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Hunter Dreier, left, and Charlie Gillingham, shield themselves from smoke as they look at charred hillsides in San Clemente, Calif., Thursday, June 29, 2017. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says California's wildfire season could be more severe than last year, with nearly 30,000 acres already burned. (Ken Steinhardt/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey listens to a briefing on a northern Arizona wildfire at a command center set up at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Dewey, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey listens to a briefing on a northern Arizona wildfire at a command center set up at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Dewey, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Gov. Doug Ducey speaks to local government officials about the northern Arizona wildfire at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Dewey, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with Jean Wilson, a 71-year-old evacuee from the community of Pine Flats at the fire's evacuation center on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascherat speaks during a news conference at an evacuation center on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tours the fire's evacuation center in Prescott Valley, Ariz., Thursday, June 29, 2017. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Illustration on the continuing hazards of government run health care by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, firefighters battle a brush fire in its second day near South Wenas Road near Selah, Wash. About 150 firefighters from several agencies have been working to contain the fire spanning about 3,000 acres. Officials say the blaze is about 30-percent contained. (Shawn Gust /Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo smoke rises from a brush near Selah, Wash., Wednesday, June 28, 2017. About 150 firefighters from several agencies have been working to contain the fire spanning about 3,000 acres. Officials say the blaze is about 30-percent contained. (Shawn Gust /Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, firefighters battle a brush fire in its second day near South Wenas Road near Selah, Wash. About 150 firefighters from several agencies have been working to contain the fire spanning about 3,000 acres. Officials say the blaze is about 30-percent contained. (Shawn Gust /Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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A helicopter drops water on the Lightner Creek Fire on Lightner Creek Road west of Durango, Colo., on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. The wildfire in southwestern Colorado has burned at least one home and forced the evacuation of about 140 others, as well as a busy campground. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald via AP)
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In this still frame from video provided by WQOW, a woman searches through debris with a vehicle on the lawn of a home near Martell, Wis., in Pierce County on Thursday, June 29, 2017, after a tornado touched down in western Wisconsin on Wednesday. (WQOW via AP)
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In this June 21, 2017, photo, crews battle a brush fire in Gooding County, Idaho. Fire officials say quick responses by ranchers and others in Idaho to more than 20 wildfires sparked by lightning have kept the small fires from becoming major blazes like those that scorched the region in recent decades. About 10 wildfires remained active Wednesday, June 28, in grass and brush in southern Idaho, with one of the largest just north of the Utah border. (Drew Nash/The Times-News via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, smoke billows from a brush fire in its second day near South Wenas Road near Selah, Wash. About 150 firefighters from several agencies have been working to contain the fire spanning about 3,000 acres. Officials say the blaze is about 30-percent contained. (Shawn Gust /Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, firefighters work to control a wildfire along Lightner Creek Road west of Durango, Colo. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emergency to add resources for crews battling a wildfire in the southwest part of the state. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP)
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A structure burning on Lightner Creek Road west of Durango, Colo., on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, quickly spread into the surrounding forest, creating the Lightner Creek Fire and burning an estimated 100 acres. (AP Photo/Durango Herald,Jerry McBride)
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In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, Venus Williams answers questions at a press conference following her loss to sister Serena in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Florida police said Thursday, June 29, 2017, that Williams was in a car crash earlier this month. He said the June 9th crash was under investigation, but declined to give further details. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, Venus Williams reacts during her match against Kristina Mladenovic at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy-2017 tennis tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. Florida police said Thursday, June 29, 2017, that Williams was in a car crash earlier this month. He said the June 9th crash was under investigation, but declined to give further details. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
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A woman waits with her umbrella behind a tram station window during heavy rain in Erfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Weather forecasts predict changeable weather conditions in Germany for the upcoming days. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
