BOLDUAN: After days of debate over whether President Obama should head to Baltimore, the White House is sending its new attorney general. The administration says Loretta Lynch has been closely monitoring the unrest there and is heading there today to meet with city officials, faith and community leaders.</s>BERMAN: Joining us from Baltimore, Athena Jones. Also joining us is actress and activist, Sonja Sohn, who lived and worked in Baltimore for more than a decade and was very, very active in the community there. First, Athena, to you. What is this new attorney general going to do today? What is the mission of this trip?</s>ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, John. This is really about talking to the people in the community, city officials, law enforcement, community leaders and hearing what they have to say. It's about continuing a conversation the administration has been having about how to improve community/police relations. The president spoke about this yesterday. It's something that was on Loretta Lynch's agenda before the death of Freddie Gray and the events of last week. Something that's likely to come up with recommendations aimed at combating the distrust between the community and police in communities like Baltimore and really in cities across the country. Recommendations like training police on bias and making sure they investigate any incidents of fatalities and body worn cameras. That's likely to come up. The Department of Justice is investigating the Freddie Gray case. We don't expect this to be a day of big decisions. It's going to be about continuing the conversation. We'll be watching her as she makes these stops over the course of the day -- John?</s>BOLDUAN: Athena, thank you so much. Athena is on the ground for us. Let's bring in Sonja Sohn. Sonja, you are not only an actress but, most importantly, here you have spent 10-plus years in Baltimore as your time in acting. You became an activist and inspired you in your time there. And you recently wrote a compelling piece in "The New York Times" about what motivated you, your time in Baltimore, to become an activist. Part of it is appropriate for a discussion today.
Obama Sends Loretta Lynch to Baltimore.