. >> rosemarie merrill remembers the laughter-- she checked inh sister paula three times a week, often traveled with her. they were close. this weekend rosemarie and her family with travel to mississippi and kentucky to say their final goodbyes to sister paula merrill. the nun and nurse practitioner was found murdered inside her with her friend and co-minister sister margaret held. >> loved what they did, passion for it, they loved their patients. >> police have not released a motive, but say the two nuns were found stabbed to death in the house they shared, after they did not show up to work at a ne served the poor. their car was found abandoned on a secluded street barely a mile away. now, rosemarie merrill prays for patience while she awaits answers and justice, but she makes it clear she does not revenge. that's not the kind of faith she and her sister shared. a wake for the two nuns will be held sunday at their local mississippi parish, a funeral mass will be celebrated monday at the cathedral in jackson tomorrow. maria: as our dry summer continues. the statewide drought gets wors

(rosemarie merrill/sister of paula merrill) :01 she was so good to the people down there and they just loved here. (butt) :05 she and sister margaret both went so far above and beyond anything that can be expected of a normal human being.:10 (david merrill/nephew) :01 "it's sad that people come to this whatever motivates them. my aunt and sister margaret lived their lives for people in the world who have nothing." :11 the two had been working in the area for years.. :43 "this is one of the poorest it rivals the bottom place in all sorts of statistics." :51 (mos) "she helped all our people in the community. and she helped me." (mos) "they take the time with the patients. they -- you know, they go... they go way beyond." 1:03 this community already didn't have much.. now they're faced with figuring out why two women who spent their lives giving.. were so gruesomely taken away.. i'm todd walker. an urgent warning tonight for iphone users. find out how you could be at we'll explain how to keep it from happening.. next. plus....as students get ready to go back to school... what the north la

. >> reporter: when rosemarie merrill learned of her sister's murder her heart stopped. >> i don't understand why these things happened i talked to him and i said i don't know what your plan was don't know that i sister paula merrill and sister margaret held was toys covered -- discovered thursday morning the victims of a home invasion. they both nurse practitioners working in a nearby clinic had served the poverty stricken community for three decades. >> her patients absolutely loved her. she was so good to them and they-- she and sister margaret went so far ab beyond anything that could -- beyond anything that could be expected. >> reporter: the 68 joined the order in the late 70s a moved to the deep south shortly after. >> they lost so much. >> reporter: the nuns provided vital medical care to hundreds of the underinsured and uninsured. rosemarie says it's what her sister did best. >> we will get through this. just have to keep believe that you know there's a reason for this. >> reporter: sister paula merrill in her own words in a sisters of charity of nazareth last fall in we may a differ

(rosemarie merrill/sister)she was so good to the people down there and they just loved here. (butt) she and sister margaret both went so far above and beyond anything that can be expected of a normal human being.(john merrill/brother)that was my little baby sister - i loved recovered.police have not given a potential motive for their murders - and won't say if they were targeted because of their religion. one year ago this morning - a reporter and her cameraman in roanoke, virginia were gunned down on live television. television.alison parker and adam ward were in the middle of a live outdoor interview when a disgruntled former employee shot them to death. the suspect killed himself while on the run from police.a third person - who was being interviewed - was seriously injured but did survive.this morning w-d-b-j will honor parker and ward with a moment of silence on the air. a california judge who has been criticized for giving a former stanford swimmer a light sentence in a rape case will no longer hear criminal cases. cases.a court said judge aaron persky asked to be taken

(rosemarie merrill/sister)she was so good to the people down there and they just loved above and beyond anything that can be expected of a normal human being.(john merrill/brother)that was my little baby sister - i loved her very much. much.their car has been recovered.police have not given a potential motive for their murders - and won't say if they were targeted because of their religion. one year ago this morning - a reporter and her cameraman in were targeted because of their religion. >>> a reporter and her cameraman in roanoke, virginia were gunned down on live television. were in the middle of a life interview when a disgruntled former employee shot them to death. a third person, the one being interviewed was seriously injured but did survive this morning television station wdbj will honor parker and ward with a moment of silence on the air. >>> a california judge who has been criticized for giving a rape case will no longer hear rape cases. he has been rea signed to the civil division. he handed down a six month prison sentence to brock turner a stanford swim her. turner had bee

merrill's sister, rosemarie, says the staff and patients will miss them. >> her patients absolutely loved her. she was so good to them, and they-- they-- she and sister margaret both went so far above and beyond anything that could be expected of a normal human being. >> reporter: the nuns' car was stolen but was recovered less than a mile away. james, investigators are now going through that car looking for any clues thatld >> brown: omar, thank you. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," what's behind the surge in traffic deaths? and, steve hartman checks in on a world war ii vet on a new mission. ? you can go ahead and stick with that complicated credit card that limits where you earn bonus cash back. or... you can get the quicksilver card from capital one. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on ev-e-ry purchase, ev-e-ry-where. i shouldn't have to ask. what's in your wallet? it's the phillips' lady! anyone ever have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? [ simultaneously ] she does. help defend against those digestive issues. take phillips' colon health probi