thousands ordered to evacuate as massive wildfires burn 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. two terrifying injuries in nfl preseason games. players carted off on stretchers one game stopped entirely even as the league implements new rules to keep players safe plus the new movement across the country banning cell phones in school how students are reacting show of hands who doesn t like it? announcer: 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 hilary is lashing southern california with tens of millions in its path this is the damage hilary has already done a wall of mud
This year. their cell phones are banned teachers love the policy students not surprisingly hate it what are parents saying marissa parra has the answer. reporter: at montgomery, alabama s carver high the morning rush to school is now a morning rush to scroll. power your phone off. reporter: new this year middle and high school students now forced to lock away phones before the bell rings. when do they get it back 2:45. reporter: 2:45. right reporter: principal gary hall pushed for the policy and the pouch to enforce it. they were texting, tweeting, you name it while classes were going on reporter: here s how it works at the beginning of the day students put their cell phones in these pouches. once it s locked i is really hard to get back open. they can keep it with them they just can t open them they re sealed 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 phones. reporter: for