WATCH LIVE: Ron DeSantis holds press conference in Tallahassee as Hurricane Idalia approaches

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FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference, May 9, 2023, in Miami. Florida officials are warning drivers of potentially widespread fuel contamination at gas stations across the state’s west coast as residents brace for the landfall later this week Tropical Storm Idalia. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said late Sunday, Aug. 27 that gasoline purchased after 10 a.m. Saturday at some Citgo-supplied stations had a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel. The Port of Tampa contamination is “happening right of the eve of the storm,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at Sunday news conference. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Rebecca Blackwell/AP

WATCH LIVE: Ron DeSantis holds press conference in Tallahassee as Hurricane Idalia approaches

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will hold a press conference on Tuesday in Tallahassee, Florida, as Hurricane Idalia is expected to reach Florida on Wednesday.

Idalia grew into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday morning and is supposed to reach the Sunshine State the next day. DeSantis has warned residents to prepare for a major weather event by stocking up on supplies, extending a state of emergency across 46 counties.

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DeSantis will be joined on Tuesday by Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie, Maj. Gen. John Haas, and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared W. Perdue.

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He has held press conferences in several cities across the state of Florida, including Bronson and Largo.

DeSantis will begin speaking at 9 a.m. EDT time at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee.

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