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Florida Gov. DeSantis set to speak as Hurricane Isaias nears landfall

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM · 1 min read
Florida Gov. DeSantis set to speak as Hurricane Isaias nears landfall — ClickOrlando Local, Larkspur Community news
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As Category 3 Hurricane Isaias approaches Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold another news conference on Friday night.DeSantis’ office announced that he will hold the briefing in Tallahassee, flanked by Attorney General James Uthmeier and Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Jared Perdue.While the conference is slated for 11 p.m., no specific details have been provided about what the governor will discuss.[RELATED: Here’s a look inside Isaias as it nears Florida]DeSantis has already held several news conferences since he first declared a state of emergency earlier this week, back when Isaias was still just a tropical depression.Now, Isaias is expected to make landfall as early as Friday night, impacting much of the panhandle.News 6 will stream the conference live when it happens.PREVIOUS NEWS CONFERENCEIn a news conference Friday morning, DeSantis said the state has marshaled an extensive array of resources ahead of Hurricane Isaias’ expected landfall, incl

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