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Barb Neels, 78, looks at the rising waters of the Meramec River on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Fenton, Mo. Neels has lived on Riverside Drive next to the Riverside Drive golf course for 55 years and says she has only seen flooding like this once, in the flood in 2015. Behind her is her son, Darryl Davidson. Many neighbor helped build a sandbag wall around her home. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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In this April 19, 2017, photo, Chitrakar artist Amir Nekhu helps repair the statue of Rato Machindranath in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed, red painted clay statue of Machindranath is kept locked away for months until it is to be carried in a chariot for the Rato Machindranath festival. For generations now, men have worked for weeks every spring season to build the chariot for the annual harvest festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 21, 2017, photo, locals and members of the Barahi community roll out a wheel to the construction site of the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The Barahis are responsible for repairing the giant wheels, carving the base and erecting the tower of logs for the chariot. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with a good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 21, 2017, photo, a Hindu woman performs ritual prayers in front of wheels that will be assembled for the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The chariot built every year is 15-meter (48-foot) tall and based on a chassis that is only as wide as a small truck. The chariot rides high over the heads of people as it sits on four giant wooden wheels decorated with painted eyes. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with a good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 30, 2017, photo, devotees fill the streets in the Rato Machindranath Chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal. Lines of followers pull on two thick ropes to move the massive chariot along the narrow roads of Patan. With no steering or brakes, men throw wooden blocks under the wheels to turn or stop it. The harvest festival, that centers on the chariot in the capital city Kathmandu, preludes the monsoon season in Nepal where majority of the population still depend on farming for livelihood. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 23, 2017, photo, a Chitrakar artist paints details on the statue of Rato Machindranath in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed statue of Machindranath, made from red-painted clay and covered with gold ornaments, is kept under lock and key for months until it is brought out for the Rato Machindranath festival. The harvest festival, which preludes the monsoon season in Nepal, centers on a five-story high chariot that carries the deity in the capital Kathmandu. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 20, 2017, photo, members of the Chitrakar team of artists carry the statue of Rato Machindranath for painting and repairs in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed statue of Machindranath is made from red-painted clay, decorated with gold ornaments and kept under lock and key for months until it is brought out for the Rato Machindranath festival. The harvest festival, that preludes the monsoon season in Nepal, centers on a five-story high chariot that carries the deity in the capital Kathmandu. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this May 1, 2017 photo, people watch the Little World Cup of Provenir street soccer championship from an apartment roof top, for which they pay about $2 dollars, in Lima, Peru. To score good seats, people camp out the night before, lining the road where the games have packed the streets every May 1 for a half century. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this Monday, May 1, 2017, a food vendor works the crowd during a break at the Little World Cup of Provenir street soccer championship in Lima, Peru. His tray is filled with plates of baked potatoes, boiled eggs and a spicy cream. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this May 1, 2017, photo, land purchased by the Oakland Raiders near the Las Vegas Strip is where their future home will be located in Las Vegas. Public records show the team paid $77.5 million for the four parcels in an area close to the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this May 1, 2017, photo, land purchased by the Oakland Raiders near the Las Vegas Strip where their future home is to be located in Las Vegas, is lit by late-afternoon sunlight. Public records show the team paid $77.5 million for the four parcels in an area close to the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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This Aug. 24, 2016 photo shows a menu on a rustic wooden table at The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine. The chef and owner Erin French got thousands of phone calls this year on April 1 when she opened reservations for the season for her 40-seat restaurant in an old mill in a tiny Maine town. French has just come out with a cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and A Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine," telling the remarkable story of her career from a teenager working in her dad's diner to giving dinner parties in her apartment to running a successful restaurant. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows the interior of The Lost Kitchen, a 40-seat restaurant located in a restored 19th century mill in the tiny town of Freedom, Maine. Restaurant owner and chef Erin French has just come out with a cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen" that offers recipes and tells the remarkable story of her career from a teenager working in her dad's diner to giving dinner parties in her apartment to running the wildly successful restaurant. (Nicole Franzen/Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House via AP)
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This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows the restored 19th century mill in the tiny town of Freedom, Maine, where The Lost Kitchen restaurant is located. Restaurant owner and chef Erin French has just come out with a cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen" that offers recipes and tells the remarkable story of her career from a teenager working in her dad's diner to giving dinner parties in her apartment to running the wildly successful 40-seat restaurant. (Nicole Franzen/Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House via AP)
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This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows Erin French, owner of The Lost Kitchen restaurant in Freedom, Maine, grilling burgers with an Airstream trailer in the background. French has just come out with a cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen" that tells the remarkable story of her career from a teenager working in her dad's diner to giving dinner parties in her apartment and later in an Airstream, to running a wildly successful 40-seat restaurant in an old mill in a tiny Maine town. (Nicole Franzen/Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House via AP)
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This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows the cover of a new cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and A Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine." In addition to offering recipes, the cookbook tells the remarkable story of Erin French, owner of The Lost Kitchen, a 40-seat restaurant in an old mill in a tiny Maine town. French started cooking as a teenager working in her dad's diner, then gave dinner parties in her apartment before opening the restaurant, which got thousands of calls this year on April 1 when French opened reservations for the season. (Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House via AP)
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This Aug. 24, 2016 photo shows bread, olives and other pre-dinner nibbles served at The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, before the meal begins. The chef and owner Erin French got thousands of phone calls this year on April 1 when she opened reservations for the season for her 40-seat restaurant in an old mill in a tiny Maine town. French has just come out with a cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and A Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine," telling the remarkable story of her career from a teenager working in her dad's diner to giving dinner parties in her apartment to running a successful restaurant. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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In this image taken from video on April 5, 2017, Nathan Zaccaria and his wife Fran Zaccaria pase in their home in Long Branch, N.J. Nathan Zaccaria has introduced a case that fits over smartphones and keeps out the glare so that consumers can see the screens outdoors. (Brian Johnston/The Asbury Park Press via AP)
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In this May 1, 2017 photo, Vietnam War veterans are greeted by thousands of supporters as they return home from the Patriot Productions Honor Flights to Washington during a homecoming celebration at the Lincoln Airport in Lincoln, Neb. More than 600 Vietnam veterans from Nebraska were flown to visit the Vietnam War memorial and pay tribute to their fallen comrades. (Kristin Streff /The Journal-Star via AP)
