conversations. what's your sense about what the investigators hope to accomplish? >> reporter: the big picture here, norah, is that they want to figure out whether volker or any other state department official was pressured into working with the president's personal attorney or punished if they didn't. we know, for instance, that the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine was recalled to washington two months early after giuliani very publicly argued that she was blocking the biden investigation. >> o'donnell: understood. nancy, thank you. there are tragic new details tonight in the crash of a world war ii-era bomber. kris van cleave is at bradley international airport in connecticut with the stories of those who were lost and the hero who saved lives. >> reporter: debra riddell shot this video of her husband, robert, boarding the b-17 wednesday morning. as the plane taxied, she gave a thumbs up, but says she had a bad feeling during the flight. >> i just sensed that that plane was going to go down. >> reporter: just minutes into the flight she says robert

edsayi t p askethe asers to up cause ey w turning back. the plane had lost an engine and crashed while attempting an emergency landing. robert, a world war ii buff, died in the fiery crash. >> he's never going to get to know zachary. >> reporter: his grandson. >> yeah, his grandson. he's only 17 months old. he's not going to remember his grandfather. >> reporter: n.t.s.b. investigators spent all day at the crash site. the plane landed short of the runway, tipping to the right, before careening into a building and exploding. >> the plane made contact with the approach lights at about 1,000 feet from runway six. >> reporter: seven on board died in the crash. six survived, escaping after air national guard chief master sergeant james traficante got an exit hatch open, allowing fellow passengers to get out. he's now recovering from his injuries. retired connecticut police officer gary mazzone is one of the lives lost. his son, brian, spoke through

his grief. >> he was a great role model for me and my siblings, great role model. hard worker, well respected, do anything for you. and... i'm lucky. >> reporter: debra riddell actually took a picture of people working on the plane's engine shortly before takeoff. the pilot was described as the most experienced b-17 pilot in the u.s. investigators say the impact shattered the airplane. they don't even know where the cockpit is yet, but they were able to get inside the tail section to recover maintenance records and some personal effects, including a money clip. norah. >> o'donnell: tough to hear those stories from the families. kris, thank you. now to paris and another attack in a city that has seen more than its fair share of violence. this one was inside police

headquarters today. four people were stabbed to death by a civilian employee. imtiaz tyab is in paris where investigators are trying to figure out why the attacker suddenly snapped. >> reporter: the attack happened just before 1:00 p.m. in paris. the suspect, a 19-year veteran of the police force, entered police headquarters armed with a knife. he stabbed five people, killing four. investigators have raided his home and are still trying to piece together how this could have happened. u.s. law enforcement officials tell cbs news the attacks appear, at this point, to be workplace-related violence. they also say the suspect had been a recent convert to islam, but there's no information at this time suggesting that the attack was religiously motivated. targeted attacks of extreme violence have become all too familiar in france in recent years, starting with the 2015 attacks by islamic militants on the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo," killing 12; the coordinated isis attacks on cafes, the national stadium, and the bataclan concert hall which left 130 dead that very same year. and while the scale of this attack doesn't compare, it's the deadliest assault on french police in over two decades. >> o'donnell: tonight, we are

learning details of a massive settlement two years and two days after the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. m.g.m. resorts international has agreed to pay up to $800 million to the victims of the las vegas massacre and their families. mireya villarreal reports thousands may be eligible. >> reporter: the settlement potentially covers more than 4,400 family members and victims who attended the country music festival. the concert was in full swing when the sound of gunfire sent the crowd of more than 20,000 frantically running for their lives. perched on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel, stephen paddock began a 11-minute shooting spree, killing 58 and injuring more than 600. many victims had sued the hotel for negligence for allowing paddock to stockpile weapons in his hotel room. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot the night of the shooting. >> i got metal plates put in my cheek.

