. >> ronald gascon, and my d.c. brother michael hickory. >> i have more people that i've known and loved and worked with die. >> reporter: and each year, we did stories every 10 minutes. someone dies from aids. at some museums, every 10 minutes, the bell tolled for them, and each year, added names to the increasing list of those who had died. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the story of aids was brought to the stage. ♪[ singing ] >> reporter: and the screen. in 1992, middle america watched tom hanks in an oscar winning portrayal of a gay man dying of aids. >> sadly, the darkest days lie ahead of us. hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance, unless we begin to confront aids as a true national emergency. >> just a few months after rock hudson's death, elizabeth taylor came to san francisco to begin a fundraising effort, which she would continue in the bay area for decade. we reported on the visit in january, 1986. >> the symphony hall will kick off a nationwide campaign to fight money -- raise money to fight aids. >