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In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, photos of Olympic volunteers hang at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro pulled off last year's Olympics, keeping crime at bay and fending off dire forecasts linked to corruption, environmental degradation and budget cuts as Brazil plunged into its deepest recession in memory. Six months after South America's first games, the flood gates have burst open. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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This Feb. 2, 2017 shows the dry soccer field inside Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium was renovated for the 2014 World Cup at a cost of about $500 million, and largely abandoned after the Olympics and Paralympics, then hit by vandals who ripped out thousands of seats and stole televisions. (AP Photo/Mario Lobao)
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This Feb. 2, 2017 shows Maracana stadium with a dry field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Stadium operators, the Rio state government, and Olympic organizers have fought over $1 million in unpaid electricity bills and management of the venue. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows seats jumbled in a pile inside Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The historic stadium, site of the opening and closing ceremony, has been vandalized as stadium operators, the Rio state government, and Olympic organizers, have fought over $1 million in unpaid electricity bills and management of the venue. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Environmentalists say the Trump administration represents a threat to their efforts, such as replacing fossil fuels and with more renewable energy. Scary messages about the president are helping them raise money. (Associated Press)
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The Washington Nationals need a full season from pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who started last season 13-0 before getting shut down with an elbow injury. (Associated Press)
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Water flows through break in the wall of the Oroville Dam spillway, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. The torrent chewed up trees and soil alongside the concrete spillway before rejoining the main channel below. Engineers don't know what caused what state Department of Water Resources spokesman Eric See called a "massive" cave-in that is expected to keep growing until it reaches bedrock. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Water flows through break in the wall of the Oroville Dam spillway, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. The torrent chewed up trees and soil alongside the concrete spillway before rejoining the main channel below. Engineers don't know what caused what state Department of Water Resources spokesman Eric See called a "massive" cave-in that is expected to keep growing until it reaches bedrock. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Illustration on Trump's tweeting by William Brown/Tribune Content Agency
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Florida State center Kai James, center, fires up her team before an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
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Citizens ask questions and see displays, including a pipe, during a TransCanada open house to explain a proposed gas pipeline beneath the Potomac River, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A Potomac River protection group organized a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. (Kevin G. Gilbert/The Herald-Mail via AP)
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Protest organizer Russell Mokhiber gathers crowd at Hancock, Md., community center during TransCanada open house to explain proposed gas pipeline beneath the Potomac River, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A Potomac River protection group organized a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. (Kevin G. Gilbert/The Herald-Mail via AP)
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Protest organizer Russell Mokhiber gathers crowd at Hancock, Md., community center during TransCanada open house to explain proposed gas pipeline beneath the Potomac River, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A Potomac River protection group organized a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. (Kevin G. Gilbert/The Herald-Mail via AP)
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Jason Hamil, a project management worker, answers citizen questions during a TransCanada open house to explain a proposed gas pipeline beneath the Potomac River, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A Potomac River protection group organized a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. (Kevin G. Gilbert/The Herald-Mail via AP)
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Self-styled hippie Kitty Morgan opened a store called Summer of Love less than a year after Ellicott City floods destroyed her former place of employment.
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Emergency crews work to place sandbags Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, after the 21 Mile Dam near Montello, Nev., broke and caused flooding to the Union Pacific railroad line near Lucin and flooded the town of Montello. (Stuart Johnson/ The Deseret News via AP)/The Deseret News via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2015, file photo, Chris White, general manager of the Central California Irrigation District, explains the expense of sinking land near Dos Palos, Calif. Four years of drought and heavy reliance on pumping of groundwater have made the land sink faster than ever up and down the Central Valley, requiring repairs to infrastructure that experts say are costing billions of dollars. Land in the Central Valley is sinking so much from over pumping of groundwater that it's now starting to damage the state's vital north-south water project, state officials say. (AP Photo/Scott Smith, File)
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FILE - This Dec. 22, 2015, file photo shows a buckle in the lining of the Delta Mendota Canal caused by sinking land near Dos Palos, Calif. Years of drought and heavy reliance on pumping of groundwater have made the land sink faster than ever up and down California's Central Valley, requiring repairs to infrastructure that experts say are costing billions of dollars. Land in the Central Valley is sinking so much from over pumping of groundwater that it's now starting to damage the state's vital north-south water project, state officials say. (AP Photo/Scott Smith, File)
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FILE - This July 23, 2015, file photo provided by the California Department of Water Resources shows the Russell Avenue bridge, over the Delta Mendota Canal in Firebaugh, Calif. The drought has caused the bridge to subside until there's almost no space between bottom of bridge decking and canal water surface. A NASA scientist says in a report released Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 that parts of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than ever as groundwater is being pumped during the state's historic drought. Land in the Central Valley is sinking so much from over pumping of groundwater that it's now starting to damage the state's vital north-south water project, state officials say.(Florence Low/ California Department of Water Resources via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2016, file photo, a protestor, who would only identify himself as Robert, flies an upside down United States flag outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., during the trial for Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five others over the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Federal wildlife employees will again be barred from testifying about any fear they felt during last winter's armed occupation of the national bird sanctuary in southeastern Oregon. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
