Metro Detroit doctor gives tips on how to prevent winter blood shortage

Experts are urging everyone to consider giving a gift you can't buy in any store. The holiday season is always a difficult time of year to collect sufficient blood, as busy holiday schedules and bad weather make it more difficult to hold blood drives and attract donors. But tonight, the head of a Metro Detroit blood bank is warning about the illnesses sweeping across the country right now are making it even tougher.