this spending was allowed under campaign finance laws or not. there needs to be more reporting there but an attorney for santos did tell "the new york times" in a statement about this, quote, campaign expenditures for staff members including travel, lodging and meals are normal expenses of any competent campaign. the suggestion that santos' campaign engaged in any irresponsible spending of campaign funds is just ludicrous and just noting all of this, of course, coming as federal prosecutors have already announced that they are separately looking into his finances. >> yeah, it seems like each new day brings another new claim to be looked at including one about santos' mother. her death and the 9/11 attacks. what are relearning about that. >> reporter: a lot of important questions here on, frankly, a very sensitive subject to so many people. santos has claimed multiple times that his mother was at the world trade center on 9/11 in