bush visiting san francisco following the loma prieta earthquake. this is a photo of him from the "san francisco chronicle." you see him surveying the damage. >>> funeral arrangements still being made. stay with us for continuing coverage throughout the weekend as we learn more. our website nbcbayarea.com, and our facebook and twitter pages are being updated throughout the clock. >>> that 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook alaska. this is new video that shows how powerful it was. that's a huge crack in the earth. major roadways completely buckled. president trump has approved an emergency declaration. let's give you more stats on it. the quake hit around 8:30 this morning. eight miles north of anchorage, alaska, which is the most populous city in that state. so far no deaths or injuries reported. now, for many of us this is an unsettling reminder of the realities of a quake that big and that powerful could strike here and at any moment. nbc bay area's ian cull joins us now with more on the aftermath in alaska. and that is an eerie sight to see that

>> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat fo congratulations. >> this inspired me to be a leader when i became conscious of the facility issues in my community i mentored a young man who was 14-year-old and i took roenltd for it and just come back to the table what can i do different we talked with a lot of the kids and from the they didn't know who i was or where i

his most notable visit was after the loma prieta earthquake in 19-89.ed to former mayor art agnos who remembers the president as kind and caring. the 1989 loma prieta earthquake rattled the bay area to it's core..nats.. former mayor art agnos was leading the city of san francisco at the time..agnos says he was unsure of the response the area would get when president bush announced he was coming..sot: his commitment to public service overrode all partisan politcal activities and thoughts..this revelation came as a surprise to the former mayor..as the president toured the hardest hit areas in october 1989.. nats..while also visiting oakland and san francisco--he carefully listened to first responders and city leaders.. sot: he just cared about our city it was clear to me that he was gonna be helpful and he was. president bush promised to deliver on the federal funding needed..days after his visit the president signed a $1.1 billion dollar disaster relief package for the earthquake-ravaged area.sot: we miss that kind of bipartisan unity in this country tod

his most notable visit was after the deadly loma prieta earthquake. (jrstone)tonight a san francisco mayor remembers the president and that visit. kron4's dan thorn joins us live in studio with more...dan? former san francisco mayor art agnos says president bush was a considerate man during that tumultuous time. the mayor remembers the president as responsive and caring. the 1989 loma prieta earthquake rocked the bay area..mayor art agnos was leading the city during this massive tragedy..sot: it was one of the worst of times in the modern history of this city because we had just suffered a huge earthquake with tremendous damage not only san francisco but all over the bay area..agnos says out of this disasterous situation came an interesting realtionship. in what was probably the bluest city in the bluest state, a conservative old-fashioned republican president listened to first responders and city leaders..sot: he was magnificent in a word. it was clear from his attitude and his words that he cared about the situation, about the people about the suffe

the 1989 loma prieta earthquake rattled the bay area to it's core..nats.. former mayor art agnos was leading the city of san francisco at the time..agnos says he was unsure of the response the area would get when president bush announced he was coming..sot: his commitment to public service overrode all partisan politcal activities and thoughts..this revelation came as a surprise to the former mayor..as the president toured the hardest hit areas in october 1989.. nats..while also visiting oakland and san francisco--he carefully listened to first responders and city leaders.. sot: he just cared about our city it was clear to me that he was gonna be helpful and he was. president bush promised to deliver on the federal funding needed..days after his visit the president signed a $1.1 billion dollar disaster relief package for the earthquake-ravaged area.sot: we miss that kind of bipartisan unity in this country today. (dan) president bush also met with joe montana, jerry rice and the rest of the 1989 san francisco 49ers after their super bowl victory in 1990. la

the most notable was after the deadly loma prieta earthquake.bc 7 news reporter coronell bernhard has the details. >> i just spoke with former san francisco air art agnos who says he will never forget president bush's vipt after the earthquake. mayor agnos led the city during the tragedy. veft t q days in '89.enior he toured the places hardest hit. he listened to what first responders and c deeply moved about it. sad in some ways and yet genuine appreciation for the way this community is pulling together. >> he was a president who cared about the entire country, and he showed it in the loma prieta earthquake in 1989 when he came here in a prompt fashion. he spent a lot of time here listening carefully to what we needed. and his administration was most responsive to us when we asked for the kind of help that would bring in city back. >> bush also visited san francisco later in 1990 to campaign for the gubernatorial candidate pete wilson who ended up winning the race and serving two terms as governor. former mayor agnos says he joins with the nati

and he showed it in the loma prieta earthquake in 1989 when he came here in a prompt fashion. he spent a lot of time here listening carefully to what we needed. and his administration was most responsive to us when we asked for the kind of help that would bring in city back. >> bush also visited san francisco later0 o campaign for then gubernatorial republican candidate pete wilson. who ended up winning the race and serving two terms as governor. former mayor agnos says he joins with the nations sending doeldss to the bush family. he called the former president a true statesman. abc 7 news >>> house miernlt leader nancy pelosi shared this photo along with a tweet that says, george h. w. bush's life was defined by an inspiring commitment to public service. i am deeply grateful to have his family share such a wonderful man with us. may it be a kpfrt to them to know so many americans mourn with them. you can remember george h. w. bush on the abc 7 news facebook page. share our post-ing on your wall and also writ your tributes. the time now is 6:08. a 7.07 magnitude earthquake hit

