West Virginia is bracing for the arrival of the remnants of Hurricane Ida, but already there is flooding from another system already complicating the preparations. Senator Ryan Weld of Brooke County says he’s still trying to help friends in Afghanistan who are trapped and threatened by the Taliban as U.S. troops are due to be out by today. Covid continues to impact schools in West Virginia with more taking action amid positive cases. Another West Virginia charged in the January 6th U.S. Capitol incident pleads guilty and repairs will be made to the historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge. In Sports, some Monday night high school football and WVU gets a soccer win in the Backyard Brawl. Those stories and more in today’s MetroNews This Morning podcast.

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31 Aug 2021