[John Vause, Cnni:] The battle for the Republican presidential nomination gets nasty. Donald Trump reveals an opponent's personal information in his latest stunts.
[Zain Asher, Cnni:] And new dash cam video of Sandra Bland's arrest, the woman whose death in police custody is now under investigation.
[Vause:] The drone that fires a gun made by a teenager and it might be completely legal.
[Asher:] And the U.S. president faces tough questions on Iran on his last appearance on funny man Jon Stewart's "the Daily Show."
[Vause:] Hello, everybody. We'd like to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm John Vause.
[Asher:] And I'm Zain Asher. And this is
[Cnn Newsroom. Vause:] Great to have you with us. We begin with Donald Trump once again drawing a lot of criticism after taking his feud with fellow U.S. Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham to a whole new level.
[Asher:] So now, here's what happened. At a rally in Graham's home state of South Carolina on Tuesday with millions of people watching on national television, Trump gave out the senator's private phone number. Here's our Dana Bash with more.
[Dana Bash, Cnn Senior Congressional Correspondent:] Donald Trump unbound by a barraged by criticism.
[Donald Trump , Presidential Candidate:] They say they didn't like the way that, you know, I'm a little loud. I'm a little too strong. They don't like it.
[Bash:] The reality TV star with a flair for drama took presidential politics to yet another level.
[Trump:] And I see your senator. What a stiff. What a stiff.
[Bash:] Responding to fellow Republican candidate Lindsey Graham saying this to
[Cnn. Sen. Lindsey Graham , Presidential Candidate:] He is becoming a jack ass.
[Trump:] And I watched this idiot Lindsey Graham on television today and he call may jack ass. He is a jack ass.
[Bash:] Standing in Graham's home state of South Carolina, he retaliated by reading aloud the personal cell phone number.
[Trump:] He gave me his number. And I found the card. I wrote the number down. I don't know it if is right number. Let's try it. 202
[Bash:] We asked why. Why did you read Lindsey Graham's cell phone number?
[Trump:] So people can call him so he can maybe get something done but he won't be able to.
[Bash:] Graham now unable to be reached by cell who 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 forth with Iowa's largest newspaper, "the Des Moines Register," whose editorial board called for him to pull the plug on his bloviating the side show. Trump shot back about the newspaper's sagging sales. He appears to be buoyed by the politics of personal warfare. That and crowds like this. All told, some 1,100 people in the Maine auditorium and an overflow room Trump visited after the speech. Many in this retirement community waited on line for hours to get in.
[Unidentified Male:] He has set of balls.. He is a doer.
[Unidentified Female:] I think he is terrific because he tells the truth.
[Bash:] Not everyone who came was a supporter.
[Unidentified Female:] He scares me.
[Bash:] He scares you but you are still here?
[Unidentified Female:] Yes. I want to see him. He is a celebrity.
[Bash:] Despite causing so much controversy with comments about John McCain's war service, some veterans here in military rich South Carolina came to hear him.
[Unidentified Male:] He just disappointed me. I wasn't offended, but I was disappointed.
[Bash:] And yet it's not a deal breaker.
[Unidentified Male:] No. Not yet.
[Bash:] Why is that?
[Unidentified Male:] Too far to go. The man has tremendous background. He, obviously, has a great ability to delegate. He can make a decision on the spot but it also gets him in trouble.
[Bash:] As for Graham, he did try to make light of trump's cell phone stunt by saying in a tweet, probably getting a new phone, iPhone or android? Now, that would be an upgrade no matter what for somebody like Lindsey Graham who only communicates by phone. He doesn't text or e-mail. Currently has a flip phone. Dana Bash, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
[Vause:] Clearly that Donald Trump throwing out personal insult and taking cheap shots at his rivals and working for now. He is leading in at least one national opinion poll. But is it a meaningless side show, what critics call a destruction with traction or is he speaking truth to power as his supporters claim winning over voters who admire his blunt talk. Jeffrey Lord is a former aide to President Ronald Reagan and a contributing editor the "American Spectator" and he joins us now from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Thank you for being with us. How much harm is being done right now to the GOP and the primary process with candidates throwing around personal insults like this?
