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Ice that began to break up overnight shows the clearing on the Bighorn river on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, near Worland, Wyo. The ice jam that caused flooding over the weekend at Worland has broken up and the Bighorn River is back within its banks. Washakie County spokeswoman Kami Neighbors says the ice jam broke up late Monday, and crews are working to clear large pieces of ice left behind in town. (Karla Pomeroy/Northern Wyoming Daily News via AP)
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As the District's nonvoting member of Congress, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton can propose legislation but not vote on it, which she is pressing to change. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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The Feather River flows with force through Oroville, Calif., downstream from a damaged dam Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation's tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered the evacuation for everyone living below the lake amid concerns the spillway could fail and send water roaring downstream. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Rocks are loaded onto a trailer at a staging area atop the Oroville Dam Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Workers hoisted giant white bags filled with rocks, and helicopters planned to fly in rocks Tuesday then release them into the eroded area of the spillway. Dump trucks full of boulders also were dumping cargo on the damaged spillway. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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A gazebo is submerged from the overflowing Feather River downstream from a damaged dam at Riverbend Park Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation's tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered the evacuation for everyone living below the lake amid concerns the spillway could fail and send water roaring downstream. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Play structures are submerged from the overflowing Feather River downstream from a damaged dam at Riverbend Park on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation's tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered the evacuation for everyone living below the lake amid concerns the spillway could fail and send water roaring downstream. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Water gushes from the Oroville Dam's main spillway Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Crews working around the clock atop the crippled Oroville Dam have made progress repairing the damaged spillway, state officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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A man looks to run across the Highway 59 feeder road to take shelter from the rain as strong storms move across the area Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Houston. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A building is submerged from the overflowing Feather River downstream from a damaged dam at Riverbend Park on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation's tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered the evacuation for everyone living below the lake amid concerns the spillway could fail and send water roaring downstream. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 photo, ice jams up along the Big Horn River just below the Culbertson Bridge in Worland, Wyo. The ice jam that caused flooding over the weekend at Worland has broken up and the Bighorn River is back within its banks. Washakie County spokeswoman Kami Neighbors says the ice jam broke up late Monday Feb.13, and crews are working to clear large pieces of ice left behind in town. (Karla Pomeroy/Northern Wyoming Daily News via AP)
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Water gushes from the Oroville Dam's main spillway Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Crews working around the clock atop the crippled Oroville Dam have made progress repairing the damaged spillway, state officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Evacuees rest at a shelter for residents of cities surrounding the Oroville Dam, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Chico, Calif. The thousands of people who were ordered to leave their homes after a damaged California spillway threatened to unleash a 30-foot wall of water may not be able to return until significant erosion is repaired, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea talks about the mandatory evacuations during a press conference in Oroville, Calif. Officials have ordered residents near the Oroville Dam in Northern California to evacuate the area, saying a "hazardous situation is developing" after an emergency spillway severely eroded. (Bill Husa/The Chico Enterprise-Record via AP)
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In this Monday Feb. 13, 2017 photo, mist forms as water flows down Oroville Dam's main spillway near Oroville, Calif. Officials have ordered residents near the Oroville Dam in Northern California to evacuate the area Sunday, Feb. 12, saying a "hazardous situation is developing" after an emergency spillway severely eroded. (Bill Husa/The Chico Enterprise-Record via AP)
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In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, Montgomery Street is empty of traffic in Oroville, Calif. Officials have ordered residents near the Oroville Dam in Northern California to evacuate the area the day before, saying a "hazardous situation is developing" after an emergency spillway severely eroded (Bill Husa/The Chico Enterprise-Record via AP)
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Delores Dearte, right, and Merna Thompson, neighbors from the town of Gridley, Calif., rest at a shelter for evacuees from cities surrounding the Oroville Dam, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Chico, Calif. The thousands of people who were ordered to leave their homes after a damaged California spillway threatened to unleash a 30-foot wall of water may not be able to return until significant erosion is repaired, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Jace Duran, 4, of Oroville, Calif., at left, waits in line for a meal at a shelter for evacuees from cities surrounding the Oroville Dam, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Chico, Calif. The thousands of people who were ordered to leave their homes after a damaged California spillway threatened to unleash a 30-foot wall of water may not be able to return until significant erosion is repaired, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Sonya Warrick, of Oroville, Calif., rests at a shelter for evacuees from cities surrounding the Oroville Dam, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Chico, Calif. The thousands of people who were ordered to leave their homes after a damaged California spillway threatened to unleash a 30-foot wall of water may not be able to return until significant erosion is repaired, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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People line up for a meal at a shelter for evacuees from cities surrounding the Oroville Dam, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Chico, Calif. The thousands of people who were ordered to leave their homes after a damaged California spillway threatened to unleash a 30-foot wall of water may not be able to return until significant erosion is repaired, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Katherine Boeger Knight, left, plays a card game with her daughter Amethyst, 5, at a shelter for evacuees from cities surrounding the Oroville Dam, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Chico, Calif. The thousands of people who were ordered to leave their homes after a damaged California spillway threatened to unleash a 30-foot wall of water may not be able to return until significant erosion is repaired, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
