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contact your family.

I see.

We're not going

to stop trying.

I appreciate that.

Governor, forgive me for

being forward here.

We both know that Clark

is not going to let

anything happen to Amanda.

I know that.

It's just there's so many things

that could have gone wrong.

I should have said no.

I should have stopped them

from taking that trip.

They would be safe right now.

You had no way of knowing

this would happen.

You said it yourself.

They both needed

this time alone.

I know. I know. I...

They're going to be fine.

I hope so. Thank you, Donna.

Mm-hmm.

Thanks.

Dad, I lost my inhaler.

We'll figure something

out, sweetheart.

How? When?

I don't know.

Just one step at a time.

Dad, we're never going

to last out here.

Look, all you've got to do

is break it down in your head.

Do you see the bend

in the road up there?

Yeah.

All you think about

is getting there.

Yeah, and then what?

We'll worry about

the "and then what"

once we get to the

bend in the road.

See how breaking

it up in your head

makes it easier?

Yeah, nice try, dad.

This still sucks.

Yeah. It still sucks.

What's that?

It's an extrapolation.

I factored in the

last two epicenters.

Now, throw in these

gas pockets.

This fault is deep. It's

worse than I thought.

Can you show me?

This fault not only

interacts with San Andreas.

It interacts with every

major fault line

all the way to

Baja California.

So if you're right,

the next quake...

Should be right there.

San Francisco.

San Francisco?

How concrete is

this information?

I told you. It's a prediction,

or as close to one

as you can get.

It's not enough.

I have soil samples

and gouge proof

that two fault

lines interacted,

and we have

personally witnessed

ruptured gas pockets,

indicating how deep this is.

I understand that this

quake may have been deep.

I'm not questioning

that, Dr. Hill,

but you're asking

me to believe

in a fault line that we

can't even prove exists.

You're asking me to

evacuate millions of people

based on, uh...

On what? Some dirt samples?

Some ruptured gas pockets?

Look at the thermo

activity map for yourself.

Every major fault

line is in jeopardy.

Yeah, people should be

evacuated, right now.

If a quake hits San Francisco

with anywhere near the

magnitude of our last two,

we'll be facing a

huge disaster.

And if you're wrong,

and you do admit

there is a possibility

you are wrong,

an evacuation like this

will cause enormous panic.

Lives will be lost.

Our job is to... To

calm people down,

not get them worked up.

No, it's our job

to arm the people with

the facts, good or bad,

and that's what

I'm trying to do.

Facts that contradict the data

collected by this task force.

Mr. Nolan, I pray that

I'm wrong, I really do,

but I don't think I am.

That fault line is unstable,

and it will rupture again.

And more than likely,

it will happen

in a very populated area.

We need to prepare for this.

I'm sorry, Dr. Hill.

There's not enough to go on.

I can't support this theory.

I appreciate the effort,

and we'll certainly take

everything into consideration.

But you're not going to

do anything about it.

Yes, I'm going to do

something about this.

I'm going to do my job, just

like you're doing your job.

I'm going to pass

this information

over to my superiors

and let them decide.

You mean the president

and his advisors?

Why don't you get them

on the phone right now

so they can hear

Dr. Hill's explanation?

It's not that simple.

Why?

There are other considerations.

You could make a mistake

and have to own up to it.

That's enough, Dr. Fisher.

What are you going to do

when it comes out that

you had information

that could have saved

millions of lives

and you sat on it?

I'd stop right

there, Dr. Fisher,

before you step into something

you can't get out of.

It was all for nothing.

You did your job.

That's all anyone

can ask of you.

Did I? Maybe you're

right about me, Jordan.

Maybe I don't know how

to build a consensus.

I don't know how to get

things done that way.

There wasn't enough time.

I have to convince him.

Thanks for backing me up.

That man's a fool not

to listen to you.

I couldn't help

overhearing in there.

You said San Francisco's

next, right?

That's right.

How certain are you?

I'd bet my life on it.

Oh, no.

Judy.

I understand you've declared

a state of emergency.

This flies in the face

of the statement

just issued by FEMA.

Are we in danger

of another quake?

I don't have that answer,

but our state was hit

by a tremendous quake

earlier today,

and we are responding

as best we can.

We're pooling all

of our resources

to rebound from this tragedy,

and yes, we are receiving aid

from the federal government.

Marvin?

Do you know how many

people are still missing?

Do we have an estimate

of casualties?

No. We're still

tabulating those numbers.

I'm not going to lie to you.

I believe they're

going to be high.

That's the bad news.

The good news is

I'm confident that we can and

will overcome this obstacle.

Next question?

How long do you expect

it will take the state

to recover from this tragedy?

As long as it takes,

but we will recover.

There's no doubt about it.

We will get back

on our feet again.

Governor Williams, how

are you responding

to the millions of

dollars in damage?

The issue right now is people,

and trust me when I say it is

our first and foremost priority

to see that everyone is

safe and accounted for.

We will be doing everything

to bring our loved ones home,

even if I have to personally

oversee the rescue

of every individual

involved in this tragedy.

You have my word on that.

Governor Williams.

Yes?

Is it true you've lost contact

with your own family?

Yes, it's true, but there

are many, many people

in the states of

Washington and California

who have lost touch

with their loved ones.

I think we all

have been affected

in one way or another.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thanks.

Right this way.

Oh, my God!

7.9!

8.9!

It's a 9.2!

Where's it located?

San Francisco!

Rachel!

This is Troy Keller

from Sky-Cam one.

This is unbelievable.

I'm looking at this

with my own eyes,

and I can't believe it.

The bridge is shaking.

It's moving.

Governor! Governor!

Over here!

Mayor!

Mayor!

Oh, my God!

This way! Hurry!

We've got to go!

It's too late!

It looks as if the entire bridge

is going to fall into the bay.

The entire structure

is going to give way.

It's breaking.

It's breaking up!

Cars are tumbling

into the water.

This is incredible.

Come on!

Come on, let's go!

Look out!

My God. My God.

There it goes.

Those struts are

falling inwards.

The whole structure

is collapsing

into the water.

If there are

any survivors down there,

it's nothing short

of a miracle.

The Golden Gate

Bridge is no more.

Mr. Nolan, it's the president.

Also, as you mentioned...

You had the evidence,

and you didn't contact me?

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