abc's maggie rulli has the latest from capetown, south africa. >> reporter: the couple's first trip asal family is taking them to the continent harry has called his second home. >> harry and meghan's romantic story basically started here. now they're bringing archie here. it's part of the family story. >> reporter: for 10 days the duke and duchess of sussex and new baby archie, who at barely 5 months old is one of the youngest royals to ever go on tour, will travel to south africa. the couple visited botswana weeks after meeting, their love marked forever with a diamond from the country. harry gushing on instagram saying, i can't wait to introduce my wife and son to south africa. but for harry the connection to the continent runs even deeper. his mother, princess diana, dedicated the last few months of her life to raising awareness about land mines in angola. >> we've now seen that parts of angola completely transformed because of the work she did. she changed legislation, she had the whole world talking about the land mine crisis here. >> reporter: this trip, harry will retrace his mo

maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >>> this should be interesting discussion.d to have with us dr. ja with sutter health. doctor, thank you for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> what is the deal with vaping? it has just exploded so rapidly particularly among teenagers? why? >> well, a lot of that has to do with the marketing practices of the manufacturers. now you have one out of five high school students smoking or vaping. >> one out of five? >> yeah. and that is more than a double from the year earlier. so this is skyrocketing. >> what is vaping? i know what smoke is like. cigarette or cigar smoke. what is the vaping process? what is it. >> sure. in an i -- in an e-cigarette there is a cartridge that contains dissolved nicotine and some flavors and then a base which is made of chemicals, propylene or vegetable glifterrine that don't sound great to inhale into your lungs. so when the vapor or user inhales or presses a button on the cigarette then the battery activates a heating element which vaporizes the liquid and that vapor is in hailed. >> simulating

i'm maggie rulli here in cape town, south africa. >> big thanks to maggie there in cape town.ppy birthday wishes to a very special member of the abc news family. human. sleep great and wake up don't eat me i taste terrible. fight your worst symptoms so you can sleep great and wake up human. new mucinex nightshift cold and flu. have been recalled because of dangerous takata airbags. one of them could be yours. go to safeairbags.com to see if your vehicle is on the recall list. it could save your life. ♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny >>> it's "skinny" time. we're going to start with a milestone birthday for a very special member of the abc news family. >> the barbara walters just celebrated her 90th birthday, and her successor on "the view" whoopi goldberg shared a very special birthday wish. >> happy birthday to the reason we are all sitting around this hot topics table today. it is the birthday of the one and only barbara walters. [ cheers and applause ] happy birthday, barbara. thanks for the gig. >> you've got to thank the boss. and the iconic barbara walters retired from

here is abc's maggie rulli in angola. >> reporter: prince harry solo in botswana.holds meaning for him. >> i came here in '97 after my mum died. it was a nice place to get away from it all. now i feel deeply connected to this place and to africa. >> a touching tribute from his son to his mother as princess diana's legacy echoes throughout the royals tour, her presence felt here in africa. the family of three has now split up to cover twice the ground. with harry in botswana focussing on those charities he holds close to his heart.ing on those charities he holds close to his heart. >> i don't think there's anybody who is not involved in conservation somehow or should be involved in conservation somehow. >> reporter: there in botswana, an organization he started to help young people affected by hiv and aids. an issue his mother championed, as well. their connection perhaps felt most profoundly at the next stop, an gola. princess diana's trip here became her lasting legacy. protected by body armor, face covered next to signs that read danger, sitting beside a young am

. >> and that's where abc's maggie rulli is with more on this somber anniversary. >> marie rose abbadrly 3,000 names read out loud. >> david lawrence angel. >> as the nation stops to remember all of those who lost their lives 18 years ago during the terror attacks on september 11th. at ground zero, where the first two planes flew into the twin towers, the memories are still raw. >> two airplanes have attacked apparently. >> 23 nypd officers died that day, but more than ten times that number have lost their lives to 9/11-related illnesses. president trump has signed a law earlier this year that funds care for those suffering from illnesses from their heroism that day. the ceremonies today are seen not only as a chance to remember, but a chance to come together as one nation. >> to me, it's the greatest legacy of 9/11. that we have this immense capacity for compassion and caring and empathy. and service to one another. >> in washington, d.c. -- >> president trump honors the men and women who died when the third plane hit the pentagon. >> we cannot erase the pain, but we offer you our et

