Kamala Harris effectively clinches Democratic nomination for president

Vice-president honored' to be nominee after securing delegate votes - but nomination not official until Monday

Kamala Harris said on Friday she was honored" to have secured enough votes from delegates to become the Democratic presidential nominee, making her the first Black woman and person of south Asian heritage to lead a major party ticket.

Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced that the vice-president had earned the majority of delegates' votes to become the party's nominee to challenge Donald Trump in November, though her nomination would not be official until Monday, the end of the virtual roll-call vote.