first, what was their favorite moment of the oprah winfrey show? as number three, of course, oprah's favorite things. >> now you've got the hottest ticket in town. and you didn't even know it. this is your -- it's called a blackberry. it is very cool. >>> every single day i came down from my makeup room on our harpo elevator, i would offer a prayer of gratitude for the delight and prejudice of doing privilege of doing this show. gratitude is the single greatest treasure i will take with me from this experience. the opportunity to have done this work. >> another heartfelt moment from oprah winfrey's final show today. gayle king, her best friend, is back with me now. gayle, if you were to try to assess the impact the oprah show has had on america, what would you say it's been? >> you know, there's not a day that's gone by that somebody doesn't come up to me. earlier today when i was getting over here, somebody stopped me and said because of oprah, i felt the courage to come out and tell my parents that i was gay. i've had women who have stopped me on

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this wednesday is sure to bring many more tears as oprah winfrey says good-bye to her fans. bringing her show to a close. tonight nbc's mara schiavocampo looks at how oprah touched the lives of so many. >> reporter: for sam scarpace, being a military wife meant moving often. but in every new city she found a familiar face. >> as a military wife, you spend a lot of time alone. and you can either get in trouble or you can figure out how to entertain yourself. my entertainment was oprah. >> reporter: every day scarpace would turn to the oprah winfrey show for friendship, comfort and guidance. a habit quickly picked up by her daughter. >> it was an hour of tapping into pain that you didn't realize you had or helping you laugh about something that you didn't realize you needed a good laugh about. >> welcome to the very first national "oprah winfrey show"! >> reporter: for millions around the world, the last 25 years have been about so much more than just a television show. connecting with viewers in a deep and personal way. from her home base here in chicago, oprah was able to sta

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. >>> over the years oprah winfrey hosted nearly every big star you can name on her long running talkhow, plenty of them turned out last night in chicago as the last oprah shows were taped, including madonna, stevie wonder, beyonce, and as sandra hughes reports, many more. >> reporter: after 25 years of talking, oprah winfrey was almost speechless as she created an ecstatic crowd as she greeted who won tickets from an online lottery. the event called "surprise oprah, a farewell spectacular" featured a-list stars saying their good-bye. tom hanks was the first. >> more than 40 million people have tuned in every week and that means billions of viewers over generations, and you have said it over and over again, oprah, it's all about them. >> it's all about them. >> another tom came next, star-studded event went into overdrive with tributes. >> the oprah show taught me the power of forgiveness. >> reporter: famous friends. will and jada dropped by and who else? michael jordan. after all, these last tapings took place on his old home court, the united center, where the chicago bulls play. t

no show can be "the oprah winfrey show." including "the gayle king show." h has a special, unique gift that nobody can duplicate. nobody. >> reporter: gayle wisely doesn't try. she has her own passions. her show, the magazine, her kids. and she also knows how to kick back. she's perfected that girlfriend thing. >> look at this shot, the two of them together. >> reporter: but it's still not quite enough. are you living your best life? right now? >> am i living my best life? you know, i only hesitate -- i would say yes, but i only hesitate because i think life is meant to be shared. and, you know, i really do look forward to the day when i share my life with somebody again. so when you say are you living your best life, it's like 99.9% there. >> cynthia, i agree. i approve. >> that's pretty close. let me tell you, it's fun to hang out with gayle king. her show airs daily on own at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> next, a new osama bin laden tape surfaces. we'll have all the details. urfaces. we'll have all the details. smarter healthcare, smarter grids, smarter cities.

o' channel, she is like her own cable show. >> , yes that is called own the oprah winfrey and networkll probably do well. even if it is not here. >> and she started to lose some ratings in the last few years, she could do a show on hbo. the opportunity is huge, she does it pay $100 million per year and i will do a show for you. you will see some unique things, " harpo did some great films like the great debaters. the type of talk show that she had, i never seen a whole episode for talk-show i'm kind of guilty of that. >> i did not like how said jenny mccarthy in getting kids shops could lead to losses and, that was a mother when tied to suzanne somers. >> yes, heard her vitamins i am a little open to that. >> she is also into hormones, i think that starts to as a pure chemistry. >> but the people kept watching. >> as i say, but by oprah winfrey, we will not miss her over here. >> i want to tell you about the programming change, dr. phil is moving to 4:00 p.m., at 8:00 p.m., will have kron4 newscast, that change will begin monday made 30 years. do --may 3tyh and >> can in the buzz toda

