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Management. it has done so since 2015. draper says even today the v.a.s wait time data is simply not to be believed. >> they are longer. >> and almost every case we find actual wait times are longer than what the v.a. is reporting. >> reporter: it has been nearly four years since cnn began exposing the secret wait list, delays in care in the patients who died waiting for that care. its been three years since congress approved $16 billion in additional funding so the v.a. could fix those problems...

Were two big problems. one, there was a huge wait list for them and, number two, they often charged really high premiums. i remember speaking to people pre-obamacare about the struggles they had with the high-risk pools. some of the republicans are talking about, well, well put more money into it so they will work better but a lot of experts think it just doesnt work. the whole thing about a pool is that youre supposed to spread the risk around. thats what insurance is, right? people of varying ...

Against whistle blowers show no signs of slowing down. will carr reports from popular bluff, missouri. >> dr. dale quad may be the highest paid government employee who quite lit 2er8ly does nothing every day. >> what is your salary? >> i make approximately $250,000 per year. >> and what are you doing right now presently at the v.a.? >> i sit in a chair and i look at the walls. >> reporter: a double board certified yale fellow he specializes in pain management at the v.a. in southeast missouri. h...

That was going on? >> eric its really a variety of things and you have to think ever since the vas 24 will stall blowers have come out including the veteran working as a peer support at the denver va where he found 3500 veterans on to an alleged secret wait list at the facilities of denver golden in colorado springs. when he reported the list to the inspector general in washington d.c. he said the denver va retaliated. >> they gave me no work pass to perform so i was supposed to sit in a room ac...

Literally does nothing every day wasting your taxpayer dollars. >> i make approximately $250,000 per year. i sit in a chair and i look at the walls. abby: he reported possible secret wait list and wait time manipulation when his seniors did nothing, he went to the inspector general, since then he said, "says he hasnt seen one patient. the v.a. is denying any retaliation. republican senator ron johnson now pushing a protection bill to help whistle blowers. abby: speaking of love, here is what hap...

Engineers themselves. when they got here, they thought there would be only a brief period where they were barred from the labor force. many of them have ambitions to work. some of them wanting to stay home, but many of them want to have paid work. they thought there would be a temporary delay and then they got stuck in this backlog. again, the obama administration said, okay, while youre on the wait list, youve passed all of your screening and everything, youre allowed to get a job or to start a...

Against whistle blowers show no signs of slowing down. will carr reports from popular bluff, missouri. >> dr. dale quad may be the highest paid government employee who quite lit 2er8ly does nothing every day. >> what is your salary? >> i make approximately $250,000 per year. >> and what are you doing right now presently at the v.a.? >> i sit in a chair and i look at the walls. >> reporter: a double board certified yale fellow he specializes in pain management at the v.a. in southeast missouri. h...

Services. weve diversified over the last few years and its now about 30% of our funding. but what that means is we would have to sacrifice either providing from two meals a day, going back down to one meal a day, or instituting a wait list again. and thats a hard decision to make. we dont want to put our seniors in that place. >> have you heard from any of the people you help as news reports came out about the presidents budget? are they concerned, are they worried? >> yes, my clients are really...

Over the past year. the u.s. federal reserve is ready to hike rates fairly soon. investors are translating that to may. one thing standing in the way is uncertainty over the trump economic policies. the fed could act more quickly. apple upgrading the silicon volleum valley. many are calling this the space ship. it will open to employees in april. it sits on a 175-acre campus. 2.8 million square foot main building made from curved glass. powered by 100% renewable energy. it is framed as a tribu...

Spaceship. the company says it will open to employees in april. it is on 175 acres. it includes a 2.8 million square foot main building of curve the glass. it is powered by 100% renewable energy. it is a tribute to steve jobs. he came up with the concept. he died in 2011. tesla will finalize locations for three more factories. tesla has a long wait list. >> in the spirit of apple, will that building shatter like their phones? >> that is a pretty cool campus. very cool. we have now that you a...