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Montreal Canadiens left wing Paul Byron (41) and Washington Capitals defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) fires a shot to score a power-play goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Illustration on the asbestos lawsuit industry by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, the famed Hollywood sign is seen altered to read "HOLLYWeeD," in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police said in a statement that 30-year-old Zachary Cole Fernandez was arrested Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in connection with the vandalism. Police say Fernandez turned himself in with his attorney and was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose, center, is defended by Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic, left, and Greg Monroe, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
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The record of Attorney General-designate Jeff Sessions is set to come under scrutiny Tuesday at the start of a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)
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FBI agents walk outside the terminal at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area at the airport Friday, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody in an attack that sent panicked passengers running out of the terminal and onto the tarmac, authorities said. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Robert Rhodes, of Sugar Land, Texas, right, faces a judge with his attorney Joseph Cahill as Rhodes enters a plea in Polk County District Court Jan. 9, 2017 in Des Moines, Iowa. Rhodes pleaded guilty to a fraud charge and admitted to participating in a scheme to help his friend, Eddie Tipton, a lottery computer technician in Iowa, cash jackpots after Tipton figured out a way to predict numbers for certain games in several states including Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. (Rodney White/The Register via AP)
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Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lawton Nuss swears in members of the Kansas House of Representatives Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, as the 2017 legislature convenes. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Representative Ron Ryckman (R-Olathe) is sworn in as Speaker of the House Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, by Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lawton Nuss. Rickman's wife Kim is holding the bible. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, center, shakes hands with Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, left, as he arrives to give his State of the State Address, opening the Arizona state legislature Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Nevada head coach Eric Musselman celebrates his team's win following the end of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Nevada won in overtime 105-104. (AP Photo/Juan Antonio Labreche)
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Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Congressional Republicans intent on repealing Obama’s health care law assert that it’s already failed and is in a ‘death spiral.’ But most experts say that despite the law’s widely acknowledged problems, the GOP’s claims are exaggerated and Obamacare is not currently in a ‘death spiral.’ (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Crowds line up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Terminal 2 on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 the three after multiple people were shot at the airport. Suspect Esteban Santiago, 26, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Valle in Fort Lauderdale Monday, who ordered him held until his next hearings.(David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
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Crowds line up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Terminal 2 on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 the three after multiple people were shot at the airport. Suspect Esteban Santiago, 26, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Valle, in Fort Lauderdale Monday, who ordered him held until his next hearings.(David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
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Police stand outside of Federal Court where Esteban Santiago is attending a hearing after being charged with committing violence against people at an international airport resulting in death and two firearms offenses, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This follows the shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Friday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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Orlando Police investigate the scene Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, where an Orlando Police officer was shot at in the Walmart parking lot on Princeton St. and John Young Parkway. Orlando police say THE officer who was shot while on duty has died, and a manhunt is underway for suspect. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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A police officer comforts a woman as he escorts her into the emergency entrance at ORMC on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Orlando police say the officer who was shot while on duty has died, and a manhunt is underway for suspect. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)