Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Jury selection is moving faster than expected in the trial of the man charged with killing two people in Essex in August 2006; Democratic challenger Gaye Symington says Governor Jim Douglas is not moving quickly to get additional funds out to Vermonters for home weatherization projects; Officials in Montpelier say several sculptures made from bicycle parts were damaged over the holiday weekend; New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes wants the government to stop putting seniors’ Social Security numbers on Medicare cards in order to prevent identity theft.
Photo: Christopher Williams, center, listens as prospective jurors are interviewed on the first day of his murder trial in Vermont District Court in Burlington, Vt., on Monday July 7, 2008. With him are defense attorney Bob Katims, left, and investigator Ken Messing. Williams is charged with killing two and wounding two in Essex, Vt., in August 2006.(AP Photo/ Glenn Russell, pool)