silenced, and they're never heard from today. today was a small part in changing that, and it was an honor to work with those individuals and hear from some of the candidates. that does it for us, "the beat" live from philadelphia tonight. i'll be back tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. don't go anywhere. "hardball" with chris matthews is up next. crashing toward impeachment. let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. tonight, two gate crashing steps toward the impeachment of donald trump. first, speaker nancy pelosi announced today that the house of representatives will hold its virs vote on impeachment. a vote that formalized the heightening inquiry that is now entering its second month. quote, we will bring a resolution to the flor. speaker pelosi wrote ing a letter that cub firmed the ongoing existing investigation