restaurants. >> do you have the coronavirus? >> what does that have to do with us? >> last month a man posted videos on facebook that appeared to show employees at two hotels in indiana turning him away. >> no reason for you to stay here. >> why is that? >> because the virus. >> cbs news reached out to the alleged victim but did not hear back. wyndham hotels and resorts which owns both hotels said in a statement they are deeply troubled by these incidents as they are not reflective of our values or expectations of franchisees and they're treating the matter seriously. the racism has surfaced in classrooms. in madison, wisconsin, school officials say there's been comments made toward asian students and they're working to stop those responsible. >> really seizing that moment to educate that student so they understand that their words have meaning and can be hurtful. >> it's not just in the u.s. asians around the world have

reported discrimination linked to coronavirus. >> i don't want your coronavirus in my country. >> reporter: jonathan mock is a student from singapore studying in london. he told the bbc he was walking down the street last week when four people attacked him. >> it has plagued us for a very long time. >> reporter: there's also been apparent attacks in new york city posted on social media. >> tell him to move. >> reporter: peter is a councilman in queens. >> asian-americans are just like other americans. >> reporter: other cities, politicians have tried to combat racism and misinformation. >> there's been a lot of xenophobia against folks who are part of our asian community. >> reporter: showing support at rallies and by dining in restaurants. the road to recovery is a long one. >> it sounds like corona is

crippling businesses. >> it is. >> it's crippling communities. >> it is. >> do you think the damage is done? >> the damage is already done. it's already done. >> reporter: lam told us business continues to drop every day and he doesn't think they've seen the worst of it yet. the new york state assembly just passed a measure that allows the governor to direct emergency funds to small businesses impacted. >> weijia jiang reporting. japan has the oldest population of any developed nation. that leaves millions susceptible to the coronavirus. but an aging population also brings other problems like danger on the roads. lucy craft reports. >> reporter: in japan, tragedies like this seem all too common nowadays. an elderly driver loses control and a busy tokyo street turns to mayhem. this accident last year killed e

was demolished. an 88-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter. the victims' images have galvanized japanese. >> if my wife was still conscience as she was thrown into the air, her only thought was surely where our daughter was safe. >> reporter: a new genre of dash cam videos features seniors driving badly. for much of the japanese public, the country seems under siege by aging motorists. an estimated one quarter of octogenarians are still on the road. few considers have collision avoidance systems, so tokyo now subsidizes modifying cars to prevent sudden acceleration when drivers mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. if you accidentally slam on the gas, it activates this gas.

>> so, you're flooring it and it's only going to go six-miles-an-hour no matter what? some seniors are going back to driver's ed. this one-day class was overwhelmed by demand. for four hours they negotiated traffic cones, practiced slamming on the brakes, and learned how to ease out of allies. this man's wife wants him to stop driving, but he's not ready. i've been driving for decades with no complaints, he said. families are being urged to stage driver graduation ceremonies to get seniors to give up their car keys. if the japanese government has its way, senior citizens will be trading in their full size cars for something like this. electric cars with a top speed of 30-miles-per-hour. unlike golf carts it does have its own seat belt. it's just enough car for a trip

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history. dana jacob zson has the story. >> they were nerves of excitement as rachel became the first woman to wear the iconic new york yankee pinstripes. >> it's a huge point of pride. it ak eventually changes the way i kind of feel throughout my days. >> reporter: rachel hopes to have an impact on the yankee's minor league players as a new hitting coach in the club. >> i think there's curiosity surrounding it, why is she here? does she know her stuff? i would venture to say any player that works with me would at least say she puts in the work, she's knowledgeable. >> reporter: that knowledge icludes two degrees in human movement science. data driven development from eye tracking and ball spin to swing mechanics. yankees hitting coordinator dylan lawson wanted rachel on his team. >> selfishly, she makes me as a coach better. >> reporter: lawson first met

rachel four years ago when she worked as a minor league strength coach for the houston astros. >> i think when someone is elite at their job, they stand out. she's overqualified for almost every job she's ever had. she's just that good. >> reporter: having the goods and competitive résume wasn't enough to land her a coaching job in a man's sport when she first started looking. >> i applied to eight to ten jobs and it was constricts. >> reporter: finally one team called and wanted to hire her. then something changed. >> he was like rachel, i'm really sorry. i want to be honest with you. we can't hire you and it's because you're a woman. i was shocked. first of all, you know, that's illegal. he said, well, it gets worse. i was like how could this possibly get worse? he said i also called around to all the other people that i knew had positions open and they also said the same thing. >> reporter: and this was a major league organization. >> yeah. >> reporter: you want to say who? >> absolutely not.

