. >> effervescent tastes salty to me. >> it has a flat and salty taste. what do you think about the texture of the bubbles? i think this is unique by this water. >> small. >> very small. >> i think so too. >> reporter: the certified sommelier is the only one ihe u.s. >> everyone has their own power on this planet. my power is to detect different nuances of water. >> when you're tasting water, what are you looking for? >> i'm looking for the color, i'm looking for combination, then i'm looking for the tds levels. how much metals combine in this water. >> reporter: at patina the water menu is 48 pages long. perrier, evian, to a $20 bottle of imported glacier water. >> $20 is the most expensive bottle we have here at patina. this is a 15,000-year-old glacier water from canada. they didn't produce so many bottles. you're getting something very very unique. >> sure it's unique. but is it relevantally wordth spending much money on water? >> it's a matter of taste. >> what do you reach for? >> fiji. >> never tap water? >> no my parrot doesn't drink it therefore

the -- all the salty foods. in fact anything good. anything wonderful. >> do you read about this is this they are now cracking down on salt in new york city soda in san francisco, and maybe even milk in schools across the country. please tell me this is nuts. >> it's actually happening. they want to say you're going to eat this dish in new york city that's got too much salt in it i think they should hire people to stand over you, back back back while are you trying to eat. >> they're doing it in new york. you know the drill. ewe seen this before. what do you make of it? >> i love salt. i love sugar. i love fat. i know i'm very overweight myself. i only have one life to live. i want to eat it eat -- live my life being fat, salty, sugary foods. i don't want the orwelian standing over me and i find it a rule to be able to try to control my intake of food are mentally ill. >> it's so funny you talked about the salt stick. between that the calorie count, and everything else pretty soon every item will have its own page. >> your burger. >>

i want to eat it eat -- live my life being fat, salty, sugary foods. don't want the orwelian standing over me and i find it a rule to be able to try to control my intake of food are mentally ill. >> it's so funny you talked about the salt stick. between that the calorie count, and everything else pretty soon every item will have its own page. >> your burger. >> it came from originally the meat was raised in africa. doesn't have any antibiotics on n it, but sometimes they do on the way in. a little bit of salt. 400 calories. >> i'm eating hot dogs. i'm the wrong guy to get this message. i understand. does it go too far? what do you think? >> we are making light of the fact that there's an obesity problem. >> oh -- >> here we go. >> by the way -- >> a lot of causes for the obesity, and one of them is bad government policy. i'll be the first to say it he subsidyized all the sugar -- you keep sugar prices low and high fruk toes corn syrup. >> don't get me -- >> you have got to be kidding. >> the intake of some kid ingesting a big sugary soda, you think tha

. >> reporter: making the pacific ocean drinkable and not the least bit salty. >> how do you like it? >> reporter: it's good. facing historic drought conditions and mandatory water restrictions, many are wondering why can't we tap the pacific? in southern california some are going all in. the facility in san diego county is the largest desalination plant in the western hemisphere. >> it's going to change the way we look at water in california for decades to come. >> reporter: starting this fall it will pump 50 million gallons into the community every day. the seawater is forced through filters that remove salt and particles and leftover extra salty seawater is pumped back into the ocean, but many environmentalists are fighting back. >> it's absurd. i'll go to my grave fighting these things. >> reporter: attorney marco gonzalez sued them and lost and say some desalination plants trap and kill small fish and sea life. the process is very energy intensive and expensive. $1 billion alone for the carlsbad plant. >> we waste so much water in southern california. it's a matter of enforcement

>> seth: yeah, i really do. [ laughter ] >> it's salty enough? >> seth: salty enough.he pineapple for me please? he knows how to do it, see. >> seth: oh, really? >> brute strength. good. excellent. [ cheers and applause ] all right, so we already did that. but you take -- you take the skin off. he's very -- he knows more than you think he does. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> really. >> seth: i'm just playing dumb. >> you're very smart. >> seth: so is this -- is that jalapeno? >> red onion, jalapeno, and pineapple. all diced very, very fine. and you just mound that up on top of your -- your cracker. >> seth: okay. >> want to eat that too? >> seth: yeah, i do. >> good. >> seth: thank you. [ light laughter ] >> let it macerate a little bit. when didn't really have time. good? >> seth: uh-huh. [ laughter ] >> good. so the next one is avocado. and i'm sure you know how to do this too. so, here, have the avocado and take the pit out for me. >> seth: like this? >> yeah. i have a big one because i don't have another little one. be better to use that. >> seth: well i think next

