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What happened when Combs' defense lawyers had an opportunity to cross-examine her?

Can I just ask, this trial obviously is a focus of lots of attention. It's a huge media event, and you're covering it day by day. What's it like to be there?

Can I just ask, this trial obviously is a focus of lots of attention. It's a huge media event, and you're covering it day by day. What's it like to be there?

Can I just ask, this trial obviously is a focus of lots of attention. It's a huge media event, and you're covering it day by day. What's it like to be there?

Isabella, thanks for the update. Really appreciate it.

Isabella, thanks for the update. Really appreciate it.

Isabella, thanks for the update. Really appreciate it.

That's NPR's Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento. And that's Up First for this Friday.

That's NPR's Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento. And that's Up First for this Friday.

That's NPR's Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento. And that's Up First for this Friday.

On his trip through the Middle East, President Trump takes a friendly approach to the new ruler of Syria.

On his trip through the Middle East, President Trump takes a friendly approach to the new ruler of Syria.

On his trip through the Middle East, President Trump takes a friendly approach to the new ruler of Syria.

I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees citizenship to people born in the United States. Both the Supreme Court and Congress have affirmed that. So why is the issue back at the high court?

I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees citizenship to people born in the United States. Both the Supreme Court and Congress have affirmed that. So why is the issue back at the high court?

I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees citizenship to people born in the United States. Both the Supreme Court and Congress have affirmed that. So why is the issue back at the high court?

He received a standing ovation from a crowd in Saudi Arabia when he vowed to lift U.S. sanctions against Syria. And he had compliments for that country's new leader, which he shared with reporters on Air Force One.

He received a standing ovation from a crowd in Saudi Arabia when he vowed to lift U.S. sanctions against Syria. And he had compliments for that country's new leader, which he shared with reporters on Air Force One.

He received a standing ovation from a crowd in Saudi Arabia when he vowed to lift U.S. sanctions against Syria. And he had compliments for that country's new leader, which he shared with reporters on Air Force One.

Syrians celebrated the lifting of sanctions on the streets of Damascus, although all of this is causing some confusion in Syria's neighbor Israel, which was Syria's enemy for decades. What does all this mean for a close U.S. ally?