i was on tv with darius rucker then he was hootie, now he's darius rucker.and the company i thought, was off to the races, and then the bubble burst. and most of you are old enough to remember 2000, 2001. it was like, you know, i speak at college campuses and i say do you remember a time when your parents were really sad? [laughter] there were, like these arrows going down and a lot of red? >> you have to say before there was an iphone first, it just sort of encapsulates how long ago that was. >> that's true. we're getting on -- at least i'm getting on in years. so when the bubble burst my company went out of business because nobody cared about my little dot.com at that time. i'm like 26 i just lost investors a quarter million which seemed like a ton of money at the time. i still owed $1 is 00,000 -- $100,000 in law school debt, my parents were like, what happened to you? we thought you were relatively bright. so the question is what do you do then if your goal is to try to build a company? so i would submit to you all if you could find 26-year-old me and sa

this week darius rucker -- we love darius rucker.otie and the blowfish plans to eventually reunite. [ cheers and applause ] love that. a lot of people were curious to know what the other members of hootie and the blowfish thought about a potential reunion. let's take a look. this member said, "oh, i'm actually not in hootie and the blowfish." [ laughter ] this member said, "i'm not in hootie and the blowfish either. i know i look like someone who would be. but, trust me, i'm not a a blowfish." then this member said, "yep, same here. not one of the blowfish. maybe next time you do your research before you just go up to people with guitars and assume that they're in hootie and the blowfish." and then this member said, "there we go. yes, i am in hootie and the blowfish and i would be very excited at a potential reunion." and then he added, "just kidding. i'm not in hootie and the blowfish." [ laughter ] april fools joke. >> steve: yeah. [ applause ] >> jimmy: wasting my time. and finally, this video is going viral. did you see this teac

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then that homegrown honey, darius rucker takes a seat with us. ally has. >> that is fascinating. something called the yawn test to see if he has empathy. >> with you. >> it's crazy. >> also who's back be lilliana is back with her luxe for less look. >> oh. >> i have a surprise for you guys. >> you do? lots of surprises. >> yes. >> what is going on? >> surprising show. this week's luxe for less trend is, you're smelling it. >> what is it? >> it is one of my favorite things to buy for the season, shades. >> sunglasses. >> oh, yeah, baby. >> we found these, these are $18 at urban outfitters. >> everyone is wearing the mirrored colored ones. >> they look great. >> you look hip. >> i look like ozzy osbourne. >> you look like a hipster. >> like a hipster i agree. >> so hip. >> we have such great styles, other styles, if you're not into these. under $20. stay tuned at the end of the show. we're asking viewers to tweet us. your viewers are amazing shoppers. tweet us with your best sun glass find with #luxe for less. >> what we're wearing today lots of wom

they are set to go on tour with country music superstar darius rucker.d one to watch. let me ask you this, when you play smoke, did you realize what a hit it would be? it's number one on the charts. >> it's crazy. we knew it was a special song. we cut it, you know, the story of that song is something a lot of people can relate to. it's been crazy that you can travel around and see people singing it back to us. >> what are the fans like when you go on tour? >> they're crazy. the shows are always a lot of fun. people out in the audience are always full of energy. we're -- it's great. >> are you tall or is it your boots? >> it's just the boots. they're really big heels. >> you look fantastic. on our "fox and friends" plaza right now. 1,000 horses about to perform their hit, smoke. are you ready for this? >> yeah. let's do it. >> here we go. have fun, guys. ♪ she comes rolling right off the the tip of my tongue so easy ♪ ♪ she'll be the first damn thing i want when i start drinking ♪ ♪ i'm breathing her in breathing her out once i pick her up and i can't put

. >> and darius rucker it sounds like. >> my retirement attended by my family, friends and military friendsa nascar race. i am proud to be an american there. martha: thanks, very much, guys. isis takes control of yet another key iraqi city. now the pentagon admits that the loss of ramadi has left terrorists with, quote, the upper hand there. good morning, everybody. i'm martha maccallum here in "america's newsroom." >> i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. witnesses on the ground claiming they saw soldiers fleeing the central iraqi city yesterday as terrorists began sweeping through. there were reports of around 500 bodies seen lying out on the streets as thousands of other civilians tried to escape. martha: john huddy is live in jerusalem with the latest this morning. john, this loss has meant that iran-backed shia militias are very much in this

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. >> chris rock ne-yo, darius rucker. there's a lot of people.r drawers. you just turned 50. you have a huge app coming out. >> it's a run tell that app. it gives you footage of stuff you never seen before. and pictures and things. and the audience the fans kind of help control the app. >> reporter: forget all the martin lawrence twitters because they weren't real. you are finally on social media. >> yes. i'm finally learning the social media thing. >> reporter: and last summer on conan you mentioned that "bad boys 3" might be in the works. how are we feeling on that? >> everybody keeps asking me this question. but i don't hear nobody asking will that question. i'm ready. i want to do it before it becomes sad boys. >> reporter: well we want to see it. good luck tonight. have fun at the derby. whatever horse wins that you bet on too goes to charity. wonderful to have you here. back to you. >> thank you so much. you can catch the kentucky derby tomorrow 4:00 eastern on nbc with early coverage begins at noon on nbcsn. >>> coming up ♪ ♪ ♪ if you can'

. >> country star darius rucker >>> right now we begin with breaking news.

southern band a thousand horses is picking up steam getting set to hit the road with country star darius ruckert big break when their song "suicide eyes" was featured on the sound track of the "footloose" remake. today their newest single "smoke" is heating up the charts. ♪ climbing all the way to number nine on billboard's hot country songs. rolling stone recently named a thousand horses one of the top ten new country artists you need to know. >> basically it's our five-year journey to this point. >> and the journey continues as their first full length album drops in june. ♪ >> they are a thousand horses. good morning guys. great to have you here. what's this like the rise to fame. from being included to the movie to where you are today? >> it's been an incredible experience so far. still taking it in. we're on the "today" show. >> yeah. big time. >> you have a great look too. i got to know who your inspirations are. i see almond brothers and others. >> lynyrd skynyrd, rolling stone. >> where'd the name is thousand horses come from? >> it came from a song we wrote that was titled "a thousand h

. >> katherine heigl, darius rucker and sam elliott. >> what a great day. >> you must be hot, hoda. >: they tell us they are. just a short time ago the park

. >> katherine heigl, darius rucker and sam elliott. >> what a great day. >> you must be hot, hoda. > scott mcgrew. >>> i'm kris sanchez. to our other top stories. a crane collapsed in the south bay. no one was hurt but it came within feet of crashing into an office building. >> the crane collapsed around 6:30 this morning at a construction site in santa clara

. >> country star darius rucker has a big [ tone ] if this had been an actual emergency you would have caught under the train when we got here.