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Headlines Making News 'Over There'

Aired August 22, 2003 - 07:51   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: From London right now, they're not turning water into wine, but certainly one restaurant is charging like it. Their prices are big. Making a huge splash, too, with its water list.
And speaking of water, jumping across the pond right now with Richard Quest to find out what's happening "Over There."

And, Richard, our apologies to you. Only the largest blackout the history of America could knock you off the air from last Friday. But welcome back. How are you?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Bill. I'm just looking for five cents...

HEMMER: Yes, what are you looking for?

QUEST: ... for you to put into the meter -- for five cents, so you can put it in the meter to keep the electricity going for a few more minutes.

HEMMER: We could use a little bit of that. Send your nickel.

QUEST: Bill, they say there's one born every minute, and you look like a man of means. I'm going to show you some waters that are the most expensive in London. It comes from a restaurant called the 140 Park Lane (ph) at the Marriott Hotel. Now, this restaurant has 15 -- 15 different waters on its menu, more waters than champagnes.

For example, they have this Hilden (ph) water, which they describe as "sweet and spicy." Let's see exactly just how sweet and spicy. Meet Rebecca, who is, of course, doing the honors for us this morning.

HEMMER: Hey, Rebecca.

QUEST: Good morning, Rebecca. Ah, a bouquet to dream of. And, now, that's only $7.50. If you want some Fiji water from this restaurant, that will cost you $10. Fiji water is described as from a "virgin aquifer system dating back 400 years." You'd think for $10 they could give you some new stuff.

HEMMER: Hey, 10 bucks for Fiji? We have that in New York.

SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, we do.

HEMMER: What's so special? I think you can get it for... O'BRIEN: It's like two bucks, maybe.

HEMMER: Yes, maybe a buck if you shop at the right place.

QUEST: Full bodied. It's water! And best of all, Bill, look at this! Look at this! How about this bottle for you? It's called Voss (ph). It's described as "artesian water from Norway." This is the sparkling stuff. Careful, miss, careful. She knows her business, this one.

O'BRIEN: How much is that?

QUEST: Be careful. Soledad, you're going to have to wait for this. Look at this sparkle. How much do you think?

O'BRIEN: Fifteen.

QUEST: Ah, $14 -- $14.

HEMMER: It's all in the packaging.

O'BRIEN: It is nice packaging.

QUEST: And what's this one? This one is?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Tap water.

QUEST: This is London tap water. This comes free to us. So, there you are -- the best of water from $7 to $14, depending on your choice.

HEMMER: And to think that people are even buying it, too.

Hey, you squeezed into a phone booth, did you not?

QUEST: Fourteen people in Attenborough managed to get into one phone box. They had to do the attempt several times because people got claustrophobic, and one woman had a panic attack and had to be removed. But those of you that are not familiar with what a London phone box and the difficulty. I went to find out. Have a look.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

QUEST (on camera): Now, there's not many of these left around London, so come on in and I'll show you what it looks like. Not a lot of room. We've got to get 14 people in here. Yes, that's the phone (UNINTELLIGIBLE). They even got lights and it keeps you dry in the middle of winter.

But by and large, if you need to make a phone call or anything like that, what more could you want? You and 14 of your other friends squashed into a space just a couple of feet (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Would you mind, please? Where are you putting your arms? (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

(END VIDEO CLIP)

We couldn't find 14 people that would get into one phone box with me, so I was on me own.

HEMMER: Is that a record?

QUEST: Fourteen, it's an unofficial record, because the "Guinness Book of Records" weren't there to qualify it. But, yes, it's an unofficial record, 14. And if you'd like to come over, Bill and Soledad, I'll happily squeeze you in as well.

HEMMER: Now that would be worth the trip, don't you think?

O'BRIEN: Now, why would somebody who has got claustrophobia agree to be part of a team of people who are trying to climb into a phone booth? That's -- you know, that's just my question this morning.

HEMMER: Look at that picture. Two children in there, too. Is that right, Richard?

QUEST: Oh, yes. The children had to go on the bottom, and then there was a man underneath them, and he crunched down, and everybody else got on top. We do this thing quite regularly in Britain. It's called "having fun."

HEMMER: Listen, we have fun here, too, Richard. Come on.

O'BRIEN: Yes, hey, hey, hey.

HEMMER: Enjoy your water. Thank Rebecca for us. And...

QUEST: Nectar from the gods!

O'BRIEN: Is that the tap water or the $14 water?

QUEST: What do you think?

O'BRIEN: The tap water. All right, Richard, thanks.

QUEST: All right right.

HEMMER: Thanks, Richard. Have a great weekend.

