WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis gives update from Sumter County on Hurricane Idalia

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a media briefing Tuesday in Sumter County about the state’s response to Hurricane Idalia.

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The governor is speaking at Duke Energy’s Operating Center in Wildwood.

DeSantis is joined by state emergency management officials.

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The news conference is happening at 11:30 a.m.

Channel 9 reporter Sam Martello is in Wildwood to cover the governor’s update.

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