an african american american advocacy group and hired black americans to further their cause. cnn senior investigative correspondent drew griffin reports, drew. >> reporter: cnn learned a group associated with russia tricked personal trainers, boxing instructors, and paid them to hold free self-defense classes, the classes aimed at african american activists. in january of this year, well after the presidential election, new york marshal arts instructor says he was contacted bay group called black fist saying it would pay him to hold free self-defense classes for members of the black community. >> a lot of times i thought it was weird. >> reporter: weird, but the money was good. $320 a month paid by paypal to teach four classes and black fist would promote it.
topping the headlines on "andrea mitchell reports" -- north korea's new leader, kim jong un will reportedly have it share power with the military and his uncle after the recent death of his father. according to "reuters," the military in this nuclear-ambitious nation is pledging allegiance to the new ruler. a signal that north korea may be governed bay group of people for time nce 1948. across the plains, the states are finally reopened, interstates are finally reopened after the preholiday blizzard slammed through the region. the storm is being blamed for at least two deadly car accidents, as whiteout conditions spread from kansas to new mexico. and a russian and american and a dutchman are making their way to the international space station after launching from kazakhstan yesterday, officials say the soyuz rocket blasted off flawlessly, making it the first rocket to the iss since nasa retired its shuttle program back in july. mitt romney is hitting the
>> you know -- [ overtalk ] >> eric: jobs and the economy. jobs and the economy. jobs and the economy. thank you for joining us. >> all about jobs. >> eric: keep in the christmas spirit. >> thank you for having me. >> jamie: the family of a border agent killed is waiting for him to arrive to his hometown of detroit, michigan. not the homecoming they were expecting. his name is brian terry. he is a member of an elite team and he was gunned down bay group of bandits this week. his death part of a drug war, reaching a shocking and grim milestone. check this out. some 12,000 people have been killed in the violence just south of the border. that's in the last year. 30,000 since the drug cartel standoff was announced. the crackdown. what is being done to stop the escalating violence? can we do more? former department of homeland security and cia official chad