Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. I'm the Navas is away. On the news hour tonight.

President Biden pushes back on congressional Democrats calling for him to step aside, telling them it's time for the speculation to end.

France faces potential political paralysis, as no party wins a majority in a second round of elections.

And nearly a year after Hawaii's deadly and devastating wildfires,

many Maui residents face persistent health issues.

We already knew that populations that experience health disparities would be more vulnerable

to these disasters and the trauma that follows just further widens inequities. Welcome to the news hour.

President Biden is facing growing calls from a handful of House Democrats

to step aside as the party's presidential nominee.

Earlier today in a rare cable news program call-in,

the president addressed his critics

and maintained that he was still the best person for the job.

I'm getting so frustrated by the elite. Now, I'm not talking about you guys, but by the

elite in the party who they know so much more.

But any of these guys don't think I should run against me.

Go announce the president.

Challenge me at the convention.

Our congressional correspondent, Lisa Dejah

Dan, and our White House correspondent,

Laura Barone Lopez,

join us now. So Laura, President Biden is unwavering. He says he's not exiting

this race. Give us a sense of what more he's saying and the White House strategy here to calm nervous Democrats.

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