In a special live studio taping of Chat Box, David Cruz talks with former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman about the reasoning behind the Forward Party of which she is a co-founder, civility in politics and the 2024 presidential race. Then, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) discuss President Biden’s record and the impact of the debt-ceiling vote.

Later, students from Jazz House Kids, a New Jersey/New York-based jazz group, put on a special performance. The organization’s founder, Melissa Walker, and artistic director, Christian McBride, discuss how the group is teaching future generations all about jazz.

Watch Chat Box live on NJ Spotlight News and the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel, Facebook page and Twitter account Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., and on NJ PBS Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.