Storm Ready: Governor DeSantis on state response to tropical threat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Governor Ron DeSantis is scheduled to give his first news conference Tuesday morning about the state response to the threat in the tropics. Watch his news conference live, starting at 9:30 am right here: Monday, the governor issued a state of emergency for 41 Florida counties, including Lee, Collier and Charlotte. “There is a significant threat of storm surge, coastal flooding and erosion, heavy rainfall and flash flooding, and damaging winds to the Florida Gulf Coast,” the order reads.