she ran over and gave me the biggest hug. i instantly melted. once she was strong enough to be fitted with prosthetic legs, her life changed again. with each step, a renewed sense of confidence and independence. kenzie right by mom s side. you never expect that your daughter will be watching you take your first steps. you anticipate, you are excited to get to watch her take her first steps. cali says through it all, kenzie doesn t see her as anything other than mom. i m thankful to be alive. i m thankful to be here with my daughter. and to be the mom that i get to be with her now. because i almost didn t get that chance. happy mother s day to cali and all of the moms. david muir right back here tomorrow night. i m linsey davis in new york. have a great evening. good night.
learn how abbvie could help you save on rivnoq. finally tonight, marking this mother s day with just one of many moms who is truly an inspiration. cali s mother s day began this morning like millions of other moms. happy mother s day. happy mother s day. but her journey to this day
bone dry conditions threatening to explode the calf canyon hermits peak fire in new mexico. the smoke billowing for miles from the wildfire that s already burned an area larger than chicago. firefighters working around the clock to try and stay ahead of what the national weather service is calling a dangerous, long duration and potentially historic criticl fire weather event. we ve done everything we can so far and are continuing to do everything we can to stop this spread. but it really boils down to, is we re just humans and mother nature is driving this ship. reporter: the fire has been burning for more than a month and has forced 12,000 families from their homes. we met some of them at a selter on this mother s day. i see you getting emotional. what are you thinking about right now? what s going through your mind? just my family. i m worried about my family. i m worried about everyone back home, and i just want everyone to be safe. there are still people in the evacuation
of 10% or more in the last week. in new york, governor kathy hochul announcing on twitter she s tested positive for covid, as the mayor of new york city isn t ruling out a new mask mandate. the biden administration pushing congress for additional covid funding. this virus continues to evolve, and we may see a pretty sizable wave of infections, hospitalizations and deaths this fall and winter. reporter: concern, tonight, as well about the global supply chain after covid lockdowns in shanghai and other areas of china continue to disrupt business across the world. apple, tesla, procter & gamble among the companies having to close factories, saying the ripple effect could last into the summer. i didn t see my kids for three months. i didn t see the world for three months. reporter: in las vegas, rowena salas spent this mother s day thanking the doctors and nurses who saved her life. she gave birth early while struggling with covid, then quickly fell into a coma just after thanksgiv
fire danger in the west, wicked winds and bone-dry conditions are fueling one blaze in new mexico, now bigger than the entire city of chicago. the supreme court abortion battle. new protests tonight. and word that states plan to act quickly to ban abortions if the justices strike down roe v. wde. new fears of a covid resurgence, with a jump in new hospital admissions. major u.s. companies are now warning of new supply chain disruptions amid strict covid lockdowns overseas. also breaking, reports just coming in about an officer stabbed in jerusalem. the mysterious deaths at a luxury bahamas resort. three americans dead. what we re learning about a possible cause. soaring gas prices, jumping 13 cents in a week. what s fueling the recent spike. and a mother s triumph. her epic battle to live, and a mother s day she ll always remember. announcer: from abc news