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Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval talks to reporters Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Reno, Nev., atop one of the downtown bridges across the Truckee River that remained closed after floodwaters crested earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
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Jason Williams, left, is rescued by Calfire rescue swimmer Danny Ciecek after Williams got snagged on trees while trying to kayak the Carmel River with a friend near Paso Hondo Road in Carmel Valley on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after a large storm passed through Monterey County. (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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In this Oct. 29, 2014, file photo, motorists drive past a sign warning of upcoming traffic cameras in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
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Illustration on U. S. intelligence agencies by William Brown/Tribune Content Agency
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This May 2016 photo provided by Michael Brown shows Sebastian Bull, his wife Amy Bull, and their children Camden and Brady Bull, posing in the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant sequoia that had a tunnel carved into it in the 1880s, during a visit to Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold, Calif. The tree was toppled over by a massive storm Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Four generations of Brown’s family have spent countless hours at the tree and often took out-of-town visitors there, some from as far away as Turkey. (Michael Brown via AP)
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This May 2015 photo provided by Sumner Crawford shows the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant sequoia that had a tunnel carved into it in the 1880s, during a visit to Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold, Calif. The tree was toppled over by a massive storm Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Crawford said that he was stunned by the sequoia's size — when his family of four tried to join hands around the tree they discovered they couldn't even come close. (Sumner Crawford via AP)
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In this May 2015 photo provided by Michael Brown, John and Lesley Ripper pose in the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant, centuries-old sequoia that had a tunnel carved into it in the 1880s, during a visit to Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold, Calif., in the Sierra Nevada. The tree came crashing down on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, during a massive storm. “I was blown away,” said John Ripper, a 55-year-old printer in Northville, Michigan. “I’ve traveled to 70 countries, But that particular tree and being able to walk underneath it and touch it was quite a memorable moment and something I won’t soon forget.” (Michael Brown via AP)
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A couple looks out at the Russian River as it flows through a beach park Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Monte Rio, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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The Russian River flows just below cabins and a hotel Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Monte Rio, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, back center, delivers her inaugural speech in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Brown has been sworn in to complete the remaining two years of former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's term. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, back center, delivers her inaugural speech in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Brown was sworn in to complete the remaining two years of former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's term. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers her inaugural speech in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Brown was sworn in to complete the remaining two years of former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's term. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers her inaugural speech in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Brown was sworn in to complete the remaining two years of former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's term. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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University of Vermont professor Stephanie Seguino addresses an audience Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Burlington, Vt., while discussing the findings of a study that has found racial disparities in how police treat drivers in the state. The study looked at 2015 traffic stop data from 29 police departments around Vermont. Among the findings, black drivers were four times more likely than whites to be searched after traffic stops, and Hispanic drivers were nearly three times more likely. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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Calvary Baptist Church senior pastor Kyle Sullivan, right, embraces church attendee Lynn Monday, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 after high winds blew off a portion of the roof of the church sanctuary in Colorado Springs, Colo. High winds have overturned some large vehicles and damaged buildings in the Colorado Springs area while ice is making travel dangerous in western Colorado. (Mark Reis/The Gazette via AP)
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A CSPD officer battles the winds and helps someone from an accident into his police cruiser early Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Destructive winds blow dust and debris during rush hour traffic. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
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This Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 photo provided by Jim Allday shows an informational sign at the ruins of the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant, centuries-old sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold in California's Sierra Nevada, after it came crashing down during a storm earlier Sunday. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada swept through the area over the weekend. Park volunteer Joan Allday said the tree had been weakening and leaning severely to one side for several years. (Jim Allday via AP)
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This Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 photo provided by Jim Allday shows the ruins of the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant, centuries-old sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold in California's Sierra Nevada, after it came crashing down during a storm earlier Sunday. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada swept through the area over the weekend. Park volunteer Joan Allday said the tree had been weakening and leaning severely to one side for several years. (Jim Allday via AP)
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This Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 photo provided by Jim Allday shows the ruins of the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant, centuries-old sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold in California's Sierra Nevada, after it came crashing down during a storm earlier Sunday. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada swept through the area over the weekend. Park volunteer Joan Allday said the tree had been weakening and leaning severely to one side for several years. (Jim Allday via AP)
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In this May 2015 photo provided by Michael Brown, John and Lesley Ripper pose in the Pioneer Cabin tunnel tree, a giant, centuries-old sequoia that had a tunnel carved into it in the 1880s, during a visit to Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold, Calif., in the Sierra Nevada. The tree came crashing down on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, as a massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada swept through the area over the weekend. Park volunteer Joan Allday said the tree had been weakening and leaning severely to one side for several years. (Michael Brown via AP)
