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We are tracking major breaking news tonight. Thousands ordered to evacuate as massive wildfires burning out of control. Hundreds of structures destroyed. Firefighters unable to contain the fires. President Biden travels to Maui tomorrow amid growing anger at state and federal officials handling of the crisis. What residents are telling us? An unmanned Russian spacecraft crashes into the moon. A major failure for that country's race to space.

Plus, across the country, banning cell phones in school. How students are reacting.

Show of hands. Who doesn't like?

How do you like that? This is nbc nightly news with kate snow.

Good evening. I'm kristen welker in for kate snow. As we come on the air tonight. Tropical storm hillary is lashing southern california with tens of millions in its path. 6 million people from the southwest up to Idaho under flood alerts. Priscilla Thompson is in Palm Springs where there's flash flood concerns because of the hard, dry desert ground there.

Priscilla, what are you seeing right now?

Oh, in the rain here is only just begun, but already the streets are beginning to flood. And the concern for officials, as you mentioned, is this dry desert landscape. You see the water beginning to pull because it is not going to easily absorb it. And officials are very concerned that it is going to spread into the streets. It is why they have set up barricades like that one to warn people not to cross through those barricades because these roads are going to flood and could prove deadly.

Kristen, those are critical warnings. Priscilla Thompson in Palm Springs, thank you. Let's get right to meteorologist Angie Lassman now. Angie, how long are we expecting all of this to last?

Good evening, Christine. We've got at least another 24 hours to deal with Hillary's impacts right now. 26 million people under flood alerts, including flash flood warnings that have been put in effect for southern California as heavy rain works on. We still got the tropical moisture that's going to work in with some heavy downpours there, at least this evening.

And the potential for some isolated tornadoes, the remnants of Hillary will move to the north and west tomorrow. The threat of heavy rain and damaging winds will continue. Isolated amounts, up to five inches of rain are possible between now and Monday. And on top of that, the power outages will be likely with places like Las Vegas seeing peak wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour.

Yuma, Arizona, had a close to 70 miles per hour. This will be another day or so of us looking at the impacts across this region Christine.

We know you'll continue to track it. Angie Lassman, thank you. Now to our other major headline tonight, those massive wildfires raging in Washington state at this hour. Thousands ordered to evacuate and hundreds of structures destroyed. Jesse Kersh has the latest there.

The wildfires ripping across eastern Washington state are tonight unrelenting. Different places have been raging outside Spokane since Friday. Oh, you're not doing anything that the largest be out of control grassfire spanning more than 10,000 acres tied to at least one death. Also burning, the Oregon road fire and the far smaller Winona Fire. The trio, fueled by excessive heat and high winds, destroying dozens of structures with thousands ordered to evacuate.

Like Melissa Thurman, who says her home burned down.

I can't even explain the feeling of knowing that like everything that you worked for is gone, you know? So there's going to be insurance and stuff, but it doesn't make up for what you see when you see all of your stuff. Turn to.

Ash.

Today, Governor Jay Inslee touring an evacuation shelter.

This has been horrendous fires the aridity, the wind. This fire moved seven miles in one afternoon.

And earlier the National Weather Service reporting the Spokane region's air quality was the worst in the U.S. and perhaps the whole world. Another challenge for people fleeing danger.

It was scary. I was shaking. My mom was crying. My my dad was starting to cry because you don't want to watch her house go up in flames.

Some families holding on to memories as they leave so much else behind. Jesse Kersh, NBC News.

Well, President Biden will visit Maui tomorrow in the wake of those devastating wildfires. The trip does not come without some criticism from not only Republicans, but from some residents. Miguel Almaguer is on the ground in Maui for us tonight.

Tonight is recovery teams here in Lahaina nearly complete their grim search for the missing. For some, grief is turning to anger amid this mountain of loss.

I cannot do anything. We never see nothing. Nothing at all.

Bracing for a death toll still expected to rise. At least 2200 buildings are gone, most of them homes. The president expected in Maui tomorrow, but not welcomed by all. We don't need you. Don't come here. Facing criticism for what some call a tepid response in the days after the fires.

White House staff says the president has been working behind the scenes to provide support and relief to those most in need.

I was in complete communication.

With him throughout this.

Event, helping him understand what I was seeing and.

FEMA offering meals, housing and an initial $700 payment to survivors who say it's not nearly enough to start rebuilding their homes and lives.

Stay out of our way.

Get rid of the red tape. Planning to meet with victims and response teams. The president's visit comes three days after Maui's top emergency management official resigned. When Herman Andaya stood by his decision to not sound emergency sirens that often indicate a tsunami. Local leaders, including the governor, appeared to stand by his side. But today, he offered this suddenly stark rebuke.

Do I wish those sirens went off? Of course I do. Tonight in Maui, the demand for accountability, the plea for presidential help, and the endless sea of heartbreak.

So much suffering there. And Miguel joins us now from Maui. And Miguel, you have some new reporting on the death toll.

