No fonts found in illustrator. I cannot use any fonts I can’t access any fonts at all

I am using the most recent adobe illustrator just installed the most recent update today, on a MacBook that is up to date. I have been having this font issue for sometime now. 

When i go into illustrator and create a new text box, then go in the properties panel to the drop down menu for the font it is blank. I can type anything into the text box but if I want to change the font there are no fonts found in the drop down menu. Y

it just says no results found. I do not have any filters checked for specific kind of fonts (i.e. serif, sans serif, script, etc.) I have made sure that all those are unchecked. There are just no fonts anywhere to be found. 

If I open an old project that already has fonts in it I do not get the warning that fonts are missing. So it’s as if all the fonts are there but I just can’t see them or find them to use them. What is going on?