problems tended to be overseas where we have seen sloppy behavior by other government departments. >> reporter: this appears to be a general warning, not a specific warning to any particular air line or particular foreign country, eric. >> steve, you mentioned some information coming in at this time. do we know exactly what that is, who it is from and who could be causing >> reporter: right. no word on that just yet. there could be extra chatter among would-be terrorists around the olympic games. that could be part of it. an earlier warnerring before the olympics warned airlines to be careful about toothpaste and liquids coming on the planes. the warning is giving critics more ammunition to attack the president. >> it is difficult political challenge for the administration and making argument and pushing back against people like james clapper. the administration still contending that al qaeda is on the run, that it is on the path to defeat and this obviously flies in the face of that report