On Oct. 17, 1989, ABC7 News reporter Leslie Brinkley was on her way to a routine assignment when her story and life changed in 15 seconds. Loma Prieta shook with such violent force it tore the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in two while she and her crew were crossing it. In the hours and minutes that followed, Brinkley stood at the edge of the broken section of the bridge and reported on the stories of survival, rescue and tragedy that unfolded on live television. https://abc7ne.ws/2nKYIyO

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