. >>> plus, the countdown clock is ticking for oprah winfrey. just three shows left for the queen of daytime as she turns her attention to her own network. after 25 years of stars and screaming fans, what does oprah do for a finale? we'll preview the final shows with longtime friend of hers. >> maybe we'll win a car. maybe. or she'll win a car. >> give one to the awed yebs yens, i don't think so. >>> i got a ride with lester one day to work, i've been in a taxicab, nothing could prepare me for this. imagine being strapped in a car traveling at 190 miles per hour. that is my head in the back seat. i had the rare opportunity to do this at the legendary indianapolis motor speedway. i was in good hands because in the driver's seat not lester but mario andretti, racing icon. he was incredible. my visit, my ride with him in our next hatch hour. >> very cool. you're this close to the ground. >> you're that close to the ground and there's nothing separating you from life outside. it's like being in a convertible at 190. >> that is pretty cool. looking fo

the oprah winfrey network. for more on oprah's impact on television and american culture, we turn to two people who have followed her career. audrey edwards, former executive editor of "essence" magazine. and mary macnamara, television critic for the "los angeles times." audrey edwards, why is the end of this particular television show such a big deal? >> well, oprah for 25 years was number one in the ratings. that's historic in and of itself and i think she literally transformed a nation in terms of how women in particular deal with issues. she taught a whole generation of women that you can be the best that you can be. it's about taking charge of your life. it's about confronting your own fears and being the best that you can be. and a 25-year reign is a long time so any time something of that length comes to an end, it's going to be noticed and she was number one for all of those 25 years, which has got to be historic in terms of television history. >> ifill: mary macnamara, your take on that? >> well, i don

. >> maria shriver was in for the taping of oprah winfrey's final show. made a statement of shock of her husband. she thanked within friday for giving me love and supported and wisdom and most of all the truth. two of the children posted their reaction. katherine kreot wrote this is definitely not ease aez but i appreciate your love and support. i will always love my family. 17-year-old brother tweeted i love my family till death do us part. >> two men have been arrested and anl gun port has been restored. it was broken off the concrete platform friday night. it weighs more a than a ton and police don't know how thieves carted it away. a tip led to the arrest. giant metal ring was once used to put torpedoes on the u.s.s. maine. >> four law enforcement agencies in sonoma may be consolidating their 911 dispatch. petaluma, rohnert park and sonoma county sheriff's office is looking at the benefits of merging. no word on how much money would be saved or how much jobs would be affected. critics say consolidating could reduce the level of service because dispatc

i cried the whole time. >> reporter: 400 people watched the finale of "the oprah winfrey show" live in harpo studios. >> part of history. this is awesome. we listen to oprah talk to us through our tvs every day and now to be with her in person as she embarks on this amazing journey. i wouldn't be anywhere else. >> reporter: it's hard to believe they could top the last few shows. two star-studded shows full of surprises, taped at the united center last week. those in attendance today said it was a reflective ms. winfrey who took the stage by herself for the final show. >> a raw performance, amazing good-bye to everybody. >> whole hour was perfection, when she walked off the stage and through the doors for the last time and then through all her 400 producers, that was a tear-jerker. >> tyler perry was in the audience, as was maria shriver, seen leaving after the show. also in the audience, those who have witnessed the success of ms. winfrey since before harpo. >> every person she's touched, every life she's changed, every person she's educated, oprah's a wonderful person and you're going

