in addition, cities and towns above pittsburgh were doing the same thing. and then they were affecting the water intakes of pittsburgh. 90% of this region gets its drinking water from those same rivers that we have overflows occurring. hecht: we have sewage overflow with as little as 1/10" inch of rain. and our average storm here is a 1/4" storm. lichte: over a year's period, 16 billion gallons' worth of combined sewage and stormwater overflows into our rivers. tarr: it's not a problem of point "x" and point "y" alone. this is a watershed problem. a watershed problem. lichte: the watershed encompasses many municipal boundaries and it doesn't know any local politics. narrator: in the pittsburgh system, 83 cities and towns use the same sewage treatment plant -- alcosan. so all 83 municipalities have to work together to address the problem. schombert: we know we have billions of dollars that will have to be spent over the next 15 to 20 years. you can't do that wisely when you have 83 separate government agencies making decisions. the municipal consent orders a

>> i grew up in pittsburgh. i decided to get into journalism, went to penn state, started to get a masters, did not work out. i went to cincinnati for four years. then i left and went to l.a. got in the side door at "the l.a. times" as copy editor. had 12 great years in l.a. i went out there with a car with everything i owned on top, including a old typewriter. i went out to see what would happen to me in los angeles. i was divorced of the time and had two kids. i ended up getting married again and having three hollywood-born children. that is my great gift of them. i worked at the "l.a. times" for 10 years, from 1979-1989. then we were back in pittsburgh, as i say, to raise my children and die in peace. >> you did work at the "pittsburgh post-gazette." >> for the 1990s, basically, then the "pittsburgh tribune review" which is a libertarian- alternative. >> you say discovering the truth about "travels with charley." why is there a truth to be exposed? >> i set out to do this. a lot of people say i set out to bri

pittsburgh can score from anywhere at any time. when you are slumping like the rangers are, this is no team you want to face. sthoo here we go again. justin jeffries to pascal dupius. montreal atop the east with 42 points. the caps and bruins. first period. milan lucic finding horton. >> terrific job by

cnn's martin savidge is in pittsburgh. and it looks pretty, but i bet it feels pretty miserable. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah, pittsburgh just think of the storm, it has dumped snow all the way from denver to d.c.. so it's made a lot of white all across the country. here in pittsburgh, not quite as bad as they feared. they thought 3 to 6, they ended up with 1 to 3. so no snowmageddon, but what is it? it is a slush a apolooza. right now they have about 400 schools closed or delayed as a result of the weather. the fwlits are delayed somewhat mainly because they have to desis, but otherwise the commute is going well. streets are clear. secondary roads are slushy. so it's bad, but not terrible. >> not terrible, but it's supposed to be spring and a lot of people have a terrible case of spring fever. >> yeah, and that is the real impact of the storm. it's kind of a mental blizzard. i will point out, though, the latest snowfall in pittsburghburpittsburgh bu, may 3s1st. >> that's just cruel to bring up. thank you so much

pittsburgh hosting the islanders. jarome iginla making his way. an ugly incident. sidney crosby, a puck to the grill. required oral surgery. >> caught him right in the mouth. makes it that much more difficult for the penguins to keep the streak alive without the best player in the world. >> second player, chris kunitz, he sends josh bailey into the board. five-minute major for boarding. for game misconduct. >> they'll take ita look at it e headquarters. >> again, the story in this one, pittsburgh perseveres, third period now, matt cooke, the tenth pittsburgh penguin to deliver a game-winner during the streak. they have won 15 straight finals. 2-0. washington and buffalo now, picking up this one in is second period. ovechkin delivers his 17th goal of the year.

