Newsom on Business Closures: Stay-at-Home Order 'Put Us in a Position to Recover Faster' - 'I Take Responsibility' for Trying to Save Lives

During a portion of an interview aired on Tuesday's "NBC Nightly News," California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) responded to people blaming him for business closures in California by saying that he takes "responsibility for trying to save as many lives as we possibly could" and that he thinks being the first to implement a stay-at-home order "put us in a position to recover faster than other economies."