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In this April 18, 2017, photo, the Red Bridge pedestrian bridge is seen over the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa. A little more than a decade after it was restored, crews went back to the site with a crane to hoist the span more than 4 feet higher, at a cost of $3 million, after experts concluded that the river's flooding risk was double the previous estimates. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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In this Dec. 5, 2016 photo, Max Harris, 27, who considers himself the "creative director" or "camp counselor" at the Oakland warehouse "Ghost Ship" recounts the night of the fire during an interview at Lake Merritt, where a vigil for the fire victims was held in Oakland, Calif. A source close to the investigation tells The Associated Press Monday, June 5, 2017, that two men have been arrested and will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed 36 partygoers. (Dai Sugano/San Jose Mercury News via AP)

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FILE-In this Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 file photo, Donald Vidrine, a BP well site leader from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, leaves Federal Court during a break in the trial of Deepwater Horizon supervisor Robert Kaluza in New Orleans. Vidrine, who pleaded guilty to a pollution charge in connection with the 2010 oil spill, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. He was 69. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File)

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FILE - In this June 28, 2016, file photo, workers survey debris along the 17th fairway of the Old White Course on the property of the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Nearly a year since flooding from torrential rains left 23 people dead statewide, including 15 in the local county, the reconstruction of the Old White TPC course is almost done. This years Greenbrier Classic golf tournament starts on July 6. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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FILE - In this June 28, 2016, file photo, debris from floodwaters litters a pedestrian bridge above Howard Creek along the 18th hole of the Old White Course at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Nearly a year since flooding from torrential rains left 23 people dead statewide, including 15 in the local county, the reconstruction of the Old White TPC course is almost done. This years Greenbrier Classic golf tournament starts on July 6. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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The tee box on the first hole on the Old White TPC Course at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is shown Monday, June 5, 2017. Nearly a year since flooding from torrential rains killed 23 people statewide and left the course damaged and covered in silt, the course's reconstruction is almost done. The PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic starts on July 6. (AP Photo/John Raby)

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Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs speaks during a press conference at the scene where five employees were killed Monday, June 5, 2017, in a shooting at a business in Orlando (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene where the scene where multiple people were killed in a shooting at a business in Orlando, Monday, June 5, 2017. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs speaks during a press conference at the scene where five employees were killed Monday, June 5, 2017, in a shooting at a business in Orlando. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Law enforcement and media respond to a shooting at Fiamma, a business in Orlando on Monday, June 5, 2017. Authorities said there were multiple fatalities in an industrial area near Orlando, Fla. (Aileen Perilla/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Members of the medical examiners office arrive at the scene of a shooting where there were multiple fatalities in an industrial area near Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 5, 2017. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on its official Twitter account that the situation has been contained. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Law enforcement officers confer in front of the building at the scene of a shooting where there were multiple fatalities in an industrial area near Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 5, 2017. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on its official Twitter account that the situation has been contained. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, center, addresses the media after a shooting at Fiamma, a business in Orlando on Monday, June 5, 2017. Authorities said there were multiple fatalities in an industrial area near Orlando, Fla. (Aileen Perilla/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Los Angeles Fire Department shows firefighter Kelly Wong. The department announced that Wong, 29, died early Monday, June 5, 2017 after he was injured in a fall from a ladder during a downtown training exercise Saturday, June 3. When Wong fell he was treated by fellow firefighters and paramedics and then was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The 2-year veteran is survived by his wife and infant son. (Los Angeles Fire Department via AP)

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File - In this Dec. 3, 2016 file image from video provided by KGO-TV shows the Ghost Ship Warehouse after a fire swept through the Oakland, Calif., building. A source close to the investigation tells The Associated Press Monday, June 5, 2017, that two men have been arrested and will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed 36 partygoers. (KGO-TV via AP, File)

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Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings speaks during a press conference at the scene where there were multiple fatalities after a shooting in an industrial area near Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 5, 2017. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on its official Twitter account that the situation has been contained. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Law enforcement investigate the scene where they said there were multiple fatalities at Fiamma, an awning factory, in an industrial area near Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 5, 2017. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on its official Twitter account that the situation has been contained. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel)/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo, samples of coliform testing in milk are studied at the new Department of Agriculture and Food in Taylorsville, Utah. The new building also houses the office of the Medical Examiner and the Department of Public Safety. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo, the Department of Public Safety celebrates the opening of the new Unified State Laboratory, that includes the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office and the Department of Agriculture and Food, in Taylorsville, Utah. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)