designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. the department of homeland security announced last night it would resume accepting renewals for daca, the obama-era program that protects young immigrants from deportation. this follows tuesday s decision by a federal court blocking the trump administration s plan to put an end the program. this morning, president trump weighed in on twitter calling a bipartisan immigration deal that includes daca, probably dead because the democrats don t really want it. democratic senator dick durbin responded in a tweet saying republicans and democrats negotiated in good faith to reach a
an interfaith prayer vigil wrapped up in newtown, connecticut just over an hour ago. that s the location where 20 children and 6 adults were killed in an elementary school shooting. more than 2000 people packed the high school to hear president obama offer words of comfort and condolences on behalf of the entire country. tory dunnan is live in newtown, connecticut. prayers the lord is my shepard. i shall not want reporter: and 26 candles.for the 26 lives lost. in newtown, connecticut sunday night, more than two thousand people gathered to grieve and to mourn. after meeting with the families of those gunned down inside sandy hook elementary school, president obama tried to offer comfort in the aftermath of an unthinkable ahoy crime. oi am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow or can heal your wounded hearts, i can only hope it helps that you know you are not alone in your grief reporter: outside the high school and around newtown, there ar