sam brown is a purple heart recipient and a small businessman who was the 2024 republican candidate for the united states senate representing nevada. sam graduated from west point and was commissioned as an infantry officer in assigned to the third brigade, first infantry division at fort. in 2008. sam was deployed kandahar, afghanistan, only four months into his deployment. sam, on a mission when he received word that another nearby platoon had been ambushed. so he led his team into battle to provide support for his fellow. upon the engagement, a roadside bomb detonated under the fuel tank of his vehicle, leaving him drenched in flames. sam was medically from the military as a captain. he later enrolled at southern methodist university's mba program. looking to grow his resume and he launched a small business that provides emergency support to veterans outside of the va. and this company has provided life changing medical support to countless veterans coast to coast. his memoir is day finding hope and purpose. after losing everything. and this is an emotional biography full of simple w

sam shaw. he came to brown during the battle and said, john i'm hungry, i'm going to go find breakfast and walk off the battlefield. leaving john brown as the sole commander. it turns out that wasn't the only time he'd left. apparently he had three wives that he never bothered to divorce. we'd have that from his people members of his family. so these boys were we're not all happy what was going on? well, don't get me wrong. now, they knew weapons, they knew firearms they were hunters. they hunted bear and they had a deer and they hunted rabbits. and there's a funny thing about bear, deer and rabbit. you know what that is? they don't shoot. oh, well, i guess i should have said most rabbits don't shoot back. so battle continued, and along about hours, brown was down to eight or nine men take. turns out had about 20 and brown realized that they would not be fool of long and that he could rush john brown with his superior numbers and take him. so he had to do something and do something quickly. so what he did, he told two of his men who had the longest range weapons to go up on the high ground, tak

sam tran showed off the bus with artwork created by cliff porter brown and people who stop by the dominique black history museum in redwood city can pick up a free poster of the artwork. >> it's amazing because it just stands out. the colors are so vibrant and rich, and that's what the history is all about. >> and in the north bay, several transit agencies have been offering free rides today in observance. they include santa rosa city bus, petaluma transit, and sonoma county transit. san francisco's new fire chief was sworn into office this morning. mayor daniel lurie tapped battalion chief dean crispin to head the san francisco fire department. crispin is a native san franciscan and a veteran firefighter. he was also captain of the chinatown, north beach and south of market stations during his career in the fire department. an alameda county officially has a new district attorney. ursula jones dixon was sworn in this afternoon at the board of supervisors meeting. she is replacing recalled da pamela price. jones dixon previously worked as an alameda county superior court judge for dozens of

sam tran showing off the bus with artwork created by cliff porter brown.stopped by the dominie hoskins black history museum in redwood city can pick up a free poster of the artwork. >> it's amazing because it just stands out. the colors are so vibrant and rich, and that's what the history is all about. >> and in the north bay, several transit agencies offered free rides today in observance. they included santa rosa city bus, petaluma transit, and sonoma county transit. >> the oakland city council has unanimously declared today rickey henderson day and will name an intersection in his honor. today, council members approved putting a commemorative street sign for rickey henderson way at the intersection of 51st street and broadway in rockridge. that is just a few blocks away from oakland tech, where the a's legend and baseball hall of famer went to school. the city council chose today, february 4th or 2 to 4 in honor of his famed 24 jersey. henderson died in december at the age of 65. >> all right. coming up next in sports, the san jose sharks are back home

sam tran showed off the bus with artwork created by carly porter brown and people who stopped by theique hoskins black history museum in redwood city can pick up a free poster of this artwork. >> it's amazing because it just stands out. the colors are so vibrant and rich, and that's what the history is all about. >> in the north bay. several transit agencies are offering free rides today in observance. they include santa rosa city bus, petaluma transit, and sonoma county transit. >> music as medicine. one organization is using hip hop to break down mental health stigmas and empower youth of color. as we honor black history month, we're highlighting the great work that's being done by the oakland nonprofit beats, rhymes and life. the organization's ceo and co-founder says it's turning lyrics into therapy and rhythm into healing. >> young people do respond to music that speaks to them, correct? >> yeah, they we wanted to reduce stigma when we initially started out. and what we found was exactly that. it was a language. it spoke to the hearts, the souls, the minds. it captivated young p