LIVE: DeSantis gives update on Isaias, nearing Category 3 major hurricane status

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to give an update at 8:30 a.m. from the Escambia County Public Safety building on the status of Hurricane Isaias.Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Jared Perdue will also give updates on Panhandle preparations.News4JAX will stream the news conference live. Press play above to watchWith maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, Isaias is set to strengthen into a Category 3 major hurricane Friday morning. It is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday.On Thursday, DeSantis urged residents in the Panhandle to heed evacuation orders and prepare for power outages and flooding as Isaias is forecast to bring impacts across the Panhandle, including storm surge, heavy rain and possible tornadoes.DeSantis urged residents to assume they could lose power and to stock up on water, gasoline and nonperishable food. He warned that already saturated ground could raise the risk of flooding inland as well as along the coast.On Thurs