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In this photo provided by the Phoenix Fire Department, emergency personnel respond to a wreck in which a large tanker truck rolled on top of at last one vehicle in southwest Phoenix on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (Larry Subervi/Phoenix Fire Department via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Phoenix Fire Department, emergency personnel respond to a wreck in which a large tanker truck rolled on top of at last one vehicle in southwest Phoenix on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (Larry Subervi/Phoenix Fire Department via AP)
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This undated photo released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows Ian McCarthy, of Clinton, Mo., who has been identified as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Clinton police officer Gary Michael during a traffic stop late Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. (Missouri State Highway Patrol via AP)
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In this July 27, 2017, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) is congratulated as he and Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, center, leave the field after the Dodgers 8-0 shutout of the New York Mets in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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CORRECTS CREDIT TO THE ADVOCATE - In this Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, photo, Philana Crite, of Cleveland who was in town for a family reunion, steps of the curb into flood waters in the New Orleans. Parts of New Orleans flooded after a heavy weekend rainfall that officials said overwhelmed the city's pump stations. (Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP)
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This photo courtesy of the Long Beach Fire Department shows firefighters boarding a ship responding to an hazmat incident in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. Long Beach firefighters treated 11 workers and one firefighter for exposure to some hazardous material fumes, at Pier G, where a flammable liquid leaked from a 6,000 gallon tank on a container vessel. Two persons have been taken to a hospital. (Brian Fisk/Long Beach Fire Department via AP)
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This photo courtesy of the Long Beach Fire Department shows firefighters at at Pier G, after boarding a ship in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. Long Beach firefighters treated 11 workers and one firefighter for exposure to some hazardous material fumes where a flammable liquid leaked from a 6,000 gallon tank on a container vessel. Two persons have been taken to a hospital. (Brian Fisk/Long Beach Fire Department via AP)
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Water rises to over five feet at the Franklin Ave. train underpass near I-610 as a torrential downpour flooded city streets, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 in New Orleans. Officials in New Orleans say heavy rainfall overwhelmed the city's pump stations, contributing to flooding in some areas. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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A woman carries a child from a flooded car at the Franklin Ave. I-610 exit as a torrential downpour flooded city streets, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 in New Orleans. Officials in New Orleans say heavy rainfall overwhelmed the city's pump stations, contributing to flooding in some areas. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Cars are stranded after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the city's pump stations, contributing to flooding, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Patrons emerge from a flooded club on Orleans Ave. after a torrential downpour flooded city streets, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 in New Orleans. Officials in New Orleans say heavy rainfall overwhelmed the city's pump stations, contributing to flooding in some areas. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Philana Crite of Cleveland in town for a family reunion, steps of the curb into flood waters at O'Keefe Avenue at Poydras Street Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, after a deluge in the New Orleans area caused widespread flash flooding. (Scott Threlkeld/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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In this Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 photo provided by Lugoff Fire/Rescue, derailed freight cars sit near Lugoff northeast of Columbia, S.C. The derailment damaged the track, delaying a nearby passenger train. (Lugoff Fire/Rescue via AP)
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In this Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 photo provided by Lugoff Fire/Rescue, derailed freight cars sit near Lugoff northeast of Columbia, S.C. The derailment damaged the track, delaying a nearby passenger train. (Lugoff Fire/Rescue via AP)
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FILE - This Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 file photo shows a large sinkhole in the Lake Padgett Estates community in Land O' Lakes, Fla. Florida officials have condemned two more homes due to a Florida sinkhole, bringing the total to six homes that are now unlivable. Authorities said in a news release Sunday that the two additional homes were being condemned. Two homes were condemned Saturday and two were destroyed when the ground caved in on July 14. (Luis Santana Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)
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A man stands near a damaged building after a storm moved through the area in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. A possible tornado struck near midtown Tulsa and causing power outages and roof damage to businesses. (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World via AP)
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Debris from a storm covers a street in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. A possible tornado struck near midtown Tulsa and causing power outages and roof damage to businesses. (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World via AP)
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A man stands outside a Fridays restaurant after a storm moved through the area in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. A possible tornado struck near midtown Tulsa and causing power outages and roof damage to businesses. (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World via AP)
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This photo shows damage to a Fridays restaurant after a storm moved through the area in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. A possible tornado struck near midtown Tulsa and causing power outages and roof damage to businesses. (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World via AP)