If it's Thursday, an Independence Day mea culpa from President Biden as he speaks out in his first

interview since last week's debate, admitting, quote, I screwed up, but rejecting calls to step aside.

Plus climate fireworks as Hurricane Barrel cuts a path of destruction in Jamaica and heads for Texas

while a brutal life-threatening heat wave bakes the West.

And, reborn on the 4th of July,

Britain's head to the polls in a historic election that could deliver a landslide win for the Labor Party after 14

turbulent years of conservative rule. Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Gabe Gutierrez in Washington and happy Independence Day, wherever you're

watching us. It's now been one week since his first debate with former President Donald Trump,

and President Biden is still struggling with the aftermath of his performance that has many

in his own party urging him to end his campaign in favor of someone who might have a better chance

of winning.

My NBC news colleagues report that President Biden has been torn between acceptance and

defiance in the face of the massive shift that's occurring in the Democratic Party.

In some conversations, he's acknowledged that the blowback from his debate performance

may be too much to overcome, while at other times he's been dismissive of any notion

that he would end his re-election campaign.

Here's how he tried to explain his performance in a radio interview recorded yesterday.

I had a bad night.

I had a bad night.

And the fact of the matter is that you know it was I screwed up I made a mistake and but I learned from my father

when you get knocked down just get back up.

I was in a situation where why I didn't have a good debate.

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