matthew sheppard was killed nearly 20 years ago. and now he is getting a final resting place right here in our area. >> more than a month into theho scol year, thousandsf ildren still don't have their immunization >>> an alarm goes off. a fairfax police officer rushes inoude. inoude. what s f wouldhe he turned arssnd the naacp. busin. ben jealous.of "marylandehe year". he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousandobs. ben's vision: medicare for all.o a plan tr prescription drug costs and fully fund our schools. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gvitas" to lead maryland. we can do much better on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. ben jealous. governor >>> after the breaking news we've been following for you this evening, some big, big changes are coming for our memorial bridge in d.c. for the next few years. starting monday morning, you will see a big slowdown on your commute. lanes are being cut down from one o three and only sidewalk will stay open. a lot j of people acros

at theot nal service and talked to kate snow about their son. >> reporter: matthew sheppard worshipped in the church and today al the pews were for him. >> and matt, welcome home. >> reporter: shephard was brutally attacked in 1998 tied the a fence and left to die, targeted because he was gay. back then his family qu ietly took his ashes home fearing any burial ground in wyoming might be vandalized but when the national cathedral offered to take his ashes, his parents say it felt right. >> matt loved the church so much. he'll feel at home here. >> reporter: is it hard? >> yes, it ime's moving away. we hadith us for 20 years and now he's moving airway. >> reporter: it is a rare honor to be interred in this magnificent space. >> reserved for presidents and helen keller, i think is behind us. >> that's right matt seems not in that category to us. >> just ordinary people. the idea they could even consider having him here we thought was an honor. y >> reporter: ty they choose people that made a lasting contribution to humanity. >> pretty big. >> reporter: matt did that. >> they t

ll vigil before matthew sheppard goes to his final resting place in washingto tomorrow. >>> and megyn kelly's future at nbc in doubt toilght. why she not appear on "the today show" again morrow. to >>> it's been 20 years since matthew spard waseaten to death because of his sexuality. a vigil was held for shepard tonight in dupont circle ahead of his internment tomorrow at l.shington national cathed shepard's parents say the cathedral will be a safe place for their son'sas s. that ceremony will take place tomorrow morning at 10:00. >>> do you recognizehis person? video taken tuesday night shows the man d.c.olice say threatened people who advocate for muslim-americans. new tonight, news 4'sory smith explains what witnesses say set the man off. >> reporter: from the surveillance footage taken inside the couil on american islamic relations, the suspect seems calm, mild mannered. but it's what you can't say that alarmed the staf >> when he was asked to leave the building, he actually shouted out islam sucks. >> reporter: the director of government affairs was one of two employees that conf

. >>> 20 years after he was tortured and killed because he was gay, matthew sheppard will finally rest in peace. >> the national cathedral will entomb his ashes ler this month. >> 200 people will be entered here over the lastcentury. they include president woodrow wilson and healthen keller. now matthew shepard,illed as an anti-gayll crime, e interred here. a service will be held on october 26th. >> matthew's death was a seari o markthe conscience of our nation, the brutality of the hate that was unleashed against him because he was a gay young man at a time when we were still discussing the validity of gaza and less ban people in our community. >> it is speal for me. i am a gay man. i was the first openly gay person to beld or d bishop in historic christianity. so this has been a part of my life for a very long time. i think matthew shepard became for as you symbol. andov everyeneeds sim bbr bls. >> he said his mother approached him asking ifer son's ashes would be welcomed here at the washington national cathedral. he said he contacted the dean who immediately and warmly welcgged the

. >> that's fine, bob. 20 years ago was the death of matthew sheppard. it was just this month.ne of the most remarkable things about that and my daughter starred in a production of larami project is that people came out here thinking that they were going to find a state that didn't have people that were tolerant and wonderful, and hah they found was a community that was embracing and open. and when you think about what our constitution says. our constitution in article 1, sections 2 and 3 talks about equality both political and natural equality. i think that's where the state needs to be. i did want to take a second before the end here just to talk about something else that we can do with the tourism piece. when we promote our tourism, it is a great place to start to promote our products. we should be able to leverage our efforts at tourism to make sure that we have the greatest opportunities for our manufacturers. >> shipping coal to asian countries is harder to do now with mounting transportation and environmental concerns and the fact that washington state doesn't want coal

. >>> 20 years after hisdeath, matthew she par sheppard will s a final resting place. he'll be interred at washington national cathedral. a news 4 c wera let inside the neve today where the service will be held. he was 21 years old when he was beoren and left dead in wyoming because he was openly gay. his parents sayhe cathedral will be a safe place for their son's ashes. look for coverage of friday's service right here on news 4. >>> get there on time or get your money back. metro's rush hr promise refunds your smart trip account when the system is 15 minutes late or more. since the program beg this year, metro has refunded riders nearly $1 million. that's well below the $2.5 million that they had budgeted. well, now metro plans to rai the bar, because, it says, service is improving. metro plans to change the rule and reiurse you whe trains and buses are ten minutes late, starting next year.>> chump change compared to our next story here. someone in a small town with some big-time dreams i now more than 1$1.5 billion richer tonight. >> but despite the record jackpot,

happing today, the remains of matthew shepard will be laid to rest this morning at the national cathedral in washington dc, 20 years after he died.'s killers targeted sheppardause he was gay. sheppard was brutally beaten in 1998 and tied to a fence by two men. he stayed there alive for almost a day before he was found and taken to a hospital, where he died. the gruesome nature of the crime put a spotlight on the violent and discrimination adored by lgbt individuals and committees. shepherds that led many states and the federal government passed laws cracking down hate crimes. it also prompted his parents to set up a foundation to support lgbt rights. >> our goal is to get everything past is to protect everyone and not just a special few. >> for the cathedral, national -- washington national cathedral to welcome matthew's ashes into this place, is a way of saying, this community that's going to go away. the community is residents and has lived through terrible times. >> suffers ashes for the past 20 years have a kept at his parents home. thousands are expected to attend today's service. yesterday senators efforts ashes were donated to the smithsonian. >>> th