Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday to provide updates on Tropical Storm Idalia. Tropical Storm Idalia intensified early Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's Gulf coast, the National Hurricane Center said Monday, warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida as soon as late Tuesday. At 7 a.m. Monday, the storm was about 90 miles south off the western tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. The storm was stationary at the time, the hurricane center said. The center's update also ... (full story)