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In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, a group of protesters burn American flags on the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Iowa. A man wielding a fire extinguisher rescued the burning flags from the protesters demonstrating against racial and social injustice and U.S. imperialism. (David Scrivner /Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)
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A billboard memorializing Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura is shown along I-29 in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. The Kansas City Royals organization gathered together Friday to remember Yordano Ventura in a private Celebration of Life for the pitcher who died Sunday in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Investigators check a school bus that crushed a car after a chain reaction crash in South Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A Fire Department spokesman said there were no injuries to the seven students or the driver aboard the bus. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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An investigator checks a school bus that crashed in South Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A Fire Department spokesman said there were no injuries to the seven students or the driver aboard the bus. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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Highway patrol investigators investigate the scene after a school bus into several cars in South Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A Fire Department spokesman said there were no injuries to the seven students or the driver aboard the bus. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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A car is wedged under a school bus that crashed in South Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A Fire Department spokesman said there were no injuries to the seven students or the driver aboard the bus. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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Israel Alvarez, right, stands in the courtroom for his arraignment, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Cleveland. Alvarez kept his hands clasped in front of his face Thursday while a judge set a $500,000 bond in Cleveland Municipal Court. Alvarez was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and failing to stop after a fatal accident in the death of Patrolman David Fahey. Fahey was struck Tuesday morning while setting down flares to close lanes on Interstate 90 after an earlier fatal accident. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP)
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Israel Alvarez, right, is escorted into the courtroom for his arraignment, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Cleveland. Alvarez kept his hands clasped in front of his face Thursday while a judge set a $500,000 bond in Cleveland Municipal Court. Alvarez was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and failing to stop after a fatal accident in the death of Patrolman David Fahey. Fahey was struck Tuesday morning while setting down flares to close lanes on Interstate 90 after an earlier fatal accident. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP)
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Clean up workers gather oil-contaminated sand bags at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., Thursday, May 21, 2015. The clean-up for the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency helped oversee, climbed to $92 million. The former head of President Donald Trump's transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency says he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts for the department. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - In this May 21, 2015 file photo, workers prepare an oil containment boom at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif. The clean-up for the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency helped oversee, climbed to $92 million. The former head of President Donald Trump's transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency says he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts for the department. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Faulk (27) battles with Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Brown (23) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Los Angeles Kings' Kyle Clifford (13) clears the puck away from Carolina Hurricanes' Derek Ryan (33) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Los Angeles Kings' Marian Gaborik (12) celebrates his goal with teammate Drew Doughty (8) as Carolina Hurricanes' Ron Hainsey (65) skates by during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Los Angeles Kings' Marian Gaborik (12) celebrates his go-ahead goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Los Angeles Kings goalie Peter Budaj (31) eyes the puck as he battles Carolina Hurricanes' Lee Stempniak, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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A year after her husband Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was fatally shot by police after a standoff near Burns, Oregon, his widow Jeanette is continuing her fight against the Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights for the family's cattle herds. (Associated Press)
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In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, cars move slowly after a semi-truck rollover accident closed Interstate 90 eastbound for a few hours at Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. Snoqualmie Pass averages 28,000 vehicles a day, so keeping roads open can be a challenging goal in the winter weather. (Bettina Hansen /The Seattle Times via AP)
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In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, John Stimberis, an avalanche forecasting and control supervisor for the Washington State Department of Transportation at Snoqualmie Pass, does a compression test to get a feel for the strength of the snow and any unstable layers. Stimberis generally starts his day with closely monitoring the weather forecast and measuring different conditions at the WSDOT snow study area at Snoqualmie Pass. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times via AP)
