mose schwartz discusses a report that says civilian contractors in afghanistan now out no. 8 u.s. troops. then, an exploration of five cities in their plans to redevelop sites of abandoned mills and factories. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly online address, president obama talks about his initiatives to help americans save for their retirement. he is followed by the gop addressed with u.s. congressman john klein, one of the congressional panels with jurisdiction over proposed health care legislation. >> many of us will also be thinking about the state of working america this weekend. yesterday we received a report showing that job losses have slowed dramatically, compared to just a few months ago. earlier in the week, we learned what the manufacturing sector posted its first change in 18 months. many of the banks that borrow money at the height of the financial crisis are now returning it to taxpayers with interest. these are only the most recent signs that the economy is turning around. the suns will -- the son told little comfort to those wh