calling lindsey graham an idiot. giving out his personal cell phone number. >> i thought it was after lindsey graham called him a jackass. >> well exactly, exactly. saying that rick perry wears glasses to make him look smart. >> he gave out lindsey graham's personal cell phone number. >> right. said that -- has already said that john mccain is a loser. this is not the kind of political debate the republican party was hoping to have. these are ad hominem attacks. more like a high school twitter war than anything else and in long run the question is whether remembers who support him are angry enough to say, okay yeah it's fine to call lindsey graham an idiot, it's fine. >> but donald trump, david, he's very community have about this. if somebody slaps him, he's going to slap harder, he's going to really punch back. that's the way he's been throughout his career and if lindsey graham calls him a "jackass" he's going to come back and hit him hard. >> which is why we're getting foreshadowing for what this debate will look

graham: there was a baseball player called dude. his name was florence james graham. he owned a bar, restaurant liquor store, pool room. he was late 40's when i was born. i can't remember going anywhere without my dad hunting, car races, every ballgame i ever had. i came along later in life. my parents appreciated it more. >> it was reported that your parents did not serve african-americans at the bar? sen. graham: i grew up in a small town. we had a restaurant, bar served hamburgers and beer. we serve more beer than hamburgers and hotdogs. african-americans would get the beer to go. that's the way it was. i remember asking my dad as a kid -- i love my mom and dad. they are not perfect people. he said, that is the way it was. i can remember times when loudmouths would act up and say nasty things. i remember one time -- we called him uncle jake. he was a giant african american, wonderful man. we went rabbit hunting with them. he was ordering beer and a guy was saying nasty things. i remember it like it was yesterday. my dad took my football helmet and knocked the heck

graham: i believe in democracy, don't you? let me tell you how it works the good people of iowa, of new hampshire, and of south carolina will figure this out. and here is what i think they will say, donald trump you are fired. [laughter] [applause] frank: there is no way to follow up that question. audience, go to microphone three. >> think when we look in the mirror, the enemy is us, because we buy the oil from the middle east countries that give them the money to buy guns and train isis. we have enough oil in our country, why can we not get the keystone deal done, let's get this country moving again. [applause] mr. graham: i am tired of borrowing money from a communist dictatorship to find our government. that is why i want to get us out of debt. the baby boomers will want security checks and medicare bills paid. the bottom line is, we will wipe out those and become greece because we are down to two workers to every retiree. by 2030, all caps is you pay will pay for medicare and interest on the debt, if we do not reform reti

graham: i was all for the -- the one thing i won't do is lose the enthusiasm of the 1994 lindsey graham. i have learned a lot. you can get everything you want right away. -- can't newt gingrich, the older i am, the more i respect him. he was doing the best he could. the older i am, the more i respect newt. trying to find a way to accommodate big change in a much more practical way. realizing the other side exists. >> how do you compromise and then hold to your core convictions? sen. graham: anybody who is married or goes to church understands this. when you have a big problem like social security about to fall apart, you are running out of money, alan greenspan says you have to do the following to save it. you muster the courage to tell the people in your party, we have to give some here. the other people have to do the same. the key is to pick the issues that affect us all. i love a good fight. there are certain things we have to get right. 80 million baby boomers are going to retire in mass. somebody has to do something like simpson bowles. i have been dealing with this for 10 years.

graham calling trump a jackass in our interview last night. for more joe johns is "outfront.." >> he's becoming a jackass at a time when we need to have a serious debate. >> reporter: that's how it started, an angry lindsey graham lashes out at donald trump here on "outfront" for slamming his best friend john mccain. >> i am really pissed and tired of this. >> reporter: in true trump fashion, he takes the bait. >> who watches idiot lindsey graham on television today and he calls me a jackass. he's a jackass. >> reporter: he doesn't stop there. >> you have this guy lindsey graham a total lightweight. here is a guy in the private sector he couldn't get a job, believe me. couldn't get a job. >> reporter: before the the event is over trump gives out senator graham's personal phone number inviteing the crowd to call. >> he gave me his number and i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. 202 [ bleep ]. i don't know maybe it's three, four years ago so maybe it's an old number so i don't know give

