evidence related to the case. although they won't tell us what they are looking for. it was on the brink of falling apart and when one investor confronted him about it he ended up dead. >> reporter: row after row of grapevines searching for evidence in the murder that happened here yesterday. sheriff's deputies say around noon he called 911 for help. saying his business partner had shot him and was chasing him through the venyard. deputies arrive -- vineyard. deputies arrived to see him die. when the case ended police say he turned the gun on himself. he had been running the winery since 2013. this is video of him talking to fox news in august. >> scary. >> reporter: before the earthquake his business was in shameables. >> created -- shambles.

>> created wine. in the process the -- the whole enterprise went bad. >> reporter: he has been following the lawsuit for the past year. he says he dime napa valley 5 years ago escaping a troubled past in minnesota. >> two convictions for fraud. a bankruptcy. >> reporter: he created 5 different companies over the years. some investors accused him of taking money out of one company and putting it into another. he was one of his investors. >> he was a nice guy. he was willing to bend, he would bend so far with robert and then he would put his foot down and say no. >> he sued him for unfair lending practices. a judge threw the case out. >> there is a series of really increasingly bitter e-mails

that are part of the court record between them. >> reporter: they were supposed to meet monday morning at a san francisco law office to work out how he would pay back the 1.2 million he owed. >> he was going to lose everything. >> reporter: his attorney said yesterday he made a last minute change and asked if they could meet at his vineyard instead of san francisco. the attorneys were on the phone, the men were in the building when the conflict broke out and police say that is when he ended up shooting him. back to you. >> allie rasmus in napa county, thank you. police in napa today discovered a man's body inside a freezer. they say it may be a case of suicide. police say they went to the apartment to do a welfare check because the man hadn't been seen since february. after they entered the home they found the body inside a

large freezer. the man was 54 years old. police say he had a history of mental illness and may have put himself in the freezer on purpose. new developments in the case of a mother shot and killed while trying to shield her children from stray bullets. two of the men appeared in court and charged with murder. they killed chyemil pierce before 5:00 p.m. last monday night. ktvu's gasia mikaelian joins us with more on today's developments. >> reporter: we reported the arrests yesterday. police say two men were taken into custody over the weekend and booked. today they faced a judge. shelton mcdaniels and jerry harbin, 29 years old, were charged today with murder. the complaint shows shelton mcdaniels and jerry harbin have long criminal histories. both are held without bail.

the charges stem from a gun fight last week. investigators say chyemil pierce was struck by a stray bullet as she tried to shield her children. police say the story struck a cord and prompted the community to come forward with information. >> we have a woman doing what she was supposed to do. an innocent mother attempting to shelter her children from violence. danger. it has to hit a cord with you. you feel inclined to bring information. >> reporter: another man 19- year-old anthony sims was arrested a week ago in connection with this case. he was wounded in the shooting. police say he admitted to being involved. anthony sims has been charged with murder. and a woman taken into custody over the weekend has been released. the woman was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder but prosecutors decided not to file charges against her.

>> thank you. we have breaking news from mountain view. another person has been hit by a cal train. happened just before 5:00 p.m. witnesses say the man jumped from the platform just as the train was going through the station and was killed. right now trains are single tracking on the southbound tracks through the area and that is causing delays with the evening commute. two other people were recently hit and killed by caltrains over the past few weeks. the people of a neighborhood rushed to help a family of five injured in a hit- and-run accident about 9:00 p.m. last night. neighbors said they heard the crash and ran to help. the family was in a car that had been broad sided by an suv. one man took video on his cell phone as she went to help a mother holding her baby and told her to keep breathing. >> whatever you do, stay here

for your kids. don't go nowhere. she looked up, grabbed my hand. i said that is right. keep on. >> others pulled the driver out of the window. firefighters used the jaws of life to free two kids, all of them have serious injuries. police are still looking for the hit-and-run driver. support tonight from 49ers players past and present after chris borland announce -- 49ers linebacker chris borland announced he is retiring over concerns about concussions. ktvu's azenith smith is live at levi stadium with why his decision could change the future of pro football. >> reporter: it seems we have been hearing about young players leaving the nfl, worried about their health. whether or not you agree with chris borland's announcement it has the nfl world talking about brain injuries on the playing field. >> reporter: chris borland was on his way to becoming a nfl

great, a starter with the 49ers. but he is walk away from $4 million for one reason. his health. saying the violent sport isn't worth it. >> to me it doesn't permit people from loving the game. >> reporter: he played 7 seesps in the nfl -- seasons in the nfl in the 1980s. he says nfl players are more aware of the dangers associated with head trauma and the effects. yet it is a decision that is personal and unique to every player. >> i don't think it will demise or slow down the game very much. the nfl probably most of this came when the lawsuits came. >> reporter: he is the chief of brain injury services. treated athletes for concussions and say they could lead to brain injuries. many in the medical field talk about not having their own

