andrew jackson never looks like this. this painting is 8 feet tall. a fictive view of the truman library. it does not look like that with these pillars. we see the capitol in the background, the weeping willows, the tropical, and andrew jackson is smooth, elegant, altogether polished. he looks like he has invented the waterpower hairdryer. he's got the fantastic cloak. the see those heels which are a sign of his personal authority. great clothing. andrew jackson was probably the angriest man pound for pound in the history of the united states. he was about 5'10", 138 pounds. he was in constant pain because he had a bullet in his back from one of the five duels he had fought. he had taken a bullet. after being wounded, he stayed on his feet and killed the man who challenged him. andrew jackson was choleric, steeped in the masculinity of the tennessee frontier, in which a man defended himself first and then argued. he brought that same combativeness to his politics, challenging the judicial southern senators john calhoun and all the rest. as he staked o

exceptions -- andrew jackson knew full well image is everything. he actually went so far -- this is one of the reasons why he was seen as king andy -- he hired an englishman to be his portrait painter. he lived in the white house and painted more than one, close to a dozen portraits of andrew jackson. of course, this was an early form of political advertising, a form of creating a political image that would be disseminated across the country and woodcuts and other media that would dissent from this oil painting. the point i want to make is that all portraiture in some sense is a fiction. we expect it to be revelatory. it is supposed to tell something about our inner soul, our personality, and all the rest of it. what do you show and what do you hide? in political portraiture, it is important that you hide practically everything because you want to be president, right? andrew jackson never looks like this. this painting is 8 feet tall. a fictive view of the truman library. it does not look like that with these pillars. we see the capital in the back

after the battle, andrew jackson came to the convent to thank the nuns for their prayers. he is quoted as saying, by the blessing of heaven one of the most brilliant victories was obtained. jackson also requested to order a service of public thanksgiving in token of the great assistance we have received from the ruler of all events. on that memorable day of january 8, 1815, a valve was made by one of the sisters that if the americans were victorious, a massive thanksgiving would be celebrated in our chapel followed by the singing of the churches him of praise -- the church's hymn of thanksgiving to god. it will take place beginning at 4:00 this afternoon in the shrine on state street. at this time, let us pause to give praise to almighty god and to pray for all those who suffered through this battle. almighty god, creator of all, we give praise and honor to you and we thank you for life and freedom. today we realize that our freedom comes with a price, a price that has been paid for by the lives of brave women and men throughout the centuries. we pray for all those who los

barack obama, andrew jackson, lyndon b. johnson and abraham lincoln. ready to play?'re ready. >> 60 seconds on the clock. erin, this president is enshrined in a wrestling hall of fame. >> lyndon b. johnson. >> incorrect. lincoln. john, he was the target of the first attempted presidential assassination. >> andrew jackson. >> that is correct. the first president to appoint an african-american to the supreme court. >> lyndon johnson. >> that is correct. the tallest u.s. president. >> abraham lincoln. >> that is correct. the only president to take the oath of office from a woman. >> barack obama. >> incorrect. johnson. this president set the last thursday for thanksgiving. >> abraham lincoln. >> correct. a pet ape named tata. >> lyndon johnson. >> incorrect. president obama. john, he's the second tallest president. >> lyndon johnson. >> that is correct. gave away thousands of toothbrushes with presidential seal as white house gifts. >> lyndon johnson. >> that is correct. this president frequently told jokes even though he suffered from deep depression. >> correct. this

andrew jackson, questionable. and woodrow wilson.esident obama is ranked 18th sandwiched between george h.w. bush and james polk, the first thing ever to be sandwiched between bush and polk. there's categories like the good ones, which puts obama in the top 10, and categories like laid the groundwork for civil war and the worst, where we find andrew johnson because, quote, his commitment to white supremacy ended up giving back a big share of what it accomplished in the civil war. when dealing with rankings, there's a difference in how presidents are assessed. in 1986 "the new york times" asked 32 historians only one of whom was black, and two politicians to rank the presidents to decide if they belonged in which category. at the same time a different team of researchers asked 44 black political scientists and historians about presidential leadership, asking them to sort them into different categories, white supremacist racist, racially neutral, and anti-racist. joining me now to discuss the various ways we rank presidents dorian warr