the sea water is forced through filters that remove salt and particles, left over extra salty sea watero the ocean, but many environmentalists are fighting back. >> it's nonsenseble and absurd. i'll go to my grave fighting them. >> reporter: attorney marp marco gone marco gonzalez sued and lost and et eats away at flag guile echo systems. $1 billion alone for the carlsbad plant. >> we waste so much water in southern california. it's a matter of enforcement, accountability. >> reporter: and what if the drought ends? >> after the last drought, no one ever came back here. [ laughter ] >> reporter: santa barbara built this plant 25 years ago and never used it. but now. >> this drought has been more extreme, more severe and faster than anyone ever thought. >> reporter: santa barbara will rebuild it. >> i think the city residents get it, this decell plant is an absolute last resort. >> reporter: a drought-proof water supply not without critics in a state running out of one and without options. >>> that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news, thank

are continually flooded with salty water.the bridge's chief engineer says, 99-percent of the seismic rods 'have' passed recent strength tests -- and those which have failed are being studied. and adds, the amount of exposure of the rods to saltwater must be addressed. or the span's integrity could be compromised. >> reporter: i report that the one you're old and can't fell into a pool. they say that there are sorry. >> reporter: a teacher offered extra credits if it they would take pictures with their parents' sex stories.-tories. >> reporter: coastal fog in the bay area. when speeds of the factors tonight to especially in the livermore area. this is going to progress over there overnight hours. what's to expect mostly cloudy . as far as a warming trend goes here is your 70 forecast. >> pam: coming up in a bid on the as. and the cavaliers get at big blow. ready. steady. sfx: engines revving. go! ♪♪ it's more than a movie. it's now a ride. fast and furious. supercharged. ride it at universal studios hollywood. (music) hey! let

i always go for the salty. never the sweet. >> i don't care about sweet things.se of the meal, dessert. >> of course. >> cheese over dessert any day. >> oh, yeah. i'd rather have steak over dessert, but maybe that's because my mother is from argentina. ♪ >> this is my world away from the world. to me, it's my little king's domain. ♪ >> there's one place i keep coming back to. it's a place where if you look deep enough, ask the right questions, you can get a whole history of miami from one man. this man, matt klein. >> you're going to have to remember you're speaking to 100-year-old man. >> i know. you look good. >> raise your voice a little bit. >> you look good. if i look that good when i'm 60, i'll be happy. >> you know what the amazing thing about being 100 is? a year ago i was 99. nobody paid attention to me. didn't care. i became 100, my god. >> matt klein, the owner, proprietor, at max club deuce turned 100 years old this year. yes, 100. he's still here. the cigarette smoke and dark dank atmosphere pretty good for a guy that's seen it all. >> that's 73 year

the salty sweet thing i get. only $3,839. >> that's their goal. >> they want to mass produce this because they think the world is ready for it. they were inspired by the conut. i think this is a good idea. >> i'll give it a try when it comes out. >>> what do you say we take the family photo portrait into 2015? let's modernize it a little bit with the help of our friend roxy the monkey. roxy is opening the door to cool dims 3-d portrait studio to go in for a little sitdown with the photoge h the help of and trainer yvette. look at this studio. this is ridic. >> like "the matrix." >> it's 92 different cameras to create a 3-d portrait. once they take the image that 3-d image is sent off to a 3-d printer and print it out into a figurine. >> oh wow! >> how is that possible? >> yvette the trainer and her husband john know how much you love roxy so they took her in. >> oh my goodness! what? >> did i faint? >> you already did. check out their website, you can see some of the different images people have gone in take your

many are emercied in salty weather. they believe their are cracks on all of them. bray -- brian said he will do what is necessary to fix the problem. they are expected to recommend definitive tests by september. >>> the valley water district said people cut their usage by 35% in may. there are still concerns. >> cumulatively we are still 18% for 2015. that's below our target of 30%. our concern is ground water levels. >> a big drop last month was because of new off-limits on landscape water. they limit outdoor water to 2 days a week. temperatures were cool so people watered their lawn less. >>> berkeley officials said their was severe dry rot in the becames. the changes one official wants to make to the cities building code. >>> 58 million people or more may have had their information stolen in that massive data breech. there is a growing frustration in congress. >>> we can see that traffic is looking okay. getting on the bridge we'll tell you more about this coming up. >>> today the fog max increased. we'll see how the wednesday's temperatures shape up. >>> welcom

