i'm jeremy hubbard for on ice. i'm jeremy hubbard for "nightline" in washington. me ev well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. . >>> every night at craigie on main, his local restaurant in massachusetts, chef tony maws demonstrates that animals can be delicious from nose to tail. he was declared the best chef in the northeast this year. he shows us how it's done in tonight's "plate list." >> i'm a boston boy. he grew up here, absolutely. i'm a red sox fan. i grew up in a family that loved great food, you know, whether friday was pizza night. we were about, where's the best pizza? or sunday night was chinese food night, we had our favorite spot. so, you know, some how it just all clicked. so, what we have here is actually a mix of two different flours. the rye and the double zero. so you can see it going around right now. and we're adding the carroway. just yolks for richness.

and here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: we americans love our coffee.drink an average of three cups a day. now, it seems, our love affair has some health benefits. harvard researchers with backing from the national cancer institute discovered men who down six or more cups daily had a stunning 60% lower risk of developing lethal prostate cancer. even drinking just one two three cups dropped the risk by 30%. >> if men enjoy drinking coffee, going to encourage them. there appear to be many positive health affects of drinking coffee. >> reporter: and regular or decaf, doesn't matter. the benefits prove to be the same. turns out caffeine isn't the magic ingredient. so, what is? surprisingly, like broccoli and blueberries, and all those other well-known cancer fighting foods, coffee contains hundreds of potent antioxidants, among them, a little known, hard to pronounce compound called methylpyridimium. it's virtually nonexistent in any other food or drinks. scientists already knew coffee is known to reduce inflammation. then, just a week ago, a swedish study

jeremy hubbard, abc news. >>> take a look at your monday forecast. stormy across the upper midwest.ge hail could hit the twin cities. chicago, milwaukee and des moines. heavy mountain snow in the northern rockies and showers in the pacific northwest. light snow from the cascades to lake tahoe. >> near 60 in seattle. portland and boise. 67 in fargo. 72 in chicago. 77 in indianapolis. 70s here in new york, baltimore and 80s from atlanta to new orleans. >>> this is a good way to celebrate another birthday. taking a page from the elder president bush. the california man marked his 85th birthday with a sky jump. >> yes, 85th birthday, jump out of a plane. he said that he's survived stints in world war ii and the korean war so why not jump out of a plane? >> unbelievable. i would die of fear in the plane before i had a chance to jump. joining him on the ride was his daughter, his pastor and his 92-year-old friend. they all landed safely as fellow church members watched and prayed for an easy and safe jump. >> yes, so he wasn't even the oldest. >> no. >> sky jumper in the whole ordeal. >>

jeremy hubbard explains how. >> reporter: what if the sabertooth tiger roamed the earth one more like10,000 bc.? is it far-fetched? japanese scientists say the beast could be cloned in four years. >> quite impossible now. just within the bounds of foreseeable possibility. >> reporter: certainly sounds like the stuff of jurassic park. but it was a real scientific breakthrough said to have inspired michael crichton's best-selling tale. in 1984 this special kind of zebra became the first animal from which scientists received ancient dna. the last remaining quaha, south african zebra missing half its stripes died in captivity in 1883. >> it went extinct because settlers that arrived in capetown, going out into the wilderness found it very easy to shoot. it was inquisitive. had no fear of the animal as arriving in its land. >> reporter: the geneticist has been working for 25 years on a project to restore the quaha back to life bringing it back from its most common ancestor. >> it started when a local taxidermist thought it might be feasible to rebreed the quaha using living plain zebra ani

tonight, jeremy hubbard goes on a candle-lit fitness quit, and believe it or not, it's a "sign of the> reporter: you've made it inside one of the most exclusive hot spots in new york city. there's a waiting list to get in. a-listers vying for the best seats in the house. they just happen to be bicycle seats. thousands of people a week are now fighting to get into this extreme spin class here at soul cycle. they've somehow turned cardio into a cult. riding into a religion. >> people cry all the time. i can't tell you how many e-mails and phone calls we get, you know, i left my therapist, i don't need to go there anymore. >> reporter: julie and elizabeth first started soul cycle with the idea of turning that plain old spin class into an experience. turn down the lights, fire up the candles, fill the room with calm. make it more spiritual than physical. then, somehow, while you're lost in that zen moment, the instructors torture you with a blubber-busting workout that burns up to 700 calories in just 45 minutes. extreme spinning is suddenly extremely popular, especially with celebrities.

jeremy hubbard. >> jeremy hubbard has the story. >> reporter: chalk this one up to the etiquette police, taken off this amtrak train, and charged with disorderly conduct after passengers said she talked loudly on her phone, nearly nonstop, on the trip from oregon to salem. and they reminded her loud calls are banned in the quiet train cars. looks like when it comes to mobile phone manners, maybe we've finally had enough. on youtube, teachers are taking out their rage on cell phone use. and last year, singer adam lambert even stopped a concert mid song. >> wait. sorry. sorry. can you get off your phone? you're yelling into it. we're going to start over. >> reporter: at pleaseshutup.com, they started a viral campaign. starring annoying cell phone guy. armed with an oversized phone. and on oversized ability to annoy. in the elevator. >> no. i'm in an elevator. >> reporter: at study time? >> hello? >> reporter: even on one of those quiet trains. >> i got a lot of people shouting. i can't hear very well. >> reporter: calls like these are why one group has established july as national cell ph

