5 Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend
Christie talks mental health issues; pope's former student recounts meeting.
— -- 1. Chris Christie Urges Focus on Mental Health After Oregon Mass Shooting
New Jersey Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie weighed in on the recent mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, saying that America should get "tougher" on mental health issues.
"I'm very concerned about the mental health side of this," Christie told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Sunday on "This Week." Christie advocates making involuntary commitment easier for doctors to enforce if they fear a mentally ill patient could become violent.
"We don't want to involuntarily commit them, to put them away," he said. "We want to protect others and get them the help they need."
2. Nurse Details Chilling Moments After Doctors Without Borders Hospital Airstrike
A nurse detailed the chilling moments after an airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that struck a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders.
The first-hand account by Lajos Zoltan Jecs, a nurse at the trauma hospital, was posted online.
"There are no words for how terrible it was," Jecs wrote, describing the airstrike responsible for at least 22 deaths.
3. Yayo Grassi, Gay Man and Pope's Former Student, Opens Up About Meeting with Francis in DC
Yayo Grassi, a gay man and former student of Pope Francis who met with the pope in Washington D.C., said Francis "is not afraid to have a gay friend."
"Me being gay is no different [to the pope] than me having blue eyes," Grassi told ABC News today. "It's not different than me living in Washington. It is part of my life. And the way he accepted my boyfriend, it is a validation of how happy he is that two people of the same sex can be together and happy and miss each other when we are not close to each other."
Grassi brought his boyfriend of 19 years, Iwan Bagus, to the private meeting with Francis at the Papal Nunciature in Washington, D.C., on September 23.
4. Donald Trump Says Wife Would be 'Unbelievable' as First Lady
Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner and real estate mogul, heaped praise on his wife Melania during an interview with ABC News, citing her "tremendous heart" and saying she would excel in her role as first lady should he be elected to the White House next year.
"I think Melania would be just unbelievable for women and for the country," Trump told ABC News' chief anchor George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.”
"Melania is a very beautiful woman both inside and out. She has got a tremendous heart. She feels so strongly about the women's health issues. In fact, she knows how strongly I feel about that and she's always pushing me on women's health issues," he said about his wife, who is a former model from Slovenia.
5. How Couple Pulled Off Charleston Wedding During Major Storm
No amount of rainfall or flooding in Charleston, South Carolina, could dampen the wedding plans of a Kansas City couple this weekend.
Britney Mysinger and Jason Houdek had organized a Saturday wedding in Charleston, but as this week's major storm hit, they thought their plans were thwarted, according to ABC affiliate WCIV-TV. Police closed off access to the Charleston peninsula, forcing the officiant, photographers and make-up artists to back out.
Even the groomsmen were stranded on the Isle of Palms, miles from downtown Charleston, WCIV-TV said.
The bride and groom turned to the news station for help.