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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

All right. Today is Tuesday. It's the fourth day of April. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning with five weeks until the primary. The controversy is heating up in Philadelphia's mayoral race. The Philadelphia Board of Ethics is accusing a mayoral candidate of violating the city's campaign finance law. candidates gathered on Monday night at the Latino mayoral forum in North Philadelphia. they address community issues, but also new allegations that

candidate Jeff Brown illegally coordinated with a Super PAC. The Philadelphia Board of Ethics is accusing

a Super PAC called for a better Philadelphia and a nonprofit of the same name of coordinating

with Brown to circumvent the city's annual contribution limits. Jeff Brown has been soliciting

from individuals like Jeffrey Yes. We just talked

about him yesterday. Yes. Yes. And the Susquehanna group that has been responsible for right-wing

attacks on democracy and especially on public education. The Democratic candidate Helen Jim said.

Brown is one of the top fundraisers in this crowded mayoral ticket. The ethics board alleged

that Brown helps fundraise

millions of dollars on behalf of For a Better Philadelphia, who have in turn made expenditures

in support of Brown's candidacy within a year before the May 16th primary. Brown responded by saying

he believes the other leading candidates raised money in similar ways. They're somewhat hypocritical

because they've done the same things I've done,

Brown said. I don't believe we did anything wrong and I look forward to the court exonerating

and maybe they have to take a look at some of the other candidates, he said.

The Ethics Board is asking the courts to issue an emergency order prohibiting the groups

from spending money to influence the race by way of ads or other efforts and for them to pay civil monetary penalties. A hearing is scheduled for April 24th. A man is accused of

drugging his 72-year-old mother with fentanyl then driving her from Bucks County to Philadelphia

where he allegedly shot and killed her. Unbelievable. This is an insane story. Twenty-eight-year-old

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