Florida Gov. Rick Scott asked President Trump to declare a pre-landfall emergency for the state of Florida as it braces for Hurricane Irma to make landfall later this week.
Scott, a Republican, sent a letter to Trump on Tuesday requesting an emergency declaration to unlock federal resources for all 67 Florida counties.
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