Sanders Clings to Hope as Clinton Clinches Nomination

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ It’s a big day for Hillary Clinton, who’s about to celebrate becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party.

Clinton is hoping for victory in Tuesday’s primaries in California and New Jersey and contests in four other states.

But an Associated Press count shows she already has reached the number of delegates needed for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders says Wednesday, he’ll return to Vermont to “assess where we are.”