Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. The testing of a new high thrust rocket engine in north korea drew strong reaction from President Trump today on his flight back to washington from his weekend in florida. The president said, quote, north korea is acting very badly. That test came as the u. S. Secretary of state was wrapping up a trip to the region in china. Matt bradley is in seoul, south korea tonight. Reporter a new engine fueling a fresh round of north korean propaganda. An engine test which some say could propel an interdmont tall missile capable of reaching u. S. Soil. Dictator, kim jongun promised to get it in this years new years speech. North korea put on a provocative display of force, unprecedented two Nuclear Tests last year. Its successfully fired four Ballistic Missiles off its coast two weeks ago. Korea watchers expect a new nuclear test any day. If it happens, north koreas test results will almost certainly be different. The country facing off the new administration. Rex tillerson warned the u. S. Preemptive strike is a real possibility. Let me be clear, the policy of strategic patience is ended. We are exploring a range of diplomatic, security and economic measures. Are options are on the table. Reporter it led to a Missile Defense system moved to south korea this month. Washington may want to take a harder line against north korea. The question is, will the regional partners go along with it . This weekend, chinas government urged tillerson to take a more cautious approach. Following the impeachment of president park, it will put a liberal president in power who may want to pursue dialogue with the north. They seem determined to confront them. Four u. S. Fourstar generals think north korea has the capability to hit the u. S. Or they have to assume for planning purposes they have that capability. Reporter a frightening new moment, rattling on both sides of the pacific. Matt bradley, nbc news, seoul. Beyond tensions over north korea, this will be a critical week for the Trump Administration. Congressional administration on russia, wiretappings, hearing for the Supreme Court nominee. Thats just tomorrow. Our report from kelly odonnell. Reporter the long shadow of Vladimir Putin falls on capitol hill tomorrow. Fbi director, james comey will be the star witness as the House Intelligence Committee examines russias reach into campaign 2016 and President Trumps wiretap allegations. Today, divergent assessments on whether anyone in trumps circle was linked to the meddling. They shoot it down. No evidence of it . Reporter the top democrat, adam schiff disagrees. The outside investigation, there is circumstantial evidence of collusion. Reporter no proof found to back up President Trumps tweeted charge of surveilness at trump tower. The president s leaks may have merit. He thinks the Public Disclosure that reveal calls between Michael Flynn and the Russian Ambassador violated the law. We know a law has been broken and we need to get to the bottom of it. Reporter high steaks of a different kind as the republicans plan to overhaul health care fuels town hall meetings. A better solution than the aca. Reporter criticism of the gop bill threatens to stall a top priority. House Speaker Paul Ryan says thursdays house vote is time to deliver on years of campaign promises. When the vote comes up, it will be a binary choice for status quo or repealing and replacing the law. Reporter the fate of the Health Care Repeal is uncertain, there is no division about the president s choice tr the Supreme Court. Tomorrow begins the confirmation hearing for judge neil gorsuch, who could become the youngest member on the court giving the president s choice longterm impact. Kate . Kelly odonnell, thanks so much. The Trump Administration took the first steps for the border wall. Its asking for proposals from contractors interested in building the wall, setting height requirements and building materials. You can watch it on facebook. Com nbc nightlynews. Security and safety is big, programs that support arts and humanities are forcing deep cuts. They have a big impact on institutions across the country. We get more on that tonight from kristin dahlgren. Reporter in waterloo, iowa, this 13yearold is feeling creative. Yep, thats a bird. Reporter for many, the Youth Art Team is the only chance to get their hands on art supplies. It gives people a way to express themselves, like, together. You know . Reporter the programs future is fuzzy. A quarter of the funding, around 11,000 come frsz the National Endowment from the arts, targeted in the president s Budget Proposal along with the endowment for humanities and public broadcasting, a total of 741 million. I think the message the president sent right now is we want to defund those. Its completely defensible reasons for doing that. Reporter the president said the budget puts the countrys safety first. The cost of one f22 jet fighter is 2. 5 times the National Endowment of the arts budget. Reporter the metropolitan opera receives 100,000 from the ne aerks, the show will go on. General manager worries about the future for the arts. Obviously, we need to protect the country, but protect the arts as well. Reporter the n. E. A. Provides from theater to the Healing Arts Program points out the funding is in every congressional district. For itself part, the corporation for public broadcasting said the cuts would destroy the Early Childhood education, Public Safety and promoting civil discussions. It is congress that writes the budget. This is the first time a president called for ending endowments, created by Lyndon Johnson in 1965. On cap top hill, the battle is just getting started. Back in iowa, he is finishing his latest masterpiece. I think that when we do stuff like this, it opens up doors. Reporter hoping there will be more to come. Kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. Seven murders across the country are cause zing concern in the transgender community. Three happened in louisiana. Thats where tammy begins her report. Reporter the jazz funeral is a new orleans tradition. Family and friends honor the life of china