first it was wildfires, now it's flash floods sweeping away cars, washing out roads. what's next, a plague of locusts? good afternoon. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we'll begin with the world lead. secretary of state john kerry is in geneva meeting with his counterpart, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. their summit is crucial in determining whether the u.s. should buy into russia's plan to strip syria of its chemical weapons and also in determining just how serious the russians are about carrying this all out. >> this is not a game. it has to be real. it has to be comprehensive. it has to be verifiable. it has to be credible. and finally, there ought to be consequences. if it doesn't take place. >> i'm convinced that our american colleagues as president obama stated are firmly convinced that we should follow the peaceful way of resolution