. >>> meanwhile people in boulder creek are watching the san lorenso river rise quickly you walk across the bottom of the river near downtown and that is no longer the case. >>> these winter storms may challenge businesses who are trying to cash in this holiday season. walnut creek merchants say they are worried that rain is going keep shoppers away this weekend. they say that will hurt their bottom line. >> anybody doing their christmas shopping will keep people away from an outside mall like this. >> another challenge for shoppers, flooded parking lots from all of the rain. economists predict the americans will spend $586 billion this holiday season. >>> and you can stay ahead of the storm with our interactive high def doppler radar. it's online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. cbs -- nine supreme court judges on monday the nation's highest court will take on proposition 8. it could deny to review the case which means the lower court ruling stands and same-sex couples here in california could legally marry as soon as next week. >> are we as a society that is going to allow one categ