Feels like a Hostage

Mark Walker feels like a hostage.
He lives in Waterman Canyon, along with 62 other families, he said. Because the CHP has closed Highway 18 above 40th Street in San Bernardino, he has remained at home. Other neighbors who had left are not being allowed to return.
"What are we supposed to do?" he said. "It's been a couple of days and we are running out of food."
Walker said he spoke with a CHP officer who told him that authorities are concerned about potential looters taking advantage of the evacuated homes.
"But they could check our licenses and see we live here, and we aren't in danger from the fire," he said. "It's not right."
Walker's employer has allowed him to stay home, but he is not getting paid, he said.
-- George Watson