. >> it's a process of turning salty sea water into drinking water. attempting move. and -- a tempting move, and santa barbara is working to start its plant. the water that it produces could cost five times as much as reservoir water. >> maybe wear has been too cheap -- water has been too cheap. >> now, that plant in santa barbara has been moth balled it was opened and then shut down three months later. some would like it to stay that way. besides the salty brine, the intake pipe would harm marine life, some say, but the proposal for monterey bay, they've been talking about that since i move here ten years ago. >> the question is, if you're sucking in all that water, what happens to the fish? we have that here with the delta as well. and the cost? it takes a lot of energy to dee sal nature the water, so where are you in the greenhouse? it's the classic question, what do you do when your redwood trees shade your solar panel? >> something's got to go. and i think it depends on how desperate we are. it is clearly an option. >> that is an interesting decision we hear ther

. >> it's cold and salty and sweet at the same time. >> the 400 degree crepe plate heating up the tiny kitchen. >> 115 inside depending on what we are cooking. >> not pleasant? >> no. >> some folks convenient youred out a popular spot the art museum steps many struck their rocky poses despite the heat. >> it's just like 110 degrees out here, oppressive but this is when you sweat it out and this is good. >> i'll take his word for that. we spoke to him at 10:00 before the intense heat of the day and he said he was about to wrap up his exercising for the day. all in all a hot miserable day in philadelphia. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> far more comfortable than john rawlins is annie mccormick live on the beach in convenientner, hopefully you have a bit of an ocean breeze working there. >> i feel almost guilty hearing john's description of his day because it's near perfect with the ocean breeze earlier today there was humidity and it was warmer than it has been and that did get officials ready to keep an extra eye on senior citizens and have the beach patrol keep

salty.cation in -- let's start in louisiana in louisiana, governor and presidential candidate bobby jindal said that "no earthly court can alter the definition of marriage." no earthly court? is he referring to some kind of intergalactic court? you do not want to take things to space court, bobby jindal. they are assholes in space court. they can read your mind. (alien voice... ) i don't believe you, bobby jindal. you just want a show on fox news. case dismissed. get married, everybody. ha ha ha. ha ha. (applause) space court, everyone. thank you very much. presidential candidate ted cruz cruz'd over to the "today" show today and put it in cruz control! >> one of the things justice scalia talks about, you've got nine lawyers, they're all from harvard or yale, there are no protestants on the court, there are no evangelicals on the court. >> larry: there are no muslims on the court. no buddhists. no klingons or romulans. once again, we gotta go to space court to find real court diversity. (che

. >> reporter: salty and sweet. >> salty and sweet. and served with fried chicken.me passed on we turned that biscuit into a waffle. we have a secret recipe. when it hits your palate, want to go bam. >> reporter: here's your chicken leg. there's your chicken and waffle. >> i'm glad you like it. can you taste the love? she can taste the love. >> reporter: it's so good. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: wow, this is fantastic. and i got to say they named their dishes can after famous african-americans. president obama is fried chicken smothered with baked and barbecue chicken. >> they got an obama fried chicken dish. i'm done. you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they help cover

every year there's less rain and more underground water evaporates, the soil elements dry and salty.anslator: large amounts of water have very high salt levels. between 8 to 12 grams her liter. >> reporter: it's called desert if indication. some of the most famous scenes in star wars were filmed here. every year thousands of cubic meters of sand are remove frommed -- from the set. the sahara is growing every day. scientists are talking about building a green wall across the whole sahara, a belt of trees and plants that will help prevent the creeping of the desert north and south, and try to stop more land erosion. here a unique irrigation system makes sure palm trees only get the water they need. the oasis has also become a major source of fruits. these organic dates are exported abroad creating jobs and money for the community. >> translator: we need to stop this irrational exploitation chopping down trees in the desert. >> reporter: the people of this town have shown its possible to survive this harsh environment. their dream is other commune see thes follow their example, before t