natural -- national portrait gallery historian gives us a two or, including the paintings of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry lincoln -- harry truman. >> american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. in corpus christi in 1948, dr. hector p garcia founded the american g.i. forum, which advocates for equal treatment of hispanic veterans. posted by our time warner cable partners, we visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> welcome to the acm of science and history. the museum was started in 1957. it operates as a public-private partnership. we started as a general museum. today, we have more detailed topics. we talk about the city of corpus christi, including major business developments that we have shared with the world. we are going to explore the corpus christie history gallery. this area of the museum discusses the native peoples. they did not have a written language. they were here and the 1850's. they made a fierce reputation for themselves and were a formidable foe to the white settl

as david ward gives a virtual tour of the gallery's presidential paintings including those of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry truman. tonight at 6:45 eastern on c-span 3 as american history tv. >> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> this is the state of virginia in the springtime of 1956. springtime reckoning to a small boy, urging him to wonder with the wind, over the pasture fence to catch a cow. not an easy thing. because a calf is a youngster like himself. ride him? sure. what is a day without a little rough and tumble? when a boy needs comfort, there is always home. and mother and father. this is the world of randy kerr of oakton, virginia. typical, except for one thing. randy was the first child to receive an injection of salk polio vaccine. much had preceded this moment when randy kerr made history. in the all-out fight against polio led by the national foundation or into tile paralysis, there were many -- for infantile paralysis, there were many struggles of heartbreak. thousands upon

andrew jackson schools, rock band home performed at moore college to celebrate the (ation the picasso project handed out $70,000 in grants today and that will be used to bring art to classrooms that lack necessary funding. >>> phillies day one it begins. we need to have optimism. we talk about how the team has not played well. so the entire 2015 phillies on the field today. from the sounds and looks of things, it looks like manager ryan sandberg is trying to set the tone earlier. jeff skversky. >> reporter: ryan sandberg was not happy by things that happened on and off the field. that was the focus before their three and a half hour workout he wants those expectations to be heard loud and clear. it's the first full squad workout for your 2015 phillies but for the first time in 15 years, jimmy rollins not out here listening to phillies manager addressing his team and it's not the same without j roll. >> i came up and jimmy had a few years in the big leagues and he helped me out and i thought we made each other player. the longest double combination players is no more. galvis only hit .

representatives, where lincoln served his one term in congress, and where madison, monroe, and andrew jackson were sworn into office. since the 1860's, the tradition has been for each state to send two statues here in honor of their favorite sons and daughters. some are inventors. some are authors. some are veterans. some are pioneers, and some were just great statesman. our honoree today was all of these things and more. today, it's our privilege to dedicate a statue to the late barry m goldwater from the great state of arizona, and we are honored to be joined by arizona secretary of state, michelle reagan, and members of the arizona congressional delegation, and of course, members of the goldwater family. thank you all for being here. i hope you enjoy today's programming. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors by the united states armed forces color guard, the performance of the national anthem, and the retiring of the colors. ♪ [band playing "the star-spangled and are"] -- "the star-spangled banner"] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please

it is where lincoln served as one term in congress and where madison, monroe, and andrew jackson were sworn into office. since the 1860's, the tradition has been for each state to send to dope statues here in honor of their favorite sons and daughters. some were veterans, summer authors, some are veterans, some are pioneers and some are just great people. our honoree was all of these things and more. today is a dedication of barry goldwater from the great state of arizona. we are honored to be joined by secretary of state from arizona michelle reagan. and members of the arizona delegation and members of the goldwater family. thank you all for being here. i hope you enjoy today's program. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors by the united states color guard. the performance of our national anthem and the retiring of the colors. [indiscernible] ♪ [national anthem playing] ♪ [indiscernible] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as a chaplain gives the invitation. >> let us pray -- god of the universe, we give you thanks

they were commanded by general, and soon to be president, andrew jackson.hat patriotic spirit earned tennessee its nickname -- "the volunteer state." but another 80 years would pass before it got its own state flag. >> this is one of my favorite flags, because it's simple. it uses red, white, and blue and it's a design actually that was submitted by a soldier named leroy reeves. and the three stars represent the three parts of the state of tennessee. there's western tennessee, between the tennessee and mississippi rivers. there's middle tennessee, which is known for the tennessee river and also bluegrass country. and then the great smoky mountains are in the eastern part of tennessee, and that's what the third star is meant to represent. >> the design celebrates unity by enclosing all three stars within a circle. and the red, white, and blue colors celebrate tennessee's unity with america. a distinctive blue edging ensures that the flag can be easily recognized, even on days when there's no breeze to unfurl it. with "flag facts," i'm harry. >> coming up, i'

