KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hello again to you, Catherine.

Some additional information to bring to you at this time. We do know that President Bush was notified about this situation earlier today and that he has already had a briefing on the situation. The president, as we have noted, is spending the holiday weekend at the presidential retreat at Camp David. Also Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge is aware of the situation and we know the administration has been in touch with the Massachusetts governor's office as well.

The word from the White House, Catherine, is that the administration has been monitoring the situation since it became aware of it late morning according to one administration official. We also know the FBI, the lead investigative agency, at this time. A spokeswoman for the FBI field office in Boston saying that the FBI currently has one person in custody for -- quote -- "interference with a flight crew", not releasing any more information saying it is an ongoing investigation.

And we also know, Catherine, as Jeff Levine has been reporting at the Pentagon as well, U.S. military officials confirming that two F-15 fighter jets did escort that American Airlines plane into Boston's Logan International Airport, and I am told by one U.S. official that those planes intercepted the American Airlines flight as soon as it entered American airspace.

That is the latest from here. Obviously, U.S. officials here at the White House and throughout the government monitoring the situation closely. But right now, that's all we have for you. Catherine, back to you.

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Because so many law enforcement resources were thrown at terrorism during the Bush Administration, federal real estate fraud cases often took a back seat. Last year, even as the crisis became apparent, the Bush Justice Department still rejected a congressional recommendation to create a mortgage fraud task force.

FBI to Focus On Area Mortgage Loan Fraud
Agency to Host Investigators, Law Enforcement Officials

By Carrie Johnson and Tomoeh Murakami Tse
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, December 6, 2007; Page D01

The FBI today will launch a mortgage fraud task force in its Washington field office, joining a widening net of state and local investigators digging into the market crisis.

Cracking down on mortgage scammers
The Justice Department is going after real estate fraud. The 400-plus people charged nationwide racked up $1 billion in losses. Here's what they are finding.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- While Congress and the Bush administration are focusing on bailing out struggling homeowners and financial companies, another group of federal officials are going after the people who helped propel the country into the mortgage crisis.

The FBI's Mortgage Fraud Task Force, which works with federal, state and local law enforcement officials across the United States, has ramped up its work. Its targets: mortgage brokers, lenders, appraisers and professionals who defraud homeowners and bankers.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he won't consider speeding up the troop pullout from Iraq even though security has improved and violence has decreased.

"I think the plan that we put forward in Iraq is the right one" because it calls for "a very gradual withdrawal through the national elections in Iraq," he said in an interviewed aired Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation."

WASHINGTON — President Bush signed a whopping $286.4 billion transportation bill that lawmakers stuffed with plenty of cash for some 6,000 pet projects back home.

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"I'm here to sign the highway bill because I believe by signing this bill, when it's fully implemented, there's going to be more demand for the machines you make here," Bush told workers at the Caterpillar plant where he penned his name to the bill. The facility makes heavy-duty machinery used in road-building and most other construction.

Bush spoke about the 1,000-page bill under a bright sun at the plant where a crane sported a sign saying "Improving Highway Safety for America." The Chicago suburb is represented by House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., who introduced Bush at the event.

"Our economy depends on us having the most efficient, reliable transportation system in the world. If we want people working in America, we've got to make sure our highways and roads are modern. We've got to bring up this transportation system into the 21st century," Bush said.

President George W. Bush has designated three national monuments around 11 Pacific islands, White House officials said today. The marine preserves, which include the Mariana Trench, the Rose Atoll in American Samoa, and several islands in the central Pacific, spans 505,000 square kilometers--about the size of Spain--making it the largest area ever protected in one swoop.

"We have finally got understanding of our point of view that Poland, being a crucial partner in NATO and an important friend and ally of the United States, must also be safe."

Rood described the agreement with Poland as strong. "It elevates our security relationship to a new level," he said.