here's abc's neal karlinsky for our series, "faith matters." >> reporter: loma linda is known for two things above all else. the seventh dayed a venntist church, that looms large over this city. and one of the healthiest populations in the world. and they want to keep it that way. do you feel people are healthier here than the rest of the country? >> statistically, they are. yes. >> reporter: families believe it's no accident that their city has an average life span well into the 80s. they say it's because they're sitting on a virtual fountain of youth, thr religion, which encourages being vegetarian. that's why many believe in their own unofficial commandment. thou shall not feed kids a happy meal. or a big mac. or for that matter, not allow them the temptation of a mcdonald's anywhere within this city's boundaries. >> we believe that human beings are not made to eat meet. >> reporter: they are among a healthy horde of townspeople up in arms over loma linda's first proposed mcdonald's. >> the first verse is genesis 1:29. which says the best diet for a human being would be fruits and

neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> of course that snowstorm is now just getting started.ll have live updates later on "good morning america." >>> one child and the bus driver involved in a school bus crash in texas are listed in critical condition this morning. it happened when a tractor trailer ran a stop sign and clipped the bus. which then flipped it on its side. the bus driver was knocked unconscious. one child ejected through a roof hatch. 32 people treated at a hospital, 29 of them children. >>> and opening set for todare set for today in garth brooks' lawsuit against a hospital in oklahoma. he says the hospital refused to name a building at the hospital for his late mother after he made a $500,000 donation. the hospital claims it's done nothing wrong, saying brooks' donation was unconditional. >>> it's time now for sports. that means a big, in-state college basketball battle. here's will selva. >>> good morning. michigan and michigan state facing each other for the first time as ranked teams in the top 25 since february of 1998. denard robinson getting into it. par

abc's neal karlinsky is standing watch there for us tonight. >> reporter: when it comes to snow in the pacific northwest, it doesn't take much to cause chaos. and they're now bracing for an entire year's worth of winter in just one day. already in the past few days, just a few inches have sent cars spinning. >> i've been driving a truck for 16 years. and this is the first time i've ever spun out. it's slick. very slick. >> reporter: which is why seattle is on high alert for a full-scale disaster. tomorrow could see a foot of snow or more, twice as much in just a few hours as the city normally gets in an entire year. at seattle's emergency operations center today, the man in charge didn't mince words. >> yeah. it can be very challenging for us tomorrow. can we deliver critical services? that's one of the big objectives we have. >> reporter: the city has a history of grinding to a halt with even a touch of extreme cold. a rare ice storm in 2010 left me stuck in my car for six hours with my mother and young daughter. >> i need to go to the bathroom. >> reporter: the problem is lots of hil

abc 7's neal karlinsky has the story from seattle. from seattle to portland the region clobbered by weather extreme. 110-mile per hour winds ripped through oregon and olympia washington was buried in a possible record 14 inches of snow by lunch. >> my concern right now is i don't want anybody going up because of the floods coming down. >> in seattle, the city's many hilly streets were closed down one by one. some littered with jackknifed buses and spun out cars. >> okay, go. >> we pitched in to help get in doctor going no where fast to her shift at a hospital which she was is desperately trying to make. >> it is hard because there is sequential lights. >> you get stuck. >> the helpless were everywhere even on the flattest of streets in the downtown shopping district. >> got some trouble? >> we set up a camera for hours on one typically steep avenue and watched car after car struggle to get through. on youtube there was video of cars paralyzed by only a few inches of snow earlier. >> this is the second time this guy tried to make tup t

and abc's neal karlinsky leads us off on the streets of seattle. hink those are streets, neal. >> reporter: sort of the streets, diane. seattle is shut down tonight. take a look at where i am. this is a major street in seattle. a hilly one. and take a look at all the people. they have been skiing down, sledding down, snowboarding down, all day long. all the way down this huge street, right down to the stoplights at the bottom. streets like this are one of the reasons that the state patrol has dealt with 500 accidents in just the last 24 hours out here. from seattle to portland, the region was clobbered by weather extremes. 110-mile-per-hour winds ripped through oregon. while olympia, washington, was buried in a possible record 14 inches of snow by lunch. >> my concern right now is i don't want anybody coming up because of the sleds coming down. >> reporter: in seattle, the city's many hilly streets were closed down, one by one. some littered with jackknifed buses and spun-out cars. we pitched in to help get this doctor, going nowhere fast, to her sh

