Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
The public weighed in last night on whether or not Burlington’s city-owned cable company should continue to carry the Middle Eastern news network Al Jazeera English. Some consider the network to be anti-American. Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie says the state needs to prepare for a possible emergency this winter as Vermonters struggle to pay for home heating fuel. Meanwhile, Vermont fuel dealers say they can’t afford to offer "pre-buy" programs that customers have used to lock in prices for the winter ahead.