really was a thanksgiving miracle and this video of the u.s. coast guard rescuing the 28-year-old, the alabama man saying he had no idea how he ended up in the water. cnn s nick valencia has more. reporter: amara, boris, james grimes says a thanksgiving he will never forget, but in his first interview since wading water for more than 15 hours, there s a lot about that night he went overboard that he doesn t remember. including how many drinks he had. remember the last time spotted was 11:00 p.m. the night before rescued leaving the bar telling his sister he was on his way to the rest raoul. grimes most importantly doesn t rep how exactly had you fell off the boat and got into the water saying when he finally came to he was in the middle of 9 give of mexico with no boat in sight. first sitdown interview since going overboard he described his
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for the men s world cup is $440 million, more than 14 times as much as the prize money for the last women s world cup. they have just felt proud of themselves for giving the women props. it s just now that women s soccer has thrived despite the investment. reporter: i asked if the players will benefit from the fair deal. she said if they decide to give former national team players money. either way she said she s okay with it. she is just honored to have played a role in raising the violatate and getting that deal done. brian totodd, cnn, washington. coming up, the alabama man who fell off a cruise ship and was rescued after more than 15 hours at sea, speaking out on his story of survival.
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administration does something about the border? yeah, that is a great question. we know more of these will be happening. i don t know what the number is where critical mass. this is astonishing because someone reported and we know people reported, i don t know, either under this administration or a previous administration. usually people are deported and convicted of or committed crimes or other public safety issues. so, this is somebody that we know in the government that wasn t safe. they should never be able to get back in. so this is entirely preventable. the media and the administration will do everything they can to disguise the illegal alien history of the person. forever known in the media as alabama man or something else. they do everything to cover for this. this story is not, you know, a