graham: it's about television. the day you determine eligibility to get in a debate based on national polling, you changed the process. you destroy the ability of a retail politician, a somewhat well-funded campaign to take off based on retail politics. the new hampshire, south carolina, iowa voter that requires you to come to small gatherings to answer her questions, they are replaced by national pollster. this is a very bad idea. i don't care about what problem they have with their television. i care about democracy. we are about to lose the something that has stood the test of time, retail politics where you can make it a difference based on who you are and what you believe. >> you appear on fox news often. do you think the network has undue influence? sen. graham: the fact that 75% of voters watch fox makes sense to me. i don't like the idea of excluding people. you change the early primary process. at the end of the day, fox news is the primary source of news for most primary voters. my concern is that if you

shortly after that graham saying probably getting a new phone. this comes as trump is surging in the polls. latest "washington post" put trump at the top of the pack with a double dig get lead over scott walker and jeb bush and lindsay graham at 16th place. he didn't even hit one percent. graham received the worst of trump's attack he criticized jeb bush and also after perry as glasses. just because he wears him doesn't make him smarter. >>> when will we know who is in who is out is trump assured a spot? >> the first debate is the fox news debate august 6th. we should find out who is in and who is out two-days before august 4th. there are only 10 spots for 16 republican contenders. he is not guaranteed a spot but it is looking more and more likely he will net get one. heather? >>> kristin fisher live for us though this morning, thank you. >> steven haze senior writer for the weekly standard says we shouldn't act surprised the war of words between donald trump and lindsey graham. >> it is donald trump. this is what you are going to get from donald

graham: we are in a religious war, don't you think? they would kill everybody in this room if they could. frank: how many think that we are in a religious war? [applause] mr. graham: so i would never compromise our national security, without that everything else is just talk. i would never come from eyes the american dream, because without that we are just another nation. what is the american dream? picking your own leader, criticizing your government, raising your children the way that you would like. working hard and making something of yourself, that is worth dying for. we are as a nation better get our act together quickly. we are becoming greece. somebody better do something about it. [applause] mr. graham: for the 100%ers out there, how do you save things without getting a democrat to help you? how about social security? how many of you are on social security? how many of you want to be? what would i do to save social security, whatever it took. when i was younger, my mother died, then my father died, we owned a restaurant and a

graham: -- what do you enjoy doing? sen. graham: sleeping as late as i can. play golf with people i went to high school with. come home, take a nap, go to a movie and dinner. really simple stuff. i love to hunt, i love to go to movies. i love to play golf. i am not very good at it and i moist trying to get better. >> -- and i am always trying to get better. next how do you get better yet go -- >> how do you get better? sen. graham: it is a chance to get outside, spend time with people you like. it is just a great game. the thing i like most are the people i am the closest to. a relaxing day is being around the people i care about. >> what were you like in high school? sen. graham: i was a guy always in trouble. i was funny. i played football at 110 pounds. people accepted me. my mouth was bigger than my ability to play football. i really enjoyed high school. you do not have to be the best to be part of something. i contributed in my own way. my coaches and teachers affected me to this day. they saw things in me i did not see in myself. if you have an as a you

here's how he fired back at lindsey graham today after graham called him a jackass. >> he gave me his number, and i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. 202 -- [ bleep ]. it's three or four years ago. maybe it's an old number. >> you know, liz, whatever you think of the destructiveness of his nature, he's like an old hit pitch man on the atlantic city boardwalk. he's selling the japanese steak knives. whatever he's got on the counter, he's selling. he's selling ab old phone number. i got the piece of paper here. the glasses that rick perry's wearing now and says you can see right through it. it's all visual graphic show biz. your thoughts? are there any limits to this? is it going to get worse and worse and worse? >> i think it's just if there's no repercussions, i think it will get worse and worse. donald trump has replaced bed bugs as america's number one pest. he just won't stop. and to announce lindsey graham's phone number? the irony of announcing lindsey graham's phone number is i think john mccain might answer it. >> that

