for us. thanks. the shutdown stalemate has deepened and the mood has clearly darkened. let's go to sunlen serfaty with the latest. >> reporter: lindsey graham is basically throwing up his hands, saying this is the end of the road for what congress can do in the stalemate, now calling on president trump to use his emergency powers to fund the construction of the border wall. earlier in the day, senator graham led a group of moderate republicans he had been trying just hours ago, trying to broker a compromise, some sort of deal for parts of the wall in exchange for a tux for daca recipients, aiming to bring democrats to the table. they met with vice president pence and mitch mcconnell here today but it was very clear that