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"Vote Trump" is spray painted on the side of the fire damaged Hopewell M.B. Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Fire Chief Ruben Brown tells The Associated Press that firefighters found flames and smoke pouring from the sanctuary of the church just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Oct. 28, 2016 photo, tourists walk along the waterfront near Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Fla. More than 1,000 historic buildings in St. Augustine were damaged by Hurricane Matthew's storm surge, even though the Spanish fortress and other well-known structures escaped serious damage. (AP Photo/Jason H. Dearen)
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FILE -In this Saturday, July 9, 2016 file photo, A protester yells at police in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters after police arrived in riot gear to clear protesters from the street in Baton Rouge, La. After a turbulent summer marred by bloodshed, racial tensions and catastrophic flooding, Louisiana's capital will elect a new mayor to lead a city emerging from some of its darkest days. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File)
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In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in King of Prussia, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Neither Trump nor Hillary Clinton talks much anymore about why they're the best choice for president. Instead in the campaign's last days, they're focused on casting each other as a catastrophic choice. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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This photo taken from video provided by KPHO/KTVK shows the scene of a fiery wrong-way, head-on collision, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 in Phoenix. Authorities say the wrong-way vehicle was eastbound on westbound Loop 101 when the collision occurred, closing that portion of the freeway and diverting traffic onto Interstate 17.(KPHO/KTVK via AP)
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Fire department and rescue officials are at the scene of an early morning fatal collision between a school bus and a commuter bus Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Baltimore. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Baltimore Sun via AP)
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CORRECTS SOURCE NAME TO WTOK-TV FROM WTO - In this image made from video, people gather around a pickup truck on a flatbed truck at the scene of an accident on U.S. Highway 80 in Chunky, Miss., late Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. A vehicle struck the flat-bed trailer carrying adults and children who were dressed up for Halloween, killing multiple people and injuring several others, authorities said. (WTOK-TV via AP)
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Fire department and rescue officials are at the scene of an early morning fatal collision between a school bus and a commuter bus Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Baltimore. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Baltimore Sun via AP)
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In this frame from video, emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal school bus and a commuter bus crash in Baltimore, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. (WBAL-TV via AP) ** FILE **
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FILE - This July 2, 2015 file photo shows a sign encouraging residents to save water Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Amid a wet start to California's rainy season, and some mending of Californians' backsliding ways on water conservation, the advice of the state's drought czar: Relax and enjoy the rain. For now. The board will release Californians' latest monthly water-use figures Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, under the state's nearly three-year drought emergency. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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FILE - This combination of two file photos shows, top, the cracked and dry bed of the Almaden Reservoir on Feb. 7, 2014, in San Jose, Calif., and, below, the same reservoir full of water on March 14, 2016. Amid a wet start to California's rainy season, and some mending of Californians' backsliding ways on water conservation, the advice of the state's drought czar: Relax and enjoy the rain. For now. The board will release Californians' latest monthly water-use figures Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, under the state's nearly three-year drought emergency. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the New Jersey National Guard's annual Military Review Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in Sea Girt, N.J. Christie talked about the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy and praised the guard's response to the storm that devastated parts the Jersey Shore. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ** FILE **
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Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) keeps the puck away from Colorado Avalanche right wing Rene Bourque during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 photo, Jesse Aubie drills a new drinking water well in Topsham, Vt. Despite recent rain and snow, much of Vermont is now in a drought and the state is asking residents to conserve water when possible and report shortages. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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Firefighters continue to tackle the blaze at the badly damaged The Royal Clarence Hotel, in Exeter, England, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. A fire has severely damaged what is thought to be England's oldest hotel. The blaze in the southwestern city of Exeter raced through the historic Royal Clarence Hotel, which overlooks the city's medieval cathedral. Firefighters were still tackling the blaze on Saturday, a day after it broke out. The hotel, which had been operating under the name Abode Exeter, dates to 1769. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 29, AND THEREAFTER – In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Mining engineer Henry "Hank" Zielinski overlooks a landscape of waste coal that his employer Northampton Fuel Supply is reclaiming, as he visits the site in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Coal waste discarded by miners of yesteryear wasn't useful for the furnaces of homes and factories of previous generations, but now mining engineers like Henry "Hank" Zielinski can extract fuel from waste coal. (Kent Jackson/Hazelton Standard-Speaker via AP)
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In this Oct. 25, 2016 photo, Gelene Jeudy, 16, pumps water from a contaminated well in Aux Coteaux, a district of Les Cayes, Haiti. Wells and piped networks that people depend on for clean water across the country’s southern peninsula were contaminated or damaged by a combination of ocean storm surge and sewage from the overflowing latrines that are commonly used in rural Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Firefighters extinguish flames from American Airlines Flight 383, flight bound for Miami, which caught fire on the runway at O'Hare International Airport, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, as it was taking off. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)
