because of oprah. women will come in and talk about those secret things that have made them unhappy or kept them from their dreams coming true because oprah has made it possible to answer the questions that everybody has. so oprah was a pioneer in that way. oprah, we are going to miss you, although you re not going anywhere. it s like you re moving out of the neighborhood. you ve been down in that house in the corner for all these years. we ve always been able to stop by. you have good parties. and now you re leaving the neighborhood. quite frankly, the street s not gonna be the same without oprah winfrey. love you, girl. i remember when i was on the show for the first time with the entire cast of steel magnolias all in one frame, just sitting there thinking, this can t be happening to me. that s probably my favorite, like, scared oprah show moment. i didn t really belong there, which i think you can see by the way i m dressed. the nice thing about oprah is she has be
ith in god that guide me today. reporter: her announcement couldn t be better timed. a new des moines register poll has her neck and neck with mitt romney for first place. when it comes to the conservative voters who make up the bulk of iowa caucus-goers, bachmann crushes romney. we have to recapture the founders vision. reporter: she s the darling of the tea party. the conservative weekly standard magazine even crowned her queen this week. as she makes her campaign official the scrutiny is increasing on statements the three-term congresswoman has made. calling upon ainvestigation into whether members of congress have anti-american views. are you a flake? well, i think that would be insulting to say something like that. reporter: wallace later apologized for the question. like the others in the republican field, bachmann has her eye on the general election. we cannot afford four more years of barack obama. reporter: the latest abc news poll found that in
the lost little bird gets a big operation and a seafood slushy. as we begin this week, there is a wildfire descendndg on one of the most sensitive and secret locations in america. the los alamos nuclear lab in new mexico, the place where the atomic bomb was born. there are tonight more thann 10,000 people in the surrounding town on the run. the fire already 44,000 acres. and threatening to triple in size. and as we said in a moment, we ll also bring you an investigation into some serious problems with how all of us living near nuclear plants, 120 million americans, should evacuate in a crisis. but let start now with abc s ryan owens covering that fire in los alamos tonight. ryan, good evening to you. i think i can see the fire in the haze behind you. reporter: good evening to you, diane. that is correct. and that is all you can see. this is the main road in and out of town. as you can see, it is largely deserted. the evacuation of 12,000 people, the entire community of
as we begin this week, there is a wildfire descendndg on one of the most sensitive and secret locations in america. the los alamos nuclear lab in new mexico, the place where the atomic bomb was born. there are tonight more thann 10,000 people in the surrounding town on the run. the fire already 44,000 acres. and threatening to triple in size. and as we said in a moment, we ll also bring you an investigation into some serious problems with how all of us living near nuclear plants, 120 million americans, should evacuate in a crisis. but let s start now with abc s ryan owens covering that fire in los alamos tonight. ryan, good evening to you. i think i can see the fire in the haze behind you. reporter: good evening to you, diane. that is correct. and that is all you can see. this is the main road in and out of town. as you can see, it is largely deserted. the evacuation of 12,000 people, the entire community of los alamos, is for the most part complete tonight. people were s