Morning Newscast: August 6, 2008

Here are the top stories at noon: Gov. Jim Douglas says he wants heavy trucks to be able to use the Interstate 89 bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire; IBM is reducing pay for some of its shift workers at its semiconductor plant in Essex Junction; AIDS advocates say they hope the more accurate statistics will mean the federal government will do a better job of addressing the pandemic in the next year…

AIDS activist hope new statistics means more resources

For each of the last 10 years, the federal government has underestimated the number of people who are infected with HIV. Advocates say they hope the more accurate statistics will mean the federal government will do a better job of addressing the pandemic in the next year. VPR’s Ross Sneyd has more.