A Charleston police officer is shot in the line of duty. A teenager is charged with setting a house fire in Taylor County and in Cabell County a man pleads guilty to the attack of a business owner two years ago. Covid 19 hospitalizations are on the rise in West Virginia, prompting cooperation and a delay in some procedures which can be put off to free up bed space. Also, a vaccine for the virus is near and West Virginia is prioritizing distribution plans. Senator Joe Manchin is part of a group trying to hammer out a bi-partisan Covid relief package by the New Year. In sports, WVU basketball faces the nation's #1 team tonight in Indy. Those stories and more in today's MetroNews This Morning podcast.