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THIS IS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR, WITH BREAKING NEWS COMING ON THE AIR HERE. WITH BREAKING NEWS, WE ARE GETTING SOME NEW INFORMATION INTO THE DEADLY CRASH ON THE TARMAC AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT IS REOPENED NOW AFTER THE OVERNIGHT CRASH BETWEEN AN AIR CANADA JET AND A FIRE TRUCK. THE PILOT AND COPILOT WERE BOTH KILLED. MORE THAN 40 PASSENGERS ON THAT PLANE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. MANY HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED, THOUGH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HAD CLEARED BOTH ON THE RUNWAY. WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE ON THIS STORY HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON THIS MONDAY FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT 4:00. I’M KELLY SASSO MIKE CLARK IN FOR ANDREW STOCKEY THIS AFTERNOON. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING, WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON STARTING WITH YOUR TOP STORIES AT 4:00. ICE AGENTS ARE NOW STATIONED AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL. THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW SINCE FEBRUARY, AND TSA WORKERS HAVE NOT BEEN PAID SINCE THEN. LINES AT SOME OF THE NATION’S BUSIEST AIRPORTS ARE SEVERAL HOURS LONG TODAY. THE GARAGE SMASHED. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THIS IS FROM THE SCENE THIS MORNING ALONG HERITAGE DRIVE IN LATROBE. OUR CREW ON THE SCENE TELLS US THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED AFTER TAKING A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST. AND A WATER MAIN BREAK IS AFFECTING SEVERAL BEAVER COUNTY COMMUNITIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE MUNICIPAL WATER AUTHORITY OF ALIQUIPPA SAYS THE BREAK HAPPENED ON THE EXIT RAMP OF ROUTE 51. CUSTOMERS IN WEST ALIQUIPPA, THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, AS WELL AS POTTER AND RACCOON TOWNSHIPS, ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE THEIR WATER. THE WEATHER WHIPLASH. IT FELT LIKE SUMMER YESTERDAY. TODAY IT’S MORE LIKE WINTER AGAIN. WE HAVE SEEN SLEET FALLING IN PARTS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING HERE ALONG THE PARKWAY EAST IN CHURCHILL. AND THOSE ARE YOUR TOP FOUR STORIES ON THIS MONDAY. TIME NOW FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER. METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUTTON JUNIOR IS HERE TO EXPLAIN HOW DOES THIS EVEN HAPPEN? I MEAN, IT WASN’T WARM YESTERDAY. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. AND THEN WE WENT TO THIS. YEAH, WE’RE ABOUT 40 DEGREES COLDER RIGHT NOW THAN WE WERE 24 HOURS AGO. AND SO WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE’RE KIND OF GETS EVERYTHING INVOLVED. AND SO WE ARE THOUGH, FOR THE MOST PART, GOING TO REMAIN QUIET AS WE GET THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. THERE ARE STILL SOME FLURRIES AND SPRINKLES OUT THERE. THAT’S THE WORST OF OUR CONCERNS TODAY. OUR NEXT RAIN CHANCE GETS HERE LATE ON THURSDAY AND THEN WE WILL BE COOL BUT DRY AS WE HEAD INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND IS COOLER THAN THE SECOND PART. IT’S 35 RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH, 34 IN CRANBURY. IT’S BELOW FREEZING IN FRANKLIN AT 31 AT FREEZING IN NEW CASTLE. AT 32, IT’S 39 IN GREENSBURG. AND AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME SPRINKLES. LIGHT FLURRIES CROSSING WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. VERY LIGHT. MOST OF US ARE DRY. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE OUT THERE. BUT AGAIN, NO MAJOR RAIN OR SNOW FOR US TO WORRY ABOUT. WE’LL CLIMB BACK TO 48 TOMORROW. WE START AT 2560 ON WEDNESDAY, 70 ON THURSDAY. THEY’LL BRING ANOTHER RAIN CHANCE LATE IN THE DAY, AND THAT RAIN CHANCE WILL LINGER INTO YOUR FRIDAY EARLY IN THE DAY BEFORE WE CLEAR OUT AGAIN. WE DRY OUT IN TIME FOR THIS WEEKEND. A LOT OF EASTER EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. IT WILL BE COOL ON SATURDAY BUT DRY. OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW. AND WE GOT A 70 ON THERE SOMEWHERE. YEAH, AND WE HAVE A 70. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH. WE’LL SEE YOU HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THIS BIG STORY. ICE AGENTS ARE STATIONED AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THEY WERE DEPLOYED TO ASSIST TSA WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A PAYCHECK SINCE FEBRUARY. IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THOUGH, PITTSBURGH HAS NOT REPORTED UNUSUALLY LONG SECURITY LINES. BUT AT OTHER AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY. AND AGAIN, THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. TSA AGENTS HAVE GONE A MONTH WITHOUT A PAYCHECK, AND AIRPORTS ARE DEALING WITH CALL OFFS AND EVEN RESIGNATIONS. THAT’S WHY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THEY WOULD USE ICE AGENTS TO SUPPORT TSA STAFFERS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER KALEA GUNDERSON IS LIVE NOW AT OUR AIRPORT. AND, KELLY, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING THERE? WELL, MIKE KELLY, PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFIRMING ICE AGENTS WERE ON SITE TODAY, BUT IN PLAINCLOTHES FOR TRAINING. UNLIKELY TO BE SEEN WORKING IN UNIFORM BEFORE TOMORROW. NOW WE HEARD FROM PHILIP GLOVER. HE IS THE NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES UNION THAT REPRESENTS TSA WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE. HE SAID THAT 14 ICE AGENTS WERE SENT TO