[Jeffrey Lord, Former Reagan White House Political Director:] You know, I don't think any to be perfectly candid. I know people are concerned about this. You know, to be perfectly candid, there's a lot of anger out there in the base of the Republican Party towards the quote- unquote Republican establishment, the leadership in Washington, et cetera. This is their way, I think, of sending a message to these folks.
[Vause:] It appears Mr. Trump has survived the insult to Senator John McCain accusing him of not being a war hero, questioning his war hero status, if you like. Potential though, is trump facing a much bigger problem when it comes to social conservatives with his views on religion? He said he's never asked God for forgiveness and he seemed to mock Holy Communion.
[Lord:] That is a valid question. As he goes through what we used to call in the Reagan era the three legs of the Republican Party, the three-legged stool. Social conservative was one, economic conservatives and the national security conservative. But don't rule out the fact that he may be, like Ronald Reagan, changing the dynamic so that as people sort of weigh their choices here I think what they are looking for here is honesty. And I think that's why they are responding to him.
[Vause:] Would you vote for Donald Trump for president? Do you think he would make a good president?
[Lord:] Sure. You know, it always amazes me. He's built this entire global organization. And, you know, you can't be a dummy and do that. I've gotten to know him a bit. He's a very, very smart guy, very talented. And I listen to these descriptions of him from people, you know, that he is a rodeo clown or he is this and he is that. And I think, you know, boy, talk about the power of, you know, under estimating people. They used to under estimate Ronald Reagan, too, you know. He was a B movie actor and he was not very bright, and all of that kind of thing. I think they are massively underestimating Donald Trump and I think they are going to, you know, pay a price for it.
[Vause:] Is there a problem here though that as Donald Trump goes through this primary season that eventually he alienates so many sections of the American voting public that he runs out of support from veterans to immigrants, and the list just keeps going on.
[Lord:] Yes. I don't think he is going to run out of support. The whole McCain incident I found particularly fascinating because when McCain ran for president himself, there were all kinds of people out there saying things that were just terrible about Senator McCain that he was abusive, he had a bad temper, he was mentally unstable. I mean these were common reports in the media of the day. And suddenly now they are all defending his honor which I must say I find somewhat suspect here. So I think, they are making a mistake, a big one going after Donald Trump like this.
[Vause:] My God, are you saying there is hypocrisy in politics these days? I'm shocked.
[Lord:] It's shocking, John. I just to find this out.
[Vause:] Jeffrey Lord, great to speak with you. We appreciate your point of view. I hope we can talk again.
[Lord:] Anytime, John. I'd love to do it.
[Asher:] And it's true that Ronald Reagan was perhaps under estimated initially but at least he had held public office before.
[Vause:] He was head of the actors union. He was in California. He had actually run for the presidential primary at least once before. Missed out. So yes, he had a lot of runs on the board.
[Asher:] Donald Trump, I mean if he can survive Senator Graham attacking him, if he can survive attacking McCain.
[Vause:] He still has the conservative media on his side, like Rush Limbaugh, FOX News, still supporting him.
[Asher:] OK. So we'll see what happens. The debates are going to be interesting to watch with him on the stage.
[Vause:] King Kong.
[Asher:] And another Republican contender had officially entered the race. Second term Ohio governor John Kasich announced his bid for the White House Tuesday in front of a crowd of thousands of supporters at his alma mater Ohio State University.
[Vause:] This is the second time he sought the nomination and here he is talking about his plans for job creation and also the economy.
[Gov. John Kasich , Presidential Candidate:] You want job creation, you balance the books. Am I right? You balance the books. If I'm president, or maybe I should say when I am president I will promise you, I will promise you that my top priority will get this country on a path to fiscal independence, strength and we will rebuild the economy of this country because creating jobs is our highest moral purpose, and we will move to get that done.
[Vause:] Kasich said he also supports Medicaid expansion under the affordable care act, that's Obamacare, common core education standards and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. He should run as a Democrat.
[Asher:] Certainly more moderate than the rest of the Republicans. OK. And here's a look at the 16 Republican candidates officially in the running. There's a lot of them there. Kasich's competitors include former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Florida senator Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. This is a very, very crowded field. It is growing by the second.
[Vause:] This one not so crowded. Democrat field includes five major candidate, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton leading the way so far. Bernie Sanders giving her a run for her money. Let's see how long that actually lasts.