donald trump calling lindsey graham an idiot and stiff, after graham called him a jackass first and then trump did something that is kind of unbelievable. he held up lindsey graham's personal cell phone number and read it on what turned out to be national television. >> i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. 202 [ bleep ] i don't know. maybe it's three or four years ago so maybe it's an old number. >> reporter: it is something that everybody kind of looked at and said is this really happening? and the answer is it is happening. and not necessarily that cell phone stunt, but the kind of uncensored politically incorrect donald trump is what is drawing crowds like we saw here in south carolina. about 1,100 people came from within this retirement community to hear him speak. the auditorium was filled to the gills and there was an overflow room and they were really mesmerized. i have to say that he had these potential voters in the palm of their hand. now it, obviously, as it always is with donald trump, was not a traditional stump speech it was more of

lindsey graham i didn't even know who he was. he wanted to know whether or not i could give him a good reference. he wanted to know would i do that. then, of course he wanted to know whether or not he could come and see me for some campaign contributions. >> and then trump did something i've never seen a public figure do. >> he said could you mention my name. i said yes. and he gave me his number. and i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. [ [ bleep ] ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] i don't know maybe it's three, four years ago, it's an old number. i don't know. give it a shot. >> just when i thought i heard it all, he gives out a sitting senator's personal cell phone number on live tv. senator graham had a sense of humor about it. tweeting, probably getting a new phone. iphone or android? but what donald trump's doing to the gop field isn't funny for the party. he has all the attention. nobody's talking about the other candidates. and, oh by the way, this happened today, too. >> i a

for the veterans. >> graham using different methods to destroy his flip phone. the south carolina senator later tweeted asking his followers if he should get a iphone or an android. gettingdoing something his staff couldn't get him to do, upgrade his cell phone. i'm antonio mora, "inside story" is next. . >> checking [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> heroin - in the words of one addict. makes he who i wish i was. heroin - makes life worth living. but the addict admits it's incredibly easy to build up tolerance to the drug and to slip into addiction. despite all that heroin use in america is rising dramatically, who is using the drug and where is also changing. heroin's new h

lindsey graham 1%. does it help lindsey graham. almost look a bouncer in this. >> these guys are competing to get on the debate stage, august 6. lindsey graham is calling him a jackass and everything else. and a train wreck. and done aldald trump fights back. i don't think he would ever change. just for the record. i think he is incapable of that. this work for lindsey graham. >> he is fund-raising off of it. it works for rick perry. >> talking about it. >> wreck perrick perry wants to look presidential compared to donald trump. a little more dicey for the folks who know they're going to be on the stage with donald trump. talking to one of the campaigns today. they believe that trump's people are more message loyal than personally loyal to trump. so they want to figure out a way. >> to tap into the message. the anti-politician message that jeff was talking about. without becoming donald trump. >> what about what we heard lindsey graham the standout part of his interview. he said donald trump is a political car wreck. he said people

then enough guy lindsey graham, a total lightweight. here's a guy in the private sector he couldn't get a job, believe he. couldn't get a job. he could don't what you people did. you're all retired as hell and rich. he wouldn't be rich, he'd be poor. but lindsey graham, now they say donald your language is inflammatory. i when the to the wharton school of finance, i was a great student, i built a fortune. i've had many best-seller, "the art of the deal" is the biggest selling book of all time. did a show everybody said is going to fail called "the apprentice" and it was a tremendous success. by the way, 15 copies of "the apprentice," everyone one of them failed. then they renewed it. they thought i was going to do it. i said no, you don't understand, nbc. the head freedom nbc and comcast came to my office and said -- recently, like a few months ago -- they said "please, please don't run. we've renewed "the apprentice."" it did great and we had a good last season, even after 12 years, 14 seasons. had a great season. and all these copies,

this time taking aim at hometown senator lindsey graham. >> then i watch this idiot lindsey graham on television today -- >> reporter: for saying this on cbs. >> i don't care if he drops out. stay in the race. just stop being a jackass. >> reporter: in return trump read graham's personal cell phone number to the packed crowd. >> 202 -- >> reporter: and while graham tweeted "probably getting a new phone," his campaign fired back. "donald trump continues to show hourly that he is ill prepared to be commander in chief." but lindsey graham wasn't today's only target. >> i see rick perry the other day, and he's so -- you know, he's doing very poorly in the polls. he put glasses on so people will think he's smart. >> reporter: trump is still leading in the most recent national poll by double digits. but now headlines like this and this "des moines register" editorial calling for trump to end his campaign, accusing trump of "coarsening our political dialogue and cheapening the electoral process." after the billionaire questioned senator john mccain's war hero status -- >> the mccain veteran

