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President Barack Obama prepares to make a statement after he toured tornado-damaged areas of Vilonia, Ark., Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Obama is visiting with first responders and families affected by the recent tornados before traveling on to California where he will raise money for the Democratic Party and receive an award from a foundation created by movie director Steven Spielberg. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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This image provided by NASA shows research pilot and aeronautical engineer, William Harvey Dana. Dana, the famed research test pilot who flew the X-15 rocket plane and other pioneering aircraft, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 83. (AP photo/NASA)

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FILE - This 1967 file image provided by NASA shows research pilot Bill Dana in front of the X-15 on the dry lake bed at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Dana, the famed research test pilot who flew the X-15 rocket plane and other pioneering aircraft, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 83. (AP Photo/NASA, File)

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A State Fire instructor watches as firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North Dakota to East Coast refineries. The Port of Albany has become a major hub for crude oil transport, with oil trains arriving daily on routes that cross the state from the west and north. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North Dakota to East Coast refineries. The Port of Albany has become a major hub for crude oil transport, with oil trains arriving daily on routes that cross the state from the west and north. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North Dakota to East Coast refineries. The Port of Albany has become a major hub for crude oil transport, with oil trains arriving daily on routes that cross the state from the west and north. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A State Fire instructor watches as firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North Dakota to East Coast refineries. The Port of Albany has become a major hub for crude oil transport, with oil trains arriving daily on routes that cross the state from the west and north. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North Dakota to East Coast refineries. The Port of Albany has become a major hub for crude oil transport, with oil trains arriving daily on routes that cross the state from the west and north. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)