Tonight on the readout.

But already I'm happy to know that we have enough delegates to secure the nomination.

And later this month we will gather in Chicago, united as one party,

where we're going to have an opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together.

Another historic to celebrate this historic moment together.

Another historic moment for Vice President Kamala Harris today,

just 12 days into her campaign and it is now certain that she will be the Democratic nominee as she moves closer to a decision on a running mate.

Also tonight the Washington Post uncovers yet another Trump scandal.

This one involving Trump's DOJ shutting down an

investigation into whether Trump took an illegal 10 million dollar campaign

contribution from the president of Egypt.

Plus a consequential presidency, Joe Biden brings home Americans held prisoner in Russia,

adding to his long list of accomplishments, not the least of

which was removing Donald Trump from power. And we begin tonight with

history made at a glass ceiling shattered.

Vice President Kamala Harris is now the de facto Democratic nominee,

which would make her the first black woman and first Asian American woman, because you can be both, in

American history to secure a major party's presidential nomination.

VP Harris crossed the delegate threshold needed to clinch the nomination during the Democratic

National Committee's virtual roll call.

Virtual voting began Thursday, taking just over a day for Harris to reach the threshold.

After Jamie Harrison, the party chair,

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