just ask senator lindsey graham. we'll have the latest on the 2016 race tonight. >>> our top story tonight. the obama administration's aggressive effort after mr. obama sent the agreement to the united nations. president speaking in pittsburgh to the veterans of foreign wars national convention. they're trying to brush off critics of his deal. >> the same politicians and pundits that are so quick to reject the possibility of a diplomatic solution, to iran's nuclear program, are the same folks who are so quick to go to war in iraq and said it would take a few months. lou: opposition to the deal is a lot more widespread than the president acknowledged there. in fact, the obama administration's hard sell today involved sending defense secretary ash carter to israel to try to win over israeli prime minister netanyahu, who greeted carter in jerusalem with a handshake but abruptly scrapped plans for the two leaders to make public remarks before beginning discussion. take a look. it was to say the very least, a bit awkward.

that was out of line, lyndsay graham. graham later tweeted "probably getting a new phone." on wednesday this video was released. >> maybe graham was inspired by the video of rand paul destroying the tax code or maybe it was something else. >> you know that was better hue sick than the classical. let's look at the rest of the video, but with better music. >> or if all else fails you can always give your number to the done untiled. to the donald. this is for all of the veterans. >> it sounds like somebody got hit with it. >> they needed it. >> i thought it was a good joke, but he stuck it in there and it got all serious. >> i didn't know he was such a jokester. hi, this is lyndsay. i was just kidding. i am not here right now. leave a message. >> he was inundated with calls. here is the thing. can't you just change your number? jay he does -- >> he doesn't know how phones work. i can't have this one. then he gets a new phone and it keeps ringing. it doesn't matter how many phones i dwet. it just keeps ringing off the hook. >> ambassador. he destroyed one phone and then lit one

donald trump and lindsey graham escalating their war of words. the billionaire front-runner fired back, not only calling graham an idiot and a stiff, but also broadcasting the south carolina senator's cell phone number on live television. let's bring in cnn chief congressional correspondent dana bash. >> reporter: there is an old saying, politics ain't being bad but it usually isn't a schoolyard brawl either and that is what this republican presidential race is right now. donald trump, here in south carolina, calling his fellow republican candidate lindsey graham and stiff, after graham called him jackass first and then trump did something that is kind of unbelievable. he held up lindsey graham's personal cell phone number and read it on, what turned out to be, national television. >> i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. 202 [ bleep ] i don't know. maybe -- it's three or four years ago so maybe it's an old number. >> reporter: it is something that everybody kind of looked at and said, is this really happen

lindsey graham. i didn't know who he was. he goes mr. trump, this is senator lindsey graham. i wonder if it would be possible for you to call fox. >> he wanted to know whether or not i could give him a good reference on fox and friends. i'm saying what is this guy? a bigger? he's begging me to help. i said okay. and i'll mention your name. he said could you mention your name. i said yes. and he gave me his number. and i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. 202 -- [ bleep ] i don't know. maybe it's three, four years ago. so maybe it is an old number. >> have you ever seen a better get-back on a campaign. i mean if you are going to get called a name like that you might as well even the score. that is the twitter world campaign style mentality i think that's attracting some folks to donald trump. we learned that was actually his number. earlier today the producers called to confirm. >> your call has been forwarded to an automated voice messaging system. >> lindsey graham. >> is not available. the mailbox is full and cannot

lindsey graham is fundraising off of donald trump's stunt. so i think the candidates might complain about trump but the smart ones are using them to their advantage and trying to sort of look like the adult. hard to do when you're calling someone a jackass. but i think that is sort of the game play for the rest of the field. okay. we've got to deal with this guy, he's doing well in the polls, he's obviously saying some things that some people want to hear. how do we look like grown-ups but not alienate the people who seem to be appreciating what he is doing? it's tough for them. >> lou, you just heard s.e. is this embarrassing? >> i don't think it's embarrassing. mr. trump has struck a chord in the average american. i think that his crowds demonstrate that there's a great deal of excitement. unlike bernie -- like bernie sanders who has struck a chord in the democratic party, there are a lot of people who are very sick and tired of seeing nothing happening in washington seeing the same people run again time after time and look forward to a do

