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Two people eat lunch on the sand as waves break behind them in Seal Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. The first of three winter storms hit California Wednesday as the drought retreats. (Sam Gangwer/The Orange County Register via AP)

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William Wright fills a few sandbags in the parking lot next to Fire Station 44 on 8th Street in Seal Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. The City of Seal Beach placed sand bags and piles of sand in several places around the city for residents to prepare for the coming winter storms. (Sam Gangwer/The Orange County Register via AP)

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A pedestrian tries to jump across a snow-runoff puddle caused by a blocked storm drain at Third Avenue and Monroe Street, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

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Iranian firefighters work at the scene of the collapsed Plasco building after being engulfed by a fire, in central Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire collapsed on Thursday as scores of firefighters battled the blaze. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Rescuers make their way to the hotel hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Finance Police via AP)

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Firefighters vehicles make their way to the hotel hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Firefighters via AP)

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Rescuers make their way to the hotel hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Finance Police via AP)

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This photo taken from a video released by rescuers shows a window of the hotel hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Finance Police via AP)

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This photo taken from a video shows show piles of snow and rubble inside the hotel Rigopiano in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Finance Police via AP)

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An aerial view of the Rigopiano Hotel hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Firefighters via AP)

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An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)

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An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)

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Texas Tech's Justin Gray (5) lays up the ball past TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Alex Robinson (25) charges into Texas Tech's Matthew Temple (34) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP) /Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Kenrich Williams (34) rebound the ball during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Texas Tech's Zach Smith (11) lays up the ball over TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Desmond Bane (1) shoots the ball during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU coach Jamie Dixon directs his players during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Alex Robinson (25) shoots the ball over Texas Tech's Aaron Ross (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) shoots the ball over Texas Tech's Aaron Ross (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)