. >>> and remember heidi montag and spencer pratt? maybe you don't. "the hills" stars apparently are now broke after spending $10 million in just a few years. $30,000 shopping sprees and $10,000 dinners are evidently to blame. $10,000 for dinner? pratt's explanation, quote, we thought we were jay-z and beyon beyonce. >> they were lame then and they're lame now. >> at the time, spidey everywhere. they got all the attention. she with her plastic surgeries, he with his famous attitude towards life. >> you seem like you know a lot about them as a couple. >> how could we not know about them? >> i didn't know they were named spider or whatever. i take the high road. thanks for teaching me. i wish i could unlearn it. >> we'll talk more, my friend. i'm richard lui, this is "early today." we hope it's your first stop of the day today here on nbc. >>> leading the news in the chicago tribune, driving off the decline in u.s. cities, study says. the newly release report saying americans on average drive 7.6% fewer miles now than when driving peaked back in 2004. w