Arson suspect in court as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 4 - A 37-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday in Spokane, Washington after being charged with starting one of three fires that have destroyed over 700 houses and other buildings and forced 64,000 people to evacuate the city hit hardest by wildfires sweeping the drought-stricken Pacific Northwest United States.