broken hood release and electrical problem

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Well it just snapped when I pulled it out. I'm talking about the one under the hood that goes through the grill. I can get the hood open with a screwdriver, but how can I fix this permanently?

I also have a weird electrical problem. The radio just shuts off sometimes. Can be for minutes or days. When it goes the passenger electric mirror goes also. I can hear through my speakers when I use the electric mirror when it's working. I can also here the kickdown switch through the speakers.

Any thoughts?