started driving, they were screaming at me to go faster, my exclusive interview with ups driver mitch ellerd. >> it's not just for dispensaries anymore. cvs about to take cbd mainstream. i'm cornell bernard. we'll have reaction. >>> and an arsonist on the loose on the peninsula. abc 7 news starts right now. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> tonight fear and worry on the peninsula after two arsonists were caught on security video setting fires, one so bad a business had to close. >> three were set within 30 minutes of each other, just blocks apart in downtown san mateo. lisa amin gulezian is live in one of the damaged areas. >> the damage is here. take a look. this wall is charred. it's on the back side of the building and there is also damage on the inside. san mateo police are looking for these men. you see them standing behind vitalent, rummaging through the trash, taking something out of the garbage bins and lighting it on fire. the window melted. the wall is burnt and the sprinklers went off inside, forcing the business to close today. thinking could have been worse. this co

. >> i met with mitch ellerd for about three hours today. the man police praised for his calmness and quick thinking kept that demeanor as he recalled some of the most terrifying moments of his life. >> i just remember seeing -- >> reporter: valentine's day. ups driver mitch ellerd was filling in for another driver on vacation. he was talking with his wife and two kids, talking about valentine's day cards for dad. >> all i had was that little area in communication hill. and that's when i met them. >> reporter: suspects joanna mae macy-rodgers and mark morasky. >> she had come up too, and he had gotten close. and he said i'm telling you, you're going to get me out of here and you're going get me out of here now. they were very direct. i was just take the truck. when i said take the truck, he had put the shotgun two inches from my cheek. >> reporter: the hostage-taking began. as he jumped into the seat, he heard sirens, the sound inching closer. >> i told them, i said hey, there are cops everywhere. he said just pull over. they'll pull right b