Special series on "NBC Nightly News" focuses on financial crisis

CNBC is reporting it will partner with "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" for a special series this week, "The Meltdown: Making Sense of it All." Brian Williams was on "Power Lunch" Monday to promote the series that will delve into the financial crisis and offer an "understandable" look into the chaos for the "lay audience." While the series will focus on a broad range of issues such as the struggling American homeowner and the origins of the crisis, Williams cautioned it is not intended to be a "survivor's guide." 

The first part of the week-long series premieres Monday on NBC.