framers of the constitution who drafted what they thought would lead to a more perfect union to andrew jackson who very famously referred to union in making a toast while he looked right at john c. calhoun during the nullification crisis on jefferson's birthday in 1832. he said our federal union must be preserved, to which, as many of you know, calhoun replied the union next to our liberty most dear. during the election of 1860 when four candidates ran for the presidency under four party standards, all of them talked about union. all of them wanted to be right with union. for lincoln and most republicans the union was a sort of mystical perpetual indivisible eternal thing. stephen dug zblas whoouglas the regular democratic candidate that year stated over and over that no matter what else happens the union had to be preserved. john c. breckenridge says the constitution and equality of the states are symbols of everlasting union. and the fourth candidate old john bell, lo ran as candidate of the constitutional union party didn't talk about anything else. they didn't even have a platform. their p

the most precious aspects of life. >> i have a lengthy section on andrew jackson to comes in general for fairly harsh treatment deservedly so in my estimation. when i -- this is the 2nd book i have written and i find that i have a certain historical character opinion when i go into a book and when i come out it is interesting see how they have changed. jackson has plummeted to about as low as any can plummet. the currency is an issue that i elected not to -- i was very strategic and looking at picking the issues which is not to say that currency does not fit into the hypothesis. it was just that i i have limited space and wanted to be strategic in my selection so that the chapters can be grounded on the chapters i tried to find consensus views of the facts. i felt like regulation of the currency is something where they're is such deep division between people that they're was not common ground from which i could make an argument. >> one benefit of the book, they're are many issues. again, the decor is one of those and i find it one of the fascinating episodes in american history. i en

historian david ward gives a virtual tour of the gallery's presidential paintings, including those of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry truman. that is tonight at 6:45 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. each week, american history tv's reel america brings your archival films to help tell the story of the 20th century. developed during world war ii as a more powerful version of the liberty ship, over 500 victory cargo ships were built to replace ships destroyed by german submarines. in 1945 film "hannibal victory" documents the journey of a victory ship from san francisco to the philippines to deliver cargo, including several steam railroad engines. ♪ >> right here on this peaceful river is where the story starts of the sea voyage that took us halfway around the world a wartime sea voyage. it's the mississippi old man river himself. it sort of makes you homesick, doesn't it, homesick for when you were a kid in the good old summertime when you listened to the steamboat blowing through the banend. remember your first ride on a stern wheeler with her paddles biting the mississippi water

this was a cartoon showing blacks living in georgetown at the time after the override -- this is andrew jackson on the left. it's as suffrage, veto, there's a character who has veto papers in his bag. dedicated, committed black voters. that was the extension of the vote to the black community, it was a huge change for them. go back to the territorial government. shepherd was able to get permission from a loss to defend up to $6 million for public development, public works. $4 million was going to be bonds that were issued by the district of columbia, and $2 million against adjacent properties. shepherd spent upwards of 18 main dollars, three times what he was authorized to do come. he was an impetuous, impossible to stop guide. shepherd, in the fall of 1871 -1872, tour the streets in the downtown area. a lot of the streets were left uncompleted. at least it was the start of development. and in the streets were eventually paid. ved. take the next slide. this is my favorite this is alexander shepherd. [laughter] it's like an impressionist painting. this is in 1880 when he was on his way down to m

andrew jackson makes the top ten, questionable. barack obama is sandwiches between bush senior and james polk. there are categories like the worst. john's deep seated commitment to excite supremacy ended up giving back a large share of what would have been accomplished in the civil war. in 1996, the "new york times" magazine, a long time historian asked 32 historians to rate the presidents for where they belonged. at the same time, a different team of researchers asked had 44 black signists. they put them in different categories. great job at 4:00 p.m. today, part of it is a framework. how do we come to it. lincoln is the greatest president because he passed the ultimate test and moral matter. when we talk about presidents and where they stand, it is impossible to leave race for very long. >> you can't, i think the set up was great here. when you ask black political scientists versus white political scientists, it is very different how we view presidential leadership. it is useful to have a different kind of framework that looks at

