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Protesters chant on the steps of the statehouse against Electoral College voting, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. Members of Washington state's Electoral College met at noon Monday in the Capitol to complete the constitutional formality. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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An actor performs as Benjamin Franklin stresses the importance of the Electoral College before the Alabama Electoral College casted their votes Alabama Capitol building on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama's nine presidential electors have all cast their ballots for Republican president-elect Donald Trump. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

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In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, photo, University of North Florida students, Garrett Baumann, right, Chris Martin, center, and Jason Pavichall, work to customize a toy car so that it can be used by a girl with cerebral palsy at the university in Jacksonville, Fla. At the university, engineering and physical therapy students are converting drivable toy cars from store shelves into custom-made fun for disabled children. The Adaptive Toy program is now in its third year, has received a 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health and is helping families with disabled children while giving the students a dose of community service that will stick with them long after graduation. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 19 - This Dec. 9, 2016 photo, shows the new Archer City ISD Junior High/High School in Archer City, Texas, that was constructed on the same spot as the previous 90-year-old school. Students and faculty moved into the building Dec. 1. (Lana Sweeten-Shults/Times Record News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 19 - In this Dec 9, 2016 photo, Maeley Herring works in the journalism studio at the new Archer City ISD Junior High/High School in Archer City, Texas. Students and faculty moved into the new 55,000-square foot, two-story facility on Dec. 1. (Lana Sweeten-Shults/Times Record News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 19 - In this Dec 9, 2016 photo, assistant band director David Belcher readies students for the inaugural concert in the new Archer City ISD Junior High/High School auditorium in Archer City, Texas. The school project, which began with the demolition of the old high school in June 2015, cost $11.4 million. Students and faculty moved into the building on Dec. 1. (Lana Sweeten-Shults/Times Record News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 19 - In this Dec 9, 2016 photo, instruments are nestled in cubicles in the band hall of the new Archer City ISD Junior High/High School in Archer City, Texas. Students and faculty moved into the new 55,000-square foot, two-story facility on Dec. 1. The school was funded by a $17.75 million bond passed in November 2014. (Lana Sweeten-Shults/Times Record News via AP)

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Alabama guard Avery Johnson Jr.. top right, shoots and scores against Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Alabama forward Braxton Key (25) scores against Clemson center Sidy Djitte in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Alabama guard Avery Johnson Jr. dunks against Alabama in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell scores against Alabama in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC. 18 AND THEREAFTER - In a Dec. 12, 2016 photo, Mulberry Elementary School's therapy dog, Finley, licks Kaylee Cochran, in Muscatine, Iowa. Finley is Mulberry Elementary's first therapy dog and one of his many jobs is to help students cope with sadness or anxiety. (Liora Engel-Smith/Muscatine Journal via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC. 18 AND THEREAFTER - In a Dec. 12, 2016 photo, trainer Lindsay Welsch, left, holds Finley as kindergartner Ben Maas pets him at Mulberry Elementary School in Muscatine, Iowa. Finley is Mulberry Elementary's first therapy dog and one of his many jobs is to help students cope with sadness or anxiety. (Liora Engel-Smith/Muscatine Journal via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC. 18 AND THEREAFTER - In a Dec. 12, 2016 photo, first grader Annabella Hesseling reads to Finley at Mulberry Elementary School in Muscatine, Iowa. Finley is Mulberry Elementary's first therapy dog and one of his many jobs is to help students cope with sadness or anxiety. (Liora Engel-Smith/Muscatine Journal via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, paint cans surround Claire Cooley, a 7th grade student at Anson Middle School, as she paints a hay bale in Anson, Texas. Anson Middle School art students have painted 41 bales around town for the Christmas season. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - This Nov. 29, 2016 photo, shows one of the complete hay bales on the courthouse squarein Anson, Texas. Anson Middle School art students have painted 41 bales around town for the Christmas season. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Hanna Jones, second from right, and Trista McIntire, right, laugh as boys from their eighth grade art class strain to tip over a hay bale on the courthouse square in Anson, Texas. Anson Middle School art students have painted 41 bales around town for the Christmas season. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Eighth grade student Hanna Jones adds color to the candy cane painted on a hay bale near the Jones County Courthouse in Anson, Texas. Anson Middle School art students have painted 41 bales around town for the Christmas season. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Lauryn Macias, 13, watches as Erica Jones fills in the color for Santa Claus' eyes on one of the hay bales around the Jones County Courthouse in Anson, Texas. Anson Middle School art students have painted 41 bales around town for the Christmas season. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Erica Jones, the Anson Middle School art teacher, pains the eyes on a portrait of Santa Claus decorating a hay bale along U.S. 277 in Anson, Texas. Anson Middle School art students have painted 41 bales around town for the Christmas season. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)