BLITZER: Big day on Wall Street today. Fredricka Whitfield is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in the SITUATION ROOM right now. What's going on, Fred?</s>FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello again, Wolf. Hello, everyone. Well, the Dow soared 249 points. That's the biggest gain in three months. Analysts attribute much of the rally to an upbeat report out today showing 93,000 jobs were added to the private sector last month. And President Barack Obama is imposing a ban on any new oil drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least seven years in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said today's ban will allow officials to develop better safety procedures and conduct needed environmental studies in the Gulf. Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal, blasted the decision saying more oil companies will just head overseas to do business instead. And this year's cyber Monday will go down as the biggest online shopping day in history with Americans shelling out just over $1 billion at 16 percent more than shoppers spent last year. The research firm comScore attributes part of the sale boost to have here (ph) than normal promotions and discounts this year. Wolf, did you partake?</s>BLITZER: I did not, but I think it's only going to get bigger and bigger every year.</s>WHITFIELD: I know.</s>BLITZER: As we all know. Thanks very much.</s>WHITFIELD: I think you're right.</s>BLITZER: OK.</s>WHITFIELD: All right.</s>BLITZER: A nation choking on debt. The bipartisan commission offering a prescription, but if Congress won't swallow that bitter medicine, how bad can things get for all of us? Standby. And an isolated young man who struggled to fit in. We're learning more and more about the U.S. army private suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents. Plus, imagine watching a future World Cup soccer match with life- size holograms beamed to your hometown stadium. Japan is promising that, but can it deliver?
Seven-Year Drilling Ban in Eastern Gulf