he tried to help me. this was 2013. this isn't the '60s. >> reporter: determined to find a way in, rachel created a gender neutral résume including changing her name to ray. the response was immediate. >> i picked up and said hello. he said can i speak to ray. i was like this is she. you could hear rustling of papers. he was like i'm just trying to get the name right. i was like you just didn't know it was a girl. >> did it anger you at all that just those changes, make it gender neutral, and now you're a candidate. >> i never felt anger and frustration. that was like okay, look, if they're not going to hire me because i'm a woman, i don't want to work for them anyway. >> reporter: gender wasn't an issue for the st. louis

cardinals who made rachel a strength coach. she credits her dad with first introducing her to the power of lifting. >> i'm sure i was the only 11-year-old girl in the weight room at the time but i didn't notice because i was hanging out with my dad. overtime that became a habit for me personally. >> take me back to early childhood. what were you like as a kid. >> i've always been like a little crazy. >> reporter: by crazy, she means driven to succeed at every sport, especially soft ball. but in college, rachel began to struggle with anxiety on the field, finding solace in the weight room. >> i was probably going to be able to do that but i was a mess. pretty quickly i thought about being a strength and conditioning coach and it led to me sitting here with you. somehow this crazy journey has led to me sitting here. >> reporter: with 27 world series titles, the yankees are the most successful franchise in all of professional sports. >> if you're a part of history

and tradition you have to look to the future. toufb part of the future. >> reporter: gene is the assistant general manager. it's her 19th year with the club, the first to have women in senior positions of management. >> initially offices and coaching staffs were populated by former players. now intellect is prized. the door opened for rachel not only because she's extremely qualified but because she was bringing a new way of training and a new vision of training that we were hungry for. >> i went through a lot. >> reporter: now as rachel shares her story with young women -- >> discriminated against, fired. >> reporter: -- she explains that every obstacle can become another opportunity. >> despite any kind of struggle that i've had, no regrets. i look at other people and i'm like oh, you haven't been discriminated against. oh, i'm sorry. because it just pushed me and just made me stronger. that is motivation.

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. finally this half hour, steve hartman has a bittersweet update on one of our favorite stories. dan peterson has passed away at the age of 86. you may remember him as the crotchty older man whose life turned around after a young girl taught him to smile again. >> reporter: dan peterson was late for his own memorial service, four years late. according to his brother, dan was ready to dieback in 2016. >> some little girl who was four years old said hi, old person. >> reporter: that little give of life was nora wood. nora met dan during his darkest days. as we first reported in november

of 2016, dan's wife had just died. he was severely depressed and out grocery shopping for himself here in augusta, georgia when nora spotted him. she just randomly reached out to this total stranger and then had the audacity to demand a hug. >> i said, a hug? absolutely. >> reporter: nora got her hug and then asked her mom to take a picture of her with her new friend. >> his lip quivered and he teared up and it was just sweet. >> i said you don't know, this is the first time for quite a while that i've been happy. >> reporter: after we first told this story, we thought for sure the love would fade. but nora and dan saw each other at least once a week. he was there for her kindergarten graduation. >> how about that. >> reporter: and she was there to stroll his garden. and of course there were countless hugs along the way.

>> it's the first thing she did when we walked in, the last thing she did when we left. >> reporter: this was nora's final visit with her sister marigold the day before dan died. ♪ then sings my soul ♪ my savior god to thee >> reporter: no story i've ever told has resonated as deeply as this one. over the years, dan got thousands of letters from around the world, and now the condolencee pouring in for nora. and you canp but wonder why with so much else going on in the world. >> i think it was just humanity at its best, to love and to be loved. >> reporter: a prescription for happiness that will get us through anything. steve hartman, on the road in augusta, georgia. >> just lovely.

andthe "ornig news" for this tuesday from the cbs broadcast center in it's tuesday, march 10th, 2020.t's tuesday, march 10th, this is the "cbs morning news". stock market mayhem. president trump is expected to hold a major news conference today to lay out an economic plan after stocks take a historic plunge amid coronavirus fears. and more americans are testing positive and under quarantine and observation for coronavirus. overseas the entire country of italy is on lockdown. and the race for the democratic presidential nomination. contests will be held today in six states including delegate rich michigan. rich michigan. who is going in strong? captioning funded by cbs