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maggie rulli is at a demonstration in london with the latest. >> reporter: we're here with thousandsotesters right underneath parliament. what is so striking besides the sheer size of protestors here are the age of people demonstrating. almost all of them are students. this group behind me 9 years old. we spoke to a group of 17-year-olds who say they're here today to fight for their future. now, the goal of this strike and really all these strikes around the world is to send a clear message to world leaders ahead of the u.n. climate summit happening this week in new york and one of their many demands is to say they want to phase out engyfossil fue been hearing time and time again in london this afternoon is they're talking about gretta tundra, that famous swedish activist at just 16 that's become the face of this movement. she famously stepped out of class last year in sweden for the solo clima sikd now look at what her movement has become. we don't know exact numbers yet, guys, but it's looking to be the largest climate protest in our planet's history. tom. >> all right, maggie rull

maggie rulli joins us from a nature reserve in south africa. rter: hey, eva, good morning. it's not too bad here. we're here because these are the types of places harry is fighting to preserve. this is a nature reserve. he's in malawi right now fighting to save places like this. it's not the first time on this trip. he talked about climate change and conservation. he's back at it again today. the duke and duchess of sussex continue their ten-day royal tour of africa. meanwhile, prince harry doubles down on an issue that's close to his heart, conservation, heading to malawi to meet with men and women fighting with men and women against poachers, working with african parks, an organization he's a fan of. earlier in the tour, harry was in botswana on a working visit where he spoke about the urgency to combat climate change. >> there's an emergency -- it's a race against time, one in which we are losing. >> reporter: he called out anyone who doesn't believe in its science. >> genuinely i don't understand how anyone in this world, you, , children, le

abc's maggie rulli is in capetown with details on how this visit follows in the footsteps of princess diana. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, eva. how's it going? yeah. we're waiting for the royal trio. i have to say not a bad place to wait. it's absolutely stunning here in capetown. this tour is huge for the three of them. many are calling it their coming out party as a royal family, their chance to show people what they're all about. so far, it kicks off tomorrow. everyone is waiting to see why they chose here, south africa. the couple's first trip as a royal family is taking them to the continent harry has called his second home. >> harry and meghan's romantic story pretty much started here. now they're bringing archie here and it's part of the family story. >> reporter: for ten days the duke and duchess of sussex and and new baby archie who at 5 months old is one of the youngest royals to ever go on tour, will travel to south africa with harry going on to botswana, angola and malawi. the couple visited botswana just weeks after meeting. their love marked forever with meghan

maggie rulli, thank you. >>> abc7 news has learned the investigation into last week's southern californiaow a criminal probe. according to criminal officials, the fbi is joining the investigation that was started by the coast guard. authorities served search warrants yesterday at the company that owned the boat. meanwhile, the search resumes tomorrow for the final victim of that disaster that killed 34, most from northern california. >>> well, what was hurricane dorian is now out to sea off in canada, but the death toll in the bahamas hit hard by the storm for two days is now up to 45. there is no power or running water on the islands of abaco and grand bahama, and an estimated 70,000 people have been left homeless. some are trying to escape, but last night more than 100 people were forced off a boat headed for florida because they didn't have visas. customs and border protection says the ferry operator didn't properly coordinate its evacuation effort with the government. >>> members of congress, they're back in washington after an august recess that was marked by gun violence. and while

maggie rulli has all the details. al stops. you can feel how important this is for harry. in what the palace has called a significant and poignant moments angola, a place his mom spent the last few months of her life fighting for the eradication of land mines. a pivotal moment that captured the world's attention, walking through an active minefield. her youngest son now making this same walk more than 20 years later, only now thanks in part to her tireless work they have been transformed. that minefield is now a town with schools and houses. harry is pledging to continue her work. earlier harry witnessed firsthand the power these weapons have and the threat they still pose today. remote detonating a mine, one of hundreds of thousands still left in angola. later he'll meet with a land mine survivor. >> hello. >> reporter: we met up with her beforehand. [ speaking foreign language ] she tells us how she lost her leg to a land mine t y after diana's visit and she met with survivors when she was here. it's a place harry wi

duchess meghan even made a surprise guest appearance though, alongside her husband via skype, and maggie rulli a bad view, right? we wanted to bring you guys here to the nature preserve to show you the kind of beautiful dramatic landscapes harry is trying to protect. one big issue for harry has been conservation and this morning actually in the british newspaper he wrote an op-ed saying conservation is fundamental to our survival. in their last day apart on the royal tour today harry's tackling conservation from all sides. this morning in malawi, he saw the fight against poachers up close. the duke of sussex paying tribute to a guardsman to lost his life on a patrol mission and writing an op-ed in "the telegraph" saying we must overcome greed, apathy and selfishness to make real progress" and posting photos as part of their looking up campaign. later he dedicates land to the queen's commonwealth canopy. harry has long been a champion for the environment serving as president of african parks. on the ground we saw firsthand the challenges his organization is up against. a ranger says he has hope

maggie rulli is there in cape town with all that's happening.l in what turned out to be a historic moment here in the country. now, we're in a bakery right now that actually played a small part in making that moment happen. as the tour continues to be all about meeting and involving the people here in south africa. baby archie all smiles in his first official appearance on a royal tour. dressed in pinstripe baby blue overalls matching mom's dress and dad's tie as he clutches onto mom. >> so we've seen baby archie for the first time officially on this trip now. it is the moment that people have been waiting for. they have described this trip as their first trip as a family. so, of course, people wanted to see that moment when we see them all together as a family. and everyone always wants to see how archie is doing, how he's growing, what he looks like. so there's a lot of excitement around this family. >> reporter: people inside tell us the royal family of three was joking around and comfortable meeting archbishop desmond tutu, an iconic leader