Live updates: Almost 65,000 people evacuated as Spokane County wildfires cause ‘heartbreaking’ devastation

Link Copied! Climate change causing forests to become "tinderboxes," former Washington governor says By Elise Hammond • Source: CNN " data-fave-thumbnails="{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/thumb-22863017-2785290-66-thumb.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/thumb-22863017-2785290-66-thumb.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" } }" data-vr-video="false" data-show-html=" The Lead " data-byline-html=" By Jake Tapper , CNN " data-timestamp-html=" Updated 10:17 PM EDT, Mon August 3, 2026 " data-check-event-based-preview="" data-is-vertical-video-embed="false" data-network-id="" data-publish-date="2026-08-03T22:58:32.791Z" data-video-section="us" data-canonical-url="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/us/video/theres-no-courage-that-can-stop-this-former-washington-gov-reacts-devastating-wildfires-the-lead-jake-tapper" data-branding-key="" data-video-slug="theres-no-courage-that-can-stop-this-former-washington-gov-reacts-devastating-wildfires-the-lead-jake-tapper" data-first-publish-slug="theres-no-courage-that-can-stop-this-former-washington-gov-reacts-devastating-wildfires-the-lead-jake-tapper" data-video-tags="the lead,jake tapper" data-breakpoints='{"video-resource--media-extra-large": 660}' data-display-video-cover="true" data-details=""> Video Ad Feedback 'There's no courage that can stop this.' Former Washington Gov. reacts to devastating wildfires 0:59 • Source: CNN 'There's no courage that can stop this.' Former Washington Gov. reacts to devastating wildfires 0:59 Urgent action is needed to stop climate change, said former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, which is amplifying the destructiveness of wildfires like those ripping through his state right now.