in this week's story tellers 9news reporter christine noel and mike grady bring us the unlikely story of jack and amber and the standley lake marching band. >> reporter: turning 16 is the right of passage. what's important is in the eye of the beholder. >> but when they turned bad i got mad. >> reporter: yes, jack has a serious thing for star wars and lego. but the real passionate in loyalty is with his best buddy. >> amber is 9 years old. i got her in september 2008. >> reporter: when she was just a service pup in training. now she is his partner in crime, the helpful side kick. one that jack is needed for nearly a decade. >> i did, i know i mutation. there is my lovely little spontaneous mutation. >> reporter: when jack was a toddler he was diagnosed with duchenne muscular dystrophy. >> it's the most progressive and most lethal. >> reporter: over the years he began losing muscle strength in his legs and torso. >> typically they would lose their ability to walk around 12. jack walked until he was 14. >> reporter: two years ago he was fitted in this 400-pound else. >> good girl. >> re

journalist mike grady. >> this is a beautiful park in a beautiful state. >> civic center park is a work site. >> that's sweat, boy, that's sweat. i'm working. my name is danny timms. i love here in the park. >> i'm the deputy director of parks and planning, and this is for homeless peo opportunities to get connected with jobs or get connected with services. >> this program is all for change. it's beautiful. >> we in denver want to be as proactive as probable and really reach -- possible and really reach out to these individuals and give them the opportunity to be successful. >> it gives people a chance. i'm on the streets, i'm homeless. let me prove i'm not here mooching. i'm ready to work. >> i'm making $12.50 an hour boy. that's super. i'm cool with that. >> and we can watch how they work and see if they really want a future position with denver parks and recreation. >> job with the city? okay! okay i'm cool with that. >> i just want us to get off to a great start making sure we're providing these individuals with great training opportunities and providing them with money that they ne

you get an early look through journalist mike grady. >> this is a beautiful park in a beautiful state. >> civic center park is a work site. >> that's sweat, boy, that's sweat. i'm working. my name is danny timms. i love here in the park. >> i'm the deputy director of parks and planning, and this is for homeless peo opportunities to get connected with jobs or get connected with services. >> this program is all for change. it's beautiful. >> we in denver want to be as proactive as probable and really reach -- possible and really reach out to these individuals and give them the opportunity to be successful. >> it gives people a chance. i'm on the streets, i'm homeless. let me prove i'm not here mooching. i'm ready to work.

president-elect donald trump and his vice president-elect, mike morning -- for their first meetings with the men they'll replace in january. fox6's stephanie grady is in the newsroom with more. after years of trading insults -- president-elect donald trump and president obama met each other for the first time. the meeting was at the white house... and both leaders promise to put aside differences for the sake of the country. "we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed -- because if you succeed, then the country succeeds." "i very much look forward to dealing with the including counsel." the white house saying the 90-minute meeting -mainly focused on the transition - went better than both sides expected... "the meeting might have been at least a little less awkward than some might have expected." from the white house ... on to capitol hill.... as mr. trump and vice president elect mike pence met with top republicans. house speaker paul ryan showing mr. trump exactly where he'll be sworn into office in just 71 days... really beautiful really senate majority mitch mcconnell ... "we are going to look strongly at health care

grady joins us in studio tonight with a look ahead. we'll start with the republicans tonight. donald trump and his running mate mike pence will campaign in eau claire tomorrow night. governor ?scott walker is expected have plans to come to wisconsin herself-- her running mate tim kaine will be in appleton and madison tomorrow. senator bernie sanders will be in milwaukee wednesday. chelsea clinton will be in eau claire and oshkosh wednesday-- and milwaukee thursday. they're trying to persuade undecided voters-- but more than 465-thousand people across wisconsin have already returned absentee ballots. do you know you head to the polls? elections officials are trying to get the word out. you do need a photo i-d. it can be a wisconsin drivers license-- a wisconsin d-o-t issued card or a u-s passport. and there is still time to get one at the dmv. just bring whatever identifying documents you have like a birth certificate and proof of your current address. if the poll worker says you do not have an acceptable i-d -- you can cast a you go back to the municipal clerk before 4-p-m on friday november 11th with an acceptable