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ANCHOR: Governor arnold Schwarzenegger came to san jose to talk about recreating jobs. he joined the Governor of pennsylvania at a water pollution control plant. theresa garcia is there. this is about fixing basic systems at facilities while creating jobs.

REPORTER: not just here, nationwide. we're at the san jose water pollution control plant. this place is 56 years old, in dire need of upgrades. those are plant digesters. five of 16 that help treat waste water are offline due to decay.

REPORTER: today a perfect backdrop for politicians to push for national investment in the country's infrastructure. both Governor Schwarzenegger and Governor ed rendell of pennsylvania along with mayor chuck reid gathered at the water pollution control plant to discuss the critical importance of broad infrastructure investment. they're part of a coalition called building america's future. they're working to get government and private investment to improve infrastructure. this ranges from the nation's waste water treatment plant to energy grids and better transportation. today the Governors of california and pennsylvania say that federal funding is absolutely necessary in order to help invest in america's future, keep it safe and globally competitive and an added benefit will be job creation.

GOVENOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: this is economic power. we don't have an infrastructure, everyone is going to suffer in the future.

GOVENOR ED RENDELL: don't forget, Governor, you talk about it all the time. this is the single best job creator to do what the Governor's talking about. if we're worried about the recession and we all are, if we need to create jobs and we do, this is the single best way to create good jobs that can't be outsourced. rebuild our infrastructure.

REPORTER: much of the infrastructure from roadways to water treatment plants is up to 50 years old without much funding for improvement. the american society of civil engineers has given a failing grade of ""d"" to the u.s. infrastructure. they estimate the country needs about $2.2 trillion over five years just to bring it up to good condition. one of the recommendations they said today from the building america future group is to create a national investment bank to help with low interest loans. reporting live from san jose, i'm theresa garcia, abc 7 news.