AngularJS ng-repeat view not updating after data update - angularjs

Question

have a some data one my page that is in a ng-repeat.
When the page and data 1st loads the data shows up.
When I move away from the page (using Angular Routing) make a change to the data (gets saved in db) then come back into the page (make call to db get new data) the ng-repeat data does not refresh. I can see the new data loading into the array and it is the new data.
I start the process on the page with
var sp = this;
sp.viewData = [];
sp.employee = [];
sp.ViewDataTwo = [];
$(document).ready(function () {
var testHeader = setInterval(function () { myTimer() }, 1000);
function myTimer() {
if (addHeaderToken() != undefined) {
clearInterval(testHeader);
sp.usageText = "";
if (sessionStorage.getItem(tokenKey) != null) {
sp.associatedInfo = JSON.parse(getassociatedInfo());
loadDataOne();
loadDataTwo();
}
}
}
});
I do this because I need to get my security toke from a JS script that I have no power over changes. So I need to make sure the code has ran to get me the token.
here are the functions I call..
function loadPasses() {
$http.defaults.headers.common.Authorization = "Bearer " + addHeaderToken();
$http.get('/api/Employee/xxx', { params: { employeeId: sp.employeeId } }).then(function (data) {
sp.viewData = data.data;
for (var i = 0; i < $scope. viewData.length; i++) {
sp.passes[i].sortDateDisplay = (data.data.status == "Active" ? data.data.DateStart + "-" + data.data[i].DateEnd : data.data[i].visitDate);
sp.passes[i].sortDate = (data.data[i].status == "Active" ? data.data[i].DateStart: data.data[i].visitDate);
}
});
}
function loadDataTwo () {
$http.defaults.headers.common.Authorization = "Bearer " + addHeaderToken();
if (sessionStorage.getItem(tokenKey) != null) $http.get('/api/Employee',
{
params: { employeeId: sp.employeeId }
}).then(function (data) {
sp.employee = data.data;
var tempPassString = "";
sp.ViewDataTwo = [];
var totalA = 0;
var totalU = 0;
for (var p = 0; p < sp.employee.dataX.length; p++) {
sp.ViewDataTwo.push(sp.employee.dataX[p].description + "(" + /** math to update description **// + ")");
totalA += parseInt(parseInt(sp.employee.dataX[p].Anumber));
totalU += parseInt(sp.employee.dataX[p].Bnumber));
}
sp.usageArr.push(" Total: " + totalA- totalU) + "/" + totalA + " Available");
//$scope.$apply();
});
}
One my view sp.viewData and sp.ViewDataTwo are both in ng-repeats.
Works well on load.. when I go out and come back in. I see the data reloading. But the view does not.
I have hacked the Dom to get it to work for now. But I would like to do it the right way..
Any help.
I have used
$scope.$apply();
But it tells me the digest is already in process;
the views are in a template..
Please help