leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> turning your attention next to the business of flying. masks are a requirement on most airlines, but the i-team received complaints some companies are not enforcing rules, despite advertising otherwise. stephanie sierra has this story. >> we were already extremely nervous about the process pecks of flying. >> reporter: the two suited up in ponchos and masks before boarding their flight on july 2. like most major airlines, the company states a strict mask wearing policy for all employees and passengers. >> people were boarding the plane without masks. there was no enforcement. >> reporter: he says a dozen people were not masked for the entire flight. >> it was extremely uncomfortable. and a feeling that despite all the precautions we took, maybe we weren't safe. >> reporter: the world health organization hasn't ruled out airborne transmission of the virus, especially in crowded spaces with poor ventilation. >> certain situations, there may be enough of the fine particles produced that can stay in suspension, hang in the air long enough, wi

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> this marks the halfway point for many college students who are doing summer internships. while some were canceled, others were redesigned to be virtual at a example of the changing workplace, one of the five areas of our focus here an abc 7 in building a better bay area. david louie gives us a progress report on whether virtual internships are working out. >> reporter: she's working from home in the east bay and doing a virtual internship as a law clerk. she's clerking for the worker's right program at asian law caucus in san francisco. she'll be a second year law student at new york university in the fall. normally, she would be expected to meet with clients in person to prepare cases involving alleged waiting staff or other issues. >> there might be some communication issue where is you might not hear them quite correctly over the phone or you might neat to repeat certain things a few times. but overall, i think it's been okay. >> reporter: at the same time, technology allows her to check in with staff attorneys to provide updates and receive new ass

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> all right. this just in, atlanta's mayor and her husband have coronavirus. keisha lance bottoms says she has no symptoms. she and her husband got tested because he's been sleeping more than normal and fatigue is one of the symptoms. she's been mentioned as a possible running mate for joe biden. >>> here in california, the state capital will be closed for cleaning and sanitizing until july 13. this after at least one state lawmaker was diagnosed with covid-19. autumn burke confirmedn via ma-t capitol. >>> covid-19 cases continue to climb. we're breaking new records across the country every day. dr. patel joins us live today. i want to start with the virus itself. new discussion about whether or not the virus is airborne. we heard so much about social distancing, but even if you're beyond six feet away, well, we are, because we're connected through -- i'm not sure it's cell phone technology. zoom, all right. so how dangerous is this, and what do we know about that? >> larry, we're definitely furth