. >> she told oprah winfrey that on the day of the wedding, she was in thailand. was in telephone contact with prince andrew, her former husband and their two daughters, and seems they spent quite a lot of time talking that day. it sounds as if they tried to reassure her, they said they told her it was ok and prince andrew reminded her of the day that they got married. they also got married in westminister abby. and described, according to fergie as he's commonly known, he described that day as perfect. but oprah winfrey did ask her how it be effectively snubbed and not invited to the wedding. >> it was so difficult because i wanted to be there with my girls and to be getting them dressed and to go as a family. and also it was so hard because the last bride up that aisle was me. >> so it seems she was hurt, but also that it wasn't necessarily a surprise to her. she went on to effectively acknowledge that she had been -- she'd made mistakes over the years and she wasn't surprised she hadn't been invited to that big day and indeed she went so far to say it was the r

her political pick became president. >> there will never be another oprah winfrey. is different and unlike anyone who has gone before her andke anyone who will come after her. >> reporter: in the moments before the last show began taping on tuesday, crews put up a sign for the newly designated oprah winfrey way. one woman leaving her mark on a city and countless people around the world. now, audience members say oprah did get teary at points and they were crying too. oprah is not calling it quits, she will fully devote herself to the oprah winfrey cable channel. >> thank you very much. we have a pop culture experts and a senior writer for "entertainment weekly." good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> 25 years is a very, very long time on television. what do you attribute her staying power to? >> a combination of her compassion and honesty. she's -- she's clearly comfortable with just being herself, and i think that authenticity really, really captured the audience, something they had never seen before. willing to talk about sexual abuse, willing to having t

. >> oprah winfrey also became a big force in the publishing industry.k on a best-seller list with a single episode. she had the author on with the book that turned out not to be entirely accurate. there was that african girls school that was rocked by allegations. but often she'd have to own up to those mistakes. >> that's exactly right. that's one of the things that gave her that authenticity and moral authority is that she also brought her mistakes before the people. she said she always wanted to be a teacher in her final show. i always wanted to be a teacher, and now i've wound up on the world's biggest classroom on this stage. there is that about her. and i think that's the thing. when you think about her becoming this person who became a guide and a mentor, a person of color to a mass audience, i really think we can't overstate that. i think she played a major role in. preparing this country to elect barack obama president. i really do. because she was someone that could be trusted as a guide on how to live your life. not entertain people anymore.

are you a big oprah winfrey fan? >> i am. th oprah and watched her immediate yoric be rise, but also -- and tells the stories of america, it's such a real personal way. >> i'm going to miss oprah being around. she's actually saying farewell and now it's the final ovation and thousands of other people, fans, packed chicago's united center for a chance to be part of this. the taping of a two-part farewell spectacular. it will air may 23rd and 24th. we're going to show you some of the first clips from inside. we're going to get a live report from chicago in a few minutes. >> the world banker now on suicide watch in a jail cell in new york city. imf chief dominique strauss-kahn remains locked up after his arrest on charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid. pressure is building for him to step down from his possession because of huge consequences for europe's economy. >> maria shriver breaking her silence after her husband arnold schwarzenegger stunned the country admitted he had a child with a household staff member. shriver sayi

"oprah winfrey show"! applause ] i have lost as of this morning, as of this morning, 67 pounds since july 7th. 67 pounds. and 30 inches from my bust, my waist and my hips. what we want to do is start a book club here on "oprah" show at lot of you are in reading clubs out there you have a book of the month and so forth. i want to get the whole country reading again, those of you who haven't been reading, books are important. we asked you towel collect, get your small change laying around the house this year so that we could send 50 students, one from every state to college. we've got a grand total of $3,557,000 clam we needed to measure your feet so we know when you walk out today that you get a brand new pair of sneakers! here we are, half way through the season 24. and it still means as much to me to spend an hour every day with you as it did back in 1986. why walk away and make next season the last? here is the real reason. i love this show, this show has been my life and i love it enough to know when it

