Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A SUMMER SURGE of COVID-19 cases here in New Jersey and across the country, as new variants emerge; Plus, despite NOW having a woman at the top of the democratic ticket but the push to boost women in politics appears to have stalled; Also, new urgency here in the state to help the homeless after the Supreme Court guts protections for the unhoused; And, a pair of New Jersey swimmers score medals for Team U-S-A in Paris…as the games get underway.

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …As the calls for a cease-fire intensify… Israel’s Prime Minister makes his case to Biden, Harris AND Trump; Plus, Kamala Harris’s run for President breaks new ground for South Asians here in the state; Also, the Attorney General on HIS vision for reshaping how the justice system handles young offenders; And, CLIMATE CHANGE PREPAREDNESS … building flood protection all along New Jersey’s coast

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…PASSING THE TORCH to a new generation. President Biden explains to the nation his reason for stepping aside; As New Jerseyans react to Vice President Kamala Harris now at the top of the ticket; Plus, with an NJ Transit engineer strike looming, riders offer solutions to a summer of TRANSIT TROUBLES; And, for some New Jersey residents filing your income taxes just got easier.

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …MENENDEZ RESIGNS …it’s now up to Governor Murphy to appoint a replacement to fill the rest of his four month term; Plus, New Jersey republicans map out their strategy to take on Kamala; Also, WAR PROTESTS here and in the Nation’s Capital as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Congress; And… new efforts to protect jobs for those who need to take FAMILY LEAVE here in the state.

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Senator Bob Menendez will resign from the U.S. Senate as his letter of resignation is officially entered into the Senate record; Congressman Bonnie Watson Coleman reacts to Sen. Menendez's resignation as well as Vice President Kamala Harris's run for the presidency; New Jersey's Democratic delegates pledge their support for Vice President Kamala Harris; The Center for Women and Politics hosts a forum detailing research on the role of women in politics and the impact of women voters; Governor Murphy signs a bill into law that will protect New Jersey families from falling into deep medical debt.

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: New Jersey Democratic leaders and political analysts weigh in on President Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race; Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky talks to Joanna Gagis about how her party is reinvigorated behind its support for Vice President Kamala Harris; Federal, state and local leaders team up to introduce legislation to combat federal benefits scams; The state proposes lining the I-95 corridor with electric vehicle charging stations to support the expansion of large commercial electric trucks; Rutgers finance & economics professor Mark Guthner talks to Joanna Gagis about the massive outage caused by a faulty update pushed to computers running Microsoft Windows.

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Wall Street Journal reporter and New Jersey native Evan Gershkovich is sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison after a trial that U.S. officials call a sham; NJ Republican State Committee Chairman Bob Hugin joins the show to discuss former President Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention; Residents of Sen. Bob Menendez's hometown express their disappointment in his guilty verdict and call for him to step down; A massive outage caused by a software update disrupts banks, airports, hospitals and other critical services; Officials say black rocks found along the shore in Keyport tested positive for lead; State health care leaders gather to discuss solutions to improve New Jersey's maternal health outcomes.

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Washington correspondent Ben Hulac discusses the pressure mounting for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign as the Senate Ethics committee investigates his conduct; State leaders and advocates attribute a decline in suspected drug deaths to increased harm reduction efforts; Newly enacted legislation will make about 60,000 more New Jersey students eligible for school meals in September; Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali discusses his efforts to find support to challenge the state's affordable housing law; Union members and labor advocates rally outside a company that operates at Newark airport to demand state heat standards.