and summer school's in session as michael shows a few "chewers" the secret behind these sweet and saltyritters. even ice pops are getting the gourmet treatment. >> mango chili, coconut hibiscus, i love to experiment with more unusual flavors. >> announcer: and it all starts right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> good afternoon and welcome to "the chew." so today -- thanks, guys -- today we're celebrating all the sweetest things we love about summer and you know what else is sweet? >> what's that clinton? >> the sound of you and me shouting it's -- [ both ]

every year there is less rain and more underground water the water will become dry and salty. >> there are 8 to 12 grams per slow hour. >> it's call the"star wars" was filmed here. every year thousands of cube be meters of sand are removed from the set. the sahar ray sahara is growing every day. scientists are talking about building a green wall across the whole is a of sahara to try to stop more land erosion. here the unique irrigation assistance makes sure palm trees only get the water they need. the oasis has become a major source of fruits. these organic dates are exported beyond creating jobs and money for the community. >> we need to stop this irration exploitation. if there is no common conscience and vision, then the it won't be enough. >> their dream is that other communities will follow their example before the expanding desert destroys more land. al jazeera southern tunisia. >> thousands of gamers are in los angeles for the e 3 entertainment expo. these days the gaming friday is big business, earning $93 million a year. showcasing the latest in video gaming virtual reality a

salty walters intrude and threaten wildlife in florida's everglades.the first latino poet laureate steps onto the larger national stage. >> woodruff: one year ago today the islamic state group shocked many around the world as it captured mosul, iraq's second largest city. one year later, iraq is mired in a multi-front war with the extremist organization and thousands have been killed. the white house announced this afternoon that it will send more troops to help iraqis in the fight. tonight, we'll explore that decision and take a look back at the rise of the islamic state in iraq as part of our series "no end in sight." >> the president has been very clear that the efforts of the united states and our coalition partners will be to support the iraqi people. we will not do for them what they must do for themselves. >> woodruff: the white house laid out plans to send up to 450 additional military trainers joining 3,100 troops already there, and establish a fifth training base. spokesman josh earnest: >> it reflects the need for the united states, our coal

. >> reporter: and a salty moments when warning residents about hurricane sandy. >> get the hell off the in asprey park and get out. you are done it's 4. : 30, you've maximized your tan, get off the beach. >> chris christie started here in living stone new jersey where he was born and raised and left the state, meeting his future wife. he came back to his home state where he attended seaton high. . >> in 1995 cit ran for the state assembly. he settled as a lobbyist and campaigned and served as an attorney, appointed by george w. bush. during that time he earned a reputation as a media savvy prosecutor making a point to tackle corruption. eventually he pursued the highest office and a decade after losing his first political race he became governor of new jersey. he took on teachers unions tax incentive programs and pension reforms, and his tangle became known beyond borders, he's pointed out his ability to work with the state's democrat. in the days before the 20 is it election he welcomed president obama to new jersey to a tour of areas ravaged by hurricane sandy. in 2013 he won re-e

. >> reporter: and an infamous salty moment when he warned residents about hurricane sandy. >> get theell out. it's 4:30, you have maximized your tan. get off of the beach. >> reporter: christie started here, and left the state to at trend college at the university of delaware where we met his future wife. he came back to attend seaton hall university law school. in 1995, christie ran for new jersey state assembly but lost. christie settled in as a lobbyist and campaigned for the bush family and served as a u.s. attorney for the state of new jersey appointed by president george w. bush. during that time he earned a reputation as a media savvy prosecutor. eventually he pursued the state's highest office and became governor of new jersey. >> hey, new jersey we did it. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: he took on teacher unions tax incentive programs and pension reforms. but his tangles became known far beyond the state's borders, he has often pointed out the ability to work with the state's democrats. and just before the 2012 presidential election he welcomed president obama to new je