children play football. [ indiscernible ] >> it is a difficult one for him i would believe. but he needs to weigh the risks and the benefits. >> reporter: the more education the athlete has the better. he said given concerns, more changes could happen in the nfl down the road. in regards to better teaching and how players could avoid risky behavior. >> don't lead with your head. extend the back. there is ways of doing it. >> reporter: i received a statement, it said, by any measure football has never been safer, we continue to make progress with rule changes, safer tackling techniques and better equipment and medical care for players. the statement also said

concussions were down 25% last year and it recognized more work needs to be done. >> all right. thank you. we talked to another former 49er this afternoon, ricky watters said chris borland's decision to retire may be due to more awareness of the health risks down the line. he says he wonders if this could be the start of a trend. >> we know what happens to you. and i am sure he weighed everything and looked at it and said, you know what, i am ready to hang it up. i think this could be more than just this one player. this could be a trend. >> he said when it comes down to it for football players it is all about quality of life and what they want to do after their short nfl careers are over. the shocking effects of california's drought. >> burn more natural gas. it is more expensive. >> why a shortage of water is

causing a spike in your power bill. >> the warm up we are seeing, it will get warmer this week. what you can expect. >> a new lease on life for a little dog that was thrown out of a moving car.

a chase ended in a roll over crash on 280 this afternoon. the driver managed to get out of the suv and was taken to the hospital. the chp says the chase started in solano county and reached speeds up to 95 miles per hour. officers tried to full over the suv for a traffic check and the driver sped away. officers put down spike strips but the driver kept going. police are increasing patrols around the bay area tonight as people celebrate st.

patrick's day. green beer is already flowing. efe though the holiday -- even though the solid good for business -- holiday is good for business, safety is on their minds. . >> really, any violations. they could be -- weaving. it could be red light runners. it could be speeding. normal violations. they are just more likely to occur if you have been drinking. >> walnut creek has 8 dui arrests every week. it doubles when st. patrick's day ask on a todd -- is on a friday or saturday. california community colleges are forming new partnerships with black colleges and universities across the country. the program will create a transfer admission. it is expected to help colleges

recruit students from a more racially educationally diverse pool and help students trying to get into a four year school. the state water resources board voted for new water restrictions today to help california get through another year of drought. here are the rules. limiting the water of lawns to two days a week, request water in restaurants and no washing cars at home unless you have a shut off nozzle. >> we will have to move to more mandatory restrictions on the things we are doing. the volunteer regulations haven't gotten us where we need to get. >> outdoor water is 44% of home use. and fines are increased. new at 6:00 p.m. the effects of california's drought, a study shows because of the conditions we are paying more for our water and for our

power as well. researchers found the drought cost us more than a million dollars in electric bills. ktvu's tom vacar explores the conditions making matters worse. >> reporter: in normal years it lowers our electric bills, that is because the fuel, water from rain and snow melt is free. >> in a normal year we get 18% from hydro power. when there is a drought, that goes down. in the last couple years it has been 10, 11, 12%. >> they released a study today on what that is costing us. to make up for the loss, they must run more of their power plants. >> burn more natural gas and it is more expensive. produces green house gas

emissions. >> reporter: since 2011 californians paid $1.4 billion for the power. add in a billion for the dry years of 2007, 8 and 9. total, over the last 8 years, $2.4 billion. plus all that extra natural gas burning generated higher green house gas emissions. >> they have been extremely hot. >> as temperatures rise, so does the evaporation of the water. plants and animals require more water to deal with the heat and humans demand more air conditioning. air conditioning is an energy hog making the lack of hydro electricity more costly. homv, ktvu fox 2 news -- tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. what a day. >> good morning outside. for st. patrick's day. to bill now to find out if -- [ talking at the same time ] >> we dropped the ball big time

-- [ talking at the same time ] >> where is the green? >> we have nothing. nothing. the weather has been great. highs today mid-70s. we are going to continue in this pattern through the week. no rain. we are dry in this 5 day period. highs like today, the numbers today. tomorrow's numbers right there again. 74 antioch. the loop doesn't show you much. i don't have to know it is march -- i would go this is march. just stream creeping to the north. systems are fractured. this is the time of year, right, days get longer. jet stream recedes to the north. the tropical systems shut down. that is what you expect to see in the spring. that is what we are getting. current numbers, 60s. low 70s east of fairfield. 71 walnut creek.

