fixes cost money. the city owns the building. >> kim: the city can't afford the multi-million tab alone. repeat sources will be tapped. >> we use local government money. we had some corporate donations that helped us. and we had some private individuals who helped us. >> kim: stephanie brown, asheville's convention and visitors bureau director oversees projects, awarded money and also involved in the auditorium task force. >> we will be naive not to talk about people about understanding thomas wolf will remain the same. >> kim: of course at this point, mike burke has no idea when the millions of dollars required for funding this renovation will be in place. but he says he hopes by this committee will have a plan. >> i hope we get this thing done and built before i pass. >> reporter: burke, a lover of the symphony also hopes to soon nail down hard renovation numbers so he and others can start soliciting funds. >> so the sooner, the better. >> kim: 15 to $37 million is a very wide estimate. the next step includes nailing down what improvements they want to do inside the auditorium. although completed renovations are likely years away. >> larry: shots were fired outside a home in flat rock prompting two schools to go on lockdown today. it happened at 11:00 a.m. no one was hit. but officers shut down nearby hillendale elementary and flat rock middle schools just as a precaution. those with children in school say that when they heard the they felt that their kids were prepared. >> drills throughout the year. they do everything possible to keep the kids safe. and the kids are safe here at school because of the procedures that the schools have. >> larry: deputies say that they're looking for a black male who is driving a late model lincoln town car. has a vinyl top and a half design on the rear. >> darcel: a chase began in i-40 in deputies in haywood say it all began when they tried to stop billy for speeding. driving without a license and reckless driving to endanger. asheville police are on the lookout for a woman accused of police released these surveillance inches of the suspect. they say she used a cloned credit card. she's believed to be driving a black suv. if you have any idea who she is, call buncombe county crime stoppers at 255-5050. >> larry: one mountain town is looking for an ordinance that would require dogs and cats to be kept indoors when it's really cold outside. ashlea, some are saying that the current animal ordinance falls short. >> ashlea: that's right. it's similar to ordinances in many other area counties and it's very basic. it touches on things like food and water and shelter. but it doesn't mention anything about weather or extreme temperatures. so a member of the town council spoke out at a meeting saying she had concerns about some dogs being left outside. there was discussion and now the in to what it would take to create a law requiring people to keep animals inside when temperatures drop. the local animal shelter here said it would absolutely back an ordinance like that. >> we would like to see something where if it's a below a certain temperature or maybe even some kind of tether law where they can't just be stuck outside. >> ashlea: now some obstacles passing a measure like this are to determine just how cold is too cold. some have hunting dogs that keep their dogs outside all year round. there will likely be an update on this ordinance and whether they'll try and push it through and pass something like it by the end of next month at a budget meeting. reporting live in columbus, i'm ashlea surles, news 13. >> larry: you may want to bring those pets in tonight. >> jason: it will be moving in overnight tonight. clouds already on the increase here on the leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. at the top of mount mitchell 46 degrees. those clouds will continue to lower. we're looking for a chance of some wet weather. a slight chance of flurries in asheville. nothing happening saturday and sunday. we go back up a little bit monday with a 30% chance of rain. but in the mountains, you are looking at a 50% chance of snow developing overnight and in to the morning hours. it will likely accumulate above 3500 feet. watch out there. otherwise dry saturday sunday. and back to a chance of rain monday at 40%. our wind chill down to 44. our temperatures should go down in to the 30s after sunset. and eventually level off in to the 20s. i'll show you when to expect a significant warm-up, though. it's in the seven day forecast. stick around for that. >> larry: the snow has been could cause problems on the roads in the form of pot holes. all that snow and ice melt seeps under the pavement. nc requires by law to fix reported pot holes within two days. workers in the mountains have repaired 86 pot holes within 48 hours. that is a 100% success rate. >> once the snow's gone and we go through these free cycle thaws as night where it cools down and in the day it warms up. it's certainly likely we're going to see more pot holes. our guys fully expect that. >> larry: to report a pot hole, you can use the dot app or call them. you can contact them online. just go to wlos.com and click news links if you'd like to tell them about a pot hole that needs to be repaired. >> darcel: residents in one mountain town are the first to the units are outfitted with cameras, printers, scanners and even vision testing equipment. they're able to deliver all the same services that a brick and mortar locations offer. it will be downtown every thursday. >> in polk county we currently have an existing mobile site here but it's on the legacy mobile units, which are the large busses. but the customers have to wait outside. and it's very costly platform. so it was an easy transition. >> darcel: the new mobile units are a part of governor mccrory's new initiative to increase customer service and reduce wait time. remembering the challenger tragedy. next, why an asheville man's firsthand memories are in danger >> larry: and a new tenant is there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. . >> larry: 30 years ago today, the nation watched on live television as the challenger shuttle carrying seven people exploded in to a fire ball. it was just 73 seconds after take off. >> darcel: and it was in 1986 that chuck collins was the man in charge of telling the media what nasa knew about the tragedy. he's retired and now lives in biltmore lake. >> larry: news 13's john le joins us. some are fresh in his mind. >> john: while some things are vivid, other things are slowly fading. tonight, he tells us why so many memories escape him. >> everyone knew it was a dangerous thing that we were doing. >> john: the unthinkable. it's quite possible chuck has forgotten more about our space program than most of us will ever know. he was in nasa's launch control center when the challenger exploded on live tv. >> you're watching people that you knew very welcome to a horrible end. >> john: chuck worked in public affairs. nasa gave him a medal for his work. >> handling the press after the challenger. >> john: after the moment that made our hearts sink. >> this was not the moment they wanted. they wanted the good stuff. this was the criticism of the media, who took advantage of things like that. >> john: chuck recalls