she saw the tickets for sale and that she was responding to john mcguire who had only four tickets. she said they met at walmart. she bought the tickets for $75 apiece. she thought she was getting a deal until she went to the park and the tickets were no good. she said she had no idea what to do so she texted him and he answered saying, he did not tell her a bad batch. she also called detectives to set up a sting with the man they say is really kevin bauer. in the report, it says the four- part process were also counterfeit tickets. detectives say sometimes the cards are taken from stores that sell them but not activated by a cashier. he suspects that's what happened here. her until it was too late. >> i've never had that happen to me. i trust everybody. shannon butler, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> she told channel 9 to universal gave her two free tickets and 30% off the other two that she needed. tickets. if she just would have bought them at the park it would have been $436. >> $14. >>> we are tracking heavy rain. next at 5:00, we are covered with rain and it's going to be what e

mcguire, jeff kaufman, thank you. we go on the ground with two campaigns. the marco rubio campaign and the ted cruz campaign. ♪ johns a marco rubio event last night. that was broken down afterwards in a matter of minutes. griffin hammon followed the teams of both marco rubio and ted cruz. he documented the ground operation. here is what they look like. ♪ >> 151 hours. that is how long remains until the iowa caucuses. >> six days from right now, you should be arriving at your caucus place. don't be late. [laughter] >> the future and destiny of america could be decided monday night in iowa. it is either donald trump or ted cruz. >> i don't believe iowa can be one from a manhattan tv studio. >> several of the things we considered going through with trump, they were always big events. they were never in the small coffee shops. whereas ted cruz is more grassroots than donald trump is. >> i told him we would be praying for him. this is our first time to really be involved in the caucus. [applause] >> i will be here until all of you are gone. i will stay here for as long as it takes to shake every hand, kiss every baby, s

john, thank you very much. beads because it could have been a lot worse buddy. >> reporter: i appreciate it. >>> before this afternoon's parade, there was this morning's invasion. mary mcguire was hanging out with the pirates on davis islands and shows us how they prepared to take over the town. >> reporter: they say the early bird get it is worm and it rings true here on david island as pirates began their party as soon as the sun came up. richard cranell has been celebrating this special festival since 1957. >> grew up watching the parades during the day. and, chaseing the candy at that time. it was candy. >> reporter: after spending decades on the water, he has perfected the art of bead throwing and has a few tips for all the apertures out there. >> the best way to throw them is to hold them and then keep them loose. then sling them. >> sling them? >> and then the bead will twist and it will go further. >> reporter: he wasn't the only one up early. >> argh! >> reporter: dozens of folks rang in gasparilla with a cold one and a costume all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the stunning floatilla and the revelry that followed. why this is a lot of fun, gasparilla means some

mcguire live in manatee county. >> governor scott also surveyed the damage at siesta key. he thanked first responders and said this storm proved that florida is ready to handle weather emergencies. john rogers is joining us live with more on the governors visit. john. >> reporter: good evening jenn. earlier today governor scott considered ground zero in this tornado. where they took a look at the damage and devastation. a massive pile of debris, pieces of roofs and chairs there, and even take a look at this metal fence here just toppled over like it's nothing. governor scott took a look at this and spoke to residents to make sure they were okay. governor rick scott expressed reassurance that whenever disaster strikes someone is ready and able to help. >> at the city and county level they show up. neighbors show up and friends show up. >> reporter: and he showed up checking in to see physical everyone was okay. the complex was hit hard by the over night tornado. >> woke up and heard this loud, before. >> reporter: debris is littered everywhere. >> we are finding things that came from across the street over here. >> reporter: and at the moment some units are unlivable. we took a tour o

mcguire live in tampa. thank you very much. >>> and you, as mary said, can watch the festivities live on news channel 8. john officer lee and john benson will be co-hosting. you don't want to miss it. our coverage starts at 2:30 this afternoon. searching for a stolen car after an armed carjacking that happened in tampa a woman was sitting in her car at north central avenue and east kirby street when a man pointed a gun at her and ordered her out of her car. they're searching for the stolen 2014 black ford focus with florida tags. anyone with information is urged to call tampa police. >>> a deputy is out of a job after a month long investigation into a traffic stop where a man was shot twice. the deputy, timothy burdenon claimed it was self defense after he shot tompkins holmes. there was never any struggle over the gun and the deputy flat out lied. the deputy is out on bond. >>> after bad weather brings cruise vacationers plans to a screeching halt, they're finally under way. the carnival paradise was others had to spend a day in tampa. the fog finally burned off and plans resumed. passengers we talked to sa