(Pittsburgh is rolling out the Welcome mat for them as follows) “We’ve been working with a variety of agencies to put together a little bit of a 'welcoming committee 'so anyone who does come here will have an opportunity to get some rest while they wait for a bus,” said Maria Montano, press secretary for the mayor’s office. Montano confirmed to Channel 11 that a group of approximately 1,200 was expected to arrive in Pittsburgh sometime this weekend.