US denies visa to young man for transplant

Family and friends raised thousands of dollars to send Jose Chua Lopez to the prestigious Mayo Clinic for an urgently needed heart and liver transplant.

But the 20-year-old Mexican born with a heart defect has twice been turned down for a US visa, and relatives and his doctor say his life is in danger.

"They denied me the visa and my world has fallen down," Chua said on Wednesday. "This needs to be fixed quickly."