MacBook won't restart or shut down after upgrades

A couple of days ago I downloaded and installed updates from software-update (including a security update). I had to restart my computer, and everything worked. Later that day when I wanted to shut down my computer, nothing happened. I haven't been able to restart or shut down my macbook since then.
I used Disk Utility to check my hd and this is what I found:
(I translated it, may not be entirely accurate!)
Verifying volume 'Macintosh HD'
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invallid block count for file 'Temp File'
(It should be 7 instead of 0)
0
file %@",1)
Temp File 1
(It should be 8 instead of 0)
Invallid count of threadrecords
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Volume Bitmap needs minor repair.
Checking volume information.
Invalid volume free block count
(It should be 3425346 instead of 3425338)
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS-volume checked
Volume needs repair
How can I repair my hd, knowing I can't reboot?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Backup your data first since you still have access to it as my FAQ* explains:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Once that is down, force restart it by removing both the battery and power cord and repair the disk with the original installer disk that came with the MacBook:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
If that can't repair the Mac, you may need Alsoft Disk Warrior.
* Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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