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Two Alton Public Works Department employees, right, talk while monitoring the Mississippi River flood levels on the other side of a flood wall on West Broadway in Alton, Ill., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Two days of rain have pushed off a crest in Alton until Saturday. West Broadway is part of the Great River Road which is closed at Alton and flooded in three places in Grafton, Illinois, 15 miles west of Alton. (John Badman/The Telegraph via AP)
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Premier Restoration Services demos the interior of the St. Francis' Episcopal Church located on South Central Avenue on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in the Old Town business district in Eureka. The first floor of the church flooded with about 48 inches of water, the same amount in December 2015. The company demoed and rebuilt the church after the December 2015 flood. Heavy rain last weekend created a flooding mess in Missouri, Arkansas and neighboring states, and several inches of mid-week rain have helped keep the water high. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Tammy Neeley and her husband Jonathan moved all of their belongings from their garage into their home and stayed through the flood in downtown Pacific on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The Neeley's lifted their home 9 feet with the help of a grant in 2008 after a previous flood. Pacific officials estimate 170 homes and businesses were flooded. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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A riding lawnmower rests on its end in a field in downtown Pacific, Mo., on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Pacific officials estimate 170 homes and businesses flooded. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Geese swim through floodwater from the Meramec River on Electra Drive in Arnold, Mo., on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The floodwater has slowly started to recede. Heavy rain last weekend created a flooding mess in Missouri, Arkansas and neighboring states, and several inches of mid-week rain have helped keep the water high. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Walter Northcutt walks along Boeing Drive as he checks on his neighbors efforts to keep floodwater from Meramec River out of their homes on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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FILE - In this May 7, 1937 file photo, ambulances line up to transfer hospitalized victims of the Hindenburg disaster the previous day to other area hospitals from Paul Kimball Hospital, in Lakewood, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937. The 88-year-old now living in Parachute, Colo., tells The Associated Press that the airship pitched as it tried to land in New Jersey and that "suddenly the air was on fire." (AP Photo, File)
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FILE - In this May 7, 1937 file photo, news photographers take pictures of an unidentified survivor of the German dirigible Hindenburg disaster the previous day, as survivors are transferred from Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood, N.J., to other area hospitals. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937. The 88-year-old now living in Parachute, Colo., tells The Associated Press that the airship pitched as it tried to land in New Jersey and that "suddenly the air was on fire." (AP Photo, File)
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FILE - In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937. The 88-year-old now living in Parachute, Colo., tells The Associated Press that the airship pitched as it tried to land in New Jersey and that "suddenly the air was on fire." (AP Photo/Murray Becker, File)
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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)
