kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: for the past decade brian, julianne and their kids have been comingo mcgrath beach but this may be their last trip here. it is set to close in november. do you feel you're losing a family member? >> we do. i feel safe here. it's great for families. >> reporter: amid the pristine beauty of california's state parks there is an ugly reality, finances. they've seen their budgets cut by 43% since 2003 and cash-strapped california is shutting down 70 of its 278 state parks to save money. the closures are first for california, and another devastating blow to its park system. state parks ranger eric delstrom could only hire four workers instead of 12 to handle mans nans and repairs at four of its parks. >> it's frustrating to keep the doors open, lights on and keep water and sewer working and starting to catch up to us. >> reporter: california isn't alone. minnesota closed all of its state parks this holiday weekend because lawmakers failed to reach a new budget. in washington state, they're not closing but they're charging. $10 where it used to be free. sque

kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> newlyweds prince pm and wife catherine -- prince william and wife catherine are in canada. they greeted the duke and duchess of cambridge at the airport earlier this afternoon. they began their visit by laying a wreath at the national war memorial before meeting young canadians at a barbecue. the couple is set to celebrate canada day tomorrow, then on july 8 they fly to california. >>> well, it hasn't been open a year and already, a popular east bay swimming pool is closed for repairs. the problem now, a sewer backing up at the richmond plunge. the city is using cameras to determine just what's causing that backup. disappointed swimmers say, well, they just hope the pool reopens soon. >> great pool. it was re-opened because a lot of people got together and put up money and pressured politicians and all of those to get it going. >> the plunge re-opened last august after a battle to raise money to save it from the wrecking ball. the city hopes to have the current problem resolved by the weekend. >>> everyone is looking forward to the holiday week

that's your eye on entertainment, kendis gibson, cbs news. hollywood. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now, starting at 5:00 a.m. happy friday, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm surae chinn in for mike hydeck. angie goff will have traffic in just a moment and we have olga breese in for howard bernstein. >>> that's great if you're planning to cook out and go to the beach and spend some time of the shore? you can have the typical summertime weather to do that by the time we get to the end of the three day weekend for most of us. right now though starting off