and abc's neal karlinsky leads us off tonight on the streets of seattle. i think those are streets, neal. >> reporter: well, diane, it's sort of a city street. seattle really has been shut down, if you can believe it. this is a major street in seattle right here. and people have been sledding, skiing and snowboarding down this street all day long. you can see somebody coming down on a sled right there. they're going all the way down this road, to the bottom there, right down to the stoplight. and it's hilly roads like this one that has left the highway patrol around here chasing 500 accidents in just the last 24 hours. from seattle to portland, the region was clobbered by weather extremes. 110-mile-per-hour winds ripped through oregon. while olympia, washington, was buried in a possible record 14 inches of snow by lunch. >> my concern right now is i don't want anybody going up because of the sleds coming down. >> reporter: in seattle, the city's many hilly streets were closed down, one by one. some littered with jackknifed buses and spun-out cars. >> okay,

neal karlinsky, mount rainier national park for abc news. >> apparently a lot of clues coming out fromgirlfriend. recently broken up. the mother of his child. look he had anger issues could have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. he was an iraqi war veteran. >> served a tour of duty. she said he was emotionally unstable and had issues with anger. >> we clearly saw that, yep. >>> a mystery unfolding this morning on the grounds of queen elizabeth's winter retreat. police say a dog walker discovered human remains in a wooded area less than a mile from the royal residence. police have sealed off the area now, which is actually a popular tourist attraction. the queen and prince phillip and prince edward, wife sophie and two children are currently staying at the estate. >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators are gathering in jordan this morning for the first face-to-face meeting in 16 months. the first step towards reviving the peace process which broke down in september, 2010, over the issue of israeli settlement construction in the west bank. both caution resuming full bl

for abc news, neal karlinsky, edmonds, washington. >>> it won't be long.y crystal is returning to take on hosting duties. we have an exclusive first look at what billy's been up to. >> i think the thing that's special at the oscars is, it's the granddaddy of all the shows. the oscars, not just an awards show. but it's the best one. if you would tell me i would host the oscars when i was a kid, it would be crazy. only bob hope has hosted more than me. it's hollywood. how long can it last? that will be a theme of the evening, how did you fall in love with movies. it's a common experience we all have. we have to celebrate that more. 1977, i did "soap." that was on ab -- good morning, america. >> you can check out billy on oscar.com. on the big night, check out the exclusive web streamed video, including you can go to the governor's ball. and we're going to do something cool on goodmorningamerica.com as well. we're going to have an oscars stock market. track what other people are saying. i like the idea. >> are we considered experts? >> no. certainly not plays

neal karlinsky has the story. >> reporter: a perfect sunday afternoon.ds on snowmobiles buzzing the edge of a mountain, and shooting every second of it on the helmet cam. watch the reaction of the man on the camera. an avalanche pours down the hill. and john swanson, what was off his snowmobile at the time is swept over and bued. as his friends raced to help, there was no sign of him. frantically, they dig by hand. soon -- >> can you breathe? >> we got you. we got you, buddy. >> reporter: all the while trying to reassure him. >> shovels. shovels, shovels, shovels! >> reporter: they struggle to clear his head and then shoulderers. >> get the helmet off. >> reporter: the rest of him is totally covered. >> let me get his helmet off. >> he's all right! >> the avalanche got me from behind. i couldn't steer. >> reporter: it was his second brush with a deadly situation. he spent six weeks in a coma after being engulfed in flames after working on his car 15 years ago. he said he couldn't budge an inch in the snow. we joined up with an avalanche rescue team. >> d