the most notable was after the deadly loma prieta earthquake. coronell bernhard has the details. >> just spoke with former san francisco mayor art agnos who says he will never forget president george h. w. bush's after the earthquake. mayor agnos led the city. he says george bush was responsive in the days and weeks after the quake. he came to the bay area and toured places hardest hit. he stopped to listen to what first responders and city officials needed from washington. >> i am deeply moved by this. deeply moved by it, sad in some ways. and yet genuine appreciation for the way this community is pulling together. >> he was a president who cared about the entire country and he showed it in the loma prieta earthquake in 1989 when he came here in a prompt fashion. he spent a lot of time here listening carefully to what we needed. and his administration was most responsive to us when we asked for the kind of help thap would bring this city back. >> bush also visited san francisco later on in 1990 to campaign for then gubernatorial republican cand

the idea for the center grew out of the 1989 loma prieta earthquake when a section of the bay bridgesed, cutting off san francisco from the east bay. >> really, this facility comes from that earthquake. everything that happened after that, from the creation of the water transportation authority to the creation of the modern rita has really come from the reaction to loma prieta. >> the new central bay operations and maintenance facility has 12 berths for san francisco ferry boats to be refueled and maintained. in the case of an emergency like a major earthquake, the facility would take on a different role under the guidance of emergency services. >> our role according to the federal and state plan, the primary use initially for rita resource would be to move the first responders. >> the $50 million facility includes an emergency operation center that would over see the deployment of ferry boats to the areas they're needed most. besides serving as transportation for first responders, they could also be used to evacuate thousands of stranded people from one side of the bay to the other.

www.ktvu.com where you will find more videos including one of his visits to the bay area after the loma prieta earthquake. >>> developing news out of marin county where police are looking for a person responsible for a deadly shooting. it happened around 6:00 this evening near pickleweed park on canal street.was found dead ins car. he is described only as a young adult. witnesses reported seeing another man run from the scene. the killing is san rafael's first homicide in seven years. >>> and in oakland a police car was involved in a chain reaction collision about 4:30 p.m. this afternoon on international boulevard. a witness tells fox 2 the patrol car collided with a small car, and then hit a taco truck that was parked on the side of the road. no word on what caused the crash. police say no one was seriously hurt. >>> to the camp fire in butte county where officials have advised the death toll lower. the number of people killed in the fire is now at 85, down from 88. the revision comes after officials realized one of the t the number of people reported missing is also lower. accounte for. tha

. >> reporter: news footage from october 1989 shows president george hw bush from the loma prieta earthquake. this was the mayor at that time. >> shortly after the shaking stopped, he came to inspect the damage, not only in san francisco, oakland and throughout the bay area. >> reporter: the democratic mayor road with the republican president in marine force one looking at the collapsed section of the bay bridge and the city's marina district. he keeps this picture from that day in his home. they were surrounded by other familiar faces including willie brown and nancy pelosi. >> this was important to me because our city was a very blue city politically. none of that came through with his attitude or his administration. he wanted what was best for the recovery of our city and people and that showed. >> reporter: this was the first and only time he met, it changed the city as we know today. the president offered disaster support from fema, federal funding allowed his plans to tear down the elevator embarcadero freeway and replace it with the tree-lined waterfront, a controversial project at th

. >> reporter: president bush came to the bay area in 1989, days after the destructive loma prieta earthquake. then mayor mark agnos shrecalls bush showed real come paegs. >> he asked the kind of questions that he was informed about what he needed to do, what we needed to get from him, and he was very responsive. >> san jose state political science professor melinda jackson says bush's legacy will be more than his one-term policy. >> the americans with disabilities act was passed during his presidency. >> he was a happy warrior. he played a good game. >> secretary schulz remembers a good will tennis match when he was secretary of the treasury and bush was a congressman on the ways and means committee. >> who won that match? >> i don't want to say. i don't remember. >> cornell bernard abc 7 news. >>> the love story of the longest married couple in presidential history is continuing on in a heartfelt illustration reuniting the couple after seven months apart. take a look, mississippi clarion ledger cartoonist created a moving image of george h.w. bush and first lady barbara bush in heaven with

you will find more videos including one of his visit to the bay area right after the loma prieta earthquake. >>> to san francisco where one of the longest host a -- hotel strikes in history has come to an end. 2500 workers spent 61 days on the picket line as their union worked out a new contract with the marriott hotel chain. >> the union members have now voted to ratify the new contract. amber lee? >> reporter: we saw a lot of happy hotel workers here tonight. they told me -- they tell me the new contract is everything they asked for and they are ready to get back to work. >> [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: a victory chant for san francisco hotel workers after a bitter, 60 one-day strike against marriott hotels. the president of unite here local to said the vote was nearly unanimous -- 2 said the vote was nearly unanimous. >> 90% yes vote. >> reporter: in early october, thousands of marriott hotel workers went on strike in san francisco and in other cities across the country. the workers they it took perseverance to walk the picket line for two months in smoke polluted air, heavy rain and