WPT NewsHour Alert...

Frederica Freyberg, anchor of WPT's Here and Now, appeared on Tuesday's edition of the NewsHour With Jim Lehrer.

Freyberg talked about Wisconsin's budget issues as part of a reporter discussion on how the recession is affecting states around the country. NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown leads the reporter roundup with Freyberg and reporters from Florida, New York and California.

Watch the discussion from pbs.org/newshour below.



Here and Now airs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays on WPT. The NewsHour airs at 6 p.m. weeknights.