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In this December 2016 photo, Chelsie Thompson, center, her twin brother, Cash, 6, left, and big brother Cade, 9, join in on her curiosity about a password for an iPad at their home near North Powder, Ore. Chelsie lost part of her leg in an accident with a riding lawnmower and has had a prosthetic since early November. (S. John Collins /Baker City Herald via AP)
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Colorado Avalanche defenseman Eric Gelinas, front, clears the puck from behind the net as New York Islanders left wing Nikolay Kulemin, of Russia, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen, front, of Finland, reaches out for the puck as New York Islanders left wing Nikolay Kulemin, of Russia, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey, left, is checked by Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene as they pursue the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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New York Islanders center John Tavares, front right, shoots at Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard, left, as defenseman Fedor Tyutin, back right, of Russia, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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New York Islanders center John Tavares, center, drops back to defend as Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, front left, tries to pass the puck to defenseman Patrick Wiercioch in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Penny Marshall second from left, leaves a memorial service at the homes of Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher in Los Angeles Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Reynolds died Dec. 28 at the age of 84, a day after her daughter died at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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A plow clears snow in front of a warehouse, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 in Sparks, Nev. Crews have stacked sandbags in front of a warehouse a half-mile away from the Truckee River, which is expected to experience its worst flooding this weekend in more than a decade. The mayor of the city neighboring Reno has declared a state of emergency as warmer, wet storm is expected to hit on the heels of a colder one that dumped more than 6 feet of snow on the stop of the Sierra over the past week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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City crews help local business owners fill sandbags in the Sparks Industrial Park in Sparks, Nev., Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 within a mile of the Truckee River, which is expected to experience its worst flooding this weekend in more than a decade. The mayor of the city neighboring Reno has declared a state of emergency as warmer, wet storm is expected to hit on the heels of a colder one that dumped more than 6 feet of snow on the stop of the Sierra over the past week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, sandbags are stacked and ready at this Paradise Park home in Santa Cruz, Calif. On the California coast this weekend, forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific, called an atmospheric river, to dump up to eight inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz mountains. Forecasters warn of mudslides on the Central Coast hard hit this summer by scarring wildfires. (Dan Coyro/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
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People load sand bags in preparation for a large storm on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in San Anselmo, Calif. On the California coast, weather forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an atmospheric river to dump up to eight inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz mountains. Forecasters warn of mudslides on the Central Coast hard hit this summer by scarring wildfires. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Ian Sobral ties sandbags in preparation for a large storm on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in San Anselmo, Calif. On the California coast, weather forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an atmospheric river, to dump up to eight inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz mountains. Forecasters warn of mudslides on the Central Coast hard hit this summer by scarring wildfires. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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A business sits above the San Anselmo Creek, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in San Anselmo, Calif. On the California coast, weather forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an atmospheric river to dump up to eight inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz mountains. Forecasters warn of mudslides on the Central Coast hard hit this summer by scarring wildfires. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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A Ross Valley Sanitary District employee checks the sewer level near the San Anselmo Creek in preparation for a large storm on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in San Anselmo, Calif. On the California coast, weather forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an atmospheric river to dump up to eight inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz mountains. Forecasters warn of mudslides on the Central Coast hard hit this summer by scarring wildfires. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Ross Valley Sanitary District workers install a smart cover early warning alarm into a sewer near the San Anselmo Creek in preparation for a large storm on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in San Anselmo, Calif. The device will monitor and alert digitally of impending rise in sewer water levels during a flood. On the California coast, weather forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an atmospheric river to dump up to eight inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz mountains. Forecasters warn of mudslides on the Central Coast hard hit this summer by scarring wildfires. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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In this photo provided by Josh Helling, the Merced River flows Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in El Portal, Calif., near Yosemite National Park. Residents of California from the coastline to the Sierra Nevada are bracing for heavy rain and snow that's already shut down Yosemite National Park and is expected to swell rivers and topple trees. Rangers at Yosemite on Friday closed access to the valley floor, raising memories of flooding in 1997 that forced the park to shut down for two months. (Josh Helling via AP)
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In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, provided by the National Park Service, the Merced River flows through Yosemite National Park, Calif. Residents of California from the coastline to the Sierra Nevada are bracing for heavy rain and snow that's already shut down Yosemite National Park and is expected to swell rivers and topple trees. Rangers at Yosemite on Friday closed access to the valley floor, raising memories of flooding in 1997 that forced the park to shut down for two months. (Jamie Richards/National Park Service via AP)
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A pedestrian makes his way across an icy Willamette Street in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, after a snow storm dumped several inches of snow on the area. A series of winter storms were moving east and threatening turbulent weather across much of the Southeast. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
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A man monitors boards at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Atlanta. Delta canceled about 350 flights due to inclement weather. Shoppers emptied shelves of bread and milk, road workers began working 12-hour shifts, and states of emergency were declared in Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas ahead of a winter storm stalking the South.(Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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Monitors show several canceled Delta flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Atlanta. Delta canceled about 350 flights due to inclement weather. Shoppers emptied shelves of bread and milk, road workers began working 12-hour shifts, and states of emergency were declared in Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas ahead of a winter storm stalking the South.(Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