graham reacted. how to destroy your cell phone, with lindsey graham. it's kind of not unlike that scene in the film "office space." he's destroying his multiple flip phones because obviously they're no good anymore. though on the other hand he could just change the number but for the agent that donald trump has changed the gop race lindsey graham would not have made a commercial lie there ever he would not have called anybody a jackass, so he has gotten them off their regular messages and made they perhaps more well rounded appearing, or -- i don't know. >> you're always looking for the positive anderson. >> i asked is what you're doing presidential and would you change as president? he said he would change. as president, this is what he does in a race being all president -- i asked him if he was a uniter or divider, to use george bush's term he said he would be a uneeder and he explained why. >> i know a lot of candidates are upset not just because he's getting so much attention, but drowning out their message. job bush talking about a major address c

lindsey graham. by the way, he's registered zero in the polls. zero. then i watch this idiot lindsey graham on television today. he couldn't do what you people did. you are all retired and rich. he wouldn't be rich. he actually, probably seems to me not as bright honestly as rick perry. i think rick perry is smarter than lindsey graham but what do i know? >> wow. yesterday we wrote a list of all the times he called john mccain -- i was writing this down right before we came on the air. you know i always told my staff, you can fight somebody in politics, but you better only have a one front war. you've got to pick your battles carefully. donald trump went to south carolina where lindsey graham is a very popular republican politician. and he gave out his cell phone, attacked him. he attacked the most important newspaper in iowa "the des moines register." i don't care how many caucusgoers work at the "des moines register." of course we had john mccain this weekend. "the new york times" has a story about

graham's phone number. graham new something was up when he saw he had more than one missed call. he was like what five missed calls, my birthday on something? >> can you imagine that? he may need a new phone number. >>> in other nuds news this morning, this is the one most of you are going to be able to identify with. how would you feel if you are driving your car later today and somebody take over it. hackers have a new target your personal video. >> look at this video. hackers can take control of videos disabling brakes engines and much more from miles away just using an internet connection. >> fox business cheryl can you tell us more about this? >> good morning. the question of driverless car safety front and center now after two security experts demonstrated they could take control of a car but they could crash it. >> hold on tight. hold on. he's not getting out of that. >> we're going to be -- >> okay so in an article published in "wired", two men took control of a jeep cherokee from their living room.

my name is lindsey graham. i don't think the senator is happy about this being the way he has to run or this being the way fox news says republicans have to run for president this year. i don't think he likes it. at least he understands that this really is how the presidential nominatinging contest worked this year in the united states of america. >> it's a methodology that excluded how you perform in iowa, south carolina, new hampshire, where all 16 of us go. so nationalizing the terms of entry into the debate, marginalizes the effect of the early prime ary states. we have polling based on iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. it's one place we can compare to each other. so the nationalization by the rnc and fox network is going to basically over time erode the early primaries. if i have a choice i have to bump up my numbers. i look at focusing on getting the numbers up, coming to new hampshire. >> if i have a choice i have to bump my numbers up. where do i spend money, time. i will focus on getting the numb

graham's mailbox was full in about abhour. as you can imagine senator graham is now in the market for a new phone. he sent out a tweet today that said well he had a little fun asking whether he should buy an android or an iphone. >> all right. let's turn thingings over to jeff rineri and talk about the rest of the week. we've got a little bit of the finally humidity went aid e away and now what? >> the fall pattern is coming right back now in san francisco. your best bet for some drizzle would be in the north bay at 55 dlarg. we've been talking about the humidity the past three or four days. it's all about this trough of pressure moving into place. this is what helps to bump down that cold air. with that in place, we're confident the next two days we'll get some classic california weather staying here with that mild ocean weather staying in place. the other thing we're going to notice is that on-shore wind extending way back to alameda counties. we think in these locations, temperatures will be bumping down a few more degrees.