and, as in pittsburgh, as in new york, part of the answer lies in protecting the watershed. nelsen: we need to reduce the amount of impervious surfaces in our watershed, which are surfaces that don't let the water soak in and then create more pervious surface, whether it's by having driveways that allow water to soak in or different landscaping to try to eliminate the amount of runoff that comes off our land so that the system, even with the development it has,

cnn's martin savidge live for us this morning in pittsburgh.ries almost at easter. martin, oh. >> almost. almost. yeah, it's so cold here this morning here in pittsburgh. i mean, they predicted snow overnight. fortunately that didn't happen. but it's definitely cold enough to snow. and snow is in the forecast. it's supposed to be an average 62 degrees today. they won't even get close to that by far, and it's not just here. gone but not forgotten. the spring storm that dumped snow from the colorado rockies to the jersey shore is now a melting memory. but not before crushing snowfall records in parts of the midwest. in places like st. louis and peoria, illinois, records for march dating back a century or more were buried beneath a foot to a foot and a half of snow. springfield, illinois, got 17 inches. that's the most ever in a single day. according to the national oceanic and atmospheric at administration there was snow on the ground monday in nearly half of the lower 48 states. compare that to less than 8% a year ago. and the storm system had w

people on i-80 from pittsburgh to philadelphia, 3 to 6 inches of snow for you. in our nation's capital, back into baltimore. 1 to 3 inches when people are making their way to work. be careful on the road ways. back to you, marci and john. >>> stay with us for "good morning america," live reports from the storm zeend the latest news coming up. >>> to the latest in the gun control debate. new york's billionaire mayor is launching a new ad campaign today urging background checks for gun purchase. michael bloomberg hoping to influence governors of key states. >> reporter: the gun control fight is heating up as major bloomberg spends $12 million of his own money to take on the nra. three months after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, congress is preparing to vote on sweeping gun control measures. both sides of the debate are bracing for a fight. >> we're trying to do everything in we can to impress upon the senators this is what the survivors want, what the public wants. >> it slows down the law-abiding and does nothing to anyone else. >> reporter: the bill incl

. >>> the pittsburgh police department is offering cash during a gun buy back event. you must be a pittsburgh or bay point resident. this is video from a gun buy action event. you can tush in a gun on civic avenue. $50 for inoperable. 200 for rifles and rolfers and $300 for assault weapons. >>> the rookie officers were sworn in today and join a department in turmoil. john joins us live with more on the challenges they face. >> reporter: san jose has 43 new police officer today. this was graduation for the first class in four years. park side hall was packed with people cheering on their loved ones. >> we need your fresh ideas, commitment, dedication and enthusiasm. >> two women and 41 men had family or friends pin on their new badges and then they were sworn in. it's just an honor to be an officer. >> new officer julian taylor worked for a phone and cable company. san jose police department gave me a opportunity, it's a great city and wonderful people, everyone i've met. just really excited. >> his parents were by his side through the process. it's an opportunity for

all told pittsburgh plans to commit $2.5 million to the project by the end of the year. the extension to antioch is expected to be completed in a few years. >> >> $4 million worth of marijuana stashed. 20 miamis west of the university of california campus. investigators fond an abandoned boat as well. earlier, at least $1 million worth of marijuana was found abandoned to the north of this weekend's discovery >> officials have declared a state of emergency in tennessee, a raging wildfire has destroyed dozens of homes. near the town of pigeon forge near great smoky mountains national park. 150 people have been forced to evacuate from a neighborhood threatened by the flames. >> i just don't know if -- some of my friends live that way. i'm concerned about them. >> >> reporter: investigators say this fire started in a cabin, but have not determined its cause. >> >> let's talk about our weather. it's the beginning of a new week. >> you feel the changes, see it in the clouds, increasing clouds all day. mid-60s to upper 60s. a couple of low 70s in the southland. >> right now, wi

martin savidge live in pittsburgh. i've never seen anybody so happy as shannon travis in the snow. he's loving this stuff. >> weather will do that. >> make you a little crazy too. how's it going where you are? >> well, you know, spring's here. you're just going to have to dig to find it here in pittsburgh. fortunately, the snow has sort of changed over to rain. so that's going to reduce the snow amounts. let me show you quick here. this is what we're dealing with here, suzanne. i can sell this for good money at a convenience store. it's slush. it's just plain slush. it's that really thick heavy wet. so the going on the streets is actually very easy. that's the good news. they thought they were going to get three to six inches, turns out it's probably about one to three. they haven't had a lot of delays in the morning hours. that's easing off as we're heading into the afternoon. there were about 400 schools either delayed or canceled today. for the most part it's really just been a miserable kind of reminder that the ca

