searched but it s unclear if clues were found. waters car had some distinct markings, inc. love nuts on her tires and the lid of her pink gas tank. her mother said she felt like she was dying inside because she didn t protect her. she is asking for anyone who knows anything to contact authorities. dana: denver reporting its first fatality from a crash involving an electric scooter. a scooter collide into oncoming traffic while going the wrong way on street. it s the ninth u.s. electric scooter related deaths since 2017. france is cracking down on electric scooters, drafting the laws that limit their speed and where users can ride them. there is an estimated 20,000 scooters in paris alone. gymnasts simone biles twisting and flipping her way into the history books. check it out. i ve watched it 100 times. i still don t get it.
last year, tourists returning to paris. the city is on track for its strongest tourism year in a decade. hotel stays jumping 10% in the first half of 2017. france has been in an official state of emergency since the november, 2015, attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 130 people. since then, paris has worked hard to counter the tourist slump, including reducing attraction wait times and bruce issing discount passes. i and introducing discount passes. i love france and paris. i m glad to see the numbers turning around. the government is giving the amazon/whole foods merger a green light. it may change the way americans shop for food. the ftc approved amazon s $13 million takeover bid saying it will not hurt competition. amazon is a disrupter. with 465 physical whole foods stores, the merger gives amazon a piece of the $700 billion market that could allow customers to buy on line and pick them up. the company is already experimenting with a click and
once in place, you re stuck there. but again, this is an experience many people say you do once in your life. i m sure all of them are excited to be here. when i got up this morning there were already people gathering. the sun wasn t up yet. that was pretty early. there are some pretty loyal fans there tonight. bryan, stay warm. and have fun. happy new year. thanks for joining us. new york isn t the only city on high alert tonight. in berlin, 1,800 police officers will be deployed at the brandenburg gate where thousands are expected to ring in the new year. security has been beefed up in berlin after a terror attack earlier this month when a truck plowed through a christmas market killing nine people. hence, those barriers in new york. and in paris, 2,000 officers will be out in force as hundreds of thousands are expected to gather in that city to kick off 2017. france has extended its state of emergency for about two weeks. security has been a