griff jenkins live from the white house with the latest on afghanistan. reporter: good morning. they re on high alert in the debacle in afghanistan as the state department continues to warn all americans to stay away from hkia airport because of this threat and the president issuing a imminent threat warning statement saying the situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous. the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. our commanders inform me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. the pentagon spokesman john kirby echoing the warning. threats are still very real, they re very dynamic and we are monitoring them literally in real time. reporter: is it as serious as it was yesterday. it s a serious threat. i m not sure, how any potential terrorist threat could be anything other than serious. reporter: this after the pentagon announce as u.s.