vice president richard nixon and soviet premier nikita krushchev have thrown away the rules of polite diplomacy, it would seem, and are engaging in rough-and- tumble impromptu debate." 15 years after the end of world war ii and just a few years before some of the hottestmoments of the coldwar, honest debate was on display in moscow right alongside the newest of american housewares. before his famous television presidential debate with senator john f. kennedy, nixon got to test his chops in front of a camera against the leader of america's greatest rival. in what may be remembered as the strangest contest in political history, nixon traded barbs with soviet premier nikita khrushchev in a debate named for the bizarre venue it took place in -- a model kitchen. "the topics ranged from rockets, communism and capitalism, war and freedom to color television and the kitchen sink." "vice president nixon escorts soviet premier krushchev on a preview of the united states fair at sokolniki park in moscow." just a month after a soviet exhibit went on display in new york, nixon would help open the

in 1959, the city rolled out the red carpet for soviet premiere nikita krushchev and even now, harp says that some diplomatic relations with russia are necessary. >> we work pretty closely with russia on counter-terrorism matters. and so, you know, we want to maintain somewhat of a decent diplomatic relationship with them. >> reporter: in san francisco, melissa caen, kpix 5. >> the san francisco consulate issued 16,000 tourist visas last year. when it shuts down, the only russian consulate in the western u.s. will be in seattle. >>> 4:42. we are learning more about the bay area man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy at a sacramento hotel. >> plus, the dangerous heat is forcing bay area schools to cancel games and other outdoor activities today. investigators say: 32-year old >>> a castro valley man accused of killing a sacramento deputy is in critical condition. investigators say 32-year-old thomas littlecloud first shot two chp officers through the door of the sacramento hotel room on wednesday. they say moments later, littlecloud shot and killed deputy robert french from the room's

live in san francisco, melissa caen, kpix 5. >> that bay area visit by soviet leader krushchev beganplomatic disaster. former kpix 5 anchor dave mcelhatton reported on the event in a retrospective we pulled from the pixar category 5. you can see the whole thing on our facebook page. find us under kpix. >>> you will soon see more police on the streets of san francisco. police chief william scott held a news conference today to talk about the new strategy. the plan is to almost double the number of officers on foot patrol. the department believes it will help identify criminals. the extra officers will be targeting areas known to be dangerous like the tenderloin and the midmarket areas. >> so that is a significant change in our deployment. the bottom line is, you will see a lot more officers on foot in the the city of san francisco. >> the extra foot patrols will be fully implemented by september 9th. >>> swiss justice will soon be served to california criminals -- swift justice will soon be served to california criminals thanks to new rules on dna testing. eric swalwell visited a biot