sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight and experimental drug from merck looks really promising. doctors say they were stunned. researchers in boston led the study which included more than 1600 people. half of them were given the drug and the others a placebo. researchers found it reduced levels of bad cholesterol by 40% while boosting good cholesterol by more than doubled. more studies are needed, but so far it appears to be saved. the have a problem area on your body, some role of stubborn fact that you just cannot get rid of? how about shooing away. this mother wants to get rid of her mommy pooch so she is trying a new technique that kills fat cells. >> i am excited and nervous, because i am not sure how it is going to feel. i am excited because it is not in a sieve. there is really going to be no recovery time. -- is not in base if. -- it is not invasive. >> official at the -- at bwi thurgood marshall airport are getting ready for winter. employees were trained on how to use no removal equipment in preparation for another huge winter storm. using a simulator, they wrapped --

sally kidd has the latest from the washington bureau. >> the debate over your marks, -- over earmarksntensified. the question government watchers are asking is, is the port gravy train finally gripingrinding toa stop? market republicans -- earmark -- anti- earmark republicans are calling for more cutting of spending. >> cut the spending, cut the dead and get more private sector job creation going again. >> now claire mccaskill has said she will seek a senate-wide ban on pet projects and for others to go on the record. other democratic leaders say they will not go along with it. >> it just gives more power to the executive. i'm not one that believes in that. >> and others say that any crackdown on your marks is misdirected. -- earmarks is misdirected. >> we are talking about one-half of 1 percent of the budget. >> on the house side, speaker to putjohn boehner has pushe republicans on notice that there will be no spending. presque and charlie rangel has been found guilty of ethics violations in the short trial. he walked out early yesterday, saying he could not afford an attorney. but t