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This Aug. 2016 photo provided by courtesy of Tower of Power/Webster Public Relations, shows the band members from Tower of Power, from left, Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith, Sal Cracchiolo, Adolfo Acosta, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Marcus Scott, Tom E. Politzer, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, and Jerry Cortez. Two members of Tower of Power, a group that has been an R&B institution for nearly 50 years, were hit by a train Thursday night, Jan. 12, 2017, as they walked across tracks before a scheduled gig in their hometown of Oakland, Calif., but both survived, their manager said. Calling it an "unfortunate accident," manager Jeremy Westby said in a statement that drummer Garibaldi and bass player Marc van Wageningen (not pictured) are "responsive and being treated at a local hospital." (Tower of Power/Webster Public Relations via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin celebrates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Memorial bunting hangs above the doorway to the Central Park Precinct to honor Detective Steven McDonald, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 in New York. McDonald, who was paralyzed by a teenage gunman's bullet in 1986 but publicly forgave the shooter and became an international voice for peace, died Tuesday at age 59. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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FILE - In this July 11, 1989 file photo, New York police detective Steven McDonald, left, who was paralyzed by a gunman's bullet in Central Park in 1986, poses with his wife Patti Ann and his son, Conor, at a party in New York for their book "The Steven McDonald Story." McDonald, who became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman who shot him, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at the age of 59. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)
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FILE - In this July 5, 2006 file photo, paralyzed New York City police officer Steven McDonald poses with his wife, Patti McDonald at their home in Malverne, N.Y. McDonald, who was paralyzed by a bullet and became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 at the age of 59. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, a worker stands near a ticket counter displaying movies' booklets and a screening schedule at the Digital Cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, Wang Xudong, the manager of Zhuolu County Digital Cinema yawns outside his cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016, a man chats with a vendor selling snacks outside the Digital Cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016, a man browses his smartphone on a sofa inside a main screening hall of the Digital Cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016, a woman cleans the floor at the Digital Cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, a man checks on movies at a ticket counter of the Digital Cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, Wang Xudong, the manager of Zhuolu County Digital Cinema, checks on the main screening hall in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, a man walks out from a main screening hall of the Digital Cinema in Zhuolu county in north China's Hebei province. The brightly-decorated 3-D cinema in this town outside Beijing is showing the latest Chinese and Hollywood films, to row after row of empty red seats. So few people come to watch films here that the theater manager rents out the halls to travelling sales companies or music teachers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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"There won't be a deportation force," House Speaker Paul D. Ryan told CNN in a town hall. (Associated Press)
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Rex Tillerson (Associated Press)
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President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump are both comfortable on the global stage and bring style and chutzpah. (Associated Press)
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President-elect Donald Trump and incoming First Lady Melania Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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This screen image from CNN shows anchor Anderson Cooper, left, and Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway during their 25-minute televised confrontation on CNN Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017, after the network reported on Tuesday that national intelligence officials had informed the president-elect that the Russians had collected a dossier on his behavior. (CNN via AP)
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This screen image from CNN shows anchor Anderson Cooper, left, and Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway during their 25-minute televised confrontation on CNN Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017, after the network reported on Tuesday that national intelligence officials had informed the president-elect that the Russians had collected a dossier on his behavior. CNN did not specifically detail what that behavior was because it couldn’t vouch for its veracity. But it was CNN that gave BuzzFeed the cover to do so, Conway said. "You got the party started," she said. (CNN via AP)
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FILE - This Nov. 2, 2016 file photo shows Tanya Tucker at the 50th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Tucker is postponing tour dates after fracturing a vertebrae and injuring a rib during a fall while on tour. A statement from her publicist released Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, said Tucker was also diagnosed with bronchitis while in the hospital in Texas. The statement said she is receiving breathing treatments and physical therapy, but will not have to have surgery. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
