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In through tomorrow strong to severe storms and a lot of heavy rain. keep that in mind, you will need the umbrellas but you will get a bit of relief from hot temperatures. >> heather: thank you very much. >> gregg: now to indiana, they are urging residents to cut back on water usage. most are being asked to voluntarily reduce it by 5%. in harder hit areas, they are being asked to scale back 10% or more. the spokesman says the system is overburdened. >> there is a lot of water being used and lots of water going through our aging infrastructure that can create possible water main breaks. reservo...

>> we are not doing near as good a job as we should be able to do. >> reporter: more than 2800 significant gas pipeline accidents have been recorded across the country, since 1990. a third of them, causing death and significant injuries. >> we have an aging infrastructure, across the country. and particularly the eastern half of the country, and, pennsylvania. >> reporter: there are more than 210 natural gas pipeline systems, made of cast iron, steel and plastic, which snake underground throughout the lower 48 states and 21,000 miles of it, through heavily populated areas. a dangerous combinat...

Update. the u.s. president wants to reinstate the sanctions against iran over concerns about terror on the alleged nuclear program but that couldn't have come at a worse time for the country's economy iran's currency has been under pressure for months the reaal has lost over a third of its value against the dollar since december to iran is also grappling with high unemployment among recent university graduates thirty six percent of men can't find work and that number is a staggering fifty percent of women and that's not the only challenge iran is facing a lack of private investment jus in part...

The approval process. this counsel will make sure that every federal agency that is consistently delaying project by missing deadlines will face tough, new penalties. we will hold the bureaucracy accountable. we are also creating a new office in the council of environmental quality, to root out inefficiency, clarify lines of authority, and streamline federal and straight local procedures so that communities can modernize their aging infrastructure without fear of outdated, federal rules getting in their way. this massive permit reform, and that's what it is, it's a permit reform, doesn't sound...

The approval process. this council will make sure that every federal agency that is consistently delaying projects by missing deadlines will face tough new penltds. i know it won't happen with these two. we don't have to worry about them. we will hold the bureaucracy accountable. we are also creating a new office in the council of environment quality for rout out tin efficiency, clarify lines of authority and streamline and federal and state, local procedures so that communities can modernize their aging infrastructure without fear of outdated federal rules getting in their way. this massive p...