pittsburgh police will hold their own gun buyback. that one at pittsburgh city hall.or people living in pittsburgh or bay point. this will pay $200 for firearms, $300 for assault weapons. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," a rare chance to walk through bay area history. how you can see millions of artifacts almost never shown. >>> looking live. it is going to be warm up and be a pleasant afternoon. this weekend, the national park slip is holding an open horse to rue veal secrets. the agency is opening up two centuries worth of archives. more than 6 million artifacts. everything from old uniforms and photos to plans of a building a missile site. tucked away are fbi evidence of the 1962 great escape from alcatraz too. >> we have paint samples that were used in creating the heads that they put in their place. >> how you can see all of the artifacts at the park archives and records center. the collection is normally opened to researchers a couple of days each year. >>> an american astronaut and two russian cosmonauts are waking up on earth for the first time in five m

war the deep has to do with something going on inside islam no it's very hard for my came from pittsburgh to enter into a discussion about islam i have no legitimacy in fact fact when i do enter in that discussion i make things worse. because i have no authenticity and making that kind of comment so what we see going on i think is a struggle within islam it's a struggle that all the monotheisms have gone through christianity judaism and now another islam and it's a struggle with modernity without drawing your viewers too far back into history. christendom went through this in the seventeenth century at the end of the thirty years war when we decided you know we've got plenty of reasons to fight with one another but let's not include religion in the list any more right and we embraced a more secular approach we separated the sacred from the secular i think islam is going through that great debate now but that debate is within islam and we'll have to see how it turns out sorry that's a very long answer but i think that's really what's going on if you've most recently spoken about the threat

pittsburgh visiting montreal with a defense-optional affair. third period, pittsburgh trailing 5-4. the nhl assists leader finds chris kunitz, who ties the game at 5-5. later in the period, crosby scoring his first regular-season goal in montreal since his rookie season. 6-5, tense, but montreal would respond. lars eller dropping the puck back for brian gionta, and gionta unloads with a one timer past vokoun. all tied at 6-6. we go into overtime and it's brandon sutter. >> just a great move by sutter here. pacioretty falls down. sutter quickly fires the wrist shot for the game-winning overtime goal. >> final

i'm joined from pittsburgh. how long is this extreme weather supposed to go on for?> reporter: well, you know, we're in rain right now so a lot of the snow has melted, but the temperature is changing over. more snow is expected tonight. snow is expected here for the next couple of days. season opener for baseball, by the way, is one week from today. a lot of people are starting to think this is winter without end. we should point out that you get your heaviest snowfalls in the month of march, so this shouldn't be too surprising to a lot of people, but in pittsburgh the latest they've ever had snow, may 31st. hopefully that record won't be broken this year. >> hope not. martin. thanks a lot. >>> deb joins us with the 360 foets. >> thanks, anderson. jerry sandusky is speaking out about his conviction. he questioned the credibility of another coach, mike mcquery. >> i don't understand how anybody walked into that locker room from where he was and heard sounds and associated that was sex going on. you know, like he said that -- that would have been the last thing i would

by david rieff in new york he is a writer and senior fellow at the world policy institute and in pittsburgh we cross to clifford bob he is a political science professor at the caine university and author of the new book the global right wing all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want david if i'm going to you want to people say today that n.g.o.s are over politicized how do you come down on that. i think everything is political so for me you know this doesn't come as a kind of shock horror of all ation that n.g.o.s are political i think the more interesting question would be what kind of politics they represent and whether you can say that and geopolitics have right wing or left wing to the extent those. those categorizations still mean anything cast to them you know human rights is a politics the u.n. charter is a politics so the idea that we're going to be suddenly shocked that the n.g.o.s are not perfectly neutral perfectly objective that seems to me that really does seem to me a little bit of posturing on the part of perhaps also governments