THIS AIRPORT TO ASSIST TSA AMID THIS PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. GLOVER SAID HE’S HEARING FROM TSOS THAT THE ICE AGENTS WILL BE TASKED WITH CHECKING DOCUMENTS BEFORE PASSENGERS HEAD THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY AND MANNING VARIOUS EXITS AND ENTRANCES. GLOVER SAID TSOS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN THIS POSITION TO BEGIN WITH, NOW MISSING A THIRD PAYCHECK. CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE. THEY NEED TO SIT DOWN AND KNOCK THIS THING OUT AND GET THESE PEOPLE AT FEMA, TSA AND COAST GUARD PAID. THIS IS CRAZY. THIS IS THE SECOND MORE THAN 30 DAY SHUTDOWN WE’VE HAD SINCE NOVEMBER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. AND IT’S NOT FAIR TO PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR A LIVING AND HAVE BILLS TO PAY. DHS SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT MORE THAN 400 ICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HELP TSA AND BOLSTER THEIR EFFORTS HERE. THEY SAID THAT OF COURSE, THIS IS HAPPENING AMID CALLOUTS AS WELL AS PEOPLE QUITTING. THEY SAID. JUST YESTERDAY, PITTSBURGH REPORTED A 24% CALL OUT RATE. KELLY, MIKE KELLY, YOU’RE ALSO HEARING FROM COUNTY EXECUTIVE SARA INNAMORATO. WHAT IS SHE SAYING ABOUT THE SITUATION? PUT OUT A STATEMENT TONIGHT SAYING THAT THIS AIRPORT DID NOT REQUEST HELP FROM ICE, NOTING THAT SHE AND HAS SHE’S NOT AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS HERE AT THE LINE. SO WE’LL GIVE YOU A LOOK SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE’RE SEEING. AND IT’S LOOK LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR TO THIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY LOW LINES, LOW TRAFFIC. YOU CAN SEE THOSE SIGNS UP THERE. THEY SAY LESS THAN THREE MINUTES. AND THAT’S IN THE CLEAR LINE THREE MINUTES. ALL THE OTHER LINES VERY LOW. SO SO NO MAJOR CONCERNS REPORTED HERE TODAY. BUT MUCH MORE ON THIS STORY COMING UP TONIGHT AT 5:00 COVERING ALLEGHENY AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KALEA GUNDERSON PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND LET’S GET BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS. FLIGHTS ARE STARTING TO RESUME AT NEW YORK’S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT AFTER THAT DEADLY COLLISION ON THE TARMAC. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THAT CRASHED AIR CANADA JET. IT IS STILL THERE. IT OF COURSE COLLIDED OVERNIGHT WITH A FIRE TRUCK. THE NTSB NOW IS THERE ON THE GROUND AT NEW YORK’S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. ABC’S REENA ROY IS ALSO AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IN QUEENS, WHERE ONE RUNWAY HAS RECENTLY REOPENED. NEW VIDEO CIRCULATING ON X SHOWS THE HORRIFIC MOMENT THIS AIR CANADA PLANE COLLIDED WITH A FIRE TRUCK SHORTLY AFTER LANDING AT NEW YORK’S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. THIS VIDEO, CAPTURED BY A PASSENGER, SHOWS THE VIEW FROM THE TARMAC. YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THE PLANE. THE NOSE DESTROYED METAL HANGING DOWN TO THE RUNWAY BELOW. ALL OF A SUDDEN, BOOM, WOKE UP IN SHOCK. JUST DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ACCORDING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS, THE FIRE TRUCK HAD BEEN CLEARED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO CROSS THAT RUNWAY TO RESPOND TO ANOTHER INCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, PERMISSION WAS GIVEN, THE CONTROLLER IS HEARD TELLING THE VEHICLE TO STOP STOP, TRUCK ONE STOP STOP, TRUCK ONE STOP VEHICLE HERE. JUST HOLD POSITION. I KNOW YOU CAN’T MOVE VEHICLES. THEY RESPOND TO YOU NOW. FLIGHTRADAR 24, TELLING ABC NEWS. PRELIMINARY DATA SHOWS THE PLANE WAS GOING ANYWHERE FROM 93 TO 105MPH WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED. THE PILOT AND COPILOT KILLED 41 PEOPLE ON BOARD, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS, CANCELED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, DIVERTING PLANES. ALARMS HEARD GOING OFF IN THE BACKGROUND. 20 603 GO AROUND RUNWAY 2000. THE AIRPORT SINCE REOPENING, RESUMING OPERATIONS WITH JUST ONE RUNWAY. MAJOR AIRLINES HAVE ISSUED TRAVEL WAIVERS AND ARE ALLOWING SOME PASSENGERS TO REBOOK THEMSELVES ON OTHER FLIGHTS AT NEARBY AIRPORTS. REENA ROY, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT DEVELOPING SITUATION. MEANTIME, BACK HERE AT HOME IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY YORK, STUDENTS WERE BACK IN CLASS TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE FOUR OF THEIR PEERS DIED IN A CAR CRASH. STATE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. IT HAPPENED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WESTMORELAND BUREAU REPORTER EDDIE DIORIO HAS THE LATEST FROM POLICE THIS AFTERNOON. AND MORE REACTION COMING IN FROM THE COMMUNITY. HE JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THAT CRASH SCENE AT. WELL, MIKE KELLY, YOU CAN SEE THE MEMORIAL THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR THOSE FOUR STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH. IT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW AND GROW AS THE DAYS HAVE GONE ON. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR CROSSES FOR THE STUDENTS AND MORE FLOWERS, MEMENTOS, EVEN CHILDHOOD TOYS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT HERE BY THE PEERS OF THOSE STUDENTS, THOSE SAME CLASSMATES THAT HAD TO GO BACK TO CLASS TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 330. THAT’S WHEN THE CALL CAME IN. AND THAT’S WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND A CAR ON FIRE HERE ALONG THE ROAD IN SWISSVALE TOWNSHIP. NOW, 15 YEAR OLD BRADY HUNKER AND FELICITY MARTINI, 16 YEAR OLD KYLE KORVER AND 18 YEAR OLD ROCCO SAGI WERE THE STUDENTS INSIDE THAT CAR. NOW, STATE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A LOT OF ELEMENTS HERE. WHAT TIME THE CRASH ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT WHERE THE KIDS WERE COMING FROM OR GOING TO, AND IF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WERE INVOLVED, AND THEY SAY THEY NEED THE COMMUNITY’S HELP, INCLUDING HELP FROM THOSE PEERS, TO GET THAT INFORMATION, THE VEHICLE IS PROBABLY TRAVELING FASTER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR CONSIDERING THE ROAD AND ROAD CONDITIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION AND YOU ARE WITH ANY OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND TALK TO US AT SUCH A HEARTBREAKING SITUATION. YOU WERE THERE TALKING TO SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS TODAY AT THE MEMORIAL. WHAT WERE THEY TELLING YOU ABOUT THEIR CLASSMATES? KELLY. I SPOKE TO MANY OF THE KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE SCHOOL, LET OUT A LOT OF THEM FRIENDS OF ONE OF, IF NOT ALL OF THE KIDS INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH. AND THEY SAID EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, NO MATTER HOW WELL THEY KNEW EACH STUDENT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM PUT SMILES ON FACES OF THE KIDS AROUND SCHOOL, AND THEY WERE JUST LIKED AND RESPECTED STUDENTS. SO WE’RE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM AND WHAT THAT DAY OF SCHOOL WAS LIKE FOR SOME OF THOSE CLASSMATES IN THE INTERVIEWS I HAD WITH THEM, YOU’LL SEE THAT COMING UP IN THE REPORTS AT 5:00, 6:00, COVERING WESTMORELAND COUNTY TONIGHT IN THE TOWNSHIP AT DIORIO, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. AND THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WANT TO TURN TO THIS NOW. A LARGE FIGHT BROKE OUT AT MARKET SQUARE. IT LEFT SEVERAL PEOPLE MACED. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY JUST GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER JASMINE RODRIGUEZ IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH MORE ON THE STORY. YASMIN, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THIS? WELL, MIKE, WE DID LEARN FROM THAT PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON THAT SEVEN JUVENILES WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT. THEY WERE ISSUED CITATIONS FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT. AND FOLLOWING THAT, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SHELDON WILLIAMS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, HIT THE BALL RUNNING. THEY SAID, NOW THEY’RE MAKING PLANS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE INSTANCES DO NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW, THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT 530 HERE IN MARKET SQUARE. PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS IT WAS A LARGE GATHERING THAT BECAME A FIGHT AMONGST 40 PEOPLE. DURING THAT INCIDENT, SOME OF THE JUVENILES DEPLOYED PEPPER SPRAY. OFFICERS GAVE VERBAL COMMANDS TO DISPERSE. THOSE WERE IGNORED AND IN TURN, OFFICERS DEPLOYED THEIR OWN PEPPER SPRAY AND RESTORED ORDER. ABOUT 20 PEOPLE ON SCENE WERE TREATED FOR EXPOSURE TO THAT PEPPER SPRAY. NOW, NO ONE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, THOUGH, AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED. DIRECTOR WILLIAMS SAYING A TOP PRIORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN YOUTH SAFETY, SPECIFICALLY HERE IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH. WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE LARGE GROUPS, IT’S WHY PLANS ARE ALREADY BEING DISCUSSED ON HOW TO MAKE SURE THESE INCIDENTS DO NOT KEEP HAPPENING. WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESSING THIS AND WHAT I MEAN AGGRESSIVELY. WE’RE MEETING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE’RE MEETING WITH OUR BUSINESS DISTRICT. WE’RE MEETING WITH OTHER CONCERNED ENTITIES ABOUT BRINGING A STRATEGY THAT WOULD HELP TO SHAPE A DIFFERENT CULTURE. AND WHILE DIRECTOR WILLIAMS COULDN’T GET INTO SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT THESE PLANS ARE, HE DID SAY IDEAS LIKE CURFEWS AND CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR THESE YOUTH TO GET TOGETHER. NOW, HE DID HOPEFULLY SAY THAT ONE OF THESE SPACES WOULD BE OPEN AHEAD OF THE NFL DRAFT, BUT MORE ON THAT COMING UP AT FIVE, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND MARKET SQUARE. YASMIN RODRIGUEZ, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. YASMIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. STILL PLENTY TO COME HERE AT FOUR ON FOUR, INCLUDING THE CITY TARGETING ABANDONED VEHICLES. NOW THE TWO WEEK BLITZ GETTING UNDERWAY. PLUS ONLY ON FOUR. WE WENT ONE ON ONE WITH ASTRONAUT MIKE FINK. THE UPDATE ON HIS HEALTH AND WHY HE MAY BE COMING BACK TO PITTSBURGH SOON. ALSO, WE HAVE MORE ON THE HIDDEN DANGER ON YOUR VACATION. THE CARBON MONOXIDE RISKS IN YOUR HOTEL OR RENTAL, AND ONE DEVICE THAT CAN HELP PROTECT YOU. A BIG DENT IN THE FLOOR. AND THERE’S A BIG ROCK ON THE FLOOR. AND IT JUST SCARED ME TO DEATH. AND COMING UP LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE LATEST METEOR SIGHTING AND THE DAMAGE IT MAY BE LINKED TO. SUNSHINE WILL RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES ALSO WARM UP AND WE’RE WARM THROUGH THURSDAY. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE WATCHING FOR RAIN SHOWERS. THE TIMING ON THAT. WHEN WE COMEWE ARE GOING TO STAY HEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. WE ARE WATCHING OUR NEXT SYSTEM THAT GETS HERE ON THURSDAY, LATE IN THE DAY. THAT WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS AND THOSE WILL LINGER INTO YOUR FRIDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME WE’RE DONE, WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE AN INCH OF RAIN OR SO ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST FOR ALL THE EVENTS. THAT’S IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO COUNT DOWN TO THE NFL DRAFT IN PITTSBURGH, JUST ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, GOING ON THE NATIONAL STAGE IN A SHORT TIME AGO. VISIT PITTSBURGH HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING. IT WAS A TIME TO LOOK BACK. BUT ALSO AHEAD, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM IS COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR US THIS AFTERNOON. SHELDON, DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO SHARE ABOUT THE UPCOMING DRAFT? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THEY’RE EMPHASIZING THAT ALL EYES ARE ON THE NFL DRAFT HERE IN PITTSBURGH EXACTLY ONE MONTH FROM TODAY. SO SPEAKERS AT THE VISIT PITTSBURGH ANNUAL MEETING TODAY, THEY ALL SAY THAT THE NFL DRAFT IS THAT UNIQUE PLATFORM THAT COULD REALLY BOOST THE REGION’S ECONOMIC REACH BEYOND THE DRAFT. SO YOU HAD ABOUT A DOZEN SPEAKERS, BUT THEY ALL SPOKE OF ONE MESSAGE. PITTSBURGH’S NEIGHBORHOODS, TECHNOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, A WORLD CLASS AIRPORT CULTURE AND THE ARTS. THEY ALL IDENTIFIED PITTSBURGH AS A CITY ON THE RISE. CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS LOOK AT THE NFL DRAFT AS THE PLATFORM TO PUT THE REGION’S MARKETING EFFORTS INTO TURBO MODE ON A ON A GLOBAL SCALE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL PUSH LONG AFTER THE DRAFT. PITTSBURGH STANDS OUT AS A LEGACY CITY THAT’S REINVENTED ITSELF SO MANY TIMES AS AN AMERICAN RENAISSANCE CITY. IT’S A TRUE AMERICAN RENAISSANCE CITY. SO THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT AND HOW WE’RE WRITING AND REALLY SHAPING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF PITTSBURGH. STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE NEXT HOUR, WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE ANNUAL MEETING TO HEAR SOME OF THE DYNAMIC POINTS THAT THE SPEAKERS MADE ABOUT PUSHING THE CITY FORWARD BEYOND THE DRAFT FOR NOW, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY FROM DOWNTOWN SHELDON INGRAM PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH IS ALSO LAUNCHING ANOTHER ABANDONED VEHICLE BLITZ. IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AND MANY OF THE VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED TO BE REMOVED, HAVE ALREADY BEEN ABANDONED FOR A LONG TIME. THE STATE DEFINES AN ABANDONED VEHICLE AS BEING LEFT UNATTENDED FOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS. THE VEHICLE IS EITHER INOPERABLE, ILLEGALLY PARKED, OR DOESN’T HAVE A VALID PLATE CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION OR AN IDENTIFIABLE VIN NUMBER. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT WERE NOT, WERE NOT REAL. SO I DIDN’T HAVE A STROKE. I DIDN’T HAVE A HEART ATTACK. ALL THESE THINGS THAT THEY THAT THEY THOUGHT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T HAPPEN. WELL, AFTER THE FIRST EVER MEDICAL EVACUATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, PITTSBURGH NATIVE AND ASTRONAUT MIKE FINK SAYS THE HEALTH SCARE TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE ALARM. IN HIS FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE THAT INCIDENT, FINK SAID TESTING BACK ON EARTH CONFIRMED HIS GOOD HEALTH, AND HE TELLS US HE IS RECOVERING WELL. HE WAS ONE OF FOUR ASTRONAUTS ON THE SPACE X CREW 11 MISSION. THEY SPENT FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS IN SPACE CARRYING OUT ALL SORTS OF EXPERIMENTS AND ALSO SOME MAINTENANCE ON THE I S S. THEY CAME HOME JUST SHY OF THEIR FULL MISSION AND LANDED SAFELY BACK ON EARTH IN JANUARY. IT’S REALLY GOOD TO SEE HIM HEALTHY AND BACK ON EARTH. YOU INTERVIEWED HIM TODAY. DID HE SAY ANYTIME HE’S GOING TO COME BACK TO PITTSBURGH ANYTIME SOON? YEAH, WELL, I DID THAT ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH MIKE THIS MORNING. HE’S DOWN IN HOUSTON, BUT HE DID ACTUALLY SAY, INTERESTINGLY, THAT HE MIGHT BE HAVING A REASON TO COME BACK HERE TO PITTSBURGH. AND WE’RE GOING TO BE FINDING OUT ANY DAY NOW ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL BE COMING FROM THE NFL DRAFT. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT JUST AS AS A WORK IN PROGRESS. BUT OF COURSE, I’M A BIG STEELERS FAN, SO ANY CHANCE TO TO DO ANY WORK WITH THE NFL IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED. BUT WE’LL SEE WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE AGENCY ARE WITH NFL NEEDS. AND THE DRAFT IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. AND EITHER WAY, MIKE, HE TOLD ME HE IS COMING BACK TO PITTSBURGH SOON. EVEN IF IT WOULDN’T WORK OUT WITH THE DRAFT, BECAUSE HE SAID HE WANTS TO SEE HIS MOM AND DAD AND THEY STILL LIVE HERE, AND HOPEFULLY HE’LL BE BRINGING SOME REALLY NICE WEATHER, LIKE SPRING WEATHER WITH HIM. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE NICE TO RIGHT. METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUNT JUNIOR STANDING BY IN STUDIO. BRIAN, IT’S SO HARD TO STILL EVEN BELIEVE THAT IT WAS OVER 80 DEGREES YESTERDAY. NOW IT’S SO CHILLY OUT THERE TODAY. YEAH. BIG CHANGE IN THE SPAN OF 24 HOURS. WE ARE GOING TO WARM BACK NOT TO 80, BUT WE ARE GOING TO WARM UP AS WE HEAD THROUGH THIS WEEK. SUNSHINE RETURNS FOR US. TOMORROW WILL BE A SEASONABLY COOL DAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY. IT’S EVEN WARMER. IT’S GOING TO BE THE WARMEST DAY ON THURSDAY. WE ARE WATCHING FOR RAIN SHOWERS ARRIVING LATE AS OUR NEXT SYSTEM GETS HERE, AND THAT WILL LINGER. RAIN SHOWERS INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY AS WELL THROUGHOUT, BUT A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES TO FLURRIES CROSSING WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A LOT OF THIS IS ACTUALLY LAKE ENHANCED ICE COVERS BASICALLY GONE FROM LAKE ERIE. AND SO AS OUR NORTHWEST WINDS COME ACROSS THE LAKES, PICKING UP SOME MOISTURE AND SPITTING OUT A FEW SPRINKLES TO FLURRIES ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. AGAIN, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT, BUT YOU MAY COME UNDERNEATH A QUICK SPRINKLE OR FLURRY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THAT WILL SHUT OFF. TONIGHT WE’RE DROPPING TO 25. AS SKIES CLEAR, WE’LL MAKE IT 48 TOMORROW. BACK TO 60, THOUGH ON WEDNESDAY, 70 ON THURSDAY. AGAIN. RAIN IS HERE LATE. LIKELY ANYTHING DURING THE DAY IS FINE. IT’S MORE EVENING INTO NIGHTTIME PLANS. YOU’LL WANT TO HAVE THE RAIN GEAR. THOSE RAIN SHOWERS WILL CLEAR FRIDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER. WE’LL GO FROM 70 THURSDAY TO 48 DEGREES ON FRIDAY, 45 ON SATURDAY, BUT WE ARE DRY. GREAT NEWS FOR ALL THE EASTER EVENTS PLANNED THIS WEEKEND. 55 ON SUNDAY, 62 FOR US ON MONDAY. AND THEN WE’LL WATCH FOR ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. HIGH OF 58 FOR US ON NEXT TUESDAY. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THOSE CLOUDS OUT THERE. WE’RE WATCHING THURSDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AND WE’LL WATCH FOR RAIN SHOWERS TRYING TO ARRIVE. LIKELY WON’T GET HERE UNTIL LATE. WE MAY SEE A COUPLE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS TRYING TO DEVELOP EARLY, ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO I-80, BUT LIKELY RAIN DOESN’T REALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA UNTIL ABOUT 9 OR 10:00. SO AGAIN, WE ARE TALKING AFTER SUNSET ON THURSDAY, THEN RAIN WILL CONTINUE, LIKELY THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS WE GET TOWARDS SUNRISE IN THE MORNING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY, RAIN BEGINS TAPERING OFF AND RAIN WILL EXIT. BY THE TIME WE GET TO LUNCH ON YOUR FRIDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME WE’RE DONE WITH RAINFALL THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AGAIN, WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, PERHAPS SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SO A GOOD SOAKING RAIN COMING TO THE AREA. SINCE WE’RE GOING TO BE DRY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS. BUT OF COURSE WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH. IT’S GRAY OUT THERE ON ACTION CAM. THAT’S KIND OF THE COMMON COLOR FOR US TODAY. 35 OFFICIALLY AT THE AIRPORT WITH A COUPLE OF FLAKES REPORTED AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL. WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 18. SO OUR WIND CHILL IS 24 DEGREES AGAIN. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN CLEARING AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE’RE WAKING UP IN THE 20S. TOMORROW MORNING WE WILL FINISH CLOSE TO 50. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER AS WE HEAD THROUGH YOUR TUESDAY. THE OFF SEASON HAS PASSED. WE’RE MOVING INTO THE SEASON. PITTSBURGH PIRATES PLAY THEIR FINAL PRESEASON GAME. HOW THE BUCS ARE GETTING READY TO KICK OFF THE REGULAR SEASON INAIXA DIAZ. TIME NOW FOR YOUR TOP FOUR SPORTS AT FOUR. THE WIND UP TO THE PIRATES REGULAR SEASON COMES TO AN END TODAY, WITH THE FINAL PRESEASON GAME. THEY’RE TAKING ON THE ATLANTA BRAVES IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA. THAT MEANS THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE SEASON OPENER IN NEW YORK ON SUNDAY. ON THURSDAY, NEW YORK CITY RATHER ON THURSDAY, WITH THE BUCS TAKING ON THE METS GM BEN CHERINGTON WEIGHING IN ON THE STARTER’S SELECTED FOR THAT FIRST LINEUP OF THE SEASON. OPENING DAY IS OPENING DAY. IT’S A DIFFERENT THING, AND IT REALLY EXCITING. I THINK EVERY ONE OF THEM EARNED IT, DESERVE IT. THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC ROLE ON THE TEAM THAT THEY’RE EQUIPPED FOR, AND. IT’LL BE A NICE MOMENT FOR THEM. OPENING DAY IN NEW YORK CITY NO JOKE. THE FINAL SPRING TRAINING GAME IS OFFICIALLY IN THE BOOKS. THIS ONE JUST GOING FINAL THIS AFTERNOON. THE BRAVES ABLE TO COME OUT ON TOP 5 TO 2. NEXT UP, IT’S WHEELS UP TO NEW YORK CITY TO TAKE ON THE METS. THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS CONTINUES. THE PENGUINS LOST ANOTHER ONE TO CAROLINA ON SUNDAY, 5 TO 1. NOW THE GANTLET CONTINUES. NEXT UP, THEY HOST THE AVALANCHE TOMORROW AT 7:00. THE PITT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS HIRED A NEW COACH, THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED TODAY IT IS NAMED ROBIN HARMONY AS HEAD COACH. HARMONY IS A NATIVE OF HERSHEY, PA. MOST RECENTLY, SHE LED THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON TO ITS FIRST EVER C A REGULAR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS. SHE WAS ALSO NAMED THE 2026 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR, AND I’M SORRY TO BREAK IT TO YOU, BUT YOUR BRACKET IS BUSTED. YES, THERE ARE NO MORE PERFECT BRACKETS. TENNESSEE’S WIN OVER VIRGINIA ON SUNDAY ELIMINATED THE LAST FLAWLESS BRACKET FOR THE NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT, ACCORDING TO NCAA DATA. NOBODY HAS EVER PICKED