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A vineyard is flooded in the Russian River Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Windsor, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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The GAC Motors EnSpirit, an electronic hybrid conceptual car, is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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This image released by Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios shows Casey Affleck in a scene from "Manchester By The Sea." The Producers Guild of America has nominated awards season favorites “La La Land,” “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea” for its top award, as well as the R-rated superhero film “Deadpool.” Winners will be announced in a Jan. 28 ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Claire Folger/Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios via AP)
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FILE - In this 2013 aerial file photo, the Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River is seen near Pasco, Wash. Environmental groups are asking a federal court to halt 11 infrastructure projects on four lower Snake River dams in Washington state that could ultimately be removed following an environmental review now underway. The notice filed late Monday, Jan. 9, in Portland, Oregon, estimates the cost of the projects at $110 million. (Bob Brawday/The Tri-City Herald via AP, File)
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This 2016 photo provided by The Xerces Society shows a rusty patched bumblebee in Minnesota. Federal officials said Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, that the rusty patched bumblebee has become the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be declared endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past 20 years. (Sarah Foltz Jordan/The Xerces Society via AP)
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This 2012 photo provided by The Xerces Society shows a rusty patched bumblebee in Minnesota. Federal officials said Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, that the rusty patched bumblebee has become the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be declared endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past 20 years. (Sarina Jepsen/The Xerces Society via AP)
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The severed statue of soccer star Lionel Messi is seen covered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The city government reported Monday night Messi's statue was destroyed and said they are already working on repairing it.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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What is left of the statue of soccer star Lionel Messi is seen covered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The city government reported Monday night Messi's statue was destroyed and said they are already working on repairing it. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, riders use a road flooded by an overflowing lake on Ko Samui, Thailand. Authorities say at least 25 people have died in severe flooding in southern Thailand since New Year’s, leaving businesses paralyzed and thousands of tourists stranded. The Interior Ministry said in a report Tuesday that the main highway connecting the south with the rest of the country was swamped. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
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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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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)
