[glennpm]

I agree with Ken that your best option is to push that hood back. Towels around front nose of hood and check that the back hood edge is not hung up. Maybe a few wood tongue depressors or plastic shims to help it on it's way.

Pushing on the hook part of the latch is not going to help. The whole latching system is eccentric and kept in position with springs. Removing the hood handle pin would release the hook but there is no way for you to get at it with a closed hood, installed motor and radiator.

Worse case is that you'll have to remove the grill sliding it out to the front off of the hood latch hook.