that is not oprah winfrey immodestly described reading the audience. after 25 years, the queen of daytime talk is bidding farewell to the program but of her high worldwide fame and untold riches. during millions of years every weekday, is a legacy that will forever changed the face. an annulment of intimacy and watched by millions. >> something with me connected with each of you and away the allows me to see myself in you. and you and me. this last hour is really about me saying thank you. it is my love letter to you. >> the stars have come out whole 24 hours earlier to celebrate the immense vacating of the throne. the view of mother the millions. >> her departure leaves a huge hole in the lives of millions of americans. >> she is a big part of american >> she has shown people and the united states that if you really work hard, you can accomplish anything. >> she was born into the blood in poverty of the deep south and will become a billionaire megastore. >> destiny called in 1986, this was the first nationally televised show. she appeared alongside to

a chapter closes on the incredible american story as oprah winfrey ends her talk show. tonight, barbara walters offers her take on the queen of daytime's legacy, and 25 years of memories. ♪ 25 years ♪ have come and gone >>> plus, school of shock. a school for special needs using a controversial technique. skin shock therapy. when we investigated the executive director, he had this to say -- >> if it didn't hurt, it wouldn't be effective. >> today, he's been dieted. we have the inside story as a former patient speaks to "nightline." >> i have nightmares. i feel the shocks in my sleep. >>> and, terrible totals. one after another after another. an historic number of tornadoes this season and an unbelievable amount of damage. how much? we have storm season by the numbers. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 25th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with the phenomen phenomenon, the woman who is oprah winfrey. after 25 years, she ended her day

come to an end when he said it would, it might as well have because tomorrow is the very last oprah winfrey feeling empty inside. i feel like i'm sending my 57-year-old african-american daughter off to college. i tried to get my doctor to euthanize me but the co-pay was outrageous, so -- these farewell shows have been unbelievable. today, did you see, today was part two of rope are's surprise farewell spectacular. it was like the academy awards meepts michael jackson's funeral. it was ridiculous. will smith, michael jordan jerry seinfeld, tom hanks, tom cruise. everyone was there. oprah even let stedman out of the car to come watch it. my favorite part when was -- it's a little thing, but when jada pinkett smith got right up in oprah's face to tell her how crucial she is to our existence. >> we have traveled many roads with you. you have enlightened us. you have empowered us. and you have taught us how to be. >> jimmy: you taught us how to be. and then dr. oz taught us how to bm, on her show. oprah has had so many classic moments from her 25 years on the air. this month, we've been making t

. >> local nonprofits with a very special connection to oprah winfrey. >> we will show you how that willlook up at wendy's we grill fresh beef only from north america 'cause we believe that's the way yoyou make hot and juicy hamburgers. the other ys use frozen beef and some of it comes from ... whonoswhere. you won't find any frozen beef at wendy's. so try our bacacon mushshroom melt with applewood smoked baco and a cheesy mushroom sauce. you know a hot and juicy hamburger r when you taste it. ♪ you know when it's real ♪ >>> after 25 years, our oprah countdown continues. over the years, her angel not work has donated millions to various causes. a donation means more than just money. >> before, i was into hurting people, and now i am into saving them. >> acknowledging its dark past, the 39-year-old is in a better place and giving back. >> this is part of trying to help put food on the table of folks who need help great help folks given to housing. i want to be a part of that. >> many of the people he supervises at the d.c. central kitchen come from a similar troubled backgrounds involving

ushering oprah along the way for the show that's been billed as a complete surprise to her. >> oprah winfrey, today you are surrounded by nothing but love. >> we love you! >> we love you, oprah! >> reporter: outside the united center the line started early. butler, who's battling multiple sclerosis, it's a dream come true. >> god has given me the will and the courage to come out and be a part of this. >> it's exciting to be here for a moment of television history. >> reporter: for most out here, it's about honoring a woman they feel changed their lives. >> she gives people hope. she changes people's lives, really stepping back and learning from other families and people's experiences. >> we're from where oprah is from. >> reporter: the hughes are quick to claim oprah, who's originally from there. >> we've grown up with everybody talking about oprah. we all love her to death. >> reporter: but tell that to victoria king who said she gave oprah the only thing she could, her head. >> we know she's from here so we're not really losing her because this is always going to be home. >> reporter: in a