durbin: sean attended the art institute of pittsburgh own.the grant saw an advertisement for the school and thought the program he enrolled in would give him the skills he needed to succeed in the workforce after he left the marines. after enrolling at the art institute in pittsburgh, the grant became concerned about the quality of the school. he started doing his own research about the school, the program, and how many of the graduates actually got a job. when he realized was the program wasn't going to provide him with the skills that were promised. in fact, the jobs that his promise would have prepared him to do didn't even require a college degree. grant decided the program at the art institute of pittsburgh was not worth his time or the government's money, since he was on a g.i. bill. so he decided to transfer to a community college. the problem? none of his credits from the art institute of pittsburgh would transfer to any school. not even to a community college. although he received g.i. bill benefits, those benefits didn't cover the c

martin savidge joins me from pittsburgh. you say it's supposed to end quickly.treme weather supposed to go on for? >> reporter: well, you know, we're in rain right now so a lot of the snow that fell today has gone away, but the temperature's changing over. more snow is expected tonight. in fact, snow is expected here at least for the next couple of days. season opener for baseball, by the way, is one week from today so a lot of people are really starting to think this is a winter without end. we should point out that you get your heaviest snowfalls in the month of march, so this shouldn't be too surprising to a lot of people, but in pittsburgh, the latest they have ever had snow, may 31st. hopefully that record won't be broken this year. >> hope not. thanks a lot. >>> a lot more happening tonight. deborah feyerick joins us with the "360" update. >>> jerry sandusky is speaking out about his conviction on child sex abuse. in a taped prison phone call with a documentary film maker, sandusky questioned the credibility of another former coach, mike mcqueary. you prob

pittsburgh, 29. even snow, of course n a lot of places yesterday, including close to cleveland, where they picked up a half inch or an inch. we'll be talking much more about that. but for now that's the big picture. >> so, even though spring comes up this wednesday at 7:02 earn time, it's going to be cold. >> all right, ginger, thanks. >>> who said that the little man doesn't have a voice when it comes to taking on big and powerful companies. it turns out screaming about ice cream that was less than satisfactory that got ben and jerry's customers some vip treatment. >> reporter: it's like a real-life willy wonka and chocolate factory. the surprise of the lifetime >> i was beside myself when i got the invitation. i was like, wow, i got the ticket. >> reporter: all after the ice cream enthusiast e-mailed the company complaining about one of its signature flavor, half-baked. >> the brownie bites were hard, powery. it wasn't the half-baked that i was used to. >> reporter: the invitation from ben and jerr

all told pittsburgh plans to commit $2.5 million to the project by the end of the year. the extension to antioch is expected to be completed in a few years. >> >> $4 million worth of marijuana stashed. 20 miamis west of the university of california campus. investigators fond an abandoned boat as well. earlier, at least $1 million worth of marijuana was found abandoned to the north of this weekend's discovery >> officials have declared a state of emergency in tennessee, a raging wildfire has destroyed dozens of homes. near the town of pigeon forge near great smoky mountains national park. 150 people have been forced to evacuate from a neighborhood threatened by the flames. >> i just don't know if -- some of my friends live that way. i'm concerned about them. >> >> reporter: investigators say this fire started in a cabin, but have not determined its cause. >> >> let's talk about our weather. it's the beginning of a new week. >> you feel the changes, see it in the clouds, increasing clouds all day. mid-60s to upper 60s. a couple of low 70s in the southland. >> right now, wi

