TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of the television offerings over the Independence Day holiday weekend.

The 4th of July holiday is not just the celebration of the birth of a nation, it commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The actual US Constitution didn't get drafted until almost a decade later. Historian Jay Sexton is the Chair of Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri and director of the Kinder Institute, and he joins Debbie Monterrey.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch on the heels of several high-profile Supreme Court decisions. The first was a ruling on a Pres Trump executive order on birthright citizenship, allowed under the 14th Amendment. 'I do believe this resolves the issue,' says Young. A pair of states can continue to ban transgender women from participating in sports. 'Moving forward, if a state wants to say sports are defined by your birth gender, they can do that,' says Young, but also if a state wanted to allow those few transgender athletes to compete, that would be allowed as well.

St Louis CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess is joined by three St Louisans with Bosnian lineage: Vedad Ibišević, a SLU alum who played soccer for the Bosnian national team, Balkan Treat Box co-owner Edo Nalic, and St Louis CITY SC assistant coach, Elvir Kafedžić. They're all proud of their Bosnian heritage, happy they have a community in St Louis and are excited to watch the USA play Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

Peter Kastor, Professor of American History and American Culture Studies at Wash U, joins Megan Lynch. How did the American revolution come together? He says the revolution didn't have to happen, but 'It happened because people got upset in different places for different reasons.'

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St Louis CITY SC assistant coach Elvir Kafedžić moved to St Louis from Bosnia with his family in 1998. He joins CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess as the USA is set to face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday evening in the World Cup. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

KMOX's Jade Aubrey spoke with St. Louis Sewer District spokesperson Bess McCoy for an update on the ongoing sewer work under the I-44 overpass at Broadway and Biddle. That sewer line collapsed and caused the initial sinkhole which closed the interstate for several weeks. (Jade Aubrey Photo)

Cat Neville joins Megan Lynch in-studio. She explains how Explore St Louis is changing its direction to work to, 'bring people together.' 'We're right at the beginning of this journey,' says Neville, now the Executive Vice President of the Department of Community Engagement. She explains the importance of visitor dollars being spent in St Louis. 'There are so many different ways that people intersect with the St Louis experience,' say Neville.

Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer for Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital joins Megan Lynch with a look at a unique summer camp being offered for the 2nd year. She says the kids at Ranken Jordan are facing complex medical issues making it, 'challenging to do traditional fun things.'