. >> you guys are going down like andrew jackson. >> dead weight is how i would describe that. >> dead jake. >> anything could happen. >> and there's the testosterone overload. >> look out for cuomo. that fancy boy from the governor's mansion. >> it's nice to see the anchors sweat. >> the purpose of the question -- there is no competition. >> it's at the top of the hour. the cnn quiz show president's edition airs next 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. it's a lot of fun. you can play along as well. >>> a confession played in court with a man on trial for murdering american sniper chris kyle said just after the killing, next. the future of the market is never clear. but at t. rowe price we can help guide your retirement savings. our experience is one reason 100% of our retirement funds beat their 10-year lipper averages. so wherever your long-term goals take you we can help you feel confident. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with co

like andrew jackson. >> dead weight is how i would describe that. >> dead weight jake. >> anything couldd there's the testosterone overload. >> look out for cuomo. that fancy boy from the governor's mansion. >> it's nice to see the anchors sweat. >> what competition? i mean the purpose of the question is fugazzi. there is no competition. >> it's at the top of the hour. the cnn quiz show, president's edition airs next. it's a lot of fun. you can play along as well. >>> a confession played in court with a man on trial for murdering american sniper chris kyle said just after the killing, next. t you want to do with your money? daughter: looking at options. what do you guys pay in fees? dad: i don't know exactly. daughter: if you're not happy do they have to pay you back? dad: it doesn't really work that way. daughter: you sure? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charles schwab. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers

later, andrew jackson and their allies were even less gentlemanly. 1828 campaign adams was accused of pimping while jackson's wife and mother were labeled a convicted adulteress and common prostitute, respectively. then of course there are the first affairs. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> reporter: miss lewinski was far from the first woman to catch a president's eye. >> i think i could love you, sally hemmings. >> you're the boss. >> reporter: the relationship between thomas jefferson and his slave, sally hemmings, was one of the most hotly rumored in history. >> what time do you get off work? >> never. >> reporter: all "saturday night live" skits aside, dna tests finally confirmed in 1998 that jefferson was father to at least one of hemmings' children. warren g. harding was a lady's man with a mistress nan britton. according to her tell-all book, he remans he romanced her in a closet at the white house. he was endorsed because he was considered handsome and it was thought he would appeal to women, the nation's newest voters.

framers of the constitution who drafted what they thought would lead to a more perfect union, to andrew jackson who more famously referred to union while making a toast while he looked at calhoun in 1832. he said, our federal union, it must be preserved. which as you know calhoun replied, the union to our liberty most dear. in 1816 when four candidates ran for the presidency under four-party standards, all of them talked about union. all of them wanted to be right with the union. for lincoln and most republicans, the union was a sort of mystical perpetual, indivisible, eternal thing. steven douglas, who was the regular democratic candidate, stated over and over that whatever happened, the union must be preserved after the election of 1860. john c. breckenridge who was the southern democratic candidate, said the constitution and the equality of the states are symbols of everlasting union. and the fourth candidate, old john bell, who ran as the candidate of the constitutional union party didn't talk about anything else. they didn't even have a platform. their platform was in their title. it was u

join a sunday as the historian gives a tour of the presidential paintings including those of andrew jackson abraham lincoln, and harry truman sunday here on american history tv. each week, american artifacts visits museums and historic places. the united states botanic garden was first proposed by president george washington in a 1796 letter. next, a visit to the grounds of the oldest botanic garden in north america to learn about the history of this plant museum. >> my name is ari novy, i am the executive director of the united states botanic garden. we are standing on union square, which is the end cap of the national mall on the east side just before you arrive at the united states capital. is a fascinating piece of land because it has gone through many transformations in terms of what has been here over the course of the history of washington, d.c., since around 1800. eight is important to the botanic garden because the first united states botanic garden was on this piece of land even though today it is most notably associated with the reflecting pool and memorial to grant. what i would

framers of the constitution who drafted what they thought would lead to a more perfect union to andrew jackson who very famously referred to union in making a toast while he looked right at john c. calhoun during the nullification crisis on jefferson's birthday in 1832. he said our federal union must be preserved, to which, as many of you know, calhoun replied the union next to our liberty most dear. during the election of 1860 when four candidates ran for the presidency under four party standards, all of them talked about

