many will base their travel plans on the peak bloom estimate. >> i'm mark seagraves where much of the snow piled off of the streets of d.c. to give you an idea of how much we're talking about, just take a look. >> more than six weeks later, this is what that snow pile looks like today. >>. >> as the snow pile has been melting, it's revealed what else was scooped up. today, lot 7 is a debris field. and, yes, it leads directly into the river a few feet away. >> d.c. water tweeted a problem to the environment. d.c. united tweeted it's created parking issues. the d.c. department of public works have cleaned up the huge mess left behind by the snow melts. >> then, they'll spread out the mounds of snow to help it melt. then, the debris will be trabs swept. >> i guess i'm trust iing as mu as they can. but it's pretty gross. >> officials hope to have all of this mess in lot 7 cleaned up by the last week of march. then, a whole lot will have to be repaved. no word on what this is going to cause taxpayer. as for the river, the d.c. department of environment has been monitoring the river ever si

. >> mark seagraves, thank you is very much. officer colson is being remembered for his dedication and bravery. he is a four-year veteran. he is getting ready to celebrate his 29th birthday in week. the head of the police union who knew him well said tonight that colson was a real cop's cop. never shying away from any calls. he called this a dark day in prince george's county. he was from upper chichester in pennsylvania. this is the second time in three weeks that a police officer has been killed in the line of dputy. two other police officers were also wounded in that incident. the governor has ordered all state flags to fly at half state. i am shocked and saddened by the news this evening by the death of colson in the line of duty. our administration is committed to assisting prince george's county officials at this time. you can reads the governor's full statement on the nbc washington app. much more on this breaking story later there the newscast. >> it's been a soggy evening and will continue to impact rain at times. here'

. >> reporting in north wesz, mark seagraves, news four. >> now to an unthinkable situation that's addingore pain to a family in our area already coping with loss. virginia great died last month after falling unconscious in her dchlt c. home. her family tells they made all the funeral arrangements. but when they arrived for the viewing, someone else was in their grandmother's kas ket. >> lunacy is what it is. it's unspeakable. >> just want to have a proper funeral and burial if it's not too late. >> still, the family does not know what happened to their grandmother's body. and it's unclear who it was in that casket. >> there's a new legal battle in the debate over the purple line. the light rail system link montgomery and prince george's counties. but a federal lawsuit has now been filed to try and stop the project. purple line supporters believer it and the trail can co-exist peacefully. if chevy chase linked shopping center will be torn down to make way for the new development t. >> it's another sure sign of spring in d.c. tomorrow. >>> we'll find out when those cherry blossoms are set

mark seagraves was the first reporter to show ravens. this is cool because ravens have not nested around the district for more than 100 years. these birds were found nesting under a local bridge. we talked to a biologist today about why the ravens may have ventured so close to our city. >> traditionally, they would be in these pristine forests. and they weren't very big on human disturbance. and they're kind of adapting to that. so you really can't get any more urban than where they are now. >> the baby ravens are expected to arrive in three weeks. we've agreed not to say where the birds are nesting because wildlife experts say they do need their privacy. >>> our weather is a bit better than baltimore where they're used to hanging out. >> exactly. a bird of a different sort 679 or raven. we are talking about some rain that is going to be moving back into our area. even a before long tracking it right now. it's getting closer and closer to our area. it's not our only chance this week either, as you'll see in just a moment. let's talk abou

mark seagraves received internal memos from d.c. fire and ems.uters used by ems are not communicating with computers by rmr. that means they have to put intentions on paper, delaying any trips to the hospital. news4 learned a cardiac arrest call had to wait 28 minutes for a d.c. ambulance, even though a private ambulance was nearby. >>> ci hijacked on a plane as a man claimed he had a bo >>> now your storm team 4 stormcast. >>> it's just sweeping across the nation. the graining is under way in northwest washington, and off in the distance is montgomery county. the trees really greening up rapidly. for the rest of the day you'll need a light jacket and sunglasses but forget the warm coat as temperatures are really quickly warming up. right now storm team 4 radar scanning the sky. see high clouds coming in. no rain anywhere in the vicinity. >>> new developments this morning on the man who hijacked that airplane. egypt is asking cyprus to send eldin mustafa to them for charges. cypus he told an egypt air flight that he had a belt and he would blow u