was recovered from the scene. portland is experiencing an epidemic of auto thefts almost 10,000 last year. police know where the cars are but they are essentially powerless to do anything about it correspondent dan springer tells us why tonight. >> driving through portland, oregon is like a tour of auto graveyards. last three months were all records for stolen vehicles. 2021 set a 2 -year high with 9750 cars and trucks taken. increasingly ending up in tent city open air chop shots one next to acme stonch. >> our ski council and mayor are idiots. just straight up idiots. they don't seem to care. >> there are 100 different homeless encampments in portland. nearly all allowed to stay and grow during the covid pandemic. this boat repair shop is near delta park a sprawling homeless magnet. >> i have a car partly pulled apart and then come back the