Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference as Hurricane Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico and approaches the Florida Peninsula. Officials with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida’s Department of Transportation provided an update on preparations.

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