Trump wants the Navy to return to steam. It could cost billions.

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  Good morning.

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  President Trump orders a major transformation to the country's aircraft carriers,

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  putting faith in the power of steam.

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  The Associated Press walks us through it.

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  By doing such a major redesign late in the process,

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  you're basically introducing possibly more delays and more costs.

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  And just from a cost perspective, we're talking about billions of dollars easily.

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  It's Monday, August 17th.

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  I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shumita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  The US Navy has faced growing scrutiny over its aircraft carriers on multiple fronts in recent days.

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  The USS Lincoln near Iran has faced criticism over the conditions for crew members

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  as their operation drags on and breaks records.

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  A new aircraft carrier is heading there now to replace it,

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  but that's raised questions about a possible vacuum in the South China Sea.

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  Now, President Trump wants the Navy to embark on an extensive redesign of its vital aircraft carriers,

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  despite skepticism from naval circles, at a cost of potentially billions of dollars.

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  Late last week, he issued a memorandum to the Pentagon to come up with a plan

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