US shoppers feel the heat of Trump’s trade war: ‘the prices are going up’

At a sweltering New York mall, customers say they're paying more as tariffs push up costs on goods such as t-shirts

As temperatures soared on a sweltering July day in New York City, shoppers at Queens's largest mall said they were feeling the heat - of rising prices.

T-shirts, basic t-shirts, underwear, the basic necessities - the prices are going up," said Clarence Johnson, 48, who was visiting the Macy's at the Queen Center mall to pick up shirts he ordered online.