flash. i'm courtney kealy in new york. democratic governor-elect katie hobbs of arizona and maricopa county filed sanctions against kari lake after a judge ruled against lake's attempt to declare herself the winner of the november election. the county called lake's lawsuit groundless. according to the food and drug administration, four four of the blood pressure medication quinapril were recalled last week over concerns it could increase the risk of cancer. patients who were on the medication don't need to stop it immediately but should find an alternative treatment with their doctors. and new york city is prepping for its big new year's eve's bash. the seven-foot-high numbers 2023 were installed yesterday on top of one times square, ready to shine bright at midnight. for more, download the cbs

news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, york. tonight, the 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 seeking a national disaster declaration as travelers across the country are stranded by canceled flights. cbs's nancy chen is at new york's laguardia airport with the latest. left in the cold. outrage from the white house after busloads 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.

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's 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's nikki battiste has the sister act straight out of the movies. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." 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 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 is in effect tonight in new york state following the deadly blizzard that dropped more than four feet of snow in buffalo. president biden spoke with new york governor kathy hochul to offer federal assistance as the death toll has risen to at least 27 in the buffalo area and at least 55 nationwide. driving bans remain in place across several parts of erie county, new york. and at the nation's airports, chaos with thousands of cancellations and delays leaving some travelers stranded. and it's not over yet with even more snow and cold in the forecast. cbs's nancy chen starts us off tonight from new york. >> reporter: as snow continues to fall, this unrelenting storm is being called once in a generation, breaking records in

western new york with winds reaching nearly 80 miles per hour. buffalo buried in four feet of snow. 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 6 to 12 inches. so anyone who declares victory and says it's over, it is way too early to say. >> reporter: almost every fire truck in the city was 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 water advisories have been issued in the south, including memphis, tennessee, and jackson, mississippi, after pipes burst in freezing temperatures. >> we can't cook. we can't wash our dishes. >> reporter: luggage along with frustration is piling up at airports across the country with thousands more flight delays and cancellations today. southwest airlines alone canceled more than 65% of flights monday. >> we get here. we see the huge lienes, and on the board, it says canceled. so we kind of realized at that point, okay, we're not getting out. >> reporter: and tonight southwest airlines is apologizing for those delays but says it is anticipating what it calls additional changes in the days to come. jericka. >> a christmas weekend to remember. nancy chen in laguardia airport, thank you. while buffalo is expecting more snow tonight and tomorrow, there is some relief ahead from the brutal cold. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. how are things looking? >> good evening, jericka.

a major weather pattern change is on the way for much of the united states, and it starts in the west. things are going to be very active. a lot of moisture coming onshore, and as it does, there will be multiple weather systems that come through during the week. this is going to increase the amount of rain that falls in the sn.t, and there's going to be au in fact, the rain that we're going to see could lead to some flooding. snowfall in the mountains will be measured in feet in many locations. and then temperatures are going to moderate in the midwest and across a lot of the east. and, jericka, by the middle of the week, most areas in the midwest and east will have both highs and lows above freezing. >> all right. chris warren, it is winter after all. thank you. tonight, the biden administration is accusing texas republican governor greg abbott of endangering lives in the name of politics. three buses of migrants traveled

from texas and were left in the bitter cold outside the vice president's official residence. cbs's caitlin huey-burns has more tonight from the white house. >> reporter: more than 100 migrants from texas, including children, were dropped outside the vice president's residence in subfreezing temperatures on christmas eve. humanitarian groups gave them blankets, warm clothes, food, and shelter. the governor of texas is not giving any sort of communication with your group. >> absolutely. nothing. >> reporter: tatiana laborde says her migrant aid group was alerted by other nonprofits in texas on friday afternoon that the buses would arrive in washington on sunday. they came a day earlier. >> there is a way to do what texas is doing in a way that preserves that humanity, providing them with warm meals, letting us know when the buses are coming ahead of time. >> reporter: the white house called the move by governor greg abbott a cruel, dangerous, and shameful stunt. a spokesperson for the governor

