White House: Obama Actively Monitoring Flight 253 Situation

Peter Baker of the New York Times just sent out this pool report with a statement from White House spokesman Bill Burton regarding the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253:

The President convened a secure call this morning at 6:20 a.m. Hawaiian time with John Brennan, his Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism Adviser, and Denis McDonough, National Security Staff Chief of Staff, where he received an update on the heightened air travel safety measures being taken to keep the American people safe and on the investigation. The President will continue to actively monitor the situation.