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We sit down and say okay we heard you made this comment. why did you make it? it makes them think that somebody else is paying attention, and maybe we ought to do that. >> reporter: and this town is ready to get back to normal but first they have to get through the mourning process. the funerals for both victims, mayci breaux and jillian johnson, will happen tomorrow. >> ryan nobles thank you so much. so the city of lafayette only a year ago was named the happiest town of america, a point the local paper made today in a powerful op-ed titled "we will recover, give us time." it reads in part ...

Lafayette, that seemed prepared to begin the mourning process. when you drive around town, you see many of the local businesses have posted the #lafayettestrong, on the signs outside of their buildings. and there's vigils planned throughout the community. you mentioned mayci breaux's funeral on monday. jullian johnson, her boutique is where people are leaving momentoes. the mourning process won't be easy. the controversial westboro baptist church have tweeted they plan to be here in lafayette to protest the funerals the already, people in this community, reacting to that internet campaign taki...

Be the people who get in the water who control the devices that go in the water to listen, to gather all of the evidence. that is the critical part right now and that could go on for a long time. then it gets handed to the other people who have to analyze it. that can take time too. remember, in the case of twa 800, the final report didn't come out for four years so we may have an indication on what happened but final evidence it could still take a long time. >> it could. well we hope at least the recovery of the bodies will happen sooner rather than later to give some of these families a meas...

Officers. a sick mind took the life of two innocent officers. those are not sick minds who are marching. they're the grandchildren of the civil rights movement that believe america is better than having innocent people lose their lives. >> and from what i understand, you are planning to attend the vigil tonight. will that help the community heal? what do you hope to see there? >> yes. i think so. i think that many people believe that the mourning process is isolated just to the men and women of law enforcement communities. >> they understand that police officers play a vital role. they are the...

Reacting, saying it's been disgusting what's gone on through the scene. is that really echoed throughout the country, or are they just focusing on the mourning process right now? >> hi, paula. i think people here are still mourning this tragedy. they're mourning this loss, but they're really confused by the events on the ground transpiring. we hea in the official days following the crash, he said the netherlands was going to be very careful not to point any if i think -- fingers, that they wanted to establish the facts on the grounds first. he called on vladimir putin to influence events on th...