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St. Louis Blues left wing Magnus Paajarvi, left, of Sweden, fights for control of the puck with Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott (1) lets in a goal scored by Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin in front of left wing Marcus Johansson (90) and Calgary Flames defenseman Michael Stone (26) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
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Illustration on Kim's North Korea by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2015 file photo, a worker covers his face to avoid rising dust at a coal-fired power plant, partially financed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, under construction in Kudgi, India. Led by cutbacks in China and India, construction of new coal-fired power plants is falling worldwide, improving chances climate goals can be met despite earlier pessimism, three environmental groups said Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)
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A late-season snowstorm killed many of the cherry blossom buds along the Tidal Bason, but the National Park Service is hopeful surviving younger buds may still bloom during the upcoming National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Associated Press)
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In this March 20, 2017 photo released by Mahaska County Sheriff's Office, burned damage on the pipeline at an above-ground safety valve site southeast of Des Moines near Oskaloosa, Iowa is seen. Authorities in South Dakota and Iowa on Tuesday confirmed incidents of vandalism against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in which someone burned a hole through an empty section of pipe. (Mahaska County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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FILE - In this April 13, 2010 file photo, emergency ministry workers stand near the wreckage at the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski in Smolensk, western Russia. Poland's government is accusing European Council President Donald Tusk of betraying national interests and bowing to Moscow in the investigation of the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed Kaczynski and 95 others. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)
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Firefighters fight an eight-alarm fire that began at an apartment complex under construction and than spread to several nearby homes Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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A firefighter watches from the scene of an apartment complex fire as firefighters douse fires at nearby houses Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. Once one roof caught fire, embers jumped from roof to roof, spreading the blaze, said Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Firefighters fight an eight-alarm fire that began at an apartment complex under construction and than spread to several nearby homes Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Firefighters fight an eight-alarm fire that began at an apartment complex under construction and than spread to several nearby homes Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. Once one roof caught fire, embers jumped from roof to roof, spreading the blaze, said Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Firefighters fight an eight-alarm fire that began at an apartment complex under construction and than spread to several nearby homes Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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People watch an eight-alarm fire that began at an apartment complex under construction and than spread to several nearby homes Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. Once one roof caught fire, embers jumped from roof to roof, spreading the blaze, said Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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A firefighter watches from the scene of an apartment complex fire as firefighters douse fires at nearby homes Monday, March 20, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. Once one roof caught fire, embers jumped from roof to roof, spreading the blaze, said Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, a laptop is seen in Las Vegas. Royal Jordanian Airlines is advising passengers that laptops, iPads, cameras and other electronics won’t be allowed in carry-on luggage for U.S.-bound flights starting Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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In this March 8, 2017, photo, Nepenthe resident artist Erin Gafill paints the coastline while the restaurant is closed due to damage from the recent storms in Big Sur, Calif. Residents are adjusting after a bridge on the Central California coast crumbled last month in heavy rains, splitting the touristy Big Sur area in two. (LiPo Ching/San Jose Mercury News via AP)
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FILE- In this March 16, 2017, file photo, crews use a wrecking ball attached to a crane on the demolition of the storm-damaged Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur, Calif. The crumbling bridge along the California coast has stranded residents in the popular Big Sur area and closed part of iconic Highway 1. (Vern Fisher/Monterey Herald via AP, File)
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FILE- In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 is closed due to damage from storms in Big Sur, Calif. Residents are adjusting after the bridge on the Central California coast crumbled last month in heavy rains, splitting the touristy Big Sur area in two. (LiPo Ching/San Jose Mercury News via AP, File)
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FILE- In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, Maria Placencia and her husband Jesus Mora follow their children as they pull a wagon full of groceries across the storm damaged Highway 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on the way to their home in Big Sur, Calif. Residents are adjusting after the bridge on the Central California coast crumbled last month in heavy rains, splitting the touristy Big Sur area in two. (David Royal/Monterey Herald via AP, File)