There, Chris. And the death toll officially stands at 114. More than 85% of the burn zone has now been searched. But there remains over a thousand people who are still unaccounted for Christine.

All right, Miguel Almaguer from Maui. Miguel, thank you. NBC News will, of course, be covering the president's trip and tune in tomorrow on today. Or we'll have the first major poll of Iowa voters ahead of this week's Republican debate. Schools are answering the call to ban cell phones. The surprising reason why many parents hate the idea.

We're back now with a major setback for Russia's attempt to make it to the moon. The country's unmanned Luna 25 spacecraft seen here launching earlier this month smashed into the moon after they lost contact with the vessel Saturday. The ship could have been the first to land on the moon's South Pole. Back here at home as students return to school, many are finding a new role this year.

Their cell phones are banned. Teachers love the policy students, not surprisingly, hate it. So what are parents say? Marissa O'Hara has the answer.

At Montgomery, Alabama's Carver High. The morning rush to school is now a morning rush to scroll. How are your boat? Oh, new this year. Middle and high school students now forced to lock away their phones before the bell rings. When do they get it back to.

45.

To 45. Right. Principal Gary Hall pushed for the policy and the pouch to enforce it.

They were texting and tweeting.

You name it, while classes were going on.

But.

Here's how it works. At the beginning of the day, students put their cell phones in these pouches. Once it's locked, it is really hard to get back open. They can keep it with them. They just can't open them. They're sealed.

They don't have to go.

This unlocking magnet, the only thing designed to free them, it's not completely foolproof.

We found a lot of cell phone cases with no.

Phone for students. Show of hands. Who doesn't like the pouch? It's a painful adjustment.

I just love watching TV, so I got to hear my phone.

Why don't you like the pouch?

I don't like the positive blow. I'm America. I take particular notice, though.

What's your favorite part?

We communicate more with each other now that I probably love them. It made me pay attention. I got my phone.

Who would be using their cell phone if it weren't for the pouch? That's a lot of hands. What would you be doing? Cheating.

Montgomery Public Schools isn't alone. The maker of the pouch yonder says they're seeing an estimated 150% increase in schools using them in 2023. Now working with over 2000 schools across the country. Well, most parents are for the pouch. Others fear their children will not have their phone when they need it most.

If there's an emergency, how can I contact my child? I mean, I'm in panic waiting until someone from the school calls and say, hey, there's a suit and.

It's been one week. Has it gone the way you thought it would?

Things going really well.

District Superintendent Dr. Melvin Brown tells us the benefits are worth the risk.

We have to find a happy medium while at the same time our ultimate goal is to make sure everybody's 100% as safe as possible.

All right.

So moving on, just what we get. This school is already seeing a difference.

I just see engagement, honestly. I see talking. They're using their words.

It's a revolutionized teaching. For me, this year. Work gets done faster, we move along faster and.

A new routine for me. Educators hope will unlock their full potential for support. From NBC News, Montgomery, Alabama.

Giving people a lot to talk about. Well, when we come back, there's good news tonight. A police escort like no other. Why so many came out for this little girl's first day of school.

Erica Hill.

And there's good news tonight about duty and family and how one sheriff's office came out to honor the daughter of one of their own. At just four years old, Zamora Knight's life has already been touched by loss. In 2018, her dad, sheriff's deputy Christopher Knight, was killed in the line of duty. His wife, Briana, says he was the love of their lives.

Brianna, tell me about Samir's dad, Christopher. What was he like.

As a fighting person? He loved Spiderman. He loved dinosaurs. Dinosaur saber. He was like a hero.

To his fellow deputies in Bibb County, Georgia. He was also a hero.

I think we throw that around a lot. But people like Christopher, who come to work every day to serve our community and then while serving their community, they pay that ultimate sacrifice. Certainly that is the definition of a hero.

That's why Sheriff David Davis and his deputies decided to honor Christopher's legacy. Walking Zamora into her first day of school at Porter Elementary in Macon. Standing in for the father who couldn't be there.

In honor of Daddy, Mr..

Christopher, her nine.

There they are, making sure she has the support and smiles she needs for this new chapter in her own life.

Yeah, I'm in pre-K. Okay. Yeah. What was it like.

For you to walk into the first day of pre-K with the sheriff and all of his deputies?

It was fun.

It meant the world to her mom. Brianna, what was that moment like for you?

It made me so always great to see his brothers and sisters in black and blue. Very my daughters.

Christopher's mom, Cheryl says the sheriff's gesture helped restore the family's faith in kindness.

And they were like, yes, they were all on board. And I was just so.

Proud to see Zamora still felt her dad's love through those who knew him best. Do you think you'll be there for her last day when she gets that diploma one day?

I sure hope so. You never know. Maybe she might want to follow in her dad's footsteps and become a deputy. Wilson.

Samir says so far, her favorite part about school has been getting to read books, a love she shares with her father. That is nbc nightly news for this sunday. I'm kristen welker in washington. For all of us here at nbc news. Goodnight.

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