we want to check in with clay anderson, joining us this morning. good morning, clay. >> good morning to o allf you. when i drove in this morning, the visibilities were really down. it was almost like pea soup across the area. that's what we're going to talk about this morning, is the visibilities. particularly in montgery county moving to the north, into areasf gaithersburg, hagerstown. visibilities are less than 3 les. for thetemperatures, not bad for the runners. runners like a it cool damp. like i said, visibility is the story. here in washington, it is 7 miles of visibility, so great r for thek and roll marathon. as you're going into north and west of the city, 2.5 miles for gaithersburg andleesburg. gettsbu gettysburg, visibilities are down.pa for the most, above freezing. cooler in gaithersburg, which is where the fog is starting to settle. itl warm for the weekend. good news there. great news for it, daylight saving time begs over the weekend. i have 60 degree temperatures to go with it. we'll talk about that in a bi >>> following breaking ne

lauryn ricketts is off, so we're going to check in with clay anderson. , clay. >> good morning, good morning, megagan. losing an hour isn't the best thg, but rain showers will be moving away. we will start to see some of the rmup we've been talking about since early this morning. again, now, picking up the rain. philadelphia picking up some heavy rain across the eastern seaboard out to our west. it continues to dry out. i do know som folks are starting to pick up a little bit of fog, a little bit ofiz e. but the bulk of the area is ing up. here's when the showers will finally end. it's going to be a cloud werther early aon and we'll start to see the sun, as we do, temperatures will rise. all the temperatures coming up in just a few minutes. meagan, adam? >> thank you very much. >>> we're following breaking news out of africa overnight. anli ethiopiant came crashing down minutes after it took off. >> they've concluded all 157 people have died including eight americans. derrick ward is at dulles airport on t latest with the crash. good morning, derrick. >>

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meteorologist clay anderson. we will not be concerned about any snow across ourar.e're waking up on the cool side. temperatures in the 30s. still some fog in areas of prince george's and montgomery county, which is keeping thoseu temper down. we will be warming up for the weekend. some rain overnight tonight into sunday. make sure you set the clocks forward. we say set the clocks forward because you'll mis out on that sunday, everyone. 68 degrees, high temperature tomorrow. 62 formonday. enjoy, everyone. >> 7:36 right now. that is your look at the weather, folks. >> thank you, dave. >>> still to come, actress brie larson making history and dominating the box office in "captain marvel." we'll catch up with her. >>> the serious health issues brroght to the for this week by some of the hollywood's biggest names. what you can do t protect yourself and your loved ones. we'll walk you through that. first, these messages. was really behind. it made me sad, you know, because, like, well, i know she's smart. it was tough until i found abcmouse.com and i was like "ah! life sa

if you like warm weather like i do, clay anderson is our guy. you've got good news for us, right, guys? >> i couldse that extra hour to bring more warm sunshine across the area. no, no, no, no,no, no. it will be moving across the area. got you. it will be moving across the area. again, visibility problems, cloud, low fog.th 're the enemy to sunshine and warm temperatures. as you can see, visibility has been improving, but still low ckets of low clouds. low pockets in fdericksburg and leeburg. gaithersburg had low fog and druzle earlier. for most of us, the rain is gone. showers out of the area.s showll linger into the afternoon. when you start to see the sun break through, temperatures will take off from ere. we have 60s to the wef of us. pey will arrive later today. ak in the sunrise. >>> we're following news out of africa overnight. anthiopian airlines flight came crashing down minutes after it took off. >> the airlines has confirmed all 157 people onboardgh includg americans have died. derrick ward is at dulles hinternational airport wore on

clay anderson.n that g underway 15 minutes o. ag >>> welfare of our area's mostl able children has always been a priority for us here throughout the years at nbc 4. >> our wednesday's child program has helped find families for children in foster care. etting a e've been chance to catch up with some of them. >> barbara harrison, the woman responsible for tse stories, was able to catch up with another child who spent the first three years of her life in foster care before finding a forever family. ♪ happy birthday toe >> reporter: that was brianna in 2001. while our visit to a-builar o take fluffy friend home, what she needed most was a loving home. a home willing to takend her her 6-year-old brother francois, so they wouldn't have to be separated. they'd both been in foster care most of their lives. home early from work on that wednesday, carol pratt happened to be watching nbc 4. >> i remember looking at the segment saying, oh, my god, they're darl tg. i hopy get a great home. >> reporter: do you re

. >>> still ahead on "news 4 today," meteorologist clay anderson breaking dor errm saturday forecast. >>> for those families trying to ve forcollege, we have new information on the fate of virginia's d 529 fund, as we reported last month. the college sings plan suspended enrollment. >> it's now back open, but only temporarily. consumer reporter susan hogan has more on an important deadline you families need to be aware of t >> rising cost of college, but virginia's prepaid 529 pla in jeopardy. families weren't signing up because they simply couldn't affo suspended uil lawmakers could figure out the plan's fate. here's what we eknow. irginia general assembly just passed legislation that wi change the entire benefit structure of the prepaid plan, to make it more affordable. until that new program is in place, families can enroll in the existing prepay plan until april 30th. if you have a current contract, that will stay the same. now, once the new benefitur stru is in place, you will have the option to keep your current contract or transfer to the new plan. right now, the bill is just w

clay anderson, things arein wa up around here, right. >> they are. temperatures will be warming up.mming up out to our west. hu' here's the story. notice that washington, d.c., along i-95, the rain, the heavy amounts of rain we had overnight is now moving to the east. but as we zoom in a bit closer, stils line of showers coming down from anne arundel county, charles county, just to the southeast of waldorf, picking up that last batch of rain. for everyone else, it will continue to dry out. for everyone as we continue through the morning, not too bad. a.m. showers through the 9:00 a.m. hour. notice how we warm off. >> thank you, clay. it's 8:29. don't forget to change your clocks. we'll be back at 9:00. >>> i gav y'all hiding in the closet. age is ain't notng but a number. keenan thompson as r. kelly and lesley jones as gayle king. >> idris elba hosted the show with khalid. >>> ground breaking super hero movies that had been blockbuster at the box office, two yrs ago it was gal gadot and chad boseman. is year is brie larson. it is not just a big moment for the studio, it marks the fo