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Aired August 22, 2003 - 07:51   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: From London right now, they're not turning water into wine, but certainly one restaurant is charging like it. Their prices are big. Making a huge splash, too, with its water list.
And speaking of water, jumping across the pond right now with Richard Quest to find out what's happening "Over There."

And, Richard, our apologies to you. Only the largest blackout the history of America could knock you off the air from last Friday. But welcome back. How are you?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Bill. I'm just looking for five cents...

HEMMER: Yes, what are you looking for?

QUEST: ... for you to put into the meter -- for five cents, so you can put it in the meter to keep the electricity going for a few more minutes.

HEMMER: We could use a little bit of that. Send your nickel.

QUEST: Bill, they say there's one born every minute, and you look like a man of means. I'm going to show you some waters that are the most expensive in London. It comes from a restaurant called the 140 Park Lane (ph) at the Marriott Hotel. Now, this restaurant has 15 -- 15 different waters on its menu, more waters than champagnes.

For example, they have this Hilden (ph) water, which they describe as "sweet and spicy." Let's see exactly just how sweet and spicy. Meet Rebecca, who is, of course, doing the honors for us this morning.

HEMMER: Hey, Rebecca.

QUEST: Good morning, Rebecca. Ah, a bouquet to dream of. And, now, that's only $7.50. If you want some Fiji water from this restaurant, that will cost you $10. Fiji water is described as from a "virgin aquifer system dating back 400 years." You'd think for $10 they could give you some new stuff.

HEMMER: Hey, 10 bucks for Fiji? We have that in New York.

SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, we do.

HEMMER: What's so special? I think you can get it for... O'BRIEN: It's like two bucks, maybe.

HEMMER: Yes, maybe a buck if you shop at the right place.

QUEST: Full bodied. It's water! And best of all, Bill, look at this! Look at this! How about this bottle for you? It's called Voss (ph). It's described as "artesian water from Norway." This is the sparkling stuff. Careful, miss, careful. She knows her business, this one.

O'BRIEN: How much is that?

QUEST: Be careful. Soledad, you're going to have to wait for this. Look at this sparkle. How much do you think?

O'BRIEN: Fifteen.

QUEST: Ah, $14 -- $14.

HEMMER: It's all in the packaging.

O'BRIEN: It is nice packaging.

QUEST: And what's this one? This one is?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Tap water.

QUEST: This is London tap water. This comes free to us. So, there you are -- the best of water from $7 to $14, depending on your choice.

HEMMER: And to think that people are even buying it, too.

Hey, you squeezed into a phone booth, did you not?

QUEST: Fourteen people in Attenborough managed to get into one phone box. They had to do the attempt several times because people got claustrophobic, and one woman had a panic attack and had to be removed. But those of you that are not familiar with what a London phone box and the difficulty. I went to find out. Have a look.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

QUEST (on camera): Now, there's not many of these left around London, so come on in and I'll show you what it looks like. Not a lot of room. We've got to get 14 people in here. Yes, that's the phone (UNINTELLIGIBLE). They even got lights and it keeps you dry in the middle of winter.

But by and large, if you need to make a phone call or anything like that, what more could you want? You and 14 of your other friends squashed into a space just a couple of feet (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Would you mind, please? Where are you putting your arms? (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

(END VIDEO CLIP)

We couldn't find 14 people that would get into one phone box with me, so I was on me own.

HEMMER: Is that a record?

QUEST: Fourteen, it's an unofficial record, because the "Guinness Book of Records" weren't there to qualify it. But, yes, it's an unofficial record, 14. And if you'd like to come over, Bill and Soledad, I'll happily squeeze you in as well.

HEMMER: Now that would be worth the trip, don't you think?

O'BRIEN: Now, why would somebody who has got claustrophobia agree to be part of a team of people who are trying to climb into a phone booth? That's -- you know, that's just my question this morning.

HEMMER: Look at that picture. Two children in there, too. Is that right, Richard?

QUEST: Oh, yes. The children had to go on the bottom, and then there was a man underneath them, and he crunched down, and everybody else got on top. We do this thing quite regularly in Britain. It's called "having fun."

HEMMER: Listen, we have fun here, too, Richard. Come on.

O'BRIEN: Yes, hey, hey, hey.

HEMMER: Enjoy your water. Thank Rebecca for us. And...

QUEST: Nectar from the gods!

O'BRIEN: Is that the tap water or the $14 water?

QUEST: What do you think?

O'BRIEN: The tap water. All right, Richard, thanks.

QUEST: All right right.

HEMMER: Thanks, Richard. Have a great weekend.

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