>> reporter: 30-year-old single mom chelsea romeo was shot in the face and lost her left eye. today's settlement brings her some relief. >> right now, i have no medical insurance. i have medical bills. it will help me be able to handle my injuries better. >> reporter: this is the third largest victims' compensation settlement in u.s. history, behind the 9/11 attacks and the b.p. oil spill. an administrator will now divide the money up between the victims based on their injuries. and, norah, the process could take up to a year. >> o'donnell: all right, mireya, thank you. there is still much more ahead we're going to hear from man who fathered far more children than he wanted. now he's suing for millions. and later, why robert de niro was hit with a $12 million lawsuit today. nyquil severe gives you powerful relief

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>> i never imagined being in this situation. >> reporter: dr. bryce cleary was a 23-year-old medical student at oregon health and science university in 1989 when he was recruited by the school's fertility clinic to donate sperm for infertile couples and groundbreaking research. he agreed under two conditions: >> i was absolutely guaranteed that there would be a maximum of five children produced, and that those specimens would be sent to the east coast. >> reporter: but nearly 30 years later, with the help from the website ancestry.com, donor children began contacting dr. cleary, and he soon realized at least 17 kids were conceived using his sperm, all of them born in oregon and other parts of the pacific northwest. >> and at some point i just had to say, "this is crazy.t-- t bey invested in all these people." >> reporter: dr. cleary met one of his donor children, allysen allee, this week, for the first time. >> knowing that you were a product of fraud against somebody else is emotionally

overwhelming. >> reporter: married with a family of four, cleary says his worst fear came true: having his naturally born offspring and donor children living in the same area, soe even attending the same college and church, without knowing they're biologically related. and now, grandchildren are involved, too. >> the idea of my children having dozens and dozens of cousins that will be their ages and in the area is concerning for my children, as well as myself. >> reporter: we reached out to officials here at o.h.s.u. they sent us a statement saying they treat any allegation of misconduct with the gravity that it deserves, but because of privacy concerns, they will not be commenting.norah. >> o'donnell: that is quite a story. ♪ story. ♪ magnum ice cream double caramel.

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we want to end the program with this inspiring story about a party unlike any other. janet shamlian introduces us to the hostess. >> reporter: it's a time of celebration for tanvi barman her senior year of high school. but the party she gives up weekends for aren't for anyone she knows. however, that changes quickly. >> open. within an hour they're holding my hand. they're tugging on my sleeve. and they really trust me. >> puppet show! >> reporter: the children are homeless, in shelters. some have never had a bitil w.rt ceiobrat today, tanvi is throwing a party for two children. mom, that crown is to die for. tianah is turning one. the idea was born when tanvi tagged along as her parents volunteered at shelters. seeing kids who never had a party, like the one she celebrated every year.

>> it's really sweet to think of kids and, like, in situation. >> it's very hard for these children to get a source of happiness in their lives, and i can provide them a day where they can feel special and loved. >> reporter: the project "no birthday left behind" has help now: a puppeteer and face painter volunteer. pizza and custom cakes are donated. ♪ happy birthday to you reporter: it's a big effort for someone 17, tanvi's age, unless you're counting by the number of celebrations she's given others. >> today would be my 45th birthday. >> reporter: the simple joy of a party, because every child is worth it. janet shamlian, cbs news, hayward, california. >> o'donnell: that's why we said earlier it's a teenager who is celebrating her 45th birthday. that's the "overnight news" for this friday. from the broadcast center in new

york city, i'm nora o'donnell. er ♪ this is the cbs "overnight news." welcome to the "overnight news." president trump is reaching out to another foreign power to help in his reelection campaign. the president called on china to investigate joe biden and isso hunter biden had interested in china that the president think its were illegal. he already faces an impeachment inkwr ea a.it, they'd start a major investigation into the bidens.

