US TV journalist Kristen Welker reveals difficulties with infertility

Kristen Welker, of NBC News (Julio Cortez/AP)

US TV journalist Kristen Welker has revealed the struggles with infertility that she and her husband John Hughes have gone through as they await the birth of a daughter through a surrogate.

Welker, NBC News’ chief White House correspondent and the moderator of last autumn’s final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, said on the Today show that their daughter is expected in June.