gibson. She did it all. She did it all. She sang. She loved doing crazy things, dancing. Reporter 31yearold china gibson was a transgender woman. Im waiting for her to come through the door. Its just like disbelief. Reporter china is one of three transgender women killed in louisiana over an eightday stretch. Panic followed. We are scared, you know. We cant even go nowhere. Its like we prisoners in our own home. Reporter she was friends with two of the victims. What is it like being a transgender woman in the deep south . They look at us like we are crazy, like we dont exist and we are not normal people. Reporter that is making it nearly impossible to investigate the crimes and prompting new Orleans Police superintendent to appoint a Police Liaison to the lgbtq community. So far, police have not found a connection to the murders. We are going to hold them accountable and bring them to justice. Reporter this is not the only community searching for justice. Seven reported tra transgender murders this year. Louisiana, ohio, mississippi and illinois. The deaths raising concerns with civil rights and antiviolence advocates and following a Staggering Number of transgender murders in 2016. Statistics show pervasive discrimination and mistreatment against the trans community. Nearly half verbally harassed in the last year. Roughly 1 in 10 physically attacked and 40 attempted suicide. Alarming number that is china gibsons family say are part of the problem. It doesnt matter what you is, we gonna love you to the end. To the end. This just was her end. Reporter nbc news, new orleans. Fire and floods are big concerns tonight in the western part of the country. A lot of homes threatened by wildfire near boulder, colorado, while the northwest and california could see more severe flooding. We get the latest from nbcs steve patterson. Reporter lives threatened in the line of fire. More than 1,000 homes evacuated near boulder, colorado. With more than 60 acres burned, the flames are hopping above a row of homes with minimal containment. Farther west, wet weather makes shocking scenes, homes sbloo rivers and streets that look like canals in yakima, washington. Portland, swept away. Not something you expect on your daily commute to work. Reporter three men survive uninjured after a hillside collapsed on their car. The warning heard across the region, conditions are prime for more. We have had so much rain this winter, when we get rain like that, the earth moves. Reporter this week, more rain in the forecast. The bulls eye on northern california. Some five inches near the battered oraville dam. Crews working to repair the spill pais to lower lake oraville to prepare for more rain. We have gone to extreme efforts to clean out and caulk every crack we can find on the deck. Reporter in february, nearly 200,000 residents were evacuated as an auxiliary spillway. Rapid snow melt could mean more snow danger across the west. A new norm for a region that couldnt get enough rain bracing for more. Steve patterson, los angeles. We heard a lot object President Trumps order to ban muslims from six countries. Another part of that order would halt and reduce the flow of refugees into the united states. Among those pushing back, some small u. S. Cities that have come to rely on refugees. Ron allen reports from one of them. Reporter for this family, chicken, yogurt and bread, they are refugees that fled syria and have been in the u. S. Six months. Their new hometown, erie, pennsylvania. What did you take when you left . Clothes. Reporter only your clothes . Yeah, yeah, yeah. Reporter when people find out im a refugee, they say welcome. As President Trump seeks a 120 day halt to refugees entering the u. S. And then a significant reduction. Erie, a rust belt city with a declining city rolls out the welcome mat. Now they make up 18 of the population. What has been the net result of refugees coming to this town . Oh, i think its kept us alive. I think it kept us moving forward. Reporter paul jericho has been helping refugees here for several decades. They rent a lot of apartments, buy a lot of things and pay taxes right away. Reporter plastic maker started hiring refugees when they couldnt find enough workers to fill their lower skilled jobs. We are talking job that is pay, 8, 9, 10 an hour. Reporter nearly 25 of employees are refugees, the business expanding. Erie is exchanging pace at East High School where they mark their homelands. More than 30 languages are spoken and the children fit right in. We are a resettlement destination. Over time, we have come to brace our new American Population here at east high. Reporter we could have gone to lansing, michigan or sioux falls, south dakota welcoming refugees. They are legal immigrants. The vetting process takes years. The fight over the president s executive order in court. Ron, thank you so much. One of the countrys most colorful newspaper men has died. Jimmy breslin chronicled new york and challenging the working class. He was a reporter for newspapers winning a Pulitzer Prize and wrote almost two dozen books. They called him the biggest, the baddest, the best columnist in new york city and the first to say so, too. Jimmy breslin was 88 years old. 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Its part of an elaborate scam to convince you to hand over social security, bank account information. They are scammers outside the border, so they use a fake number that appears to be somebody they might know or a u. S. Government agency. Reporter now the fcc wants to cut the line voting this week to allow americas phone companies to block any invalid area code or phone number that is most likely a scammer. Why arent they already blocking those numbers . The fcc always encouraged them to complete all calls. Americans are lose zing thousands of dollars to phone scammers. Nine call centers were raking in 250,000 a day on the scam. Creepy part is why do they keep calling . How did they get my number . Reporter creepy and annoying. They may get the go ahead to robo block the robo calls. Tom kos till low, nbc news, washington. 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