oprah winfrey waves goodbye to daytime television after a quarter of a century.land has become the first european country to announce plans to phase out nuclear- powered in the wake of the fukushima nuclear accident in japan. the swiss government says the five nuclear power stations will close gradually over the next 20 years as they reach the end of their working time. the anti -- lobby would like an end. >> switzerland has some of the oldest nuclear power facilities in europe. following the disaster at fukushima in japan, it was the first european nation to show plans for new nuclear development. now the government has gone a step further. there would be no new reactors built in switzerland but the current ones responsible for producing 40% of the country's energy will be gradually phased out. >> the government took the decision that we will leave our nuclear power plants working and when they come to the end of the safety time, we don't want to build any new nuclear power plants. >> switzerland has five reactors which will be slowly shut down over the next 23

oprah winfrey has become a cultural icon and abillionaire.he held a farewell party. 25 years of her top show. >> i know. within minutesf thee event, people lucky enough to get tickets started tweeting some of the pictures. our cameras were allowed a closer view. alex perez of our nbc station in chicago was there. and has this look of the blitz, the glamour and for many, the end that was bittersweet. >> reporter: the taping of the show began with a bang. crowd on their feet. and tom hanks ushering oprah along the way, on a show that's been billed as a complete surprise to her. >> you are surrounded by nothing but love. >> reporter: outside the united center, the line started early. christina and her cousin won tickets online. >> god has given me the will and the courage to come out and be a part of this. >> it's exciting to be here for a moment of television history. >> reporter: for most out here, it's about honoring a woman they feel changed their lives. >> she gives people hope. she changes people's lives from stepping back and learning fro

shriver came onstage with oprah winfrey, she made a quick statement on the scandal. aid. she did not mention her husband during the taping but she said that oprah has given me love, support, wisdom and most of all the truth. shriver was reportedly having dinner with over in chicago when she learned that her husband to confirm to this affair and that he is the father of another woman's child. mark. >>anchor: as they do just seen, more details in the case of the san francisco giants fan that was beaten at darters stadium seven weeks ago. we are expected to hear from the chief of neurosurgery at sfo hospital where the 42 year-old is currently receiving care. the doctor is expected to provide an update on the condition of bryan stow. yesterday his family opposed to the doctors will start lowering procedure medication for bryan stow. he has also been opening his eyes occasionally but doctors do not know whether it is voluntary. he remains in critical condition. authorities are now hoping that a bigger reward will lead them to the suspects in the brutal beating of bryan sto

i cried the whole time. >> reporter: 400 people watched the finale of "the oprah winfrey show" live atharpo studios. >> part of history. this is awesome. we listened to oprah talk to us through our tvs every day. and now to be with her in person as she embarks on this amazing journey. oh, i wouldn't be anywhere else. >> reporter: it is hard to believe they could top the last few shows. two star-studded shows full of surprises at the united center last week. those in attendance today say it was a reflective oprah winfrey who took the stage by herself for the final show. >> it was just a raw performance and an amazing good-bye. >> the whole hour was perfection when she walked off the stage and through the doors for the last time and then through all of her 400 producers, that was a tear-jerker. >> reporter: tyler perry was in the audience, as was maria shriver, seen leaving after the show. also in the audience, those who have witnessed the success of ms. winfrey since before harpo. >> every person she has touched, every life she changed, every person she's educated, oprah is a wonderful

. >> the last guest on the oprah winfrey was the host herself. >> i won't say good-bye. [ crying ] >>'ll just say until we meet again. >> and there you go. that is how oprah wrapped up 25 years on the air. at one point she looked into the camera and told viewers that the show had been the great loves of her life. she said sometimes she was a teacher, but more often it was her fans instructing her. and she called the finale her last class from the stage. haven't watched it yet. i taped it. >> i did, too. no, i haven't watched it but everybody expected her to give away cars or something exotic. it was just her saying thank you. >> like johnny carson. he just sat on a stool and waxed poetic and said thank you after 25 years. she's not gone. she is going to spend all her time now promoting her new cable network, oprah winfrey network, "own. ." >>> another late night for best bird callers the bay area has to offer. >> that's right. the winners of the annual period monday high school bird calling contest -- piedmont high school bird calling contest making their annual appearance last night

. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, oprah winfrey. way about you. >> ♪ my sweet love you're beautiful good night, good night the stars up above will be bright despite a love bound and broken from the start... ♪ oprah: thank you! thank you! >> ♪ my beautiful good-bye ♪ oprah: tomorrow. i certainly didn't think that it was an ambush. my position and intention was how dare you? tune in for part two of my interview with james frey. i was worried about you relapsing. did you ever? do you think you're arrogant? i had an "aha" moment two years after he left our stage. the voice inside myself said, "do not make the same mistake that you made with james frey." i started crying and thinking, "well, what is that? what is that?" the phone call i had to make. i said, "find james frey. i have to speak to him." some said his career was over. where are you now? that's tomorrow. [captioning made possible by king world] [captioned by the national captioning institute otects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. i trust it. and pediatricians recommend it

she was in chicago for a taping of one of the final episodes of "the oprah winfrey show."o are close friends. shriver is said to have first learned of her husband's secret child with their long-term employee in january. >> it's like, what else is in the closet? you know. so, we just have to wait and find out. you know, it's a shame. >> reporter: a 14-year-old secret now tarnishing his legacy, and splitting his family. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> this morning on "the early show," world reaction to the message from osama bin laden. >>> i'm betty win. this is the "cbs morning news." for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven. to the morning bowl of cereal. and to lactaid® milk. easy to digest and with all the calcium and vitamin d of regular milk. [ female announcer ] lactaid®. the original lactose-free milk. you carry them around everywhere. yes i do, because cravings are everywhere. would you take a craving for me, cartwright? how would i -- exactly. [ male announcer ] nicorette mini goes wherever you go, to h

. >> the final episode of the oprah winfrey show airs this afternoon.he talk show queen wrapping up her 25-year career on daytime television. more than 400 people showed up for the final taping. one fan even flew in from india. some audience members said they teared up during the show. >> it was very emotional. it was the highlights of the last few years and, you know, what about the show connects with her. and made her so good at what she is doing. it was really emotional. i had tears in my eyes myself. >> now oprah will focus on her cable channel, own, oprah winfrey network, which debuted this year. >> did he go home with a new car? >> gosh. classy lady. she will be missed. >>> she has her own network and it hasn't been doing very well. >> she will make some cameos there. >> yeah. no doubt. >>> the dream is over at least for this nhl season. you know, no crying in our newsroom. we got a lot of sad faces this morning. >> a lot of long faces. the sharks were knocked out of the stanley cup play-offs in vancouver last night. we were asleep but they didn't

move over, oprah winfrey. >> yeah. lady gaga ousted the talk show queen for the number one spot on forbes' list of powerful celebrities. social media fans helped her rise to the top. the pop star now has more than 10 million followers on twitter -- what a getup. >> every getup is what a getup. >> look at that. >> more than any other person. >> and she only did it in just a few years. look at justin bieber. i just watched his movie. have you seen it? >> never say never. >> it's incredible. there's oprah winfrey number 2 followed by justin bieber, u-2 and elton john. charlie sheen you know he was so hot on twitter, he ranked 28th. >> guess how much lady gaga made last year. >> i don't know. >> $90 million. >> and i mean, it was only about 5 or 6 years ago, you know, the record company had dropped her and she was crying to her grandmother. >> she's a genius. she really is. >> you have to see never say never. i thought it was an incredible story of how social networking and these kids they saw on youtube and then he was pl

decline in divorce to cohabitiating and people waiting longer to make long-term commitments. >> oprah winfreynocked out of the top spot in the forbes celebrityity power list. lady gaga earned $90 million in the past 12 months while oprah earned $290 million that landed her in second place. forbes says that lady gaga's social media power landed her in the top spot this time. justin bieber ranked third on the list. >>> oprah is giving new hints about what her final episode will include. a crowd of 13,000 people gathered at chicago's united center for the taping of two of her last three shows that will air monday and tuesday next week. surprise guests included madonna, will and jada pinkett smith, tom hanks, tom cruise, michael jordan and marina shriver. and she didn't talk about her marital problems but thanked oprah for her friendship. this morning oprah said that her last show will have a more intimate feel than this. >> i'm still figuring it out. i really am. i'm still figuring it out. i will. it will be appropriate and it will be the right thing for that moment. >> and i'm sure it will be o