called the administration hypocrites whose immigration policies have overwhelmed texas border towns. in el paso, desperate migrants have been sleeping on the streets, braving uncharacteristically cold temperatures. >> there are babies in the streets. there are babies. there are little kids here. there are all kinds of people here. >> reporter: el paso extended an emergency declaration over the weekend as it struggles to accommodate the growing migrant population while the u.s. immigration system is being overwhelmed. amid all that uncertainty -- >> we just go one week or one day at a time and giving it our best to be ready. >> reporter: the biden administration moved to end title 42, which allows border officials to deny asylum seekers. but that policy remains in place as the supreme court considers a lawsuit from republican governors, and that decision could come any day. jericka. >> caitlin huey-burns at the white house, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight in tacoma, washington, power has been restored to nearly all of the 14,000 utility customers who were left in the dark after vandals attacked four power substations on sunday. the fbi is asking anyone with information to contact law enforcement. the attack comes after the department of homeland security issued a report earlier this year warning of domestic extremists developing plans to target the nation's power grid. well, what's become known as the tripledemic is impacting much of the nation tonight.

covid-19 cases are up 7% since last week and nearly 60% from just one month ago. activiemain gh, infectd rsv arfinally starting to decle. for tonight's "health watch," cbs's carter evans reports on a shortage of over-the-counter cold medicine for children. >> reporter: the sniffles are going around in the schoenherr family, but 19-month-old elizabeth got it the worst. >> it started out as a cold, and progressed within a couple days to extreme high fevers. >> reporter: her parents think it's the flu. just one of the viruses keeping doctors busy. >> right now in this holiday season, we have three problems. we have rsv, influenza, and covid-19. we never had such an amount of people getting sick at the same time. >> reporter: all of it's causing another problem at drugstores, a run on children's pain relievers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen. have you ever experienced a shortage like this before? >> not on this, no, and not for this long. >> is there any end in sight?

>> no, we don't know. it is a shortage. it's a national shortage. it's not just our pharmacy. >> reporter: to combat part of the problem, the government released reserves of tamiflu, and to prevent stockpiling, cvs, target, and walgreens are now restricting purchases of over-the-counter children's medicine. >> i had to go to four different stores. >> reporter: in wisconsin, megan schoenherr searched everywhere for medicine for her daughter. >> i had myself looking. my husband was tracking. we had our pastor looking, both my parents, my siblings, and nobody could find anything. >> 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 pediatrics 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 com apply -- complication with your child.

these are medicines to make your child more comfortable. >> reporter: another option, you could head to a compounding pharmacy like this one. back here, they grind up acetaminophen and mix it with favored 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. >> and popsicles help too. carter, thank you. to the korean peninsula now where north korean drones crossed the border into south korea today. officials there say five drones violated their airspace with one making it all the way to the northern edge of the capital city of seoul. it was the first time in five years that a north korean drone crossed over the border. the last time that happened was in 2017 when a drone crashed in the south on a spy mission. well, to ukraine, where a ukrainian drone attacked an airbase hundreds of miles inside russia, killing three russian personnel on the ground after it was shot down. now, just days before on christmas eve, russia launched a deadly assault on civilians. cbs's ian lee reports tonight

from kyiv. >> reporter: a security camera appears to capture the final moments of a ukrainian drone deep inside russian territory. the russians claim to have shot it down with the falling debris killing three soldiers. the target appears to be engels airbase, more than 300 miles from the border with ukraine and home to russia's long-range strategic bombers. it's the second time this month the base was targeted. state tv reacted to the attack with a warning. she says, "russia will seek revenge by launching more strikes against ukrainian infrastructure." but on christmas eve, russia gave no excuse for shelling kherson, killing at least ten civilians. russia also reportedly used incendiary bombs to shower the city with white phosphorus although we can't verify those claims. moscow falsely claims this war's

aim is to defeat nazis, something not lost on ukraine's jewish community as it celebrates hanukkah. victoria german tells me putin is a nazi and is the only person who needs to be destroyed. the family felt safe in ukraine until russian troops invaded last february. the federation of jewish communities of ukraine quickly evacuated them. they eventually returned to the land they love. do you blame putin, then, and russia for doing this? >> i want to kill him. if you give me a gun and his head, i will shoot him. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin now says he's ready to negotiate acceptable solutions with everyone involved in ukraine. but what is acceptable to moscow is a non-starter to kyiv. ukraine says they won't stop until every russian soldier leaves their territory. jericka. >> ian lee, thank you. now to a cbs news investigation into an unprecedented review under way of 100 cases of people who died while in police custody.