[Asher:] OK. On to another story we are following. A young woman is stopped by police for a minor traffic violation. Three days later she's found dead in a jail cell. Now, we are getting a look at the dash cam video of the arrest. Now police say 28-year-old Sandra Bland is her name, she hanged herself. This is what police are saying, that she hanged herself with a noose made out of a trash bag while under arrest in Texas earlier this month. Her family say they do not believe that she killed herself and she had a lot of good things in her life to live for. That is what the family is saying.
[Vause:] The district attorney says there are cameras in the hallway outside Bland's cell and they don't show anyone entering or leaving before her body was found. The DA says a grand jury will ultimately decide whether what happened was a suicide or homicide. Let's get to that arrest video now. You may see some glitches here. We don't know if the video has been edited or an issue with the camera equipment. What you are about to hear though is a tense exchange between the police officer and Miss Bland.
[Unidentified Male:] Do you mind putting out your cigarette, please?
[Sandra Bland, Victim:] I'm in my car. Why do I have to put out my cigarette?
[Unidentified Male:] Well, you can step out now.
[Bland:] I don't have to step out.
[Unidentified Male:] Step out of the car. Step out of the car.
[Bland:] No. You don't have the right.
[Unidentified Male:] Step out of the car.
[Bland:] You do not have the right to do this.
[Unidentified Male:] I do have the right. Now, step out or I will remove you.
[Bland:] I refuse to talk to you other than to identify myself -.
[Unidentified Male:] Step out or I will remove you.
[Bland:] I am getting removed for a failure
[Unidentified Male:] Step out or I will remove you. I am giving you a lawful order. Get out of the car now. Or I'm going to remove you.
[Bland:] I'm calling my
[Unidentified Male:] I'm going to yank you out.
[Bland:] OK. You're going on yank me out my car? OK. All right. Let's do this.
[Unidentified Male:] We're going to.
[Bland:] Don't touch me.
[Unidentified Male:] Get out of the car.
[Bland:] Don't touch me. I'm not under arrest.
[Unidentified Male:] You are under arrest.
[Bland:] I'm under arrest for what?
[Unidentified Male:] Send another unit. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Now.
[Bland:] Why am I being apprehended?
[Unidentified Male:] I said get out of the car.
[Bland:] Why am I being apprehended?
[Unidentified Male:] I'm giving you lawful order. I'm going to drag you out of here.
[Bland:] You're going to drag me out of my own car.
[Unidentified Male:] Get out of the car! Get out. Now! Get out of car.
[Bland:] For failure to signal. You are doing all of this for a failure to signal.
[Unidentified Male:] Get over there.
[Bland:] Right. Yes. Let's take this to court. For failure to signal. For failure to signal.
[Asher:] Joining us now is Harry Houck, CNN law enforcement analyst. So Harry, thank you so much for being with us. I want to get your reaction to this video. At what point did the officer overstep the boundaries do you think?
[Harry Houck, Cnn Law Enforcement Analyst:] Well, everything looked good up to the point where the officer asked the woman to stop smoking and she wouldn't stop smoking. I think maybe the officer overreacted when it came to the smoking incident and he had then opened the door and then told her to get out of the vehicle. But one thing people have to remember is no matter what, when a police officer tells you to do something on a stop, you have to do what the police officer tells you what to do.
[Asher:] Even in a situation whereby he is telling you to stop smoking and it certainly not against the law to smoke in your car. You still have to do what he said.
[Houck:] Well, now I mean, she didn't have to stop smoking, of course, you know. And it seems like, you know, she was very arrogant. She was yelling at the officer. It was a very tense situation for both of them. The fact is that the officer should have let the smoking thing go. That's what I would have done. But still the officer then made the decision that he was going to place her under arrest for resisting arrest or for the summons because the summons is in lure of an arrest and she should have just complied with the officer. He probably would have let her go even after that.
[Asher:] And so, I mean, given that it is sort of unnecessarily escalated and I think, you know, watching this video, they are probably both to blame to some degree. But In terms of disciplinary action, what do you think should happen to this officer?
[Houck:] Well, you know, the department regulations for that state police there, he might have broken a regulation or so. And you know, that officer might get suspended or something like that. And maybe not that might not even happen, you know. Because the officer did act properly. The fact, you know, they are going to ask the officer, listen, did you tell her to get out of the dare because she wouldn't stop smoking or because you decided because the way she was reacting toward you that you were going to place her under arrest for motor vehicle violation.