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she was the former ceof of patagonia, the clothing company. patagonia's first employee. her boss was friends with fellow mountain climber and entrepreneur who co founded northface and esprii. >> i would say that's an understatement. i would say wild is a good word. >> reporter: christine had known doug for decades before they went on their first date. bothing had been in previous marriages. but when they met up in the early 1990s things felt different. >> almost immediately everything changed. >> reporter: there was an instantb spark? >> yes. >> reporter: by then he was living in south america full time and wasn't long before she decided to join them.

>> two days later i packed my bags j moved to chile. it staed memorable camping trip with the goal of one day turning it into national parks. were you think itting park thoughts? >> absolute lae. it was always this. always this. >> reporter: rumors swurld abir about what the it rich americans might be up to. some thought they were snatching up land for a nuclear waste dump. >> the it great one was that we were going to tlake all the cattle and replace them with american bison. >> reporter: i love the spis fisty. >> yes. >> reporter: what's they were

planning was more outlandish. if the goal was just to protect the land, purchase it, put a fence around it, why make them parks? >> if you buy and hang it unyour living room, you ask k can see it and your family can see it and that's it. if you get a picosoand put it in the national museum, millions see it. national park is the same thing. we believe they belong to everyone. >> reporter: all told it around 14 million acrers were converted init to it public parks. tragedy struck. >> doug thompkins died in a kayaking accident in chile.

>> reporter: doug thompkins went kayaking with his friends. the sudden storm capicized the boat, plunging into the freezing cold waters for hours until he was finally bougrought to shore. >> and something was really wrong. so my reaction was to go out under it huskies and that was a long day. >> reporter: the days that fall oed were the most difficult of thompkins' life. >> it wasn't just losing my husband. it was a full amputation. we did everything together. we worked together, lived together. and so i feel really fortunate that all of this had to be done. >> reporter: dud you feel the

energy to continue that work even harder? >> oh, yeah. it's what saved me probably. >> reporter: thompkins is still hard at work focusing on rewilding the land. paying naturalists to it bring back animals pushed out after a century of over grazing. >> it's the beginning of the work. he's he'ser determ ittend to rehabilitate. a species of deer is on arms bu had a chance to see one in the wild. er today cattle ranchers have taken on new jobs as trackers. while keeping it free of development was seen as a job killer, the been if thes of a

world class national park are beginning to be realized. >> 20/30 years ago nobody was visiting national park. today you have chileans families going to national parks. >> the hope is tourists all over the world will fall in love the landscape she and her husband fell in love with all those years ago. >> reporter: how does it feel know people will plan a vacation here and that will be a camp site they go to? >> i hope so. maybe they bought my dus arming knife. i lost it on my camping trip. so somewhere. this has been a very costly way to find my knife.

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astronaut nick hague is back on earth. he and two it other crew members touched down in kazakhstan. >> reporter: walking about 250 miles above the rest of us. his earth view and life view changed. >> to be able to look down and see the ethfor what it is and realize we rr on this very special place, it this preciousf darkness. the change is profound and you can feel it. >> reporter: for six months his home has been the international space station.

but his emotional space ride began and his rocket had to abort midflight. the abort system flung the capsule carrying hague and the it russian cause munot to safety. back on the it ground this hug from his wife katy was longer than usual. >> you realize in that moment this could have been really bad. >> reporter: last december nasa was given hague what he wanted another shot at space with another launch. >> oh, yeah, it's scarey to watch from the outside is very scary. >> reporter: but this flight reached the space station without a hitch. >> nick hague of nasa, the next one through the hatch. >> a mix of emotions. relief of finally accomplishing it.

knowing the sacrifice not just by me but by my family. >> reporter: while in space he's done three space walk performed a searacy of science expeer mtss a expeerments and lived a micro gravity. what will you miss most? >> myself just floating. >> reporter: you gotten good at space gymnastics? >> we'll give it a shot here. >> looks pretty good to emoo. >> i got to tell you, mark, that never gets old. >> reporter: only 358 americans have ever been in space. they all defied long odds to get there but none quite like nick hague. >> seconds cnces are moments in life where you can reflect on what's umpoimportant why your committed to what

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