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A group of friends from Chesapeake, Va., work to help clear fallen trees on Elbow Road in Virginia Beach, Va., following a suspected tornado that hit the area on Friday, March 31, 2017. The National Weather Service will not be able to confirm whether a tornado - or tornadoes - hit Hampton Roads until Saturday. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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Crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Many commuters in some of Atlanta's densely populated northern suburbs will have to find alternate routes or ride public transit for the foreseeable future after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse Thursday, completely shutting down the heavily traveled highway. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Construction crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Atlanta's dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Construction crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 as the Midtown skyline stands in the background in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Pedestrians try to cross detoured traffic as Piedmont Avenue is closed due to a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Atlanta's dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Pedestrians walk down a closed portion of Piedmont Avenue near an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Atlanta's dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost heads to the face-off circle as he plays in his first NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in the second period on Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard reaches out to stop a shot off the stick of a St. Louis Blues player in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost, left, fights for control of the puck with St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko, left, slides the puck past Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, reacts after his shot was stopped by Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard in the shootout session of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, front, looks on as his shot goes past St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen for the winning tally during the shootout session of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, left, of Russia, has his shot stopped by Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard in the shootout session of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher, front, is congratulated after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski))

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Texas Rangers Shin-Soo Choo is hit by a pitch from Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Matt Strahm during the sixth inning of an exhibition baseball game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. Texas won 3-0. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

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In this Thursday, March 30, 2017, photo courtesy of the Redondo Beach Fire Department, rescuers treat two men whose boat capsized and crashed into the Redondo Beach Pier, in Redondo Beach, Calif. The men and two others received minor injuries, and rescuers say they're lucky to be alive. (Courtesy of Rob Rappaport/Redondo Beach Fire Department via AP)

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FILE - In this March 27, 2017 file photo, firefighters battle a four alarm apartment fire in Oakland, Calif. Records show an Oakland fire captain recommended in January that a building that burned and killed several people this week should be shuttered immediately due to life-threatening hazards. The emails released Friday, March 31, 2017, by the city show Fire Department officials opted to take less drastic measures. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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FILE - In the March 27, 2017 file photo, an evacuee waits as firefighters battle an early morning four alarm apartment fire in Oakland, Calif. Records show an Oakland fire captain recommended in January that a building that burned and killed several people this week should be shuttered immediately due to life-threatening hazards. The emails released Friday, March 31, 2017, by the city show Fire Department officials opted to take less drastic measures. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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Crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Many commuters in some of Atlanta's densely populated northern suburbs will have to find alternate routes or ride public transit for the foreseeable future after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse Thursday, completely shutting down the heavily traveled highway. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this Thursday, March 30, 2017, photo, Tara Adams poses for a portrait outside her home as she tries to organize a move from the East Chicago, Ind., dwelling. Adams is one of dozens of families remaining at a lead-contaminated public housing complex in northwest Indiana, despite a Friday target date to move them out so the city can tear down the buildings. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)