WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis gives update on Florida’s response in wake of Hurricane Helene

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving an update Friday morning on Florida’s response after Hurricane Helene slammed the state.

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DeSantis is speaking from the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee.

The update comes after Helene made landfall overnight in Florida’s Big Bend area as a devastating Category 4 hurricane.

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Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie joined DeSantis at the event.

We will have live coverage of DeSantis’s news conference on Channel 9 and wftv.com.

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