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President Biden and the Mayor of Pittsburgh Ed Gainey visit the scene of the Forbes Avenue Bridge collapse over Fern Hollow Creek in Frick Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 28, 2022. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesDriving the news: "
I’ve been coming to Pittsburgh a long time,” Biden said, adding that there are more bridges than any other city in the world. "And we’re going to fix them all," he said, per a White House pool reporter.A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed on Friday morning, injuring 10, hours before Biden was set to travel to the city to discuss infrastructure. No fatalities were reported as of Friday morning.
Biden called Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey before departing for Pittsburgh, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
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