On Chat Box, David Cruz talks with New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman LeRoy Jones Jr. and Republican strategist Chris Russell as candidates are in the final stages of their primary election campaigns.

What issues are top of mind for voters? Have negative ads and attacks in the gubernatorial race resonated with voters? What impact has dark money had on the race?

Later, what the odds that New Jersey commuters will face another “summer of hell”? Transportation reporters Larry Higgs of NJ.com and Colleen Wilson of NorthJersey.com break down what you need to know as you hit the roads and rails.

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