 Now to the top stories we are following at WTOP. President Biden is on a critical path to try and win back the confidence of Democratic Party leaders and his other supporters to show them he's up to the rigorous reelection campaign following last week's disastrous debate performance. Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall earlier tonight for the July 4th festivities. Keep it here for full details on these stories in the minutes ahead. Traffic and weather on the 8th. Here's Ken Berger in the WTOP Traffic Center.