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All week in our series we've been focusing on what's wrong with washington. what can be done to fix it. to lisa sylvester looking at why so many government projects wind up costing so much more than we were originally told they would cost. >> wolf, as you know the country is facing a $1.3 trillion deficit for this year yet we still see government projects that are coming in way over budget. with 580,000 square feet, three level, marble floors, two theaters and the largest cafeteria in washington, the capitol hill visitors center offers guests a grand welcome. taxpayers shelled out $621 million...

Where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. all week in the "broken government" series we have been focusing in what is wrong with washington and what can be done to fix it. lisa sylvester is back and looking at why so many government projects end up costing so much more than we were originally told. lisa, what are you finding out? >> well, wolf, the country is facing a $1.3 trillion deficit for this year. yet, there are government projects coming in way over budget. >> reporter: with 580,000 square feet and three levels and marble floors and two theaters and the largest cafeteria in...

It. i think it has done great things for the state of california. it wasñg/6yxgn helpful when yo0 billion dollars over two years and tax incentives of 30 billion dollars and you create those jobs at a time when people are struggling for jobs. we have kept or created 150,000 or so jobs here in california. so, i'm happy about it. and i told this to the president and i tell this to the world that during the time of crisis like this, anything is helpful. >> greta: let me ask you about the jobs. 150,000 jobs you have gained here in california from the -- >> capital gain. >> greta: i look at numbe...

It. i think it has done great things for the state of california. it wasñg/6yxgn helpful when yo0 billion dollars over two years and tax incentives of 30 billion dollars and you create those jobs at a time when people are struggling for jobs. we have kept or created 150,000 or so jobs here in california. so, i'm happy about it. and i told this to the president and i tell this to the world that during the time of crisis like this, anything is helpful. >> greta: let me ask you about the jobs. 150,000 jobs you have gained here in california from the -- >> capital gain. >> greta: i look at numbe...

Was inappropriate for them to be there and they left. however, white house officials dispute that, saying they were going to leave before the briefing started. brooke. >> thank you. we have another twist in this pay-to-play investigation. cnn has learned that cohen met with russian billionaire viktor vekselberg in january of 2017. that happened just days before trump's inauguration. a person familiar with the meeting tells cnn that vekselberg and the head of a company called columbus nova used the conversation to discuss improving u.s.-russian relays. columbia because nova paid cohen $580,000 ...