Tropical storm gert forms in the atlantic ocean. This morning, its impact up and down the east coast. All that and the notorious el chapo heads back to court. Tom cruise proves he is in a risky business. And usain bolt wows the crowd with one more emotional lap. Today, monday, august 14th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. So good to have you on a monday morning. We have craig in for matt. Good morning. We have a lot to get to. Including foulout from the clashes with protests and night nationalists in virginia. A suspect accused of ramming his car into a crowd, will be arraigned on murder and other charges. The fbi and federal prosecutors have opened up civil rights investigations into that crash. Vigils across the country to honor the life of Heather Heyer and other victims. Mike pence spoke out, telling nbc news, dangerous fringe groums like White Supremacists