jeremy hubbard has the story. >> reporter: it's a huge craze in australia and europe. only by its risks. it's called planking. it involves laying flat on your face in different, often dangerous situations, while someone snaps a photo. type "planking" into youtube, and there are dozens of daring planks. like this one on a moving car and this one of a man on a motorized bikes. facebook is buzzing with fan pages boasting tens of thousands of members. this page has over 100,000 likes. it inspired numerous other pages, planking australia, pl k planking usa, with unique ones with this baby one and this one on a cop war, landing the planker in handcuffs. even sports figures are joining in. watch as a rugby player strikes a pose after scoring. plafrpging turned deadly for one australian man after he fell to his death as he tried to plank on a balcony rail this is the first known death from planking. ing seven stories high. with its rising appeal, police are worried it will happen more. will it catch on big here in the united states? >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: some

jeremy hubbard is at a gas station in new york with more. good morning, jeremy. >> reporter: the highest gas prices of 2011 may have already come and gone. we'll likely start seeing the pennies peel off by monday. and optimistic analysts say they could drop 25 to 40 cents in the coming weeks, just in time for memorial day. this week started with the highest oil prices in two years. and ending in a freefall. oil down $17 in just five days. slowly and surely, we're seeing it at a pump. gas down a penny, early nationwide from yesterday. down a quarter in this florida panhandle town, where a price war is being wage. >> illinois, the upper great lakes, we'll see the largest drop in prices. the smallest drop will likely come in the midwest and the rockies, where gas prices are already low. >> reporter: if gas prices drop 25 cents to 40 cents by memorial day, americans who have been spending $390 a month to fill up the tank, will now be spending about $340. economists say it would free up $100 million to $130 million a day, for americans to spend on

jeremy hubbard is here with the latest details. ning, jeremy. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. she lived on nothing but water and trail mix. this morning she's in the hospital 20 to 30 pounds lighter but walking around and seemingly in good health as the search goes on for her still missing husband. the family of albert and rita chretien was stunned when they got the call friday. rita was still alive. >> absolutely incredible. it came as a total surprise. we believe it's a miracle. >> reporter: march 19th is when they were last heard from setting out on a 1,200-mile road trip from their home in british columbia headed for a trade show in las vegas. that afternoon they buy gas at this convenience store in oregon. this surveillance video is the last anyone would see of them. back on the road they make their way to nevada opting for a scenic route, but they get stranded on a desolate logging road. >> for two days they were getting stuck and unstuck in their vehicle over and over again until eventually the husband said, i'm going to g

jeremy hubbard has the full story. >> reporter: we americans love our coffee.ms our love affair has some health benefits. harvard researchers backed from the national cancer institute discovered men who downed six or more cups of coffee daily had a stunning 60% lower risk of developing lethal prostate cancer. even drinking just one to three cups dropped the risk by 30%. >> if men enjoy drinking coffee i will encourage them. i think -- there appear to be many positive health effects of drinking coffee. >> reporter: regular or decaf? it turns out the improvements are same. caffeine is not the secret ingredient. so what is, surprisingly like broccoli, blueberries and all those other well-known cancer-fighting foods, contains hundreds of potent antioxidants. among them, a little-known, hard to pronounce compound called methylpyridinium, it is virtually nonexistent in other foods or drinks. it supercharges enzymes in your body that may stop colon cancer from developing. scientists already knew that coffee could reduce inflammation and regulate insulin in the body. t

here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: it a huge craze in australia and in europe.g. and it involves laying flat on your face indifferent, often dangerous situations while someone snaps a photo. type planking into youtube there are dozens of examples of daring planks, like this one on a moving car and this one on a man on a motorized bike and facebook is buzzing. with fan pages boasting tens of thousands of members. this page has more than 1,000 likes and has inspired numerous other pages. planking australia and planking uk and planking usa. like this cute baby plank or this one on a cop car landing the planker in handcuffs. even sports figures are joining in, watch as a rugby player strikes a pose after scoring but planking turned deadly for one 21-year-old after he turned to his death on sunday morning after he tried plank. this is the first known death as a result of planking. but with its rising appeal police are worried more serious injuries will follow. the question is will this phenomenon catch on big here in the states? >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter

and our jeremy hubbard has been looking into this. good morning, jeremy. >> reporter: that's right, robin. everything from furniture to flip-flops are on the rise. we find out that this is just part of what's hurting our wallet. of course, you've been feeling pain at the pump. but now, price creep has arrived, doing serious damage to the cost of everyday items. that morning cup of joe, coffee beans up 27% since december. want to relax in that recliner? furniture at ethan allen and lazy boy up 7%. planning to take the kids to the beach? two pairs of flip-flops that once cost $5 cost $1 more. and while flip-flops aren't a necessity. manufacturers know that parents need diapers and wipes. parents can expect to pay up to 7% more in the coming months. severe weather has damaged crops. even last week's tornadoes wiped out one-fourth of alabama's poultry production. all of it has degree united a perfect storm, leaving manufactures with a dilemma. raise prices or reduce portions. and reducing portions is what they're doing. >> you drink bottle