. >>> the pittsburgh police department is offering cash during a gun buy back event. you must be a pittsburgh or bay point resident. this is video from a gun buy action event. you can tush in a gun on civic avenue. $50 for inoperable. 200 for rifles and rolfers and $300 for assault weapons. >>> the rookie officers were sworn in today and join a department in turmoil. john joins us live with more on the challenges they face. >> reporter: san jose has 43 new police officer today. this was graduation for the first class in four years. park side hall was packed with people cheering on their loved ones. >> we need your fresh ideas, commitment, dedication and enthusiasm. >> two women and 41 men had family or friends pin on their new badges and then they were sworn in. it's just an honor to be an officer. >> new officer julian taylor worked for a phone and cable company. san jose police department gave me a opportunity, it's a great city and wonderful people, everyone i've met. just really excited. >> his parents were by his side through the process. it's an opportunity for

the event kicks off at ten this morning at pittsburgh city hall.200 for those that work. 300 for assault weapons. in fremont an event is being held also at the fire department training facility. it's for people who live in the area. money will be limited to about $50,000 at this event. you can get $300 for semi automatics, 200 for hand guns and 100 for nonsemi automatic rifles. there is a maximum of ten firearms per vehicle. >> east bay city named after the capitol of ireland has a big celebration planned this morning. dublin is holding a parade at 9:30, set to go up village parkway. the free festival will be held at the civic plaza today and tomorrow. you can catch a bus to the festival from the east dublin bart station for free. >>> while san francisco's yearly festival starts today at 11 and the big parade starts at 13:00. the events from everybody to learn about and celebrate irish culture and history. expect plenty of live music, the festival runs from 11 untillaa 5. here is more on the information on the parade in san francisco. it'll start a

cnn's martin savidge live for us this morning in chilly pittsburgh.g, martin. >> good morning, christine. the good news is that the snow that they predicted to fall last night, didn't. and some of the snow that came yesterday has melted. but it is so cold. and it's not just here in pittsburgh, but much of the east is freezing. and it's not likely to end soon. gone but not forgotten. the spring storm that dumped snow from the colorado rockies to the jersey shore is now a melting memory. but not before crushing snowfall records in parts of the midwest. in places like st. louis and peoria, illinois, records for march dating back a century or more were buried beneath a foot to a foot and a half of snow. springfield, illinois, got 17 inches. that's the most ever in a single day. according to the national oceanic and atmospheric at administration there was snow on the ground monday in nearly half of the lower 48 states. compare that to less than 8% a year ago. and the storm system had wide-reaching effects, making roads a mess. keeping airlines grounded. an

the pittsburgh event is at city hall on pacific avenue. guns must be unloaded and transported in the trunk of your car. >>> in pinole police are investigating a scary attempted kidnapping that happened in broad daylight. a twelve-year-old girl told her a man asked her if she wanted a ride when she walked home from school yesterday afternoon. when she said no she claims the man grabbed her wrist but she escaped. the man is described as young, thin with short hair, a brown gotee, and a piercing in his right eyebrow. >>> the state department of social services has shut down a livermore daycare center pending on investigation. livermore police say the sunnyside preschool is closed for licensing violation. social service officials were at the school yesterday and a notice on the front door now says closed for business. the notice sites health and safety code regulations concerning the protection of children from physical or mental abuse. >>> police in union city are warning bankcard users to be aware of suspicious card readers. a sophisticated

pittsburgh, 29. even snow, of course, in a lot of places yesterday, including close to cleveland, where they picked up a half inch or an inch. snow lake-enhanced areas, that was closer to a half foot. we'll be talking much more about that. >> so, even though spring comes >> so, even though spring comes up this wednesday at 7:02 eastern time, it's going to be really cold. i got those numbers coming up. you don't want to miss that. >> i don't want to miss that. i want it to warm up. >> you love the numbers. >> she's a numbers nuts. all right, ginger, thanks. >>> who said that the little man doesn't have a voice when it comes to taking on big and powerful companies? it turns out screaming about ice cream that was less than satisfactory got some ben & jerry's customers some vip treatment. abc's john schriffen that has details. >> reporter: it's like a real-life willy wonka and chocolate factory. >> you're going to love this. >> reporter: 24-year-old scott white is charlie bucket, gets the surprise of a l