so much about his 30-year nasa career. >> i met my wife. >> john: now 85, he leans to linda. >> she's a very important part of me. >> john: because it remains to be seen just as much longer he will remember. >> it steals your memory. it's very frustrating. alzheimer's has not been kind to me. >> john: january, 1986, reminded us how fragile life is. >> everyone worked so hard to ensure it didn't happen. when it did, it was very difficult to swallow. >> john: and three decades after the tragedy, he hasn't forgeten who's important. >> it's been an interesting experience to me. i don't know how to say this without getting kind of smaltsy. but i don't know how i could have handled it without her. she keeps me young. >> john: i did ask chuck if losing memories concerns him. he says simply, it's not something he thinks about. of course we appreciate him sharing his story 30 years after >> larry: jason, changes afoot tonight, right? >> jason: the wind is going to pick up. it gets a lot colder tomorrow. and there will be some snow. 49 degrees for the high today. just a skosh above that average. we did start a colder 25 this morning. no rain or snow. that cold, as i mentioned, on the way. snow along with it. and some warmer weather. all of that plays out in about 24 hours. i'll show you the changes, next. now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: there has been a subtle change to the jet stream pattern and it is out west and it will have a bigger effect on our forecast as we get in to the weekend. this right here is a storm coming on shore. it's going to push this bubble of warmer air out west farther east. we'll enjoy that for the weekend. this trough out east giving us a chance for more snow showers in the high country tonight. light snow effect on those higher elevations. other than that, should be very quiet. we'll see the cold and the wind. yancey, avery, northern portions of mcdowell and burke county, you're on a wind advisory. everybody will have the wind. we just won't have it as strong here in asheville. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. we're at cataloochee. and that ski area has enjoyed some cold temperatures. may have a little bit of snow there but not more than a dusting. 20% chance of snow in asheville. again, at best flurries tomorrow. our chances of rain will go up by wednesday. i should say, monday. 30% chance. 50% chance of any snow again in the mountains. that's the highest chance for elevations near and along the nothing saturday and sunday. 40% chance of rain returning to the forecast by then. here's the cold front. a weak one moving quickly to the east. in the morning, we'll have snow showers and clouds. by the afternoon, it's all gone. high pressure takes over. we're looking at beautiful weather in to the weekend. around that high pressure, our winds will come from the south and southwest. saturday in to sunday, even in to monday, we'll have mild temperatures well above average. no record setting temperatures but certainly above average by several degrees. clouds will be on the increase. that will eventually spinning far enough to the east. future cast. the future satellite and radar picture of what's to come. there are the snow showers again after midnight in to the morning. best chance for any accumulation will be in the mountains. we'll all notice the wind here throughout the french broad river valley. skies will be by the clear side by the afternoon and evening. rain, not a problem. snow, a little bit of a problem. could get up to an inch in the high peaks. it's going to be less than a dusting for most. 30s over the upstate. 40s tomorrow. it's going to be a chillier day. low 40s, mars hill, asheville, waynesville. temperatures in our southern mountains. temperatures will warm even more in to the weekend. look at those 60s. loving it. saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. and then we get colder next week. by the end of the week 30s again. temperatures in the upstate pretty mild. low 60s sunday, monday, tuesday. with the rain coming by tuesday. >> larry: now we have other a new reason to look forward to the weekend. >> darcel: there's a new bakery opened in a very familiar spot. >> larry: it's a spin off from rhubarb restaurant in pack square. the building formally housed the hugely successful french broad chocolate shop. >> to have a place in what was always one of my favorite spaces in asheville to be able to, you know, to still have that wonderful life in it and to offer something sort of very casual. >> darcel: the owner also rents the third floor at his restaurant's event venue. specialty items like sweet and savoryy muffins. >> larry: christ school basketball team has won six games in a row now. the one reason why the greenies are playing their best basketball game of the season. next in this week's game changer. in iowa. >> stan: the christ school basketball team starting to find its identity as we wrap up january. first year head coach scott willard. luke notestine caught up with this week's game changer to learn why the greenies are playing so well. >> i think we're coming together as a coaching staff. as a team, i think they know what to expect of me. >> luke: the greenies are playing their best basketball of the season. six victories in a row including a win at asheville christian academy earlier this week. >> we run a lot, though. pre-season that's all we did was get in shape so we could wear teams down a little bit. >> it makes it more exciting. >> luke: christ school has played a remarkably good schedule especially this season. against anybody on the east coast. we have played tough competition and we took some bruises early on. >> luke: it helped shape the greenies goals for the rest of the season. the next game for christ school will be tonight. and friday night against oak hill academy. i'm luke notestine. >> stan: western carolina is going to play eastern tennessee state at bristol motor speedway. cats and bucs play in the 17th. they're expecting an ncaa record for that. it's still an exciting time for both clubs. they should have something from today's official announcement at 11. their last trip there as a big south member. kevin with a 3 to trim the lead to two. then dogs down two. dillon smith for the tie. it's no good. gets the air ball and puts it in at the buzzer. elijah wilson was just too tough. he had a big night with 23 points. unc asheville falls 68-66. dogs lose but they keep showing the ability to come back. which is a good thing. >> we've been comfortable playing from behind all year long. i'm not as comfortable with it. but our team doesn't seem to panic when we're behind, which i like. so that's a good thing going forward. but at the same time i thought we just didn't get enough quality possessions in the overtime. >> stan: dogs home saturday at noon against longwood. western carolina in greenville tonight to play furman. highlights at 11. wind and warmer for the weekend. the weekend is just gorgeous right now. >> larry: cannot wait. for more local news, turn on over for news 13. ca breaking news tonight. trump versus fox. donald trump, a no-show this evening. holding his own event up against and his fiery moment with bill o'reilly.

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