63 hayward. 66 in san jose right now. over night lows tonight, mid- 40s. i haven't had reports of patchy valley fog in a couple days. some places it could. river there. russian river. maybe patchy coastal fog. not much else other than that. tomorrow, this is the forecast, high clouds. highs warm up. yellows are 70s. a warmer day tomorrow. a lot of 70s tomorrow. mid-70s. san francisco for your wednesday, 67 degrees. over the bay bridge, oakland, temperature in oakland, downtown, mid-60s. san jose highs in the mid-70s. lunchtime temperature 65. nothing really that different than what we have been seeing.

clear lake 73. 70 novato. tree pollens up. air quality not bad because of the winds. you can see the bay is ruffled up because the winds are from west to east. on shore. the cool, moist air off the ocean cleans out the atmosphere. that is the pattern. typical spring pattern. 67 san francisco. 69 san mateo. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. no big changes, right? i don't see any. [ laughter ] [ talking at the same time ] >> we are dry for five and then beyond that, the models try to bring rain but nothing significant. because it is spring, it will be hard to get something in here. >> with the water situation it is -- [ talking at the same time ] >> scary. >> it is. we will do a lot of stories on

drought and climate because the state is about agricultural. with the water -- [ talking at the same time ] >> heard you say, almost like a fourth straight year we had low water levels. >> yeah. four years of stretching it. ground waters are depleted. >> all right. thank you. the mother dog who stood by the body of her pup after being flown from a car found a new car. the dog was united with her new family sunday. her story was a horrific act of cruelty. she and her baby were thrown from a moving car. if you would like to see her story we posted it on www.ktvu.com. >> who does something like that? [ talking at the same time ] >> so many people want to

adopt. coming up, the raiders keep adding to their roster. signing a big named running back today and the warriors will be without one of their all star guards for a while. >> we are working on these stories and more coming up tonight at 7:00 p.m. on tvnow to the news room, gasia mikaelian with a look at what we are working on for ktvu fox 2 news at 7:00 p.m -- now to the news room, gasia mikaelian with a look at what we are working on for ktvu fox 2 news at 7:00 p.m. >> coming um, the new head of the -- up, the new head of the secret service faces tough questions and tmz has the photos that could cause trouble in the romance of two very famous young people. we are working on these stories and more coming up tonight at 7:00 p.m. on tv 36.

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warriors guard brandon rush signed auto graphs today. warriors fans took part including kids who played stack the -- [ laughter ] >> stack the oreos. look at that. the money will go towards local food banks. [ laughter ] >> i love that. the warriors did well last night but today got bad news. >> yeah. a ramification of the win. they never found the groove against the lakers. struggled to victory and then

the news that the ankle turn by klay thompson swelled up over night and is maybe worse than they thought. tough guy but he will still miss 7-10 days. you see it there. the warriors had him leading the team with 26 points but he got it retaped and came back into the game. didn't think anything was going to happen but it will be a e. they will face atlanta. kyle corer has a broken nose. raiders taking a shot at another free agent, guy who turned out to be a bust so far. trent richardson came out of the 2012 draft as the third player picked but he faded out with cleveland and indy let him go. the raiders signed him. averaging only 3.3 yards per

carry. mean time, i tell you what, bruce bochy is ticked off at the way the team is playing. saying it is the worst spring training team he has seen. they have to get better than this. nobody is doing anything well. they are 4-12. lost today to arizona 10-0. better news for the a's. they wind up with a victory. they are in business there. mean time, you got to see this play over the weekend. vanderbilt versus arkansas. trying to win it right here and he dances around, tagged at the plate and out. watch it again. he will dance, all the catcher had to do was get back at the plate. turned it into a spectacular play. vanderbilt did win the game in the 13th inning.

[ laughter ] >> don't see that every day. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. before we go, breaking news from washington, d.c. the white house received an envelope containing cyanide. it arrived at the white house on monday. then today the tests returned a positive for cyanide. no one was exposed. the secret service is investigating. there are reports the return address was for a man who has a long history with the secret service dating back to 1995.

honey, honey look, look. she's doing that thing with her jaw again. phil: poor kid. she puts so much pressure on herself. it's an obsessive-compulsive thing. i have read like 100 articles about it. where does she get it from? yeah, it's -- it's a mystery. i know. [ clicks tongue ] alex... honey, hi! hi, hi, hi. why don't you take a little break? mom, the test is tomorrow morning. i'm not taking any breaks. just a little -- oh, okay. she does that jaw thing every six seconds. it's like the hippopotamus at the miniature-golf place. ohh, i've bounced so many balls off those big teeth. it's all about the timing! luke! oh! [ laughing ] so close! stop it, you idiot! hey, hey, luke go to your room. go on! she's got to eat. i did it out of love.