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A tow rig operator runs to his truck with a game plan to help clean up the mess of a two-trailer dirt-hauling dump truck that slid, tipped and wound up partially dangling off the ramp as rescue crews work to help eight people involved in the collision the eastbound 91 freeway to the northbound 55 Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. A late fall storm has drenched California, causing some mud flows, roadway flooding and traffic snarls as it takes parting shots at the south end of the state. (Ken Steinhardt/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Firefighters from Indiana and Michigan departments battle a fire at the Lake George Retreat restaurant on Lake George, just south of the Indiana-Michigan border Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Mike Marturello/The Herald Republican via AP)
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Thick ice from a broken water main coats a major road as water crews work on repairs in Portland, Ore., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Schools across the Portland metro area closed and driving was slow for another day as below-freezing temperatures prevent ice and snow from Wednesday's snow storm from melting.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Julian LePelch paddles his kayak past a flooded field at Tamalpais High School Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Mill Valley, Calif. One of the strongest rainstorms of the season hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, with a small town in the North Bay receiving nearly seven inches of rain over the last 24-hour period, forecasters said. Flash-flood warnings are in effect for southern Sonoma County and northern Marin County. LePelch is a student at the school. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Los Angeles Iron Worker Local 433 member Robert Gutierrez stands under the rain by his truck after it hydroplaned off the road Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, off Los Feliz Blvd in Los Angeles. Rockslides caused by drenching rains have forced closure of about 36 miles of Highway 1 on California's Central Coast. A late fall storm has drenched California, causing some mud flows, roadway flooding and traffic snarls as it takes parting shots at the south end of the state. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Firefighters look on as cars burn at a wrecking yard fire Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire at the auto-wrecking yard in Richmond early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Smoke from a wrecking yard fire in Richmond wafts over Alcatraz Island Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in San Francisco. About 40 cars were destroyed in a massive fire at an auto-wrecking yard in Richmond early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Smoke from an auto-wrecking yard fire wafts over a nearby neighborhood Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Workers stand in foam as firefighters watch cars burn during a fire at an auto-wrecking yard Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Fire officials and a worker walk through foam as cars burn at a fire at an auto-wrecking yard Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Firefighters pull hoses as foam falls on burning cars during a fire at an auto-wrecking yard Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Firefighters stand in foam and look on as a rainbow appears at an auto-wrecking yard fire Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Mourners arrive to view the casket of John Glenn as he lies in repose, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn, 95, the first American to orbit Earth, died last week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star rests by a dock in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy) **PHOTO**
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This Dec. 10, 2016 photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Health shows an oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. The discovery of the pipeline spill in western North Dakota has drawn heightened attention because of the battle over the Dakota Access oil pipeline being built across the state. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health via AP)
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In this Sept. 11, 2015 photo, a wind turbine generating power for electricity is shown near Caseville, Mich. With just days left in the two-year term, the Michigan Legislature may be inching toward votes on what is billed as a comprehensive rewrite of state energy laws _ legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder has made clear is his highest priority. The bills, which have divided majority House Republicans, would update 2008 policies that govern the regulation of utility giants and their competitors, require minimum amounts of renewable sources of electricity and set efficiency benchmarks. It is a complex issue but one that affects customer bills, jobs and the environment. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Volunteers walk dogs through a makeshift animal shelter operated by the Sevier County Humane Society in Sevierville, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Officials hope to reunite scores of pets separated from their owners during wildfires that did heavy damage to the area the previous week. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, DEC. 10-11- This image taken Jan. 24, 2016 on the south shore of Lake Tahoe near Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., by Dylan Silver is entitled "South Shore Winter." It's part of an ongoing series entitled ''Tahoe Clarity'' that Silver is producing to document efforts to restore the alpine lake's famous clarity. (Dylan Silver via AP)
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In this photo provided by World Vision Solomon Islands, a house in Kirakira, Solomon Islands, is damaged after an earthquake on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Tsunami warnings for several Pacific islands, including those in Hawaii, were canceled Friday after authorities determined that a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck near the Solomon Islands did not pose a broad tsunami threat. (Gray Nako/World Vision Solomon Islands via AP)
