home at the gas pump. prices fell almost a full penny, marking the 24th straight day that it s gotten cheaper to fill up. a gallon now costs just under $3.55 on average. but you can still be jealous of drivers in south carolina. they have the cheapest gas. 40 cents lower than the national average. horse racing fans will have to wait one more year at least to see a thoroughbred win the triple crown. union rags roared from behind to win the 144th running of the belmont stakes today. paynter led for much of the race but ended up in second place. i ll have another won the kentucky derby and preakness and was honored today at a retirement ceremony but missed the race with an injury. those are your headlines this hour. i m don lemon. keeping you informed, cnn, the most trusted name in news. we ve seen a baby get switched and a patient misdiagnosed, counting down our list of 25 shocking medical mistakes. getting burned came in at number
13-0, andy scholes. we re going to talk about this boston celtics coaching search, because it was a pretty big deal. no one saw this coming. it had been a pretty quiet search. celtics didn t tip their hand in what they were going to do, then they announced butler s brad stevens would, in fact, be their next head coach. stevens has no nba experience, but he is considered one of the game s brightest and up and coming coaches. after leading butler in 2010 and 2011, he had multiple offers to coach a bigger program, but stevens would decline those offers, however, a chance to coach the boston celtics, too good to pass up. stevens will sign a six-year deal worth $22 million. he will be introduced tomorrow. there are plenty of fourth of july traditions taking place around the country today, one is the 44th running of the peach tree road race through the streets of atlanta, largest 10k race in the world.
attractive. also, countdown to the olympics. champion swimmer dara torres has won 12 medals and she s gunning for more in london. i love setting up on the blocks against those young whipper snappers and swimming against them. tonight i dare her to show me what she s really made of. i would like to see the greatest six-pack in history. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we begin with a man who could give today s politicians some pointers on the ups and downs of life in high office. george herbert walker bush. this is the 41st president of the united states as you ve never seen him before. he tells his story in his own words in a revealing and deeply personal new documentary. let s take a look. i ve seen what crosses that big desk. i ve seen the unexpected crisis that arrives in a cable, in a young aide s hand. and so i know that what it all comes down to this election is the man at the desk. and who should sit at that desk? my friends, i am that man.
tool rains for these leaks, even if these leaks are upping our standing with a loft people. arthel: basically the president said how dare you? do you think we would do this intentionally? listen, i got it run. always a pleasure to talk to you. thank you very much. great to see you. arthel: we ve fox news alert. union rags win the 144th running of the belmont stakes. it pays three to one. he is the highest odds going into this race. jockey john velasquez, trainer, michael mattes, coming from behind and the last second to beat painter who came in second. it was bittersweet because we were all hoping i ll have another would have a shot. but union rags wins. rick, what are you doing outside? rick: i hope that my children are watching because i have found the perfect father s day gift. we ve got great gifts for dads and for grads. coming up, our friends from
the 144th running of the belmont stakes. you win the kentucky derby, the preakness, and this will be, i think, if he manages to pull this off, it will be the first time in 34 years we have the triple crown. all right. love me some technology. stay right there. more on cnn sunday morning starts right now. a wildfire bigger than the entire city of chicago is on record in new mexico. more than a quarter of a million acres burned, 1,250 people fighting it, and still, only 17% contained. it s just one of nine states on fire. plus, tuesday s wisconsin recall race has pitted party heavyweights against each other as last minute money continues to pour in on both sides. we ll explain why it could be a bellweather for november, and we are just hours away from the deadline for george zimmerman to return to jail. the man who killed florida teen trayvon martin had his bail revoked by a judge and was given until this afternoon to turn himself in. and the diamond jubilee flotilla launch