as a bird strike sparks a fire in a plane engine how airports are trying to stop birds from causing potential air disasters. is there a future for bed bath & beyond? as the chain files for bankruptcy, what you need to know how artificial intelligence is helping the visually impaired the life-altering technology in our series a.i. revolution. and d the tributes pouring in for dance legend len goodman announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome on this monday we start with three major headlines from the media world swirling tonight that involve some of the most influential and/or provocative figures in the business starting close to home for us tonight where jeff shell, the now former ceo of nbc universal, is out, becoming the latest hollywood executive accused of sexual harassment and sex discrimination admitting he had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company that news eclipsed this morning with word embattled cnn
effective. reporter: mike buckley is the ceo of be my eyes why change something that s working? why replace people with robots? what do you say to that because it s what our community wants. there are some people who may not want to call a person. i talked to a woman who said i didn t want to call a volunteer today because my kitchen was messy. reporter: be my eyes human volunteers will remain just a click away, and the virtual assistant just like the app currently will be free to individuals who use it for brian the a.i. is now key to everything from picking out clothes to finding building numbers please wait virtual volunteer is writing a message. reporter: to deciphering a menu jalapeno poppers $8.95 served with cajun ranch. chicken dumplings $8.95 served with a teriyaki dipping sauce. what is this? reporter: as one of more than 250 million people in the world with visual impairment, brian says the tool he s testing is simply life altering having this kind of i