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Journalists wait outside North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea's ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on his face, police said Wednesday, announcing they were now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Vehicles make their way down the Mt. Rose Highway near Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. One of the strongest in a series of winter-long storms pummeled the Sierra Nevada with another 3 feet of snow on Tuesday, dumping triggering an avalanche that buried a major highway near Lake Tahoe in 20 feet of snow and dumping record-breaking rain on Reno for the second day in a row. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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A Nevada Department of Transportation snow removal vehicle clears the road on the Mt. Rose Highway near Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. One of the strongest in a series of winter-long storms pummeled the Sierra Nevada with another 3 feet of snow on Tuesday, dumping triggering an avalanche that buried a major highway near Lake Tahoe in 20 feet of snow and dumping record-breaking rain on Reno for the second day in a row. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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A Nevada Highway Patrol officer helps a stuck motorist on the Mt. Rose Highway near Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. One of the strongest in a series of winter-long storms pummeled the Sierra Nevada with another 3 feet of snow on Tuesday, dumping triggering an avalanche that buried a major highway near Lake Tahoe in 20 feet of snow and dumping record-breaking rain on Reno for the second day in a row. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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A procession of police officers escorts the hearse carrying the body of Whittier Police Officer Keith Boyer on the 605 Freeway to Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Boyer was fatally shot and another officer was injured another as they responded to a traffic accident on Monday. (Walt Mancini/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, left, of Sweden, celebrates with center Matt Duchene after he scored the tying goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, in Denver. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, left, of Sweden, follows the puck as it flies toward Los Angeles Kings goalie Peter Budaj, of Slovakia, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Denver. The Kings won 2-1. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Los Angeles Kings center Trevor Lewis, center, is congratulated after scoring a goal by defenseman Alec Martinez, left, and left wing Tanner Pearson against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, front, of Slovenia, picks up a loose puck as Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, of Sweden, pursues in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Los Angeles Kings goalie Peter Budaj, front, makes a stick save of a shot as Colorado Avalanche left wing Blake Comeau, back left, and Kings defenseman Kevin Gravel look on in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard reacts after giving up a goal to Los Angeles Kings center Trevor Lewis in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Los Angeles Kings center Trevor Lewis, back center, scores a goal past Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard, back left, as Colorado Avalanche defensemen Tyson Barrie, front, and Fedor Tyutin, of Russia, cover in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, and Carl Hagelin (62), of Sweden, celebrate Malkin's goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Hurricanes' Victor Rask (49), of Sweden, and Brett Pesce (22) react. Pittsburgh won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Ian Cole (28) defends against Carolina Hurricanes' Lee Stempniak (21) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) and Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) chase the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Flood waters inundate a recreation area Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Rio Linda, Calif. Water overflowing from nearby Dry Creek caused officials to call for a voluntary evacuation of parts of the small community north of Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Rescuers travel by boat through a flooded neighborhood looking for stranded residents Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Rescuers chest-deep in water steered boats carrying dozens of people, some with babies and pets, from a San Jose neighborhood inundated by water from an overflowing creek Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Heavy storms over the past two weeks caused parts of the shoulder and one lane of westbound Highway 50 give way, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, near Pollock Pines, Calif. Crews have one lane open, of the four lane highway, as they work to repair the hole that is about 40 feet long and 17 feet wide on one of the main routes to Lake Tahoe. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Police and firefighters salute as the hearse carrying the body of Whittier Police Officer Keith Boyer arrives at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Boyer was fatally shot and another officer was injured another as they responded to a traffic accident on Monday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Whittier police officers embrace as the body of fallen officer Keith Boyer is brought to Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Boyer was fatally shot and another officer was injured another as they responded to a traffic accident on Monday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)