My model:
function wait_count()
        {
                $query_str = "select * from wait";
                $q = $this->db->query($query_str);

                if($q->num_rows() > 0)
                {
                        foreach($q->result() as $wait)
                        {
                                $data[] = $wait;
                        }
                        return $data;
                }
        }
My controller:
 $data['wait_count'] = $this->home_model->wait_count();
My view:
<? foreach($wait_count as $count): ?>
*** None of these work.
        <? echo $count->num_rows(); ?>
    <? echo $wait_count->num_rows(); ?>
<? endforeach; ?>