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Change to Torch Route Throws Crowd

San Francisco may have been a great place to see the Olympic torch yesterday, and a great place to protest China's human rights policies, but it wasn't very easy to do both of those things at once. With swarms of protesters and spectators jamming the torch route, city officials made a last-minute change and whisked the torch and runners off to quieter streets. When the torch relay finally happened, it was far away from thousands of people who'd come to see the Olympic flame. Reporter: Scott Shafer


Torchbearer Elated by Experience

Despite the disappointment many people felt, for those who got to carry the Olympic torch, the day was amazing. One of the torchbearers was ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes. He talked to reporter Judy Campbell from the bus yesterday, as it zipped south for a quiet closing ceremony in a secret location. Reporter: Judy Campbell


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