[Asher:] And of course, the sad part of all of this is that Sandra Bland ended up allegedly committing, now we don't know what happened, but allegedly committing suicide in her jail cell. Now, we know that the investigation is being looked at, it is going to be treated as a murder investigation. Now, given that there are no seem to be no witnesses. We know there's a videotape outside of the cell. What will the FBI be looking for in terms of evidence here?
[Houck:] Well, they are looking for the same thing that police weren't looking for here. They are going to look that video. That video was on the cell area. The police said that nobody went near that cell. Also there were two prisoners across from her cell. They were interviewed. They said that nobody went in to the cell at the time nor did they hear commotion coming from that cell. So it pretty much looks to me as an easy investigation and an easy case. I would call this case sort of a ground ball based on the evidence I have seen.
[Asher:] But the officer the officer who arrested her certainly isn't to blame for the latter half in terms of what happened in the cell but it could have been deescalated.
[Houck:] Yes. It could probably have been deescalated. Buy you know, I thought that even after he told her to stop smoking and she decided she wanted to stop smoking, she still had that arrogant attitude towards the officer from the beginning. So she seemed to be a little out of control. So even if the officer tried to calm that down, I don't think it would have helped.
[Asher:] Well, there were clearly tensions flaring but we will see what happens with that investigation. Harry Houck, joining us there. Thank you so much. We appreciate that.
[Houck:] Thank you.
[Asher:] So I guess the question is, if an officer tells you stop smoking, even though you know it is not against the law to smoke in your car, do you absolutely have to do what the officer says. I mean, that would get anybody upset.
[Vause:] Do it and work it out later on.
[Asher:] Yes. I guess, that's right.
[Vause:] The Pentagon says the U.S. say drone strike has killed a veteran terror leader in Syria. Official say
[Asher:] The U.S. had a $7 million bounty on his head. Pentagon official say a missile hit his vehicle in northern Syria earlier this month. And U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered American flags to be lowered in honor of the Chattanooga shooting victims. Flags will fly at half-staff at the White House, the capital and other government grounds until Saturday.
[Vause:] Meantime authorities still don't know why Mohammad Abdulazeez opened fire on U.S. service members last week. Sunlen Serfaty reports.
[Sunlen Serfaty, Cnn National Correspondent:] Tonight, investigators are focusing on how this man, Anwar Al-Awlaki may have been a motivation behind the Tennessee shooting spree. In writings examined by the FBI, Abdulazeez, as far back as 2013 he wrote he agreed with some parts of the American-born Yemeni cleric radical teachings. Al-Awlaki, leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed by U.S. drone strike, but has inspired a series of recent terror attacks, including the shooting at "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, the Boston marathon bombings.
[Daveed Gartensten-ross, Foundation For Defense Of Democracies:] He is the pre-twitter inspiration for a lot of terrorist attacks, someone who would show up again and again in various attacks as being a figure who they looked upon as being particularly inspirational and also particularly authoritative.
[Serfaty:] Investigators have also uncovered data found on Abdulazeez's cell phone showing Internet searches as recently as a day before the shootings, questioning whether someone could use martyrdom to atone for sins like being drunk. The reference as came at a time when Abdulazeez was coping with losing his job because of drug issues and attempting to hide it from his family. Three months ago, Abdulazeez was arrested and charged with DUI. Police say they notice a white powder under his nose at the time. Tonight, the FBI is focusing on the 48 to 72 hours leading up to the shootings, putting together a time line, interviewing those who came in to contact with him, leading up to the point he rented the mustang convertible to Thursday's attack. So far, investigators have found no communication or coordination with any terror group, but they continue to sort through what has emerged as a complicated, conflicting web of political and religious views.
[Gartensten-ross:] Assuming that Abdulazeez wasn't connected to any group, that's the kind of lone wolf that is difficult to stop. Someone who doesn't really have traces of communicating with say a terrorist operative, someone who isn't acting on a group's behest.
[Serfaty:] Sunlen Serfaty, CNN, Chattanooga.
[Vause:] When we come back here on CNN, Apple posted almost $50 billion in sales this quarter, but that wasn't enough for investors and we will explain why shares took a tumble.
[Asher:] Plus, several convicted