jackson, some great recent biographies about andrew jackson. so it depends on who you're interested in and what you'd like. but i -- as a historian, i'd read the new ones coming out about he keeps bringing out one about every five years on lyndon johnson. i wouldn't have picked lyndon johnson myself, but you can sure learn a lot about the passage of power by reading those books. so those would be a few suggestions. they attract many great biographers, and that'd be a start. any other questions? yes. >> maybe not exactly on the washington topic but the constitutional convention. >> yes. >> one of the things that i find groundbreaking about that is the system of checks and balances. and i'm just wondering if you know what the philosophical origin toes of that -- origins of that -- [inaudible] >> that's where you get, we asked about checks and balances in our government, and that's where you truly get madison as the architect of the constitution. i think that would be one element. george washington was a great man partly because he was very comfor

you hit the nail on the head with andrew jackson.elocating native americans into oklahoma is one of the darkest moments in american history. we grabbed people and said, we want your land, and we moved them out. issues continued even in look -- even in oklahoma. it is one of those issues america looks back on and says, that was bad, we cannot do that again. there will be future individuals who will look back on this season and say, has the executive branch exceeded its authority. as far as the keystone pipeline, from oklahoma to the gulf coast, they have added to that leg and tried to broaden it. a tremendous amount of oil is coming from west texas intermediate and all the way to the gulf close refinery. they are trying to add additional capacity to come in from canada. you may know there are already two pipelines just like the keystone that come in from canada in that same area from tar sands. one of them comes from gulf coast and one of them goes to chicago, illinois. this would add a third pipeline to the area. that is why it is so

a member after andrew jackson's kitchen cabinet, as they called it. a circle of close advisers with no formal office but with great influence on the president. he had been born here in virginia, raised and made his fortune in kentucky and came to washington in the 1830s to work with jackson and had stayed. he had those deep southern roots. deep southern sympathies. but was fiercely pro-union. liked to refer to himself as jackson's voice from the grave. having that same profile as jackson had. he had a country home outside of washington called silver spring which is the origin of the town. because a stream ran through it. and he was also the patriarch of blairhouse across the street from the white house to this day where diplomats and distinguished foreign visitors are housed. he's one of the founders of the republican party, having been a democrat all his life. and was in a unique position to try to bridge this seemingly unbridge unbridgeable gap between lincoln and davis. he was a mentor to lincoln, who called him the old gentleman and frequent guest

or is this just andrew jackson as usual?g: of the top banks in the world, we have four, maybe three. the of -- the rest are all easily other countries. my big view is let the big guys compete overseas, that is great, kick ass take names overseas. oklahoma, a $26 billion bank lot bigger than the $10 billion threshold, let them make the ag loans and a small business loans will step i think, vision as healthy as good, but some of the community banks tell me this 2% to 20% of their operating income is used for the purpose of responding to compliance. think about here in new york, if you want into a restaurant and 50% of the uprooting revenue of that restaurant was to satisfy the new york health department. there would be people in gloves with some thermometers. the small banks are merging and being acquired because they are frustrated. brendan: i know senators brown and vitter were completely on top of this two years in three years ago. they tended to draw the attention of the small banks and bigger bank that it failed in congre

territories similar to andrew jackson's movement of people to oklahoma from north carolina? >> not that i know of. lincoln has two things to do with lincoln and colonization. yes, it's true, lincoln was a long-standing proponent of colonization because he thought that whites would not be willing to free blacks and then coexist with the blacks. he thought it was the next best thing. there was no good solution that the majority white population of the united states, which is north and south of the mason dixon line, was going to stomach in terms of emancipation. emancipation was always a two-part question. it was never just should we free the slaves. it was always but what then? as frederick douglass would always say disparagingly the negro problem. this isn't a negro problem. this is an american problem. right? they never say what shall we do with the white people, right? but always what should we do with the negro? you know what douglass' answer was? leave us alone. your interference, your ben ef sense has been a positive injury to us. so short version is lincoln was in favor

jackson, some great recent biographies about andrew jackson. so it depends on who you're interested in and what you'd like. but i -- as a historian, i'd read the new ones coming out about he keeps bringing out one about every five years on lyndon johnson. i wouldn't have picked lyndon johnson myself, but you can sure learn a lot about the passage of power by reading those books. so those would be a few suggestions. they attract many great biographers, and that'd be a start. any other questions? yes. >> maybe not exactly on the washington topic but the constitutional convention. >> yes. >> one of the things that i find groundbreaking about that is the system of checks and balances. and i'm just wondering if you know what the philosophical origin toes of that -- origins of that -- [inaudible] >> that's where you get, we asked about checks and balances in our government, and that's where you truly get madison as the architect of the constitution. i think that would be one element. george washington was a great man partly because he was very comfor

