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Local man Islet Delibasic talks to journalists after a landslide near the Bosnian town of Kakanj , 50 kms north of Sarajevo on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. More than 150 people have been evacuated from their homes in central Bosnia due to a major landslide at the nearby open pit coal mine that has threatened to bury their villages. ( AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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An abandoned house near the Bosnian town of Kakanj, 50 kms north of Sarajevo on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. More than 150 people have been evacuated from their homes in central Bosnia due to a major landslide at the nearby open pit coal mine that threatens to bury their villages. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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Engineers inspect the top soil after a landslide near the Bosnian town of Kakanj , 50 kms north of Sarajevo on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. More than 150 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in central Bosnia due to a major landslide at the nearby open pit coal mine that has threatened to bury their villages. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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Workers survey damage after a landslide near the Bosnian town of Kakanj located 50 kms north of Sarajevo on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. More than 150 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in central Bosnia due to a major landslide at an open pit coal mine that threatened to bury their villages. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, file photo, Supporters of Utah's Bears Ears national monument hold signs during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers have backed a resolution urging the state to be prepared to sue the U.S. government if Washington leaders don't start handing over federal land to the state. Members of a House natural resources committee on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, approved the proposal, despite concern from one lawmaker that it could be costly and hurt the environment. (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo, fisherman Tom Cowper of Peabody, Mass., walks from his ice fishing shack at Jim Worthing's Smelt Camp on the Kennebec, River in Pittston, Maine. Fishermen and state regulators said the population of smelt appears to have made a comeback in 2017 after a down year in which few of them were caught. Ice fishing for smelts is a winter tradition in Maine, where the small fish are fried and eaten whole. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Florida Panthers defenseman Jason Demers (55) and Calgary Flames center Lance Bouma (17) fall to the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks to reporters after delivering his annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) ** FILE **
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FILE--In this Feb. 18, 2017, file photo, traffic passes along the scene where a tractor trailer and a San Bernardino County Fire Department fire engine fell on from southbound Interstate 15 where part of the freeway collapsed due to heavy rain in the Cajon Pass, Calif. The bill to repair California's roadways hammered by floods and rockslides in an onslaught of storms this winter is already at least $550 million, more than double what the state budgeted for such emergencies. (David Pardo/The Daily Press via AP, file)
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FILE--In this Feb. 18, 2017, file photo, officials look over the scene where a tractor trailer fell from southbound Interstate 15 where part of the freeway collapsed due to heavy rain in the Cajon Pass, Calif. The bill to repair California's roadways hammered by floods and rockslides in an onslaught of storms this winter is already at least $550 million, more than double what the state budgeted for such emergencies. (David Pardo/The Daily Press via AP, file)
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FILE--This Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, shows erosion caused when overflow water cascaded down the emergency spillway, right, of the Oroville Dam in Oroville, Calif. The bill to repair California's roadways hammered by floods and rockslides in an onslaught of storms this winter is already at least $550 million, more than double what the state budgeted for such emergencies. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)
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FILE--In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, the shoulder and one lane of westbound Highway 50 are damaged due to storms near Pollock Pines, Calif. The bill to repair California's roadways hammered by floods and rockslides in an onslaught of storms this winter is already at least $550 million, more than double what the state budgeted for such emergencies. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo, Caltrans engineers evaluate storm damage near a large crack on the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. The bill to repair California’s roadways hammered by floods and rockslides in an onslaught of storms this winter has reached nearly $600 million, more than double what the state budgeted for such emergencies, and the costs are mounting for other badly damaged infrastructure just two months into 2017. On the rain-soaked coast in Central California, the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge has crumble beyond repair, blocking passage on the north-south Highway 1 route for up to a year. Until it is rebuilt, visitors can drive up to view the roughed coastline, then turn back. (David Royal /The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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The CEO of Volkswagen Matthias Mueller speaks during a press conference held after the conclusion of the company's board of directors meeting in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Volkswagen bounced back into the black in 2016 after suffering a loss the previous year due to the diesel emissions scandal, according to figures released by the German automaker Friday. (Swen Pf'rtner/dpa via AP)
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The CEO of Volkswagen Matthias Mueller speaks during a press conference held after the conclusion of the company's board of directors meeting in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Volkswagen bounced back into the black in 2016 after suffering a loss the previous year due to the diesel emissions scandal, according to figures released by the German automaker Friday. (Swen Pf'rtner/dpa via AP)
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The CEO of Volkswagen Matthias Mueller gestures during a press conference held after the conclusion of the company's board of directors meeting in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Volkswagen bounced back into the black in 2016 after suffering a loss the previous year due to the diesel emissions scandal, according to figures released by the German automaker Friday. (Swen Pf'rtner/dpa via AP)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his proposal to spend $437 million on flood control and emergency response in the wake of recent storms, during a news conference Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. In the background are photographs of recent storm damage.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his proposal to spend $437 million on flood control and emergency response in the wake of recent storms, during a news conference Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his proposal to spend $437 million on flood control and emergency response in the wake of recent storms, during a news conference Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. In the background is a photograph showing the hole in the main spillway of the Oroville Dam. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown answers a question concerning his proposal to spend $437 million on flood control and emergency response in the wake of recent storms, during a news conference Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. In the background are photographs of recent storm damage.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
