var markers =[
{'latitude':37.84449,
'longitude':-122.4144744,
'id':22,
'time': '4:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 29',
'event': 'Humpback whales Delta and Dawn are wayward no longer. They are swimming seaward with a purpose, speeding past Angel Island at 4:50 p.m. today and aiming for the Golden Gate.'
}, 
{'latitude':37.92686,
'longitude':-122.452239,
'id':21,
'time': '4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29',
'event': 'Still on the move, the wayward humpback whales Delta and Dawn swam under the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge at 4:30 p.m. and appeared to be heading toward Angel Island off the coast of Tiburon and to the Golden Gate Bridge beyond. '
}, 
{'latitude':38.03240,
'longitude':-122.402801,
'id':20,
'time': '1 p.m. Tuesday, May 29',
'event': 'Delta and Dawn, without human assistance, make their way deep into San Pablo Bay, about six miles west of the Carquinez Bridge. '
}, 
{'latitude':38.041602,
'longitude':-122.11921,
'id':19,
'time': 'Monday, May 28',
'event': 'Getting closer...but the whales stall at the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.'
}, 
{'latitude':38.04755,
'longitude':-121.93176,
'id':18,
'time': 'Sunday, May 27',
'event': 'In a day of progress, the whales make it to Pittsburg. Researchers are able to swab the whales for skin samples.'
}, 
{'latitude':38.23224,
'longitude':-121.67478,
'id':17,
'time': 'Saturday, May 26',
'event': 'The whales are administered antibiotics by a .22-caliber rifle, marking the first time wild whales have ever been treated with antibiotics. Scientists were dismayed to see mysterious lesions on the mother whale\'s skin.'
},
{'latitude':38.34865,
'longitude':-121.64165,
'id':16,
'time': 'Friday, May 25',
'event': 'As it turns out, spraying a fire hose shows the most promise as a whale-herding tactic. The whales consistently turn away from the spray of water. Researchers plan to use the tactic later to push the whales downstream.'
},
{'latitude':38.17586,
'longitude':-121.667919,
'id':15,
'time': 'Thursday, May 24',
'event': "The predatory sounds have little effect; rescuers halt their efforts for now. The whales are seen a mile north of the Rio Vista Bridge."
},
{'latitude':38.20905,
'longitude':-121.66139,
'id':14,
'time': 'Tuesday, May 22, 8:30 a.m. to Wednesday, May 23, 3 p.m.',
'event': 'The whales position are spotted Tuesday hanging out three miles north of the Rio Vista bridge. By evening, the mother whale shows signs of distress, and the whales\' skin has dulled. Rescuers continue their pipe-banging efforts but give up Wednesday around noon. In the evening, they play orca whale sounds, hoping to scare off Delta and Dawn. '
},
{'latitude':38.160341,
'longitude':-121.682853,
'id':13,
'time': 'Monday, May 21, 8:40 p.m.',
'event': 'With a flotilla of boats banging metal pipes in the water, rescuers manage to push the whales downstream to the Rio Vista bridge.'
},
{'latitude':38.23467,
'longitude':-121.67358,
'id':12,
'time': 'Monday, May 21, 3:20 p.m.',
'event': 'Researchers shoot the mother whale with a dart to collect a tissue sample. The whales are milling about six miles north of Rio Vista.'
},
{'latitude':38.16137,
'longitude':-121.67936,
'id':11,
'time': 'Monday, May 21, 8:30 a.m.',
'event': 'The whales are spotted near the Rio Vista Bridge, zig-zagging east and west, as rescue boats attempt to lead them under the bridge. The whales did cross under the bridge earlier in the day, but then swam back upriver.'
},
{'latitude':38.492562,
'longitude':-121.58449,
'id':10,
'time': 'Sunday, May 20, 5 p.m.',
'event': 'The small fleet of noisy ships appear to be effective in herding the whales, moving them about six miles downstream from the port.'
},
{'latitude':38.55653,
'longitude':-121.574814,
'id':9,
'time': 'Sunday, May 20, After 2 p.m.',
'event': 'After a weekend of circling in the turning basin, the whales abruptly head downriver. Two tug boats that headed off to the Agrium Dock, a mile downriver of the basin, apparently sparked the whales\' movement. Marine biologists follow the whales in small boats.'
},
{'latitude':38.562394,
'longitude':-121.551618,
'id':8,
'time': 'Thursday, May 17, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.',
'event': 'Marine biologists attempt to lure the whales out of the Port of Sacramento by playing recorded humpback whale sounds. The whales were not entangled in fishing debris, as previously believed, but both suffered from flesh wounds, most likely caused by boat propellers. The noises fail to move the whales downriver.'
},
{'latitude':38.56078,
'longitude':-121.56191,
'id':7,
'time': 'Wednesday, May 16, 8:00 a.m.',
'event': ' The whales are spotted about a half-mile down the river from the Port of Sacramento, according to News10.net. A marine veterinarian is enroute to evaluate the whales\' health.'
},
{'latitude':38.46837,
'longitude':-121.586723,
'id':6,
'time': 'Tuesday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.',
'event': 'After a day of evading detection, the whales are sighted several miles south of West Sacramento, in the Deep Water Ship Channel. The whales\' dramatic turn north cause federal wildlife officials to intensify their rescue operations.'
},
{'latitude':38.242292,
'longitude':-121.671266,
'id':5,
'time': 'Monday, May 14, 6:45 p.m.',
'event': 'North of Rio Vista, experts confirm one of the whales is entangled in fishing line. At 7 p.m., Alaska Whale Foundation, tracking the whales in a boat, calls Marine Mammal Center to assist in ushering the whales back to sea (marker marks approximate location). At sunset, the Coast Guard reported the whales heading upriver near Channel marker 49, in the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel.'
},
{'latitude':38.279157,
'longitude':-121.711521,
'id':4,
'time': 'Monday, May 14, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.',
'event': 'In the afternoon, the whales are spotted as far upstream as Cache Slough. At about 6:30 p.m., the Coast Guard reports that the whales have turned around and are headed back toward Rio Vista'
},
{'latitude':38.1849700,
'longitude':-121.661739,
'id':3,
'time': 'Monday, May 14, 12 p.m.',
'event': 'Spotted near the Real McCoy Ferry.'
},

{'latitude': 38.15737,
'longitude':-121.68336,
'id':2,
'time': 'Monday, May 14, 10:30 a.m.',
'event': 'Two whales seen at the Rio Vista Bridge'
},
{'latitude': 38.122876,
'longitude':-121.69521,
'id':1,
'time': 'Sunday, May 13, 6:20 p.m.',
'event': 'Spotted between the Rio Vista Bridge (Highway 12) and Sandy Point Beach, about 1.5 miles south of Rio Vista.  Coast Guard reports seeing four whales at the time.'
},
{'latitude': 38.145897,
'longitude':-121.686286,
'id': 0,
'time': 'Sunday, May 13, 8:15 a.m.',
'event': 'Coast Guard receives first report, just off the town of Rio Vista.'
},
{'latitude':38.30647,
'longitude':-121.6927,
'id':999,
'time': 'Oct. 25, 1985',
'event': 'More than 20 years ago, the humpback whale, nicknamed "Humphrey", swam up Shag Slough. Among the obstacles rescuers faced in chasing him out of the slough (using sounds of killer whales), was the Liberty Island Bridge. Old pilings under the bridge were removed to make a deeper channel for Humphrey.'
}];