lindsey graham fires back. we have the candidate's first interview since donald trump gave out his personal cell phone number. now trump is doubling down in a new interview with cnn. we'll get graham to respond. >>> shocking new dash cam video shows a white police officers threatening an unarmed african-american would that later found debt in hurl jail. a routine traffic stop escalated. >>> and remote carjacking? an alarming vulnerable in many cars revealed as professional hackers take control of critical car systems via the internet. could someone disable your brakes or shut down your vehicles? wolf blitzer is on assignment. i'm brianna keilar, you're in "the situation room." \s. >>> we are following grows concerns about terrorists. president obama prepares this week to visit kenya, a country that's been repeatedly attacked by a ruthless al qaeda affiliate. critical inspection about the president's trip has been exposed, including details of air force one's movements. we're also following the latest political

senator graham: -- senator cruz: thank you for being here. general sul man any, the heads of the al quds forces has more blood on his hands than any living terrorist. secretary kerry said to the families of those men and women who gave their lives who were killed by general solomonic, we should apologize. secretary carter, i understand that the joint personnel recovery agency has the classified list of roughly 500 american soldiers who were murdered by iranian iuds. i would ask secretary carter, so that we can deal with secretary -- what secretary kerry suggested, that the department released that list to every member in this committee declassify that list and release it directly to the service members' families. senator kerry senator, i never : said the word apology. i never mentioned apologize. i said we should thank them for their extraordinary service. i never said the word apologize. please do not the store my words. senator cruz secretary kerry, : it's duly noted you don't apologize to the family members of the service members who were

senator graham. senator graham: to build on what we are talking about. do we have the legal authority to assist a free syrian army that we train against assad? is there a doubt about that? secretary carter: i am not sure about the legalities of it senator, to be quite honest. senator graham: if there's any doubt about whether or not we have the legal authority to protect the troops we train against assad, please let the committee know. you don't have to answer right now, but that's a big decision. if there is a lack of legal authority, i want to know why and what we can do to fix it. secretary carter: appreciate t i'll take that back. senator graham: general dempsey, thank you for your decades of service. i appreciate that. general dempsey, would you agree there are more terrorist organization was more safe havens, with more weapons, with more capability, with more men to strike the homeland than any time since 9/11? secretary carter: thank you for your service, i know you're retired recently. yes. senator graham: do you believe that isil is expanding in

unleashing a string of insults on lindsay graham. >> a total lightweight. here's a guy in the private sector, he couldn't get a job. >> reporter: it was after grabbing said this on cbs this morning. >> don't be a jack ass. you don't have to run for president and be the world east biggest jack ass. >> reporter: trump retaliated by giving out graham's newspaper. iowa's biggest newspaper is calling for him to pull the plug. they say he is a feckless blow hard who can generate headlines. trump is doing well for now. just look at his latest poll numbers. he has an 11-point lead over his nearest rival. a political reporter called the number trump gave out senator graham answered his response. he said when it comes to the donald, nothing surprises me anymore. veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> president obama had something to say about trump tonight during an appearance on the daily show. >> i'm sure the republicans are enjoying mr. trump's dominance. >> anything that makes them look less crazy. [ laughter ] >> this is where the republican field stands tonight. the s

lindsey graham called him a jackass. he fought back. i look at the graham and mccain as part of the problem. think didn't repeal or replace obamacare. they didn't control the border. they do a lot of talking and don't get a lot done. >> rick is exactly right. we will get to the point where we are going to talk about issues and it will be great. as we have seen so far anyway that donald trump is very good at debating. he's very good at fighting. he's good at speaking plainly in a way that a lot of voters especially republicans but also independents who are frustrated with the system. frustrated with the professional politicians. he has a way of reaching the voters in a way that none of these candidates know how to do. we need a voice like that. he's also talking about vitally important issues like illegal immigration and sanctuary city we wouldn't be talking about without him. >> the problem is he is not really debating. he's yelling with a bull horn. he has the media following him around because he's sucking all of the oxygen in the roo

after insulting lindsey graham and publicly releasing the cell phone number graham reacted with this tweet. probably getting a new phone. iphone or android? he's joking tracie but we're two weeks from the gop debate. what are are candidates doing to make their mark in the polls? >> some are jumping into this like john kasich, ohio's governor who announced he's going to be running along with 15 other republicans. he has a weighty resume having served in congress and leading a key swing state. >> i have decided to run for president of the united states. >> meet republican number 16 ohio governor john kasich. look for him in new hampshire today. >> we are going to take lessons of the heart land and straighten out washington d.c. >> kasich may not make the debate stage in his own state. only the top ten qualify. this race is dominated by donald trump. >> watch this idiot graham on television today. >> graham is looking for a new phone after trump made his cell phone number public. trump said this about rick perry. >> he put glasses on so people will think he's smart. it just doesn't work

