Watch: Why Fans Think Oprah Winfrey Shaded Patti LuPone Over Audra McDonald ControversyOprah Winfrey is doing her part to help. After a massive July 29 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula led to tsunami warnings throughout Hawaii-as well as California and Washington-the talk show host opened her private road, per the Maui Police, to assist in evacuation efforts. "As soon as we heard the tsunami warnings, we contacted local law enforcement and FEMA to ensure the road was opened," Oprah's rep said in a July 30 statement to People. "Any reports otherwise are false.