released after promising to pay a bond. [ chanting ] >> fishermen and lmakers protesd oside japan's luzon office in taipei. ma said it's not on island around it. japanese foreign minister rejected the allegation. >> tnslator: we believe the status of okinotorishima as an island has been established under the u.n. convention on the law of the sea. we cannot accept taiwan's claim. >> shida said the government launched a protest through the luzon office on wednesday. >>> united nations officials say they expect food shortages in north korea to worsen. they say production is down for the first time since 2010. staff at the u.n. food and agriculture organization outlined what they've learned and what they expect. they say north korea's food production in the 12 months through november fell 9% to 5.4 million tons. north korea's main staple is rice. the u.n. officials say production fell about 25% to 1.9 million tons. they believe the main reason was drought. they say north korea needs to import nearly 700,000 tons of food in the 12 months through october but can only get about half that amount.

the training submarine along with two escort vessels arrived at subic bay on luzon island on sunday. the 80-meter long ship was put into service in 1998. it's been used for training. the stop overin the philippines is part of navigation training for young japanese officers. >> translator: we have to deal with activities by our neighboring countries' sub marines. we have become increasingly aware of the importance of training to cope with this issue. >> japan apparently intends to strengthen ties with the philippine navy as a signal to china. china has territorial disputes with the philippines and is stepping up its activities in the surrounding waters. >>> a train that crashed into a bus in thailand has left at least three people dead and about 30 others injured. the accidentnt o occurred onn s at an unguarded railway crossing near the capital bangkok. a security camera recorded the double-decker bus moving slowly across the tracks and stopping briefly before being hit by the train. another camerara angle shows th bus being hit andnd dragged by e train. local media said such accident

from northward into luzon, we have dry spells and drought condition as cross the area. really began several months ago and really intensified into march and into april where we continue to see below-average rainfall for this region. i'll leave you with a satellite loop across the nation's capital of the philippines, manila. it is high and dry. we expect these conditions to continue, especially going forward. we are coming off of a very strong el nino, george, and this impacts the world's weather conditions in the world, philippines and india. >>> now to a story we are following in the u.s. state of ohio, a horrific crime. eight family members killed in multiple locations, each shot in the head. cnn's nick valencia looks into the search for the killer or killers who are still on the run. >> yes, i need help. >> reporter: it is difficult to hear. >> i think my brother-in-law is dead. >> reporter: the sound of agony as a relative discovers members of her family have been murdered in cold blood. >> ma'am, you've got to tell me what's going on. >> there's blood all over the