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Longest an american astronaut has stayed in place. >> 542 days and counting. >> reporter: commander whitson noted some of the space station's scientific achievements. >> we're also cleaning up our urine and making it drinkable. but it's not as bad as it sounds. >> reporter: some asked if ivanka trump was there and a five-second delay didn't make asking questions easy. for once the view from the oval office was eclipsed. the station station showcased another astronaut floating in and out of the background. and when the president asked for

Drinking water for millions of americans? the realities of life in space. >> we also are cleaning up our urine and making it drinkable. >> better you than me.

In case you missed it, an out of this world accomplishment and some interesting science led to a little bit of awkward presidential moment today. president trump placed a long distance call to the international space station this morning to congratulate astronaut peggy whitson for breaking the record of the most time spent in space by an american. the president asked what we're learning from being in space and whitson said they're testing the life system to mars and figuring out how to make drinkable water. >> water is such a precious resource we are also cleaning up our urine and making it dr...

President trump congratulating peggy whitson for making history. she's spent more time in space than any other american. 334 -- 534 days. she and jack fisher explained how in order to get by, they have to do some unusual recycling up there in space. >> water is such a precious resource up here that we also are cleaning up our urine and making it drinkable. it's really not as bad as it sounds. >> that's good. i'm glad to hear that. better you than me. >> shepard: i'll say. president trump asked the astronauts to speed up their plans to get americans to mars so it could happen during his preside...

Second story window to rescue us. so we lost everything. >> everything, she says. nick valencia is live in columbia. part of the issue here is water. the irony here is they need water. there's a boil water advisory for folks there. >> this is the most water the state has ever seen. none of it drinkable. there's still large portions of this city here in columbia that don't have usable drinking water. i spoke to the mayor who said that's being restored to some, but there are thousands in this area and beyond that don't have water. 31,000 across this state that don't have power. at a press confer...