American Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage

The American Red Cross says it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the number of people donating hits a 20-year low. FOX 5’s Shirin Rajaee has more details. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STAY CONNECTED AND STAY AHEAD WITH FOX 5 DC Subscribe to FOX 5 DC on YouTube » Read the latest local and national news on » Watch FOX 5 DC programming live » Get your local forecast from the FOX 5 DC Weather team » Learn how to follow us on social media, download our news and weather mobile apps, find us on your Smart TV and sign up for our daily newsletter » Follow FOX 5 DC on Facebook » Follow FOX 5 DC on Twitter » Follow FOX 5 DC Instagram » Vote in the daily FOX 5 DC InstaPoll » FOX 5 DC, WTTG-TV and FOX 5 PLUS, WDCA-TV are owned-and-operated TV stations of the Fox Broadcasting Company. We are located in Washington, D.C. and serves the entire Washington metropolitan area (including Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the Martinsburg, West Virginia area). Our studio is based in Bethesda, Maryland.