andrew jackson, he was. >> different media time okay? don't ask why my kid doesn't go to school game over. doesn't play. >> thank you. we'll be watching "meet the press" this sunday. >>> let's turn back to the walmart wage story. joining us now, it's good timing because we have some other questions for him, too, walmart's executive vice president of corporate affairs, dan bartlett. dan, good to see you. >> good morning. how are you? >> i wond ir you must be liking this new role. you're making waves. you're doing the right thing. what was behind this decision and what do you say to critics who say you should have gone farther, walmart, you should have really significantly raised the wages of all the employees? >> as you reported over approximately 500,000 of our fellow associates here at walmart all receiving a pay raise this year and it's something that was part of a larger process, mika, in which we looked at the entire eco system around our associates when it comes to pay, training scheduling, 401(k)s, paid sick leave. it was important

jackson, some great recent biographies about andrew jackson. so it depends on who you're interested in and what you'd like. but i -- as a historian, i'd read the new ones coming out about he keeps bringing out one about every five years on lyndon johnson. i wouldn't have picked lyndon johnson myself, but you can sure learn a lot about the passage of power by reading those books. so those would be a few suggestions. they attract many great biographers, and that'd be a start. any other questions? yes. >> maybe not exactly on the washington topic but the constitutional convention. >> yes. >> one of the things that i find groundbreaking about that is the system of checks and balances. and i'm just wondering if you know what the philosophical origin toes of that -- origins of that -- [inaudible] >> that's where you get, we asked about checks and balances in our government, and that's where you truly get madison as the architect of the constitution. i think that would be one element. george washington was a great man partly because he was very comfor

jackson, the first black dentist in selma that housed martin luther king and andrew young and all those leaders every time they came to selma, because they couldn't stay at the all-white hotel. ms. jackson was my sixth grade teacher. she did not live to see the movie "selma." but i'm proud this body is seeking to provide a congressional gold medal to the foot soldiers of the movement so that the mrs. jacksons of the world who had their bravery to go and be on that bridge on blood sunday or turn-around tuesday or the ultimate final march, that they are acknowledged by this nation for the sacrifices that they made. in closing, i want to remind my colleagues of my guest at this state of the union, january 20, 2015. my special guest was 103-year-old emilia boyington. she was characterized in the movie "selma" as the proud african-american woman who told mrs. king, you are prepared. you are the descendent of kings and queens. your heritage is one and your blood line is one that survived slave ships. you are prepared. ameal yah -- emilia boyington is known for on blood sunday and came back on

snyderman at jackson memorial hospital in miami, where reminders are everywhere that cleanliness counts. >> it's really about accountability. everybody plays a role. >> reporter: kevin andrews is vice president of patient safety. his job, make health-care-associated infections a thing of the past. in a hospital where you have your most vulnerable, your doctors and your nurses are really the people who spread infection. >> that is absolutely correct. and so one of the things we've really worked hard on is really putting together a hand hygiene program. >> reporter: but it's not just about clean hands. keeping medical equipment and instruments meticulously disinfected could be the difference between life or death. the cdc estimates that on any given day about one in 25 hospitalized patients has at least one health care associated infection. there were about 722,000 of those infections in u.s. acute care hospitals in 2011, resulting in an estimated 75,000 deaths. in random testing, researchers at the university of michigan health system found that even when technicians follow instructions, often the instrument still contain debris. who's most at risk for these bacterial infect

jackson. >> two men accused of starting a spring of fires in alameda are facing new charges this morning. andrew gutierrez, steven peterson arrested in sment. peterson was arrested a month later after police say the fires were set by gutierrez. now both men are reportedly charged for unrelated crimes. police say while searching peterson's computer in the arson investigation, they found child pornography. meanwhile, gutierrez is facing sexual assault charges after police say he raped a woman nine days before the fires. >> a string of apartment fires in san francisco have city leaders making a push to improve fire safety. more than 100 residents were displaced by three recent fires. the biggest was this one last week in the mission dwiktd. today, supervisors will announce new legislation to help victims and prevent future fires through new regulations. >>> meanwhile, the effort to help the victims in that mission district fire is growing. the chronicle reports that a mission district bar will host a fund-raiser at 6:00 tonight. that bar is dr. teeth and the electric may hem on mission and 19th str