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Fisherman Thiet Tran said he was coming in early from Lake Borgne because of the bad weather. He looks up at the clouds while docked in Bayou Bienvenue as Tropical Storm Cindy heads toward Louisiana on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Chris Granger/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Tropical Storm Cindy winds push water about 1-2 feet above normal in Shell Beach, La., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Chris Granger/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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A man and his dog pack up their belongings from the neutral ground on Poland Ave. as they take shelter from the first wave of rain to hit New Orleans as Tropical Storm Cindy heads toward Louisiana on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Chris Granger/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Workmen with the city and volunteers help to shore up gaps in the levee in Lafitte, La. as Tropical Storm Cindy threatens the Louisiana coast, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Ted Jackson/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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In this Monday, June 19, 2017 photo Fremont County undersheriff Ryan Lee inspects a bridge that was destroyed by flooding outside of Riverton, Wyo. Flooding has damaged some rural roads in Fremont County but all major highways, including U.S. 26, reopened by Tuesday. (Daniel Bendsten /The Ranger via AP)
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Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Lee Smithson, warns of a serious threat of flooding along the Gulf Coast from heavy rain bands predicted to fall out from Tropical Storm Cindy, Tuesday afternoon, June 20, 2017, at MEMA headquarters in Pearl, Miss. A number of Mississippi communities are handing out sandbags as rain threatened low-lying areas along rivers and bayous. Flash flooding in low lying areas throughout the southern counties as well as long term flooding along some of the coastal rivers is expected. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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A brightly hued rainfall map provide the background as Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Lee Smithson, warns of a serious threat of flooding along the Gulf Coast from heavy rain bands predicted to fall out from Tropical Storm Cindy, Tuesday afternoon, June 20, 2017, at MEMA headquarters in Pearl, Miss. A number of Mississippi communities are handing out sandbags as rain threatened low-lying areas along rivers and bayous. Flash flooding in low lying areas throughout the southern counties as well as long term flooding along some of the coastal rivers is expected. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Lee Smithson, warns of a serious threat of flooding along the Gulf Coast from heavy rain bands predicted to fall out from Tropical Storm Cindy, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at MEMA headquarters in Pearl, Miss. A number of Mississippi communities are handing out sandbags as rain threatened low-lying areas along rivers and bayous. Flash flooding in low lying areas throughout the southern counties as well as long term flooding along some of the coastal rivers is expected. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, file photo, an Uber car drives through LaGuardia Airport in New York. Uber is enabling passengers to tip its U.S. drivers with a tap on its ride-hailing app for the first time, part of a push to recast itself as a company with a conscience and a heart. Besides the built-in tipping option announced Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Uber is giving drivers an opportunity to make more money when passengers keep them waiting or don’t cancel rides within two minutes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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A crew from Juarez Construction sits under their excavator during a break to avoid the heat, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Tempe, Ariz. Phoenix hit a high of 118 on Monday with an excessive heat warning in place until Saturday. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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In this file image taken from video on Monday Oct. 29, 2012, obtained from the Ugarit news network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows smoke rising from the city following heavy bombing from military warplanes, in Deir el-Zour's Jbeileh neighborhood, 450 km northeast of Damascus Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video, File )
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Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers Jason Colyer and Christina Ellis man the East H Avenue Comstock Township Fire Station as the Comstock firefighters are off duty in Comstock Township, Mich., Thursday, June 15, 2017. Comstock Township Fire Chief Edward Switalski has died after he was struck by an out-of-control vehicle as he responded to another crash on Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan, authorities said Thursday. (Mark Bugnaski/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during the Justice Department's National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, in Bethesda, Md., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein take their seats at the Justice Department's National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, in Bethesda, Md., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens during the Justice Department's National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, in Bethesda, Md., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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In this Saturday, June 17, 2017, photo, damaged USS Fitzgerald is headed to the U.S. Naval base off Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after colliding with Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal off Japan earlier in the day. The 8,315-ton destroyer had its starboard side badly damaged, with a mechanical room and two sleeping compartments destroyed and flooded. Navy officials say the ship also had a big gash on the bottom. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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In this Sunday, June 18, 2017, photo, damaged USS Fitzgerald is docked at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo after colliding with Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal off Japan on Saturday. The 8,315-ton destroyer had its starboard side badly damaged, with a mechanical room and two sleeping compartments destroyed and flooded. Navy officials say the ship also had a big gash on the bottom. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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In this photo provided by Jocelyn Gecker, a helicopter flies over Moraga, Calif., as part of efforts Monday, June 19, 2017, to put out a grass fire that had burned through several acres behind Campolindo High School and was threatening homes. Contra Costa County fire officials say the blaze started Monday afternoon behind the high school. (Harrison Fuller via AP)
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In this Feb. 29, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier cries while speaking to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier died Monday, June 19, 2017, relatives said in a statement. He arrived in Ohio on June 13, 2017, after being held for more than 17 months. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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Illustration on responding to political rage by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times