JUDGE SAYS FAMILIES CAN STAY

Ito also ruled today that relatives of Nicole Brown Simpson can sit in the courtroom for most of the trial. Defense attorney Robert Shapiro had asked yesterday that they be barred from some of the proceedings because they were witnesses in the trial. Ito said that the family members may be in the courtroom for "a majority" of the trial -- but not when another witness testifies on matters they will be called to discuss.