D.C. mayor says DC Water's response to the Potomac spill has been urgent from the start, but says she is now seeking federal aid to help recoup costs and avoid passing the burden to ratepayers.

Bowser declares an emergency and asks FEMA for help after the Potomac sewage spill.

FNC's Peter Doocy asked the White House on Wednesday whether the president is worried that by the country's 250th anniversary celebration this summer, the Potomac River will still "smell like poop." Read more: So There’s 300 Million Gallons of Poop Water in the Potomac River "He is worried about that,

Tensions between Maryland's State House and the White House have been on the rise with President Trump and Gov. Wes Moore trading barbs at each other over the past week on everything from immigration to sewage in the Potomac.