a live performance from darius rucker.> 8:47. we are back, now, with one of our favorites here on the "today" show. seriously. it says that. not just because of his golf swing. it's darius rucker. >> we really mean it. he's here to celebrate the release of his fifth country album, "when was the last time?" you got me thinking. when was the last time you did something for the theater on thursday. >> what was that like? tell us. >> it was a bucket list. that was a dream come true. when i was a little kid, the apollo theater was everything. >> did you live up to it? >> it was more than i thought it would be. it was amazing. >> what did you play there? >> we played everything. we played for like two hours. >> you did? "wagon wheel" and the old ones. >> did old temptations songs. >> you're too young to remember any of this. now that that's crossed off of the bucket list, what's left on it? >> a lot of traveling stuff. when you tour, you don't get to see stuff. i would like to go around the world again. take the kids and see som

>>> when hootie and the blowfish fell off the charts, they thought they heard the last of darius ruckercond act as a country music superstar. touring with his new album. when was the last time. and just scored his eighth number one jan crawford has his story. ♪ ♪ >> at the grand ole opry, country music's biggest stage he is one of the biggest stars. ♪ ♪ but darius rucker's journey to the mecca of country music hasn't been easy. or straightforward. >> first of all you had the pop guy come out of country. we see people try to do all the time. it never works. coming over is the african-american kid. i figured that was another strike that was going to be hard to get by. ♪ you and me if rucker seems like an unlikely country star that is okay with the guy who first hit it big as an ♪ ♪ lead singer of hootie and the blowfish. back in the late 80s. rucker and three friend from the university of south carolina were playing frat houses and beach bars. >> this is where we had a lot of fun. >> like the windjammer in hometown charlestown. >> some nights, 200 people. some nights, 40 people. >> in oth

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. >> darius rucker singing the nation national anthem at the game in london.w, players were seen locking arms, but it dchb appear any kneeled during the anthem. president trump continuing his twrooets, very important that inform players stand tomorrow, that means today, and always for the playing of our national anthem, respect our flag and country. i'm joined by diehard eagles fan ed rendell and also robert traynh traynham. governor, if you were advising the president and you agreed with his perspective, would you keep suggesting that he tweet about this issue? >> absolutely not. the majority of americans do in fact agree with the president's position. players should stand during the national anthem. but where he is losing people is not in that stand, but he's losing people by continuing to tweet about this when puerto rico and the virgin islands are desperately awaiting federal help, when we have a problem with north korea. the average voter will just hold their head in their hands and say why conditions an't he let . that is not his job. >> okay. so robert,

. >>> emmy award winner singer and song writer darius rucker as he sings the national anthem. >> nfltests during the national anthem continued this morning during the dolphins and saints game in london. you watched the saints stand up from their kneeling positions just before the anthem began to protest racial inequality. they stood with their arms linked during the song. three dolphins players chose to kneel. >>> still ahead on abc sunday mornings, a treasure chest of mark twain. and it's all at a bay area library. we'll give you an inside hidden look at these gems. >>> here's a live look from our sutro camera. it's a fog-free first sunday in october, but the winds are going to be gusty at times. there is a high fire danger. lisa argen will be along my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free s

. >>> and we've got music superstar darius rucker stopping by for a live performance. >> that and more on a busy tuesday morning. back to you in fill. >> love darius. thank you so much. see you at 7:00. >> thanks. >> all right. >> surprised not wearing green. her husband, of course, is going to be -- >> disappointed. if her husband were in charge of her -- yeah. i know he makes them wear their jerseys around the house for sur. >>> 6:47. here is a live look at 95 near the girard point bridge. plenty of traffic. you see the camera shaking in the wind. >> it's windy and wet. let's find out what's to come with krystal klei. >> some of the heavier rain hasn't hit, so you might think it wasn't that bad. it's not quite over yet. on radar and satellite, we have pockets of rain and isolated thunderstorms that have developed over sussex county. this is what we had expected. a few spot thunderstorms, pockets of heavier rain, and showers in and out. that will continue. areas in the suburbs, lehigh valley, berks, blank in terms of rain. we have more falling over south jersey. we're going to parts o

. >>> country superstar darius rucker sang the national anthem at this morning's nfl game between the saints and dolphins. as you see, some saints could be seen locking arms. three members of the miami dolphins were also seen kneeling during the anthem. i'm joined by republican strategist susan del percio and political and legal contributor maya harris. with a welcome to you both. maya, to you first, the president again last night urging players to stand during the anthem, but as we just showed, some players did not heed that warning. but the fact that most players did stand, is that a sign of compromise, do you think? maybe the nfl is trying to put this controversy behind them. >> you know, i think that the nfl players are standing firm. and when you look at what's happened with this whole entire debate, and look at what's happened in the last week with donald trump. this is such a way for him, a cynical ploy for him after he's had another horrible week where he's been criticized for the miserable failure that his response to puerto rico has been. so now you see him reigniting, you k

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ steve: remember when darius rucker was a blowpush? he used to fill in on "fox & friends." the state. he didn't get too big for his britches, sings at some of the games, when they opened up a new journalism school at the university, he was there with a concert. steve: he keeps coming back. some of them never come back, but at least darius -- ainsley: i learned all their songs before they became famous because they were a big band in my hometown, and i had a recorded cassette of another cassette of another cassette, because they hadn't had an album yet. it was awful. but the music's so good. steve: thank you for joining us, today is monday, and it is columbus day. of it's a federal holiday, and a lot of stuff is closed today. before you head off, check it out. ainsley: don't you hate that when you go to the post office on a holiday, and you forgot? steve: it's closed! brian: normally when you get to the post office, you're in and out so quickly. [laughter] let's talk about president trump because he's not waiting for tax reform to get through and not looking back at what wen

darius rucker singing the national anthem but here we were a week ago sitting on this couch playing thestood up for the uk national anthem. we're talking about three player s but how much has changed in just a weeks period of time and we'll see what happens tonight but i would imagine the majority if not all will be standing because the big story here the nfl wants this to be about football. the fans want it to be about fat ball. there are other places to protest and kneel during the national anthem and during football game s's clearly not what people want. >> pete: the flag they just want politics out of sports and in this case, ultimately the debate became about the national anthem not about what colin kaepernick may or may not have had the protest about to begin with. you could have that conversation but now we're debating should we just stand for the anthem. it's a pretty simple conversation and president trump tripling and quadrupling down on it has a sense of where people stand. stand for your anthem, take your protest elsewhere. >> todd: you see another individual in the shot wit