A PERFECT MARCH MADNESS BRACKET. THE SWEET 16 GETS UNDERWAY ON THURSDAY. VERY INTERESTING. ALL RIGHT. COMING UP NEXT AT 430, THE BODY OF A MISSING WASHINGTON COUNTY MAN WAS FINALLY FOUND. THE MESSAGE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE FAMILY OF SHELBY RHODES. AND IT IS A CASE THAT WILL IMPACT MAIL IN BALLOTS FOR THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS. WHAT THE SUPREME COURT IS CONSIDERING RIGHT NOW IS A STRETCH FOR US IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE RAIN SHOWERS RETURN LATE TUESDAY INTO WHAT, LATE THURSDAY INTO YOUR FRIDAY? I’M TYPING THAT OUT FOR YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO A PRETTY SEASONAL WEEKEND OVERALL. THAT’S OUR NEXT HALF THIS IS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS. ALIQUIPPA’S MAYOR SAYS IT COULD BE AS LONG AS THREE DAYS BEFORE ALL WATER SERVICES RESTORED FOLLOWING THE RECENT WATER MAIN BREAK, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF ALIQUIPPA SAYS A SIGNIFICANT BREAK OCCURRED ON THE EXIT RAMP OF ROUTE 51. MORE NOW FROM SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THAT COMMUNITY. I WAS ON MY PHONE LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL WATER MAIN BREAK THAT IS POSTED ON FACEBOOK AND IT SAYS 1 TO 3 DAYS, SO I’M HOPING IT’S NOT 1 TO 3 DAYS THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR WATER, BUT I HAVEN’T MADE IT HOME YET, SO I GUESS I’LL SEE WHEN I GET THERE. YEAH. BEEN AT WORK ALL DAY AS SOME OF THOSE CUSTOMERS IN WEST ALIQUIPPA, THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, AS WELL AS POTTER AND RACCOON TOWNSHIPS, ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE THEIR WATER UNTIL THEY HEAR THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED. AND RIGHT NOW AT 430, WE’RE KIND OF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ANOTHER WEATHER WHIPLASH. WE WENT FROM THE 80S TO THE 40S IN THE SPAN OF JUST A FEW HOURS. THE AFTERMATH OF STRONG STORMS, HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL. SUNDAY’S ALERT DAY BROUGHT POP UP STORMS ALL OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. YEAH, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS TOO. THIS HAIL WAS IN CLARION COUNTY. LOOK HOW BIG IT IS. SOME OF THAT WAS THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. MANY OF YOU WE KNOW SAW SIMILAR SCENES PLAYING OUT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THAT SMALLER HAIL THAT WAS FALLING. THIS VIDEO WAS CAPTURED FROM PINE TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY. REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE IN THE AREA, YOU SAW SOME SORT OF EFFECT FROM THIS. I KNOW WHERE I LIVE, IT WAS JUST SOME REALLY LOUD THUNDER, LIKE SHAKE YOUR HOUSE KIND OF THUNDER WE HAD LATE AT NIGHT. METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUNT JUNIOR IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT MOVING FORWARD. ARE WE FINISHED WITH THESE STORMS? YES. WE WON’T EVEN SEE A STORM CHANCE UNTIL THURSDAY. THAT CHANCES LOOK GREAT. IT’S MOSTLY RAIN WITH OUR NEXT SYSTEM GETS HERE. SO YEAH, WE’RE TAKING A PAUSE FROM THOSE STORMS FOR NOW. WE ARE GOING TO BE QUIET AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WITH SUNSHINE RETURNING TOMORROW BEFORE THAT RAIN GETS HERE LATE ON THURSDAY AND IT IS GOING TO BE COOLER BUT DRY AS WE HEAD THROUGH. THE WEEKEND WILL BE COOL ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES A LITTLE MORE SEASONABLE AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE DRY. IT’S CHILLY THOUGH THIS EVENING IT’S 30 IN FRANKLIN, 37 IN CONTAINING 39 IN GREENSBURG. RIGHT NOW, MORGANTOWN IS AT 41. IT’S 34 FOR BEAVER, AS WELL AS NEW CASTLE. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES CROSSING WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. NOTHING SIGNIFICANT, BUT THERE AGAIN, SOME SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES ACROSS. YOU MAY SEE THAT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. 25 IS WHERE WE START TOMORROW. SKIES CLEAR 48 FOR US TOMORROW, 60 ON WEDNESDAY, 70 ON THURSDAY. AGAIN, THAT RAIN GETS HERE LATE, LINGERING EARLY ON FRIDAY. WE GO FROM 70 TO 48. NOT AS BAD AS 84 TO 34. YEAH. THE FACT THAT YOU’RE SAYING SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES WHEN EVERYONE WAS OUTSIDE IN SHORTS AND T SHIRTS YESTERDAY IS WILD. YEAH. YESTERDAY WAS A REAL EARLY TEASE OF WHAT LATER SPRING WILL HOPEFULLY LOOK LIKE. SUMMER. YES, IT’S GREAT THOUGH. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANKS SO MUCH. WELL, CREWS BATTLED A HOUSE FIRE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR HOURS OVERNIGHT. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SYLVAN AVENUE IN MCKEESPORT. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE MOST SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. ALSO, OVERNIGHT, A BARN CAUGHT FIRE IN BUTLER COUNTY. THE TWO ALARM FIRE STARTED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON HUNGARIAN ROAD IN CHERRY TOWNSHIP. THAT’S JUST EAST OF SLIPPERY ROCK. WE DON’T KNOW YET IF ANY ANIMALS WERE INSIDE. COVERING INDIANA COUNTY. NOW POLICE ARE GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS OVER THE WEEKEND FOR IUP PATTY’S WEEKEND. IT INCLUDED ONE MAN BEING ARRESTED AFTER GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED NEAR THE IUP CAMPUS. POLICE SAY TAMIR JOHNSON OF CLAIRTON FIRED THE SHOTS NEAR SCHOOL STREET AND WEST AVENUE, THEN GOT INTO A CAR. THE 22 YEAR OLD AND RECOVERING A STOLEN GUN. MEANTIME, INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE RELEASED ITS NUMBERS FROM OVER THE WEEKEND THAT INCLUDED 20 ARRESTS, SIX OF WHOM WERE IUP STUDENTS. MOST OF THE ARRESTS WERE FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. WELL, MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER SHELBIE RHODES DISAPPEARED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, FAMILY AND FRIENDS RETURNED THERE TO REMEMBER HIM. HIS BODY WAS FOUND OVER THE WEEKEND. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER FELICITY TAYLOR IS IN MONONGAHELA WITH THE MESSAGE FROM HIS SISTER. IT’S MY BABY BROTHER. IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO END THIS WAY. AFTER SIX WEEKS OF SEARCHING AND HOLDING OUT HOPE, SHELBIE RHODES SISTER JESSE AND HIS FRIENDS DID NOT GET THE ENDING THEY WERE HOPING FOR. BECAUSE I WANTED SO BADLY TO BE RIGHT. I WANTED SO BADLY FOR HIM TO TO COME HOME AND AND SEE ALL THE LOVE HE HAS BEHIND HIM. THE 26 YEAR OLD’S BODY WAS RECOVERED NEAR THE BANK OF THE MON RIVER ON RIVER ROAD IN FORWARD TOWNSHIP SATURDAY EVENING. RHODES WAS LAST SEEN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FEBRUARY 7TH, WALKING AWAY FROM A PARTY AT A FRIEND’S HOUSE NEAR THE RIVER. HIS PHONE WAS LATER FOUND ON THE RIVERBANK. CREWS SEARCHED FOR DAYS USING MULTIPLE TACTICS LIKE UNDERWATER SONAR, AERIAL DRONES AND DOGS. HE WAS SO LOVED. HE WAS SO FUNNY. AS MUCH AS HE TRIED TO ACT LIKE A TOUGH GUY, HE WORE HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE. SUNDAY, DOZENS OF FRIENDS GATHERED AT THE MONACO, ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SPOTS TO HONOR HIM. WE WERE JUST GOOFBALLS. WERE LIKE TEN, 13, 12, AND WE DID THINGS YOU WOULDN’T EVEN IMAGINE. LIKE, THAT WAS MY ONE DAY BROTHER. THEY SHARED MEMORIES OF PLAYING SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL, MAKING MUSIC AND GOING CAMPING. THEY SAY SHELBY LOVED THE RIVER MCDONALD’S AND JUST BEING GOOFY WITH HIS FRIENDS. HE JUST HAD SO MUCH LIFE AND AT THE SHOWS AND EVERYTHING, HE WAS ALWAYS HE’S ALWAYS BROUGHT SO MUCH POSITIVE ENERGY. AND I JUST SEE MYSELF IN HIM SO MUCH AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE I LOST A PART OF MYSELF. AND I JUST FEEL FOR EVERYBODY THAT KNEW HIM, AND I’M JUST GONNA DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO KEEP HIS NAME ALIVE. THE CORONER HAS NOT RELEASED A CAUSE OF DEATH. JESSIE SAYS SHE HOPES IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. SHE ALSO URGED THOSE WHO CAME TO THE VIGIL TO ALWAYS OFFER TO HELP SOMEONE OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH A RIDE HOME COVERING WASHINGTON COUNTY IN MONONGAHELA. FELICITY TAYLOR, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE U.S. HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN WHAT HE IS CALLING CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS WITH IRAN. AND BECAUSE OF THESE TALKS, HE SAYS THAT HE WILL BE CONTINUING TALKING, BUT HE SAYS HE’S GOING TO POSTPONE THE ATTACKS ON IRANIAN ENERGY FACILITIES. IRAN, THOUGH, DENIES THOSE TALKS TOOK PLACE. ABC’S KAREN TRAVERS HAS MORE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT. WITH THE WAR WITH IRAN ENTERING ITS FOURTH WEEK, PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS THERE ARE HIGH LEVEL TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE WE’RE GOING TO END UP IN A DEAL. AND SO WE’RE GIVING IT FIVE DAYS. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US. THE PRESIDENT EARLIER MONDAY CLAIMING IRAN MADE A MAJOR CONCESSION. THEY’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THAT’S NUMBER ONE. THEY WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. SAID YES TO THAT. THEY’VE AGREED TO. BUT IRAN’S STATE MEDIA, QUOTING THE COUNTRY’S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER, SAYS NO TALKS WITH THE U.S. HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THE PRESIDENT, THOUGH, SAYS NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COMING DAYS, LED BY HIS SPECIAL ENVOY, STEVE WITKOFF, AND HIS SON IN LAW, JARED KUSHNER. WHEN PUSHED ON WHO THE ADMINISTRATION IS NEGOTIATING WITH, THE PRESIDENT SAID. DON’T FORGET, WE WIPED OUT THE LEADERSHIP. PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE. BUT WE’RE DEALING WITH A MAN WHO I BELIEVE IS THE MOST RESPECTED AND THE LEADER. ASKED IF THAT WAS THE NEW SUPREME LEADER, THE PRESIDENT SAID NO. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT GAVE IRAN 48 HOURS TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OR FACE U.S. STRIKES ON ITS POWER PLANTS. HE NOW SAYS IRAN HAS FIVE DAYS TO NEGOTIATE. AND IF IT GOES WELL, WE’RE GOING TO END UP WITH SETTLING THIS. OTHERWISE, WE’LL JUST KEEP BOMBING OUR LITTLE HEARTS OUT. THE PRICE OF OIL DID GO DOWN AND THE STOCK MARKET WENT UP AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTPONED THOSE THREATENED ATTACKS. KAREN TRAVERS, ABC NEWS, THE WHITE HOUSE. WELL, AS THE WAR IN IRAN CONTINUES, THE PRICE OF GAS KEEPS GOING UP. THAT’S RIGHT. SOME OF US ARE ALREADY PAYING MORE THAN $4 A GALLON. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, ACCORDING THAT’S JUST FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS HERE IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. WE’RE ALSO PAYING 3.96. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF DIESEL $5.67 A GALLON. THE HIGH GAS PRICES MAY BE PUTTING ELECTRIC CARS BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT. YEAH. GET THE FACTS. DATATEAM EXPLORED WHETHER THE SWITCH MAY BE RIGHT FOR YOU. YOU CAN READ THEIR STORY BY SCANNING THE QR CODE THAT YOU’LL SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. AND WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT AMY LU IS HERE TO BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE NUMBERS. EXPERTS SAY THE SURGE AT THE PUMP MAY ALSO BE BEHIND A RECENT SURGE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SEARCHES ONLINE. AND IF YOU’RE IN THE MARKET TO BUY, THERE ARE SEVERAL COSTS TO CONSIDER. SOARING GAS PRICES AMID THE WAR IN IRAN MAY BE PUSHING SOME DRIVERS TO SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES. CAR SHOPPING WEBSITE EDMUNDS FOUND THAT ONLINE INTEREST FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES GREW AROUND THE SAME TIME THE US LAUNCHED MISSILES ON IRAN, AND IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE. IN 2022, EXPERTS SAW A SIMILAR TREND WITH RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. BUT EXPERTS SAY WHETHER THE RECENT SPIKE TRANSLATES TO EV SALES WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG PRICES STAY ELEVATED. WE HAVE A KIND OF A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, SO EVEN A COUPLE MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS IS CONSIDERED A LONG TIME. EXPERTS ALSO SAY IT COULD TAKE MONTHS FOR THAT INTEREST TO TURN INTO REAL SALES. USUALLY WHAT WE SEE IS THAT PEOPLE WILL RESEARCH THAT HAS IT HAS A BIT OF A LAG TIME FOR ACTUAL SALES. POTENTIAL BUYERS MAY FACE SOME IMMEDIATE ROADBLOCKS OR GET THE FACTS. DATATEAM FOUND THAT WHILE EV SALES HAVE GENERALLY GROWN, THEY FELL DRAMATICALLY AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, IN PART BECAUSE OF A $7,500 FEDERAL TAX CREDIT TO BUY THE CARS EXPIRING AND A ROLLBACK OF FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS. INSURANCE IS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION. EVS, EXPERTS SAY, TEND TO HAVE HIGHER PREMIUMS THAN YOUR STANDARD GAS CAR, BUT OTHER LONG TERM MAINTENANCE AND RECHARGING COSTS FAVOR GOING ELECTRIC. THEY TEND TO BREAK LESS FREQUENTLY, LESS FREQUENTLY. AND EVS ALSO DON’T REQUIRE OIL CHANGES, WHICH IS A NICE A NICE PLACE FOR SAVINGS. AND FINALLY, THE UPFRONT COST IS ALSO SHIFTING OUR DATA TEAM, FINDING THE COST GAP NARROWING. THE CHEAPEST RETAIL PRICE FOR EVS ROSE ABOUT 20% SINCE 2013, COMPARED TO GAS CARS RISING 71%. PERSONAL LIFESTYLE AND WHETHER YOU USE THE CAR FOR WORK OR ROAD TRIPS CAN ALL DETERMINE WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU. YOU HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT THE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE THE FULL PACKAGE OF WHAT YOU’RE SIGNING UP TO. NOT NECESSARILY JUST ONE COST VERSUS THE OTHER. IF YOU’RE CONSIDERING BUYING AN EV, CONSIDER BUYING A USED ONE EXPERT TELLS ME THAT THOUSANDS MAY BE COMING OFF THEIR 2 TO 3 YEAR LEASES, AND THAT COULD BRING THOSE UPFRONT COSTS FOR THE EVS DOWN EVEN FURTHER. REPORTING IN WASHINGTON. I’M AMY LU WHILE THE SUPREME COURT’S CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY SOUNDS SKEPTICAL OF SOME STATE LAWS THAT ALLOW LATE ARRIVING MAIL IN BALLOTS TO BE COUNTED, THE COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS TODAY IN A CASE FROM MISSISSIPPI THAT COULD ALSO AFFECT VOTERS IN 13 OTHER STATES, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THEY HAVE GRACE PERIODS FOR BALLOTS THAT WERE CAST BY MAIL. ALSO, AN ADDITIONAL 15 STATES COULD ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THE RULING BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE FORGIVING DEADLINES FOR MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS. A RULING IS EXPECTED B
Save the date: 2026-2027 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh lineup announced
Updated: 8:22 PM EDT Mar 23, 2026
“Get ready to rock on,” the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Monday, which Broadway shows will be coming to Pittsburgh for the 2026-2027 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season.Video above: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4According to a live stream put on by the Cultural Trust Monday evening, 11 of the hottest Broadway shows will be coming to the Benedum Center:”The Lion King”- Sept. 9-27, 2026 “Hadestown” – Oct. 27- Nov. 1, 2026 (Season option)”The Notebook, The Musical”- Nov. 10-15, 2026 “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” – Nov. 24-29, 2026 (Season option) “Maybe Happy Ending”- Dec. 29, 2026- Jan. 3, 2027 “The Sound of Music” – Jan. 19-24 2027 “Beetlejuice” – Feb. 5-7, 2027 (Season option)”Death Becomes Her” – Feb. 23-28, 2027 “Phantom of the Opera” – March 17-28, 2027 “The Outsiders” – April 27-May 2, 2027 “The Who’s Tommy” – May 18-23, 2027 Season tickets are on sale at TrustArts.org/Broadway. Tickets for individual shows will be made available at a later date.
“Get ready to rock on,” the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Monday, which Broadway shows will be coming to Pittsburgh for the 2026-2027 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season.
Video above: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
According to a live stream put on by the Cultural Trust Monday evening, 11 of the hottest Broadway shows will be coming to the Benedum Center:
“The Lion King”- Sept. 9-27, 2026 “Hadestown” – Oct. 27- Nov. 1, 2026 (Season option)”The Notebook, The Musical”- Nov. 10-15, 2026 “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” – Nov. 24-29, 2026 (Season option) “Maybe Happy Ending”- Dec. 29, 2026- Jan. 3, 2027 “The Sound of Music” – Jan. 19-24 2027 “Beetlejuice” – Feb. 5-7, 2027 (Season option)”Death Becomes Her” – Feb. 23-28, 2027 “Phantom of the Opera” – March 17-28, 2027 “The Outsiders” – April 27-May 2, 2027 “The Who’s Tommy” – May 18-23, 2027
Season tickets are on sale at TrustArts.org/Broadway. Tickets for individual shows will be made available at a later date.