i think rick perry is probably smarter than lindsey graham. rick perry said i shouldn't be debating because my spirit is wrong for america. all i want to do is make everyone rich and save your social security and i have bad spirit. he said i should be allowed on the debate state. -- stage. on -- having stake in twitter is like owning a newspaper without the lawsuits. i tweeted that rick perry should have to have an iq test before getting on the debate stage. today, i am called a jackass by this guy. didn't this guy call me four years ago? i didn't even know who he was. lindsey graham says mr. trump, i wonder if it would be possible for you to call fox. they are great people. [applause] he wanted to know whether or not i could give him a good reference on fox and friends. then he wants to know if he could come see me for some campaign contributions. i give to everyone. when i want something, i get it. that's part of the problem with our system. until a couple of months ago, i could have anything, believe me. when i need something, i call. part

look at lindsey graham. jack ass. >> that's a good point. >> rick perry calling and saying his -- who is grand standing here? >> it was john mccain who started the fight with donald trump and lindsey graham started the fight. this is how donald trump responded to lindsey graham. >> he called me a jack ass. didn't this guy call me four years ago? yes. i didn't even know who he was. he's begging me to help him with "fox and friends." i say, okay and i'll mention you name. he said could you mention my name. i said yes. he gave me his number. i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. >> i'm trained in marshal arts. i never will start a fight if somebody starts a fight with me i'm going to finish the fight. these guys started with him. >> sure. >> i liked how he handled lindsey graham i thought that was funny. >> better than the way he handled john mccain. i didn't think it was smart for mccain to call the people who went to the trump party crazies. i mean i'm

and then i watch this idiot lindsey graham on tv today and he calls me a jackass. >> graham issued a response. donald trump continues to show hourly he's ill prepared to be president in chief. the two people most excited about donald trump's candidacy are obama and clinton. we are not talking about the horrible deal with iran or plans to continue obama's failed national security agenda. now, these comments come in the wake of trump's controversy of senator john mccain. on saturday trump appeared to question john mccain's status as a war hero. he said the comments are being distorted by the media and addressed it last night. he got close to an apology. >> i have respect for senator mccain. i used like him a lot. i supported him. i raised a lot of money for his campaign against president obama and certainly a misunderstanding, i would totally take that back. but hopefully i said it correctly. and certainly, shortly thereafter i said it correctly. >> the new poll has trump with the biggest lead of any republican candidate this year. take a peek for yourself. one big caveat. support fell

the number is 202 -- >> jon: trump giving out lindsey graham's cell phone, good news for lindsey graham. no matter how he responds seems like a reasonable candidate. >> graham's response wednesday was to release a video showing him destroying cell phones in various ways. >> jon: i guess i'm probably late to this, but you know you just have to change your number. i mean, what you did seems leak you thought your t-mobile was cursed by a gypsy. i must drive away the evil spirits and put a stake in my phone! he's not just entertaining he's also crushing everyone in the polls, maybe because he's filling all the roles everyone's supposed to fill. the guy who says crazy (bleep) the dumb guy, bully the hair. it's like the breakfast club was rolled into just one guy. 15 bad meals in one! donald trump is the candidate version of the hot dog-crust pizza. you don't want it! you never ordered it you can't believe someone came up with it but now it's all you want! and you know what? i'm tired of fighting it. it's the summer. why can't we have fun? we'll get serious in the fall about our future. but u

and then you have this guy, lindsay graham. here's a guy in the private sector, he couldn't get a job. believe me. he couldn't do what you people did. you're all retiring and rich. he wouldn't be rich. he'd be poor. but this guy lindsay graham calls me a jackass. and i said to mooigs, you know, it's amazing. he doesn't seem like a very bright guy, okay. he actually, probably, seems, to me, not as bright, honestly, as rick perry. i think rick perry is smarter than lirnd sndsay graham. but what do i know? but today i got called eed a js by this guy. and then i said hey, didn't this guy call me like three or four years ago? he said mr. trump, this is senator lindsay graham. i wonder if it would be possible for you to call fox. so lindsay graham says to me, please, please, whatever you can do, you know, i'm saying to myself, what's this guy. >> a beggar? he's begging me to help him with fox. and i said okay, and i'll mention your name. so he gave me his number. and i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don't know if it's the