superstar tom hanks kicked off the party. >> you're oprah winfrey! >> you're tom hanks! mself showed up. >> i love this. i love seeing oprah's face, huh? >> reporter: it was a send-off fit for the queen of daytime television. the iconic host ruled the small screen for 25 years. on september 8th, 1986, america met oprah winfrey. 25 years later, we're saying good-bye. >> these years with you, our viewers have enriched my life beyond all measure. >> reporter: she packed plenty of must-see moments into those years. who could forget tom cruise jumping for joy on her couch or the chaos that followed when she made this announcement -- you'd never know what might happen especially now on the eve of her last few tapings. a star-studded finale to one of america's most iconic shows. but ask her fans, they'll tell you, the show's biggest and best asset was oprah herself. >> she is one of us. she's our ultimate girlfriend. >> thank you, america! >> reporter: now, we all know that oprah doesn't like surprises, right? well, her executive producer sat her down and said, look, just enjoy

there is is maria shriver with oprah winfrey. in chicago for the taping of oprah's last week of shows and there's a shot of maria walking out on to stage. if you're wondering what she said, well, our entertainment correspondent, kareen winter, was there. when she walked on stage, what was the reaction of the crowd? >> you can just imagine. they completely embraced her. you could see oprah's expression. when you can of the two, this took a lot of guts. a lot of courage. this is a woman who came out on this national stage. she's in the midst of this scandalous split with arnold schwarzenegger, but you know why she did it? she and oprah go way back. when she walked out on stage, she came out with gayle king and didn't say much, but boy, did she dazzle the crowd. she was dressed to kill in that gorgeous blue sequinned dress. her hair was done. her makeup. she was smiling ear to ear. she thanked oprah for her friendship over the years. she's known oprah for about three decades and thanked oprah for teaching her the truth. this is one

let's take a look. >> my name is oprah winfrey. notice i'd harpo spelled backwa backwards. my folks did not particularly like harpo marx. we did not even have a television set in our home for a number of years. >> so, dennis, you watch this tape, you said you think she's awesome. you're watching the audition unfold. what do you think you have your hands on here? >> well, i thought to myself, wow, this is an exceptional talent. it was exactly what you would look for. she was in form, spontaneous, comfortable. able to ask questions easily and readily. made the guests feel comfortable. and i just thought, this person is just a natural television performer, and there's no way we can miss with her, if we can get her here to chicago to do this show full time. >> how did you get her to do it? did you tell her you thought she'd be a huge success? >> well, when the -- when the taping was over, because it was a holiday weekend, literally everybody split. so it was just her and me and so we spent, i don't know, an hour and a half or so togeth

bumped oprah winfrey out of the number one spot. of course she's retiring.or her success. gaga has more than 10 million followers on twitter. >> yeah. >> oprah winfrey moving into second place on that celebrity 100 list followed by somebody else who just shot to stardom because of social media, justin bieber. then there is u-2 and elton john. former "two and a half men" star charlie sheen made it into the top 30. he is number 28. >> lawrence karnow coming in at 99. [ laughter ] >> you have had a tough year with all the weather. >> i'm hearing it out there. i'm hearing people saying enough is enough already with the rain. let's get some spring weather. we are getting some sunshine today around the bay area. couple of patches of fog out there this morning but it will be warmer by the afternoon. lots of 70s showing up today and tomorrow. over the weekend though we'll cool things down slight chance of sprinkles as we head in towards sunday. got a great picture for you. this is just after the rains sent in from kerry of san francisco. you have those nice raindrop

