gabriella has been dancing with me for over a year. tight a lot of time and effort and investment, but it's proving to do really well. we just got back from a trip to hawaii where we took the whole company. we've been busy. >> i did download a clip from youtube on one of your performances over in berkeley. what is it about this traditional dance that made you say this is what you want to do? >> well, i was raised by a mexican parents and they took me to mexico every year until i had to start school and other responsibilities frchlt there on i just really loved my culture. one day i just received a flyer from my parents. it's something i always wanted to do. you know, sometimes you don't go look for something. for some reason this flyer and to me and i called my instructor now, stephen, and i told him when can i come in, i'm ready to start. >> that was your calling. >> it was. he brung me in. i felt very welcome. i've been doing it now for about a year and a half and i enjoy it. it's fun. >> plus you build your calf muscle muscles, don'

gabriella cedillo was an extra when she was injured. she was driving a car in a scene when a piece of metal went through the windshield. they blame on the cable towing a car. the film crew took all precautions. the cedillo's family is suing. >>> mayordaley's final budget today. but the numbers look like this. it's just a little higher than a $6 billion budget. wants to pay for it without raising taxes or fees. but it would cut the city workforce by 234 -- employees. the last city budget that they preside over totaled $1.6 billion. >>> president obama's family history gets stranger and stranger and actually more conservative. you may have heard about the president being a distant relative to dick cheney. he's not the only one. genealogists found president obama have ties to sarah palin and rush limbaugh. both are reportedly tenth cousins of the president. >>> coming up: a new app that will allow parents to sensor text messages. could be coming to a cell phone near you. >>> plus a study that could provide hope for people surviving and suf

gabriella was hurt when some wielding broke free from a stunt car during filming. indiana officials say a certified welder made the piece and the filming crew took all necessary safety precautions. filed a lawsuit last week against paramount pictures and the metal distributor. requireson. the suit says she suffered perm nbt brain damage and is pairiloused on her left side. >>> first lady michelle obama will be in chicago today campaigning for a u.s. senate candidate aleksei giannoulias and some house contenders. first lady will appear with giannoulias this afternoon at university club. giannoulias' locked in a tight race against republican mark kirk. after the event, the first lady will head to a joint fundraiser for incumbent representative bill foster and debbie halvorson. and house candidate dan seal. the first lady will talk about strengthening the middle class and new health care law and new consume proper tex. >>> the city's recent parking meter kiosk thefts have not led to stolen credit information. at least that's what the company that runs the meter system

last month, an extra gabriella sadillo was injured on the set and left permanently brain damaged.. >> some entertainment news for you this morning. courtney cox and her husband of 11 years confirmed they've been separated for several months but say they're still best friends and love each other deeply. they have a 6-year-old daughter. gossip sites say cox is reportedly moving on with another movie, best known in hollywood circles for allegedly punching lindsay lohan in the face at an l.a. nightclub. wonder if that's on her resume. >> actress/bartender. now, let's take a look at somebody by the name of paula. hurricane paula now off the coast of honduras and evacuations with under way. paula is headed north and expected to brush mexico's yucatan peninsula. right now, it is just a category 1 storm. 75 miles per hour is the maximum sustained winds. meanwhile, let's go and check out this. high winds, hail and blinding downpours hit the new york city area and the tri-state area as well. last night, hail the size of quarters reported. flooding seen in parts of new jersey. in particular

gabriella was injured september 1 when a metal object crashed through the windshield of a car and hit her in the head. she had been working as an extra on a film set. earlier today her family filed a negligence lawsuit against paramount pictures. claimed accident resulted in serious and permanent rain damage. no comment from the paramount studios on the lawsuit. >>> took emergency crews several hours to bring a hazardous materials situation under control at a southwest suburban chemical plant. forest view fire department was called out around 3:30 this morning to the wr imrais company -- grace company. with six neighbors fire department assist pg, it was under control about three hours later. plant was evacuated but res dntds in the surrounding area were not. no one was hurt. >>> police in oak park are looking for vandals who ripped down priceless artifacts from a historic landmark temple. police scai someone stole the bronze lettering off the entrance of oak park's community temple late last tuesday. the 58 letters for the worship of god and service of men. they were likely stolen fo