why did you read lindsey graham's cell phone number? >> so people can call him so he can maybe get something done but he won't be able to. >> reporter: graham unable to be reached by cell responded through his campaign manager saying donald trump continues to show hourly that he is ill prepared to be commander in chief. all this amid a back and forthwith iowa's largest numb, the des moines register whose editorial board called for him to pull the plug on his bloviating side show. trump talked about the sales. he appears to be buoyed by the politics of personal warfare. that and crowds like this. all told some 1,100 peel in the main auditorium and in overflow room trump visited after his speech. many at this retirement community waited online for hours to get in. >> he is a doer. >> i think he is terrific. he tells the truth. >> reporter: not everyone who came was a supporter. >> he scares me. >> he scares you but you're still here? >> i want to see him. he is a celebrity. >> reporter: despite. so controversy about john mccain's war serv

graham later tweeted he need as new phone. trump also lashed out at rick perry who called trump a cancer. >> he put glasses on so people will think he's smart and it just doesn't work. >> reporter: an editorial in "the des moines register" calls trump unfit to hold office. a top newspaper says trump is the distraction attraction ahe provokes headlines not by provoking thoughts but public outrage. >> the problem with mr. trump's language is it's divisive, it's ugly, it's mean-spirited. >> the other candidates are stuck between a rock and a hard place. they don't want to engage but if they stay silent they're damned for being silent. >> reporter: trump's campaign provided fodder for president obama on "the daily show." >> i'm sure he's enjoying -- >> anything that makes them look less crazy. >> reporter: trump is ignoring calls to leave the race and says he won't run as a third party candidate. advice martinez, cbs news. >>> ohio governor john kasich officially announced he's running for the gop presidential nomination. kasich a

let me go to lindsey graham and john mccain in particular. it was mccain that attacked donald trump and said his supporters are crazies. >> sure. >> lindsey graham called him a jackass. and he fought back. and i've got to be honest. charles, i look at graham and mccain as part of the problem. they didn't repeal or replace o'bamtacare. they didn't control the border. they do do a lot of talking and they don't get a lot done. >> and rick is exactly right. we are going to get into this point where we start talking about issues and it's going to be great. but as what we have seen so far anyway is that donald trump is very good at debating and he's very good at fighting and he's very good at speaking plainly in a way that a lot of voters especially republicans but also independents who are very frustrated with the system frustrated with the professional politicians, he has a way of reaching those voters in a way that none of these professionals know how to do. and that's a tremendously positive thing for republicans or for conservatives because we

lindsey graham. i couldn't care less about lindsey graham. he's registered at zero in the polls. by rick perry from texas up in my office a few years ago looking for support. he was up -- people are saying, i call it a hypocrite, but they are saying horrible things like i don't even know these people and they are saying these -- am i supposed to just say, oh it's okay for them to say, i guess it was lindsey graham who called me a jackass, so am i supposed to say that's okay. you have to fight back. the country has to fight back. everyone's pushing our country around. we can't allow that anderson. >> is it presidential though? >> i think it is presidential. >> you gave out a personal phone number. >> that was a whole story. you have to see the way it morphed. where he wanted to get on "fox and friends" and called me up out of the blue. then he wanted to come in for campaign contributions. and then he started hitting me years later and i happened to have this crazy phone number and held it up and said

lindsey graham. gwen: while established senators governors and repeat candidates search for a way to break through. >> we are going to take the lessons of the heartland and straighten out washington, d.c. and fix our country. >> i keep going back to iowa and keep hustling and campaigning. >> if we embrace this language of divisiveness and ugliness, we'll never win. we'll never win. gwen: and democrats look on in glee. >> yes. donald trump. finally a candidate whose hair gets more attention than mine. gwen: we examine why it was never this way with these two guys. covering the week, dan balz, chief correspondent for "the washington post." michael duffy, executive editor of "time" magazine. and jonathan martin, national political correspondent for "the new york times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we ask people to tell us something