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Workers search for victims and clear debris, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, near Darrington, Wash., at the site of the deadly mudslide that hit the community of Oso,Wash. on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Workers go through the first stage of the decontamination process after coming off the site of a fatal mudslide near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The March 22 mudslide destroyed a rural mountainside community northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/The Herald, Mark Mulligan) MANDATORY CREDIT.

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Rescuers work through deep mud at the site of a fatal mudslide on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, near Oso, Wash. The March 22 mudslide destroyed a rural mountainside community northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/The Herald, Mark Mulligan) MANDATORY CREDIT.

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A bird stands atop on debris at the site of March's fatal mudslide near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The March 22 mudslide destroyed a rural mountainside community northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/The Herald, Mark Mulligan) MANDATORY CREDIT.

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A sheriff official takes photos of debris from a massive fatal mudslide near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The March 22 mudslide destroyed a rural mountainside community northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/The Herald, Mark Mulligan) MANDATORY CREDIT.

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Two workers look down at the expansive field of twisted wires, broken wood and other mangled debris, seen from an emergency and work access road connecting Arlington to Darrington at the west site of the mudslide on Highway 530, near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The death toll from the March 22 mudslide has increased to 28. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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Workers dig at a much drier mudslide site on the west side at the west site of the mudslide on Highway 530 near mile marker 37, near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The death toll from the March 22 mudslide has increased to 28. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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The scale of the mudslide's reach can be seen from an emergency and work access road, connecting Arlington to Darrington, as crews work to clear mud and debris at the west site of the mudslide on Highway 530, near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The death toll from the March 22 mudslide has increased to 28. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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An American flag found in the debris hangs at half-staff on a single standing tree, with the slide site in the background, at the west site of the mudslide on Highway 530, near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The death toll from the March 22 mudslide has increased to 28. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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Washington State Department of Transportation workers enter the mudslide site on a constructed path of plywood on Highway 530 near mile marker 37, near Oso, Wash., Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The death toll from the March 22 mudslide has increased to 28. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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Workers carrying hand tools and shovels walk past a U.S. flag, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, near Darrington, Wash., in the debris field of the deadly mudslide that hit the community of Oso,Wash. on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Bellevue Fire Department Lt. Richard Burke answers media questions at the west site of the mudslide on Highway 530, near Oso, Wash., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The death toll from the March 22 mudslide has increased to 28. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. The committee is looking for answers from Barra about safety defects and mishandled recall of 2.6 million small cars with a faulty ignition switch that's been linked to 13 deaths and dozen of crashes. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)