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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2017 file photo, a blanket of fog is seen over the city skyline in San Francisco. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly July 14 fire in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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FILE - In this March 24, 2009 file photo, lights shine from high-rise buildings in New York. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly July 14 fire in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2017 file photo provided by KITV, fire damage from a blaze that killed three people and left 12 injured in the Marco Polo building in Honolulu is shown. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly blaze in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (Brenton Awa/KITV via AP, File)
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FILE - In this July 14, 2017 file photo, firefighters on several balconies spray water upwards while trying to contain a fire at the Marco Polo apartment complex in Honolulu. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly blaze in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2017 file photo the Marco Polo building is shown after a fire the day before gutted several of the top floors of the residential high-rise in Honolulu. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly blaze in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
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A tourist shelters from the sun near the Colosseum in Rome, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Italy is gripped by drought as the summer heat continues with no sign of rain. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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A tourist walks past a damaged structure outside a mosque after an earthquake at the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful Friday earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region in Greece and Turkey.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A marble part of a column is seen on the ground outside a mosque after an earthquake at the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017.Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful Friday earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region in Greece and Turkey.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A woman feeds puppies next to rubble, following an earthquake at the port of Kos island, Greece, on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful Friday earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region in Greece and Turkey.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Ancient columns lie on the ground following an earthquake at the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of residents and tourists on the eastern Greek island of Kos spent the night sleeping outdoors, on beach lounge-chairs, in parks and olive groves or in their cars, a night after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region, in Greece and Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Culture ministry employees inspect the damage of a mosque at the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of residents and tourists on the eastern Greek island of Kos spent the night sleeping outdoors, on beach lounge-chairs, in parks and olive groves or in their cars, a night after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region, in Greece and Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A boy on a bicycle looks on in front of a damaged mosque following an earthquake in the Mediterranean island of Kos, Greece, Friday, July 21, 2017. Causing panic but little serious damage, a powerful earthquake shook vacation resorts in Greece and Turkey, hurting nearly 500 people and killing two tourists who were crushed when a building collapsed on a popular bar in the Greek island of Kos. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A woman walks in front of the damaged facade of Agios Nikolaos church following an earthquake in Kos island, Greece, Friday, July 21, 2017. Causing panic but little serious damage, a powerful earthquake shook vacation resorts in Greece and Turkey, hurting nearly 500 people and killing two tourists who were crushed when a building collapsed on a popular bar in the Greek island of Kos. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A man walks past a car crushed under rubble near the port of the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of residents and tourists on the eastern Greek island of Kos spent the night sleeping outdoors, on beach lounge-chairs, in parks and olive groves or in their cars, a night after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region, in Greece and Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A crack is seen on the ground as a man walks in front of a Greek flag at the port of the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of residents and tourists on the eastern Greek island of Kos spent the night sleeping outdoors, on beach lounge-chairs, in parks and olive groves or in their cars, a night after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region, in Greece and Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A man walks past a car crushed under rubble near the port of the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Hundreds of residents and tourists on the eastern Greek island of Kos spent the night sleeping outdoors, on beach lounge-chairs, in parks and olive groves or in their cars, a night after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region, in Greece and Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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British tourists sleep on sun beds of a hotel following an earthquake in the Mediterranean island of Kos, Greece, late Friday, July 21, 2017. Causing panic but little serious damage, a powerful earthquake shook vacation resorts in Greece and Turkey, hurting nearly 500 people and killing two tourists who were crushed when a building collapsed on a popular bar in the Greek island of Kos. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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People sleep on the ground following an earthquake in the Mediterranean island of Kos, Greece, late Friday, July 21, 2017. Causing panic but little serious damage, a powerful earthquake shook vacation resorts in Greece and Turkey, hurting nearly 500 people and killing two tourists who were crushed when a building collapsed on a popular bar in the Greek island of Kos.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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People sleep at a playground early Saturday, July 22, 2017 following an earthquake in the Mediterranean island of Kos, Greece. Causing panic but little serious damage, a powerful earthquake shook Friday vacation resorts in Greece and Turkey, hurting nearly 500 people and killing two tourists who were crushed when a building collapsed on a popular bar in the Greek island of Kos.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Ken Giles reacts after closing out a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
