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FILE - In this July 23, 2013, file photo, a "19 Heroes" patch is attached to a flagpole at the site where 19 firefighters died battling an Arizona wildfire on June 30, in Yarnell, Ariz. Wildland firefighters will have to wait at least an extra year before getting better fire shelters than the ones that failed to save the Arizona 19 firefighters in 2013. The U.S. Forest Service's expedited attempt following those deaths to have an upgraded shelter later this year is being pushed back a year after nearly 100 prototypes couldn't outperform the current shelter developed in 2002. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2015, file photo, volunteers learn to deploy fire shelters with practice equipment after a call out by fire officials seeking to supplement their usual resources in Omak, Wash. Wildland firefighters will have to wait at least an extra year before getting better fire shelters than the ones that failed to save the Arizona 19 firefighters. The U.S. Forest Service's expedited attempt following those deaths to have an upgraded shelter later this year is being pushed back a year after nearly 100 prototypes couldn't outperform the current shelter developed in 2002. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2015, file photo, New York Jets free safety Marcus Gilchrist watches during NFL football practice in Florham Park, N.J. The Jets have released Gilchris on Thursday, May 4, 2017, a move that appeared a strong possibility after the team drafted safeties with their first two picks last week. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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Federal officers have to check as many as 27 in-house systems, in addition to state databases, to try to guess whether someone has left. Even then, they can make catastrophic mistakes. (Associated Press/File)
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Authorities investigate a school bus crash Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said middle school students were on the full-sized yellow school bus that crashed about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at a busy crossroads northeast of downtown Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Christina Marquez, right, picks up her son Angelo Marquez at the scene of a school bus crash Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Angelo Marquez was in a the school bus during the crash. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Family members pick up students at the scene of a school bus crash Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said middle school students were on the full-sized yellow school bus that crashed about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at a busy crossroads northeast of downtown Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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A crime scene investigator walks by a wrecked car involved in a school bus crash Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said middle school students were on a full-sized yellow school bus that crashed about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at a busy crossroads northeast of downtown Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Authorities investigate a school bus crash Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, file photo, Delta Air Lines planes are parked at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, MAY 6 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this May 13, 2017, file photgo, a firefighting helicopter drops water on flames along the Gunflint Trail near Loon Lake northwest of Grand Marais, Minn., as firefighters in the air and on the ground battle the week old fire that has destroyed nearly 83 square miles in Minnesota and Canada. The fire began May 5, 2007, with a seemingly innocent campfire. It quickly blew out of control, fanned by erratic winds and fueled by tinder dry conditions. It took 1,000 firefighters from around the country a week to finally corral it. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, MAY 6 AND THEREAFTER - In this May 12, 2017, file photo, firefighters battle fire along the Gunflint Trail north of Grand Marais, Minn. as they continue the fight against the week-old fire that has destroyed over 50,000 acres and over 100 structures. The fire began May 5, 2007, with a seemingly innocent campfire. It quickly blew out of control, fanned by erratic winds and fueled by tinder dry conditions. It took 1,000 firefighters from around the country a week to finally corral it. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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Debris covers the road Wednesday May 3, 2017, as a BNSF Railway work truck passes through water flowing over Hwy. 63 east of Portia, Ark. Water topped highway 63, forcing its closure and also topped the rail line which parallels the highway. Downpours that dumped up to a foot of rain in parts of the nation’s midsection last weekend led to the sudden surge of water. (Stephen B. Thornton/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
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A concrete company, bottom, a Wal-Mart, top center, and other businesses are under water Wednesday May 3, 2017, along U.S. 67 in the heavily flooded East Pocahontas, Ark.. Downpours that dumped up to a foot of rain in parts of the nation’s midsection last weekend led to the sudden surge of water. (Stephen B. Thornton/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
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An Arkansas State trooper drives through the Wal-Mart parking lot in a humvee Wednesday May 3, 2017, in the heavily flooded East Pocahontas, Ark. Downpours that dumped up to a foot of rain in parts of the nation’s midsection last weekend led to the sudden surge of water. (Stephen B. Thornton/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
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Building manager Larry Mueller waits for Pacific building and fire inspectors to finish looking over his antique store to deem it safe for occupancy Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Pacific, Mo. Heavy rains have swollen many rivers to record levels in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Two rental houses look underwater next to the Meramec River on Opps Lane in Fenton, Mo., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Heavy rains have swollen many rivers to record levels in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Five deaths have been blamed on flooding in Missouri, while hundreds of people have been displaced and thousands more are potentially in harm's way. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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A military vehicle, left, and a truck pulling a boat pass in front of flooded businesses under water along U.S. 67 Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in the heavily flooded East Pocahontas, Ark. Downpours that dumped up to a foot of rain in parts of the nation’s midsection last weekend led to the sudden surge of water. (Stephen B. Thornton/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
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Pacific building and fire inspectors look through Pacific Package Liquor to deem it safe for occupancy on E. Osage Street in Pacific, Mo., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Heavy rains have swollen many rivers to record levels in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Five deaths have been blamed on flooding in Missouri, while hundreds of people have been displaced and thousands more are potentially in harm's way. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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In this Oct. 20, 2016 photo, dead oyster shells are seen in the Indian River Lagoon, Fla. Once plentiful oysters have died off in the lagoon due to increased boat traffic as the region's population has swelled faster than anywhere else in the state. Last year, baby oysters died off en masse for the first time, a victim of increasing brown algae in these once pristine waters. An AP analysis of water testing data found that phosphorus pollution from farms and urban development, which the algae feed on, increased by 75-percent in the lagoon from 2000-2016. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)
