. >> the free enterprise portion of the museum was started by a man named ww "foots" clemmons.hetarted as a salesman in 1930's in alabama. he really worked himself up in the ranks of dr. pepper, and he really treasured and valued the free enterprise system. he credited free enterprise for allowing him to work his way up in the company to become president and ceo of dr. pepper. it was really his vision for the museum to teach children about free enterprise and the opportunities that are presented to them in this country and how they can use that to immediately start their own business with their small idea. we tell the story of the free enterprise system in america by using some of our educational programs, whether it be a simple tour, showing the history of dr. pepper and how it grew. we also have a program called create a soft drink. kids work in small groups, and they actually make some test drinks. we have some flavors for them to choose from, 16 flavors, and they get to mix and be their own beverage chemists. mix together different flavors. they have to market their drink.

mark twain in 1902 knew how famous he was so he signed samuel clemmons, mark twain. he didn't want anybody else's name there. he wanted his. so that's the gift that he gave me. and that was so fitting. it fits my office perfectly and it means a lot to me. carl levin brought a handwritten note. i got this at an auction ten years ago not knowing why. it just dawned on me. best new year, carl. that was so nice of him to do that. i just -- it's hard for me to explain my appreciation but i'm trying to do that by outlining here what a wonderful human being carl levin is. what he did for me is an example of who carl levin is, how he thinks of people. he remembered the story that i told him about mark twain, and he said, i'm sure to himself, i got this thing i got ten years ago. i'll just give it to the senator as a friend. so he gave me that plaque just because that's how he is. he's always been attentive to the interests of the people of michigan and our country. he's the longest-serving senator in the history of the state of michigan. 36 years. his legislative accomplishm

mark twain in 1902 knew how famous he was so he signed samuel clemmons, mark twain. he didn't want anybody else's name there. he wanted his. so that's the gift that he gave me. and that was so fitting. it fits my office perfectly and it means a lot to me. carl levin brought a handwritten note. i got this at an auction ten years ago not knowing why. it just dawned on me. best new year, carl. that was so nice of him to do that. i just -- it's hard for me to explain my appreciation but i'm trying to do that by outlining here what a wonderful human being carl levin is. what he did for me is an example of who carl levin is, how he thinks of people. he remembered the story that i told him about mark twain, and he said, i'm sure to himself, i got this thing i got ten years ago. i'll just give it to the senator as a friend. so he gave me that plaque just because that's how he is. he's always been attentive to the interests of the people of michigan and our country. he's the longest-serving senator in the history of the state of michigan. 36 years. his legislative accomplishm

clemmons derby with the second goal. doltman in 17th place, second from bottom.econd place, the visitors going ahead in the 11th minute, dominic monroe. five minutes as equalized from close range. now, headed home to win 12 minutes from full-time. wolfburg beat koln. in charge in australia, the news comes despited the alleged involvement in match fixing in spain. spanish prosecutods accused the 56-year-old of rigging a game back in 2011. the japanese football association says aguirre, won't coach the national team but they have septa delegation to look into the claims. >> mohammed ali has been hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia. his condition is stable. his spokesman said the pneumonia was caught early, prognosis good at this stage. the 72-year-old battles parkinson as being diagnosed in 1981. >> a new year for a record equaling world cup victory into the women's super g looking to match a record of 62 wins set back in 1980. crashing through the gate, unable to finish the last race of the year. fourth time world champion will have another go at the record

clemmons, michigan, a suburb of detroit.ry year, the bat city festival draws thousands of people to the banks of the clinton river. >> jasen's the man! >> the closing act is the popular area entertainer and magician, jasen magic. >> he had this grand idea. he really wanted to break through the local market into a national spotlight. >> jasen is performing an extraordinary feat, one that has taken four months to prepare. it's a well-known escape act created by harry houdini in the '20s. the stunt entails hanging upside down and escaping from a straight jacket. but he wanted to take it up a notch. >> he decided to perform the stunt with the rope holding him up upside down on fire. >> jasen's best friend, joe chasney, works as his emcee. he remembers the morning of the show real clearly. >> we were out on site really, really early. we had to run through so many things with so many people. >> jasen's entire family is in attendance. >> how do you feel about your brother performing? >> very, very calm. >> they filmed the events of

back with us from washington, steve clemmons as well as ayman mohyeldin on set with me., does this appear when you look at the demands that he made, including for an isis flag but only after the attack had commenced, that this was just the work of a sociopath or psychopath looking for a cause? or does this look like a more premeditated act of radical ideology to you? >> the honest answer is, i don't know and you don't know. we won't know for a while yet. and i think that the question of whether he was a mentally ill person or whether he was fully conscious of what he was animating and calling for, the gray line between lone wolf attacks, which you could argue were triggered by isis' call to people around the world to do these kinds of things, is one element, but another thing is it's a criminal act. it falls within the criminal do codes and conducts within a country. it's hard to ascribe to isis or any terror group the acts of this person did if they self-initiated these actions, whether they're mentally ill and he's sociopathic or he's conscious of what he's doing. what

. >> the free enterprise portion of the museum decided by a man "foots" clemmons.ked himself up in the ranks of dr pepper, and he really treasured and valued the free enterprise system. he credited free enterprise for allowing him to work his way up in the company to become president and ceo of dr. pepper. it was really his vision for the museum to teach children about free enterprise and the opportunities that are presented to them in this country and how they can use that to immediately start their own business with their small idea. of the freestory enterprise system in america by using some of our educational programs, whether it be a simple tour, showing the history of dr. pepper and how it grew. called have a program create a soft drink. kids work in small groups, and they actually make some test drinks. we have some flavors for them to choose from, 16 flavors, and they get to mix and be their own beverage chemists. they have to market their drink. they pick the best one out of all the ones they make, and they make a marketing campaign. they have to come up w

"washington journal," the washington editor at large for "the atlantic" steve clemmons talks about the senate report on the c.i.a. enhanced interrogation techniques and the impacts on the president's foreign policy agenda. scott patterson executive director of the national association of state budget officers discusses the fiscal situation in the 50 states. political senior staff writer garret graf shares his recent investigative report on the size and scope of the u.s. customs and border patrol. as always, we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. dd >> monday night on "the communicators," mary gray on the ethics raised by internet companies harvesting personal data and the economic research on that information. >> the creepy question is a great question, because i think for all of us, you know, as somebody who uses a computer every day, we have certain expectations when we fire up our computers about who sees what we're doing, who we're sharing information with, and any moment if the expe