about 407 of the rods passed seismic tests but the bases of many are immersed in salty water.trans says there's enough ed -- there's enough evidence with a few coks on some to believe there's cracks on all of them. the cheeve engineer will do whatever is necessary to replace the problems. it depends on the problems off of an analysis. >>> police are asking for your in finding a hit-and-run driver. it happened at the kaiser center parking lot. the man was driving a dark ford four explorer that struck and injured an 89-year-old walking in the crosswalk. the driver got out of the suv, checked on the victim and went inside the hospital. a few minutes later, he returned to the vehicle and took off. >>> ride share services such as lyft and uber have been approved to pick up passengers at san jose's airport for a pilot program. the san jose city council approved the plan yesterday. under the proposal ride share drivers must pay airport fees as well as go through fingerprinting, background checks and vehicle inspections. some taxi drivers don't like the idea, saying it will hurt their

. >> sweet or salty? both are coming undr fi in manhattan, officials proposed new rules today requiring chain restaurants to include a warning label on menus for items high in salt. dishes with more than the daily limit of 2300 milligrams of sodium. also, san franisthe ir citto require health warnings on ads fosuga drinks the mane pr ru sconer, he wants to educate consumeut the health risks of drinking soda. >> sugary drinks are almost half of all sugar consumed in the american diet. one 12 ounce can of soda has ten teaspoons of sugar and these drinks are absolutely fuel ingling the elope ii di thatee ng u.s., so this legislation is designed similar to the approach with cigarettes to get people to drink less. >> the industry wasresentin coke pepsi and other beverage companies is fighting back, saying singling out one industry and one type of product does nothing to educate people about the importance of balancing calories and physical activity. >> their argumen same as saying well, cigarettes aren't the o

nejra: very salty. mark: more salty than other varieties? nejra: i wouldn't know.afa is no more. he was going for 10 titles. he lost. djokovic beat him yesterday. rafa hasn't had much form coming into the tournament. he was injured for the second part of last season with a wrist injury followed by an appendix operation. he came into this tournament lacking a victory for the first time in his career on clay. djokovic won the australian open. he's going for the four-part of a slam. the score was 7-5, 6-3 -- i'm getting happy. i was getting tired of rafa winning. and andy murray beat david ferrera. he will play djokovic in the semifinals. that will be a clash of the titans. "countdown" continues in the next hour. stay with us. ♪ mark: global bonds sink deeper. mario draghi tells investors to prepare for market volatility. manus: chinese stocks plunge. the shanghai composite is down. gains have gone too far, too fast. mark: don't worry, a deal is insight. that is the message from greek prime minister suppress. -- alexis tsipras. laser blows the whistle on football corr

all you have to do is go to -- >> the water here is salty. so the government set up desalination plabts. they cannot just get pressure water. looks like somebody's handy candy. in fact, it's their daily routine. there are hundreds of thousands of people who don't want to get out of gaza. they want to keep them in gaza. and the palestinians is not something they want to relate to. i'm sorry i can't be with you there, but i don't know where the fate of god will be decided, here in the streets or in the streets of gaza. >> this is where the israelis has been coming and wreaking havoc through the entire area. >> you can look around here and see these homes. they were totally destroyed. th turning point in my life. i was in the army at the time, and when israel first conquered gaza and the west bank i was relieved, because we all believed that we were under siege. but unlike most israelis, i soon realized that israel's victory and occupation were a trap and a curse. soon after i joined a minority left wing movement opposing this occupation, and at

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savory, salty, sweet a triangle, perfectly balanced. three is company the musketeers. and in the eyes of real cheese people never, ever a crowd. new sargento balanced breaks. we're real cheese people. >> "happening now" a stunning revelation from police in pakistan. eight of the ten militants of the taliban charged with the shooting were acquitted and not put behind bars. the prosecutors said all ten were given life sentences. and the whereabouts of the eight militants are unknown. ma la la was 14 years old when she was shot in the head. >> and startling new details for the former gitmodetainees. they were traded for sergeant bergdahl. the government's attempt to flip the men is described now as a failure. catherine joins us live from washington. >> reporter: there was an effort by the u.s. government to recruit them as asset and influence their actions in the future. it was pursued to strengthen the ability to keep tabs on the men and prevent them from returning to terrorism. it was described as a total failure. those familiar with the intelligence gathering are not s

