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Very much family sustaining incomes. >> reporter: a ripple effect felt at john rhodes nearby coal miner's cafe. >> it's not 70 to 100 jobs. it's 70 to 100 families that can do something. they can go out to eat. they can go to movies and do what they want to do. >> reporter: but pittsburgh's mayor says the president's vision is blind to reality. >> i think he's giving a false promise to those who desperately need hope. >> reporter: what's the problem with trying to revive that industry? >> that the industry's already passed. >> reporter: in its heyday of steel production, people used to describ...

Overseas. today with automation, mining like so much else isn't as labor intensive as it once was. >> 75 to 100 jobs is a drop in the bucket when you consider there have been tens of thousands of coal jobs lost a ripple effect felt at john roads nearby coal miners cafe. >> it's 70 to 100 families that can do something, they can go out to eat and go to movies and do what they want to do. >> but pittsburgh mayor says the president's ambition is blind to reality. >> i think he's giving a false promise to those who need hope. >> what's the problem with reviving the industry. >> the industry is alr...

>> reporter: a ripple effect felt at the nearby coal miners' cafe. >> it's not 70 to 100 jobs. it's 70 to 100 families that can do something. they can go out to eat, they can go out to movies and do what they want to do. >> reporter: pittsburgh's mayor says the president's vision is blind to reality. >> i think he's giving a false promise to those who desperately need hope. >> reporter: what's the problem with trying to revive that industry? >> that the industry has already passed. >> reporter: in its heyday of steel production, people used to describe pittsburgh as hell with the lid off. on h...

First new coal mine opened in three years with the president's backing. >> coal is no longer a four-letter word in this country. because of that, that has a big impact on investor relations, lender relations, hiring. >> does pulling out of the paris agreement help or hurt your industry? >> there's the perception issue. >> reporter: the coal here will be used to make steel -- somewhere else. most of it going overseas. today, with automation, mining, like so much else, isn't as labor-intensive as it once was. >> 75 to 100 jobs really is a distribu drop in the bucket when you consider there have ...