now, the deaths are a part of a review by dr. david fowler. he used to be maryland's chief medical examiner. his testimony as a defense expert in the murder of george floyd is what led to this review. cbs news' chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports. >> your honor, the defense calls dr. david fowler. >> reporter: when medical examiner david fowler took the stand in 2021 as a defense expert for derek chauvin -- >> i do. >> reporter: -- the cop convicted of murdering george floyd, tawanda jones was watching the trial from her home in baltimore. >> i wanted to knock my tv off the wall. >> reporter: dr. fowler saw what few others did. >> i would fall back to undetermined. >> reporter: he argued that a combination of factors made it impossible to determine the true cause of floyd's death. dr. fowler's position conflicted with the clear video evidence. >> -- find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: and the jury's verdict. >> i was disgusted. >> reporter: jones was disgusted because dr. fowler was the chief

medical examiner for the state of maryland, who signed off on the ruling that the manner of death could not be determined in another case in 2013, the death of her own brother, tyrone west. >> they just said that my brother had some type of health issue and died in police restraint. >> what do you think was going on? >> they were covering up. >> the big question for us was what happened in maryland. >> reporter: maryland attorney general brian frosh has zeroed in on about 100 cases of individuals in custody who were physically restrained and then died with dr. fowler's office then ruling the cause as undetermined. we reached out to dr. fowler, but he did not respond. earlier he said in a statement that his office met or exceeded professional standards. would it be your expectation that this review could lead to criminal charges if they were warranted? >> well, if they were warranted, i would hope that it would. >> reporter: the 100 cases under review are being kept secret.

but tawanda jones refuses to believe her brother's case could be forgotten. what are you going to do if your brother's case is not among the 100-plus being reviewed? >> oh, i know it is. i know it is. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, baltimore. the new york congressman-elect accused of lying about his background is finally speaking out. what he's now saying. we'll have that story next.

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finally tonight, a pennsylvania college's unusual housing arrangement has turned into a match made in heaven for the students and their unlikely roommates. cbs's nikki battiste explains. >> reporter: at the our lady of angels convent, it's not always a silent night. >> yay! >> reporter: on one side of this building are college students like roommates kayla patino and katela villasenor. and on the other side, nuns. >> most students coming to university don't anticipate living with nuns. >> reporter: sister esther anderson says when student housing was in short supply at neumann university outside philadelphia, she and her sisters offered a wing of their convent. katela says it's like having a

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this is cbs news flash. i'm courtney kealy in new york. democratic governor-elect katie hobbs of arizona and maricopa county filed sanctions against kari lake after a judge ruled against lake's attempt to declare herself the winner of the november election. the county called lake's lawsuit groundless. according to the food and drug administration, four lots of the blood pressure medication quinapril were recalled last week over concerns it could increase the risk of cancer. patients who were on the medication don't need to stop it immediately but should find an alternative treatment with their doctors. and new york city is prepping for its big new year's eve's bash. the seven-foot-high numbers 2023 were installed yesterday on top of one times square, ready to shine bright at midnight. for more, download the cbs

news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, december 27th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." the wrath of the deadly bitter blast still gripping parts of the nation. at least 55 people killed in the powerful storm as many travelers are left stranded. one airline is now under government scrutiny. battle over the border. the supreme court could decide the fate of title 42 today. the war of words heating up between the biden administration and the governor of texas. search for vandals. four electric substations damaged in washington state, cutting power to thousands. what police are asking residents to do.