. >> i'm oprah winfrey and welcome to the first national oprah one fr winfrey show. she was just making a name for her solve when she and her friend came to glide memorial to listen to reverend cecil williams. >> she talked about the fact that she was so glad to be here on a sunday morning especially with people who have come from the street. people who have been hurting. people who have been dismayed. people who have been drug down. >> reverend williams being so moved by her words he foregot to take the church offering. >> and she says don't worry about it, don't worry about it. and she went in her purse and took out a checkbook and wrote a check and it was much more than what we would have had. >> in f. she wasn't handing out money, oprah was helping others make it. this 2002 and over the years she mentioned the croissant from gal lks ziploc bag in richmond as one of -- ga galaxn richmondance one of her favorite things. >> we were on in 2003 and 2005 and a oprah's favorite breakfast show in 2006 and then we were on again just this past year in 2010. >> sense the fi

under something that i just find absolutely hilarious so oprah winfrey this is her last season as of the twenty fifth twenty fifth year right now. so there's a guy who was coming from toronto ontario and told his wife that they were going for a taping of one of oprah's last shows and it turns out that he didn't actually ever buy the tickets so he pretended that he got mugged and the police said that he cut his own forehead with a rock and scrape. on the sidewalk to mimic injuries from a violent street robbery this is also that his wife wouldn't find out and i think we know we know what women look like when they go to the press they can look at that jr is back you know i want to you know this calls for drum roll a cue the drum roll all right open your boxes. open. was. thank god. you know. let me buy the imagine tickets over actually free and so i guess this guy makes this guy even a worse husband because he had to shovel out some dough you know he wasn't even chief he just messed up but that's how sad it is that you would rather scratch yourself or have your arms in the side go to th

also, after some 30,000 guests the final oprah winfrey show featured just one person. herself. that solo appearance was a bittersweet ending to oprah's legendary 25-year run. we have a look at the highlights of that final program. we'll also check in with some of the many, many fans out there, tv critics, as we take a look at oprah. >> something to be said for going out on top. >> that's the way to do it, without question. >> runaway number one. here is jeff glor at the news desk with one more look at the headlines for us this morning. >> just like george costanza. good morning. going out on top. good morning, everyone. in our news here this morning, jared loughner, the gunman who allegedly shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords is headed for he's accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others in january. >>> tomorrow, giffords will talk by video uplink to her husband, shuttle commander mark kelly, aboard the international space station. kelly said he'll finally get to see her from orbit. >> been speaking with her every night before i go to bed. it's her morning.

. >>> after 25 years, oprah winfrey ended her groundbreaking show today, alone, on a stage, with a message she says she wants everyone, all of her viewers, to take to heart. >> what i know for sure, from this experience with you, is that we all are called, everybody has a calling. and your real job in life is to figure out what that is and get about the business of doing it. and that is what i want for all of you. and hope that you will take from this show, to live from the heart of yourself. you have to make a living, i understand that. but you also have to know what sparks the light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world. start embracing the life that is calling you and use your life to serve the world. >> and so we decided, for the next three days, to go to the team launched by oprah winfrey and starting tonight, we sit down with the no nonsense dr. phil mcgraw to ask him the single most important thing he wants everyone to get done for oprah, but most of all, for themselves, in the next 25 years. >> reporter: oprah told viewers today that everyone has a calling. sh

be there for the second-to-last "oprah winfrey show" ever. tomorrow. hank you for being a part of this, this great night, this celebration of what you have done for "the oprah winfrey show." you have made it possible for us to stand for 25 years. your presence in front of your television set and your presence here tonight honors me in the deepest way possible, and i feel the love. thank you. >> don't touch that dial. we will see you tomorrow for the second-to-the-last show in "oprah" history. [captioning made possible by king world] [captioned by the national captioning institute -www.ncicap.org--] >> >> ♪ i will dry your eyes i will fight your fight ♪ this is not a lipstick. [ male announcer ] it's outlast lipstan from covergirl. [ drew ] light as air lipwear that does what a lipstick can't. with one sold every 15 seconds, it's the #1 selling lipstain in the u.s. [ male announcer ] outlast lipstain. from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. >>> tough to look at these pictures there. back to our top story. we are talking about the direct hit. an american