the pittsburgh event is atzy haul on pacific avenue. guns must be unloaded and transported in the trunk of your car. >>> in pinole police are investigating a scary attempted kidnapping that happened in broad day light. a twelve-year-old girl told her a man asked her if she wanted a ride when she walked home from school yesterday afternoon. when she said no she claims the man grabbed her wrist but she escaped. the man is described as young, thin, a gotee and piercing in his right eyebrow. >>> the state department of social services has shut down a livermore daycare center pending on investigation. livermore police say the sunny side preschool is closed for licensing violation. social service officials were at the school yesterday and a notice on the front door now says closed for business. the notice sites health and safety code regulations concerning the protection of children from physical or mental abuse. >>> police in union city are warning bankcard users to be aware of suspicious card readers. a sophisticated system to steal pin num

concord, pittsburgh, looking for a 60s by the bay. san francisco, 64 degrees.4 7 day around the bay as the weather system approaches. we're 63 days away from this year's bay to breakers. kron 4 is proud to be part of this san francisco event. we'll bring you the race from start to finish. bay to breakers is happening -- sunday, may 19th. the american humane association put it's animal rescue truck on display at justin herman plaza in san francisco this afternoon. the 80 foot long rig travels to disasters and treats injured and sick animals while it's staff constructs temporary housing for animals whose owners may have lost their own homes. it's our response vehicle for disasters so we take it to wherever there is a disaster and use it for a base of operations. we care for the animals on it and we also live on it as responders. it was designed for twelve responders so we eat, sleep and work out of the truck saving cats and dogs. the animal rescue truck has been to the scene of hurricanes sandy and irene as well as joplin missouri when that city was ravaged by to

. >>> now to pennsylvania, a memorial tonight on the campus of seton hall university near pittsburgh where they remember their lacrosse coach. susan candiotti has more details for us. >> christi, 23 people aboard the bus carrying seton hill's women's lacrosse team. the coach was three months pregnant with her second child and airlifted to the hospital. she died at the scene. the rest of the passengers were rushed to area hospitals. the team's charter bus was heading east on the pennsylvania turnpike from seton hill in greensburg, just east of pittsburgh on its way across state to a game in millersville. the driver veered off the road, hit a guard rail and went 70 yards through grass and slammed into a tree. the front of the bus appears to have taken the impact. the bus company said it is also investigating an issue statement expressing its sorrow. we checked the safety record with federal authorities, there are are no accidents shown online for the past two years and the 40-year-old bus line has a satisfactory rating, the highest allowed. investigators are taking a look at everything

with some slow traffic along the stretch when you get to leverage, the traffic picks up in the pittsburgh and concord area. the funeral procession we have been talking about, the fallen officers, at santa cruz at 8:45 and rolling closures and north 87 to h.p. pavilion where the service begins at noon. katie and kristen? >> coming up on 5:20. this is a tuna recall in bloomberg business report coming up. >> it took the world by storm, now an artist is our ocean spray are made with sweet cherries and the crisp, clean taste of our cranberries. i cannot tell a lie -- 'tis tasty. okay, george washington, did you take my truck out last night? 'tis tasty. >> there is a u.f.o. sighting by russell crowe in australia. according to the actor the footage shows a u.f.o. flying over the gardens with red light above the trees. he joins a number of u.f.o. witnesses who include jimmy carter and kucinich. >> there is something weird. is college enough to prepare you for the workforce? here is the bloomberg business report. >> in fashion, at jc penney they fired 1,500 store level department managers and merc

pittsburgh, 4 to 6.housands of schools will be closed here, but as the energy gets transferred to this other one, i want to show you in the higher terrain above 1,500 feet, maybe in the panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, easily over a foot of snow, but the thousands that live in washington will most likely have to go to work again, kind of like the last storm. schools may not be closed, rainfall trying to change over, bursts of snow from time to time, but i really think just some slush in the morning commute. new york city looks like 2 to 3 inches. starts as rain mainly and changing in the morning hours. i think the morning rush is fine. it will continue to snow into the evening period, but atlantic city, this is where we'll find a coastal storm. not going to be a nor'easter, don, which is good news. continues to move and shove its way out into the atlantic, but one year ago it was 80 in chicago. i think old man winter is working out. getting stronger. >> a nor'easter for easter. that would be