result of remote learning and the isolation that it brings reporter: a tough time for parents and administrators as they try to put the safety of kids first amidst a raging pandemic. nbc news in colorado today, families who fled the state s most destructive fire ever were allowed back into their neighborhoods to see what is left the fire destroyed nearly a thousand homes. reporter: in colorado the road to recovery means walking in the scars of the monstrous marshall fire trudging through snow to face what s left. which for nearly 1,000 families means nothing. you could count the number of items on one hand you could salvage? if that if that. i mean, it s gone. reporter: the view from above capturing the historic blaze s wrath. to see it in person, heart breaking bringing his family to tears. at what point did you realize you were going to lose your home? basically we were