the soil becomes dry and salty. >> large amounts of water have very high salt levels between 8 to 12 grams of salt. >> it's cold desertification and it's threatening one of tunisia's most important tourist spots. some of the famous scenes in "star wars" were filmed here. every year thousands of cubic of sand are removed from the set. the sahara, the greatest hot desert in the world is growing every day. scientists are talking about building a green wall across the whole is a whole sahara, to help the creeping north and south and try to stop more land erosion. here in haouzua an unique irrigation system makes sure that palm trees only get the water they need. this has also become a major source of fruits. these organic dates are exported abroad creating jobs and money for the community. >> we need to stop this irrational exploitation. chopping down trees in the desert. if there is no common consciousness and vision then the solutions we have won't be enough. >> the people of this town have then that it's possible to survive this harsh environment. their dream is other communities foll

proffered have been large-scale irrigation schemes or if you plans that will help to survive in dry saltyreas. the problem is that it will often march i didn't knowalize i didn'tmarginalize the poorest of the poor. it's usually the wealthier farmers who have access to technology. it's really not helping the people who are the poorest, who are suffering most from good insecurity. >> what kind of solutions do those people need. >> so i think it's incredibly important if we look at the sahara, for example that you look at traditional farming that evolved in that particular context, that was--it was designed to deal with that uncertain rainfall when there were surpluses people stored them. just another quick example i recently returned from bats wannareturned from botswana. they have a backyard gardening program it's very much focused on poor women. >> professor, thank you so much, indeed, for your thoughts on the subject. >> thank you very much, lauren. >> meanwhile, thousands of desperate people are trying to cross the sahara in order to reach libya. 18 bodies have been found in the desert

this will concert salty ocean water to fresh water late they are year and providing 70% of water needsbut there are concerns. >> the issue that is talked about most is the issue of high energy costs to make desallinization work. >> reporter: but they are getting purity. >> they have fresh water, the most expensive component. they have green, fresh but brackish and they have the lead pipeline, which is the treated sewage. >> they are using sensors to keep water loss to a minimum. california's drought is more than just a resource issue but a political one here at the capital. republicans want more water storage and want to build more dams. democrats like mark levine says not so fast. >> we are not going to be able to build storage over night so it's not a way to get out of the drought. we have to focus on concentration. we have to use the limited water we have available. in sacramento mike luery. >>> it's now 85% that we can see a strong to strongest el nino development by the winter. we whether continue to monitor it very closely. and we have blue sky. after the rainfall, it's a nice fl

. >> the way i get the food it's not nearly as salty as the way i -- i should get a tattoo that says too salty. >> extra salt. >> i do it myself. >> i try to cut back at home but i'm not great at it. >> do you know who is really heavy handed with the salt. >> buffet. >> michael bloomberg. >> bloomberg too. >> in this case i like knowing it. it's not that they're saying you can't sell salty food. >> did you see president obama taking a step outside and he's reaching into a pack of something. it's not clear what it is but it said please -- please let the president have a smoke. please let him do it. it's not a big deal. let him -- that was the thrust of it. >> i'm looking at the picture now. >> but this is differ than not being able to sell sugary drinks over a certain size. >> he was smoking in his office. >> people smoked but i wouldn't want to be married to michelle and smoke i don't think. >> penelope would yell at you too. >> she would. >> i think it's a pack of gum. >> zoom in on it. it doesn't look like gum to me. >> no he's on a vestibule. >> outside on the balcony with a buddy

we tell you about the proposal to warn diners the next time they eat a salty meal. >>> michael finney the warriors making their run in the nba there's something out there. it's a highly contagious disease. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. >>> this is abc 7 news. >>> carnival cruises is banning passengers from bringing bottled water aboard ships because too many people are smuggling booze in the bottles. carnival says it is causing big problems on the ships and the bootlegged alcohol is to blame because they make you pay for the alcohol so they are smuggling this stuff on. this should speed up the boarding process because bottles will no longer need to be tested. carnival says it will lower the price o