keeping two waiting lists. a sham list that made the hospital look like a model of efficiency and a secret list that showed the deadly reality. here's our senior investigative correspondent, drew griffin. >> reporter: it was a plan by to management at this veterans hospital in phoenix, arizona to hide as many as 1,600 veterans waiting many months just to get a doctor's appointment. cnn has learned at least 40 veterans left waiting for care. many who are on that secret list are now dead. and what's worse? according to multiple sources, the management's plan included shredding the evidence to hide the fact there was awaiting list at all. this doctor just retired after spending 24 years with the va health system here in arizona. he says the hospital did have a list that showed the va was