but first, we are joined by estella cisneros, agriculture worker program legal director at californiaural legal assistance. she joins us from fresno, california. welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with this, although under these dire circumstances. can you explain what farmworkers are facing right now? so many in california are not being forced to evacuate our stay in their homes at all possible because the horrendous air quality conditions from the fires. this on n top of c covid-19. but what about the f farmworker? >> thank y you, amy.y. such a pleasurure to be her. right now farmworkers are facing a triple threat. they're facing the dangers of covid-19, wildfire smoke, as well as unprecedenented heat wa. farmrmworkers, as many already know, are essential workers. they havave continued working throughout thihis entire pandem. our cultural workers include those in the fields, but also those who work in dairy as well as reprocessing and other food processingng locations, as weles people whoho work in packinghous and d nurseries. now, farmworkers have contitinud to work