now, wmur news 9 tonight. tom: a new hampshire woman took the story of her step-daughter s life and death to capitol hill. tonight, her mission to help curb the heroin crisis moved from the granite state to a good evening, i shelley: i m shelley walcott. kriss blevens was invited to the bi-partisan event targeting the opioid epidemic. jean mackin joins us live with what happened there just a few hours ago. jean: lawmakers held what s known as a special order sharing real solutions and real stories including amber s story. , lawmakers joined together on capitol hill to consider a bi-partisan battle against opioid addiction. congresswoman annie kuster hosted the session called putting a face on heroin standing next to a photograph of amber s face. the drug had consumed her found dead in an alley from a heroin overdose. she was 22-years-old. jean in 2014, amber lost her : life to a heroin overdose in manchester. her step-mother, make-up artist kriss blevens, shares amber
good evening, i m tom griffith. shelley: i m shelley walcott. kriss blevens was invited to the house of representatives for a bi-partisan event targeting the opioid epidemic. jean mackin joins us live with what happened there just a few hours ago. jean: lawmakers held what s known as a special order sharing real solutions and real stories including amber s story. , lawmakers joined together on capitol hill to consider a bi-partisan battle against opioid addiction. congresswoman annie kuster hosted the session called putting a face on heroin standing next to a photograph of amber s face. the drug had consumed her soul and 3 days later she was found dead in an alley from a heroin overdose. she was 22-years-old. jean in 2014, amber lost her : life to a heroin overdose in manchester. her step-mother, make-up artist kriss blevens, shares amber story with presidential candidates who sit in her chair determined to catapult the crisis to a national stage while making changes