(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in St. Lucie County on Thursday as part of his travels across Florida to see suspected tornado damage that resulted in deaths from Hurricane Milton.

Moving back into 2024, DeSantis also rejected on Thursday the idea that people can “control the weather,” saying “he would do 78 and sunny year round” before saying that “precedent throughout history,” rather than human activity like carbon emissions, determines storm activity.

Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Milton recovery efforts pick up in Florida.The news conference is set to begin at 11 a.m.The state's Gulf coast was hit hard after Milton made landfall near Siesta Key on Wednesday night.