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neal karlinsky joins us from outside the park. good morning, neal. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we're just outside the park, sort of a staging area at a fire station for trapped families brought out under police escort. the gunman remains holed up in five feet of snow and freezing temperatures, tracked by heavily armed police. it's an all-out man hunt for benjamin colton barnes. police say he shot 34-year-old park ranger margaret anderson during a routine traffic stop on monday. killing the mother of two small children, ages 2 and 4 years old. >> he started to fire at margaret and the other ranger. he got out of the car and fled on foot. >> reporter: police say he left this car behind filled with body armor, weapons, and sup plies, before taking off in the wilderness, still firing. they gathered visitors in this building to protect them. here, guarded by armed park rangers and tactical officers, men, women, and children spent the night sleeping on the floor, huddled together. >> the new visitor's center has all these windows t

first, neal karlinsky joins us from seattle. good morning, neal. >> reporter: robin, good morning. the snow just started coming down a short time ago. just in time to wreak havoc on the morning commute. these trucks have been coming and going all morning. this loader is about to put salt in this truck to send it on the road. they expect today could be bad. this morning, eight states from washington to california to utah are under winter storm warnings and advisory. schools are closed. more than two dozen flights to seattle and portland have been canceled. at stores, people are stocking up like they're expected to be trapped in their homes. >> i bought extra batteries, water, snacks, milk. >> reporter: on the roads, drivers are skidding out. it's a recipe for disaster. hilly streets plus an unusual series of snowstorms. with a region with too few salt trucks. a 66-year-old snow-shoer made it out alive after two nights burning everything he could find to keep warm including $1 and $5 bills and his sox. >> he's thinking i'm going live, i'm going to do whatever i can to live. >> report

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >>> time for the weather and sam.h, gosh, still? >> more of this storm. and a headline that may have been lost in all the rain of yesterday. there were seven tornadoes. another january tornado outbreak in texas yesterday. some of the damage. college station. we have to go back in and look at the damage today. so far, the tornado damage seems to be from the small but powerful tornadoes. now, we'll see this low fire up the east coast today. louisiana, flood warnings going on. a heavy rain will spin all the way to new york city. an icy edge on the northern part of this. watch out if you're north of the front. there could be ice, sleet, and snow mixed in with some of the rain. l.a., 77, palm springs, 81 degrees. >> during the break, robin called road trip. i have shotgun. >> i hear it. good morning, honolulu. >> i hear it. all that weather was brought to you by straight talk. >>> coming up, alec baldwin opens up about the american airlines flight and what set off his temper tantrum. chili's lunch break combos are full of

and neal karlinsky is on the scene for us. good morning, neal. >> reporter: good morning. the park remains closed today. but deep inside where this manhunt was playing out, sources tell us the gunman was making his way along a river, with 1,000-foot rock walls on each side. he froze to death before he could find his way out. it was a manhunt straight out of a movie. elite s.w.a.t. teams in snowshoes, following the trail of an armed gunman at more than 5,000 feet, through some of the roughest terrain in north america. the trail, at times, took them through chest-deep snow. but when they finally caught up with 24-year-old iraq war veteran, benjamin colton barnes, they didn't find an elite soldier laying in wait. >> our s.w.a.t. team and swift water rescue team recovered the body. the bod dewas located in a river. >> reporter: he had on one tennis shoe, jeans and a t-shirt, along with two guns. police say he died from exposure over the course of a freezing night. >> he was a special forces trained soldier. did he have special outdoors experience? he didn't. he was found dead

neal karlinsky joins us with the latest from utah. these details so unsettling. what's incredible is how much planning and preparation these teens were able to do. >> reporter: the planning was meticulous. this is the school right here that the two teens allegedly planned to attack with explosives. they say the whole thing was foiled by a fellow student. they said she received text messages from the suspects. one of them reads -- if i tell you not to go to school, make sure you and your brother are not here. if they pulled it off, 18-year-old dallin morgan and a 16-year-old student could have killed hundreds. investigators say their meticulous plot involved setting off explosives during a high school assembly when the gymnasium would be packed with students. they then planned to steal a small airplane from nearby ogden hinkley airport. >> if they would have achieved what they wanted to achieve, there would have been significant loss of life. >> reporter: police say the if two had detailed maps of the school's layout, security systems and surveillance cameras, all