Less than 12 hours after Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a devastating Category 4 storm, Ron DeSantis addressed the state from the Emergency Operations Center.Speaking at 9 a.m. from Tallahassee,

TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday expanded a declared state of emergency to 61 of the state's 67 counties with only some counties in Southeast Florida excluded as Tropical Storm Helene heads toward Florida and is expected to rapidly grow into a powerful hurricane Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will give an update Friday morning on Florida’s response after Hurricane Helene slammed the state.