here's "nightline's" ashan singh. >> reporter: it's here on her family farm in franklinville, new jerseye mckenzie trush comes alive. >> growing up here has been such a really fun, unique way to grow up. >> reporter: it's one big, happy family. >> these are my pets. and like my family. >> reporter: mckenzie's upbringing has been unique in more ways than one. she was born with a rare form of dwarfism called semd, one of only 175 documented cases in history. she's had to find ways to adapt her whole life. competing in equestrian shows. and now the aspiring actress is making her own path on social media. actress is making her own path on social media. >> now i'm no yogi but i think that was pretty good. >> to go from growing up on a farm to this past year, you kind of turned into a pretty big tiktok star. >> yeah, it's been a bit of a really welcome, fun change. >> what's that like for you? >> so, like, quarantine started. it was like, now is the time to do the thing i always say i'm going to do, which is make a tiktok, and like post like kind of educational but fun videos. so i just made o

here's "nightline's" ashan singh. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: if these guys partying in the bahamas makes you missting? well, that's kind of the point. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: 12 influencers with a combined reach of more than 16 million followers. and this is their job. to bring you the highlight from the world's most exotic places. >> taking a little private jet today. >> right to your social feeds with the goal of getting you to book a trip of your very own. >> stop, it's some dolphins! >> reporter: now as the pandemic reaches this new phase of reopenings and americans debate when to take that first big trip, these influencers are like digital travel agents working to restart economies decimated by the lack of travelers. from inside the u.s. to paradise abroad. >> i think that we make a huge impact, as far as bringing tourism to all these places that need it. especially after covid. >> reporter: but with the pandemic still looming, questions about variants and mass mandates are the topics of discussion heading into the summer. >> fully vaccinated people can contract covid. but i would l

here is "nightline's" ashan singh. >> the first thing i smelled is smoke.ger than anything anybody realizes at this moment. >> that smoke coming from the funeral pyres set up in india, cremating bodies so frequently that some authorities have had to cut down trees in parks to use as kindling for the fires. the second most populous country in the world buckling under the weight of the sick and dying. people gasping for air on the street. this man attempting to revive >> hospital no more beds..- no more beds. >> we have patients who areing . they're not finding any hospital. they just wanted oxygen. >> reporter: this video showing family members fanning their loved ones with towels, a desperate attempt to keep them alive. the numbers are staggering. almost 20 million confirmed cases, over 200,000 dead. and nearly 370,000 cases in the past 24 hours alone. last night, 24 patients died in a single hospital because of oxygen shortages. india now accounts for one in every two global daily cases of covid-19. >> i did not expect anything this catastrophic. i think a